The median home in Willington sells for £140,000
That is the middle of 258 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 4.8 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.
A third of Willington’s sales are terraced houses
258 homes sold in three years: 88 detached houses, 75 semi-detached houses, 94 terraced houses and 1 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 88 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £202K–£270K
- Last 12 months
- £227K25 sold
- New build
- £222K
median sale · 75 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £97K–£175K
- Last 12 months
- £158K26 sold
- New build
- £175K
median sale · 94 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £62K–£100K
- Last 12 months
- £84K30 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 1 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 36% of sales
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 Willington’s homes sold for between £80K and £210K
One sale in ten was under £58K and one in ten over £270K. 88% sold for under £250K.
The median, £140,000, sits in the £100–150K band
258 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.8 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £30,000 in 1995 to £145,000 in the last 12 months (£75,000 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
81 sales in the last 12 months, against 155 in 2004, the busiest year, and 43 in 2012. Sales fell by 70% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 7%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 33% more sales than 2020.
Willington costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Willington, 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 | £70K | £79K | £160K | £210K | £170K | £181K | £227K |
| Semi-detached houses | £47K | £50K | £95K | £66K | £55K | £90K | £158K |
| Terraced houses | £24K | £29K | £69K | £63K | £54K | £66K | £84K |
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.
10% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
481 new homes have been sold in Willington since 1995; the share peaked at 42% in 1998.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £203,495
against £110,000 for a home sold on, 85% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
0% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Willington. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Monarch Way is Willington’s busiest street, with 24 sales in three years
13 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 5 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 | Monarch Way | DL15 | 24 | £220,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Hawthorn Drive | DL15 | 18 | £183,997 | Mixed · new builds |
| 3 | Hill Meadows | DL15 | 13 | £199,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 4 | Low Willington | DL15 | 11 | £85,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Hall Lane Estate | DL15 | 10 | £98,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Crown Road | DL15 | 9 | £130,650 | Mixed · new builds |
| 7 | Clement Way | DL15 | 8 | £211,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Westmorland Place | DL15 | 7 | £60,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Surtees Drive | DL15 | 6 | £246,250 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Abbey Gardens | DL15 | 6 | £218,750 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Boyne Street | DL15 | 6 | £60,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Abbots Green | DL15 | 5 | £270,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 13 | Park Street | DL15 | 5 | £90,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Abbots Green: £270,000
Westmorland Place: £60,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 4.5 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.
Willington is the 26th most expensive of 52 towns in County Durham
Willington 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.
Willington’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Crook and Coundon and Leeholme.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willington | — | £140K | 81 | −3% |
| Crook | 2.3 | £115K | 88 | +26% |
| Billy Row | 2.7 | £98K | 17 | +38% |
| Spennymoor | 3.5 | £145K | 280 | +16% |
| Brandon | 3.7 | £137K | 93 | +7% |
| Coundon and Leeholme | 4.1 | £85K | 26 | +9% |
| New Brancepeth | 4.2 | £98K | 12 | +48% |
| Bishop Auckland | 4.2 | £144K | 272 | +44% |
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 Willington
What is the average house price in Willington?
The median home in Willington sold for £140,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 258 standard sales (£145,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £225,995, semi-detached houses £143,000 and terraced houses £80,000.
Are house prices going up in Willington?
The median was £155,000 in 2025, up 41% on 2024 (£110,000), and £145,000 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 Willington each year?
81 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 82 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Willington?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Abbots Green (DL15, £270,000), Surtees Drive (DL15, £246,250) and Monarch Way (DL15, £220,995).
How much does a new build cost in Willington?
New homes sold for a median £203,495 over three years, against £110,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 19% of sales.
Is Willington expensive for County Durham?
Willington is the 26th 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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