The median home in Shildon sells for £77,500
That is the middle of 377 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 3.1 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
61% of Shildon’s sales are terraced houses
377 homes sold in three years: 50 detached houses, 96 semi-detached houses, 230 terraced houses and 1 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 50 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £160K–£250K
- Last 12 months
- £230K15 sold
median sale · 96 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £76K–£130K
- Last 12 months
- £100K29 sold
median sale · 230 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £50K–£80K
- Last 12 months
- £66K68 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 1 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A terraced town: 61% of homes sold are terraced
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Shildon’s homes sold for between £56K and £115K
One sale in ten was under £40K and one in ten over £170K. 97% sold for under £250K.
The median, £77,500, sits in the Under £100K band
377 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 3.1 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £25,950 in 1995 to £79,475 in the last 12 months (£65,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
112 sales in the last 12 months, against 352 in 2006, the busiest year, and 67 in 2009. Sales fell by 77% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 13%.
Shildon costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Shildon, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £62K | £87K | £122K | — | £163K | £185K | £230K |
| Semi-detached houses | £25K | £33K | £86K | £75K | £100K | £93K | £100K |
| Terraced houses | £25K | £29K | £62K | £65K | £54K | £40K | £66K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
430 new homes have been sold in Shildon since 1995; the share peaked at 29% in 2014.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
0% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.3% sold leasehold in Shildon. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Byerley Road is Shildon’s busiest street, with 18 sales in three years
25 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 3 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byerley Road | DL4 | 18 | £68,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Primrose Drive | DL4 | 10 | £137,500 | Mixed |
| 3 | Dale Road | DL4 | 10 | £75,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Peppercorn Close | DL4 | 9 | £130,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Redworth Road | DL4 | 9 | £68,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | St Johns Road | DL4 | 8 | £110,750 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Holly Hill | DL4 | 8 | £69,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Dent Street | DL4 | 8 | £58,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Bouch Street | DL4 | 7 | £79,999 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Auckland Terrace | DL4 | 7 | £70,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Dean Street | DL4 | 7 | £64,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Jubilee Road | DL4 | 7 | £45,500 | Mixed |
| 13 | Ivatt Walk | DL4 | 6 | £176,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | All Saints Road | DL4 | 6 | £87,499 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Queensway | DL4 | 6 | £70,000 | Mixed |
Central Parade: £215,000
George Street: £43,249
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 5 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Shildon is the 51st most expensive of 52 towns in County Durham
Shildon is one of County Durham’s cheapest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in County Durham with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Shildon’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shildon | — | £78K | 112 | +19% |
| Bishop Auckland | 2.1 | £144K | 272 | +44% |
| School Aycliffe | 2.2 | £270K | 19 | +32% |
| Coundon and Leeholme | 2.4 | £85K | 26 | +9% |
| Heighington | 2.6 | £251K | 18 | +6% |
| Newton Aycliffe | 2.7 | £140K | 217 | +22% |
| West Auckland | 3.2 | £114K | 25 | +5% |
| Chilton | 4.1 | £124K | 67 | +24% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Shildon
What is the average house price in Shildon?
The median home in Shildon sold for £77,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 377 standard sales (£79,475 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £209,975, semi-detached houses £100,250 and terraced houses £64,500.
Are house prices going up in Shildon?
The median was £75,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£76,000), and £79,475 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Shildon each year?
112 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 148 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Shildon?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Central Parade (DL4, £215,000), Ivatt Walk (DL4, £176,000) and Primrose Drive (DL4, £137,500).
Is Shildon expensive for County Durham?
Shildon is the 51st most expensive of 52 towns of 2,500 or more in County Durham by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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