The median home in Stanley sells for £100,000
That is the middle of 678 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 4.1 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.
58% of Stanley’s sales are terraced houses
678 homes sold in three years: 101 detached houses, 163 semi-detached houses, 396 terraced houses and 18 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 3.4 times what a flat does.
median sale · 101 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £190K–£260K
- Last 12 months
- £225K37 sold
median sale · 163 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £100K–£166K
- Last 12 months
- £131K56 sold
median sale · 396 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £60K–£102K
- Last 12 months
- £91K112 sold
median sale · 18 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £45K–£95K
A terraced town: 58% 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 Stanley’s homes sold for between £74K and £150K
One sale in ten was under £51K and one in ten over £217K. 95% sold for under £250K.
The median, £100,000, sits in the £100–150K band
678 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.1 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £28,975 in 1995 to £120,000 in the last 12 months (£97,497 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
209 sales in the last 12 months, against 614 in 2007, the busiest year, and 176 in 2012. Sales fell by 63% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 5%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 25% more sales than 2020.
Stanley costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Stanley, 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 | £78K | £159K | £164K | £175K | £171K | £225K |
| Semi-detached houses | £33K | £60K | £128K | £85K | £100K | £112K | £131K |
| Terraced houses | £27K | £29K | £70K | £70K | £63K | £61K | £91K |
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
1,186 new homes have been sold in Stanley since 1995; the share peaked at 39% in 2010.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
5% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 2.9% sold leasehold in Stanley. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Kielder Drive is Stanley’s busiest street, with 25 sales in three years
42 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 11 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 | Kielder Drive | DH9 | 25 | £215,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 2 | Orchard Grove | DH9 | 21 | £239,995 | Mixed |
| 3 | Wooler Drive | DH9 | 19 | £152,500 | Mixed |
| 4 | Murray Park | DH9 | 11 | £244,995 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | Kates Gill Grange | DH9 | 11 | £148,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Orwell Gardens | DH9 | 11 | £97,500 | Mixed |
| 7 | Westfields | DH9 | 11 | £95,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Park Road | DH9 | 11 | £66,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Elm Street | DH9 | 11 | £55,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Cloverhill Court | DH9 | 10 | £218,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Charlotte Street | DH9 | 10 | £41,499 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Sheridan Drive | DH9 | 9 | £192,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | East Street | DH9 | 9 | £175,000 | Mixed |
| 14 | Southfields | DH9 | 9 | £95,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Newburn Road | DH9 | 9 | £90,000 | Mixed |
Murray Park: £244,995
Charlotte Street: £41,499
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 5.9 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.
Stanley is the 42nd most expensive of 52 towns in County Durham
Stanley 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.
Stanley’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley | — | £100K | 209 | +27% |
| Tanfield Lea | 1.1 | £117K | 21 | +25% |
| Annfield Plain | 1.9 | £110K | 76 | +17% |
| Dipton | 2.7 | £144K | 23 | +22% |
| Burnhope | 2.9 | £125K | 15 | +35% |
| Newfield | 2.9 | £158K | 20 | −4% |
| Burnopfield | 3.2 | £155K | 42 | +32% |
| Whitehill | 3.4 | £210K | 31 | +61% |
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 Stanley
What is the average house price in Stanley?
The median home in Stanley sold for £100,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 678 standard sales (£120,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £230,000, semi-detached houses £130,000, terraced houses £83,999 and flats and maisonettes £67,500.
Are house prices going up in Stanley?
The median was £101,000 in 2025, up 4% on 2024 (£97,000), 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 Stanley each year?
209 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 265 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Stanley?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Murray Park (DH9, £244,995), Orchard Grove (DH9, £239,995) and Northumbria Place (DH9, £225,000).
Is Stanley expensive for County Durham?
Stanley is the 42nd 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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