The median home in Shotton Colliery sells for £102,000
That is the middle of 185 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 4.3 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.
Half of Shotton Colliery’s sales are terraced houses
185 homes sold in three years: 40 detached houses, 58 semi-detached houses and 87 terraced houses.
median sale · 40 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £160K–£237K
- Last 12 months
- £215K10 sold
median sale · 58 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £78K–£135K
- Last 12 months
- £114K18 sold
median sale · 87 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £59K–£118K
- Last 12 months
- £107K20 sold
A terraced town: half 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 Shotton Colliery’s homes sold for between £70K and £143K
One sale in ten was under £48K and one in ten over £197K. 95% sold for under £250K.
The median, £102,000, sits in the £100–150K band
185 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.3 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £28,000 in 1995 to £120,000 in the last 12 months (£79,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
48 sales in the last 12 months, against 112 in 2017, the busiest year, and 27 in 2012. Sales fell by 68% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 11%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 50% more sales than 2020.
Shotton Colliery costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Shotton Colliery, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Terraced houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £53K | £75K | £135K | — | £170K | £156K | £215K |
| Semi-detached houses | £28K | £52K | £75K | £77K | £105K | £89K | £114K |
| Terraced houses | £26K | £26K | £65K | £64K | £77K | £67K | £107K |
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.
New builds have slowed: 0% of sales in the last 12 months, after 66% in 2016
369 new homes have been sold in Shotton Colliery since 1995; the share peaked at 66% in 2016.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
2% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 2.2% sold leasehold in Shotton Colliery. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Hanover Crescent is Shotton Colliery’s busiest street, with 16 sales in three years
12 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 | Hanover Crescent | DH6 | 16 | £123,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Poppy Lane | DH6 | 10 | £120,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Bruce Glazier Terrace | DH6 | 10 | £67,800 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Brackenridge | DH6 | 9 | £130,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Victoria Street | DH6 | 9 | £70,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Sorrel Close | DH6 | 8 | £186,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Wellburn Close | DH6 | 7 | £150,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Dene Terrace | DH6 | 7 | £56,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Brackenhill Avenue | DH6 | 6 | £164,250 | Mixed |
| 10 | Rosebay Close | DH6 | 6 | £160,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Salters Lane | DH6 | 6 | £97,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Hawthorne Terrace | DH6 | 5 | £75,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Sorrel Close: £186,500
Dene Terrace: £56,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.3 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.
Shotton Colliery is the 41st most expensive of 52 towns in County Durham
Shotton Colliery is in the middle of County Durham’s 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.
Shotton Colliery’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Easington.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotton Colliery | — | £102K | 48 | −16% |
| Wheatley Hill | 1.7 | £95K | 39 | +10% |
| Peterlee | 1.9 | £100K | 160 | +17% |
| Haswell | 1.9 | £136K | 16 | +122% |
| Thornley | 2.2 | £125K | 25 | +40% |
| Wingate | 2.2 | £175K | 63 | +109% |
| Easington | 2.7 | £87K | 94 | −9% |
| South Hetton | 2.8 | £105K | 39 | +75% |
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 Shotton Colliery
What is the average house price in Shotton Colliery?
The median home in Shotton Colliery sold for £102,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 185 standard sales (£120,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £185,000, semi-detached houses £108,750 and terraced houses £79,950.
Are house prices going up in Shotton Colliery?
The median was £120,000 in 2025, up 22% on 2024 (£98,750), and £120,000 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 Shotton Colliery each year?
48 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 73 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Shotton Colliery?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Sorrel Close (DH6, £186,500), Brackenhill Avenue (DH6, £164,250) and Rosebay Close (DH6, £160,000).
Is Shotton Colliery expensive for County Durham?
Shotton Colliery is the 41st 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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