The median home in Wingate sells for £175,000
That is the middle of 281 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.
40% of Wingate’s sales are detached houses
281 homes sold in three years: 111 detached houses, 99 semi-detached houses, 69 terraced houses and 2 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 111 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £214K–£287K
- Last 12 months
- £255K19 sold
- New build
- £266K
median sale · 99 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £95K–£180K
- Last 12 months
- £103K23 sold
- New build
- £182K
median sale · 69 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £71K–£133K
- Last 12 months
- £108K20 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 2 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 40% 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 Wingate’s homes sold for between £97K and £234K
One sale in ten was under £70K and one in ten over £287K. 81% sold for under £250K.
The median, £175,000, sits in the £150–200K band
281 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 £28,000 in 1995 to £135,000 in the last 12 months (£147,997 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
63 sales in the last 12 months, against 188 in 2006, the busiest year, and 32 in 2012. Sales fell by 75% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 63% more sales than 2020.
Wingate costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Wingate, 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 | — | £77K | £168K | £155K | £157K | £225K | £255K |
| Semi-detached houses | £28K | £33K | £71K | £84K | £85K | £100K | £103K |
| Terraced houses | £25K | £22K | £65K | £77K | £48K | £46K | £108K |
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.
8% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
676 new homes have been sold in Wingate since 1995; the share peaked at 55% in 2023.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £239,995
against £119,975 for a home sold on, 100% 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 Wingate. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
High Grange Way is Wingate’s busiest street, with 43 sales in three years
15 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 | High Grange Way | TS28 | 43 | £233,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Plantation Close | TS28 | 28 | £236,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Woodville Way | TS28 | 24 | £236,370 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 4 | Chillerton Way | TS28 | 15 | £140,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Catchgate Court | TS28 | 13 | £265,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 6 | Winford Grove | TS28 | 9 | £148,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Milbank Terrace | TS28 | 9 | £75,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Sandford Close | TS28 | 8 | £128,750 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Wellfield Road North | TS28 | 7 | £150,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Dawson Road | TS28 | 6 | £109,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | North Road East | TS28 | 6 | £86,499 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Bruce Crescent | TS28 | 6 | £74,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | The Village Green | TS28 | 5 | £140,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Newholme Estate | TS28 | 5 | £82,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Heaton Terrace | TS28 | 5 | £71,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Catchgate Court: £265,995
Heaton Terrace: £71,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.7 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.
Wingate is the 11th most expensive of 52 towns in County Durham
Wingate 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.
Wingate’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Wheatley Hill, Shotton Colliery and Peterlee.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingate | — | £175K | 63 | +109% |
| Trimdon Colliery | 1.2 | £95K | 24 | +65% |
| Wheatley Hill | 1.8 | £95K | 39 | +10% |
| Trimdon Grange | 2.2 | £80K | 9 | +7% |
| Shotton Colliery | 2.2 | £102K | 48 | −16% |
| Peterlee | 2.6 | £100K | 160 | +17% |
| Thornley | 2.9 | £125K | 25 | +40% |
| Trimdon | 2.9 | £125K | 33 | +64% |
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 Wingate
What is the average house price in Wingate?
The median home in Wingate sold for £175,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 281 standard sales (£135,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £244,999, semi-detached houses £135,000 and terraced houses £90,000.
Are house prices going up in Wingate?
The median was £179,446 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£175,000), and £135,000 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 Wingate each year?
63 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 95 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Wingate?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Catchgate Court (TS28, £265,995), Plantation Close (TS28, £236,995) and Woodville Way (TS28, £236,370).
How much does a new build cost in Wingate?
New homes sold for a median £239,995 over three years, against £119,975 for homes sold on. New builds were 32% of sales.
Is Wingate expensive for County Durham?
Wingate is the 11th 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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