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DH4 6FH

Swallowtail Close, Houghton le Spring

Median, last 3 years
£255,000
1 sale, Jun 2023 – May 2026
Last standard sale
£255,000
8 May 2026
Standard sales
16
since 2020 (+5 additional entries)
DH4 district median
£169,950
507 sales, 12 months to May 2026

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

£64k £128k £191k £255k 2020: £214,950 median, 1 sale 2020 2021: £222,450 median, 10 sales 2022: £239,975 median, 4 sales 2023 2026 (January to August): £255,000 median, 1 sale 2026

The paler 2026 bar covers January to August only, and its latest months are still filling in as sales are registered.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year Median Sales
2026 (to August) (few sales) £255,000 1
2022 £239,975 4
2021 £222,450 10
2020 (few sales) £214,950 1

Sale history (21 records · 2 homes sold more than once)

Address Price
12, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE
8 May 2026 · Detached · Freehold
Previously £229,950 (Dec 2021) · +11%
£255,000
16, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE
21 Oct 2022 · Detached · Freehold
Previously £229,950 (Dec 2021) · +9%
£250,000
20, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE
31 Aug 2022 · Detached · Freehold · New build
£219,950
8, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE
30 Jun 2022 · Detached · Freehold · New build
£284,950
9, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE
22 Apr 2022 · Detached · Freehold · New build
£229,950
14, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE
23 Dec 2021 · Detached · Freehold · New build
£237,950
15, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE
23 Dec 2021 · Detached · Freehold · New build
£199,950
12, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE
22 Dec 2021 · Detached · Freehold · New build
£229,950
16, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE
22 Dec 2021 · Detached · Freehold · New build
£229,950
17, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE
26 Nov 2021 · Detached · Freehold · New build
£199,950
18, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE
26 Nov 2021 · Detached · Freehold · New build
£259,950
10, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE
26 Nov 2021 · Detached · Freehold · New build
£194,950
19, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE
26 Nov 2021 · Detached · Freehold · New build
£199,950
11, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE
30 Sep 2021 · Detached · Freehold · New build
£254,950
2, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE
27 Aug 2021 · Detached · Freehold · New build
£214,950
7, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE Cat B
26 Feb 2021 · Terraced · Freehold · New build
£86,000
6, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE Cat B
26 Feb 2021 · Terraced · Freehold · New build
£86,000
5, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE Cat B
26 Feb 2021 · Terraced · Freehold · New build
£86,000
4, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE Cat B
26 Feb 2021 · Terraced · Freehold · New build
£86,000
3, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE Cat B
26 Feb 2021 · Terraced · Freehold · New build
£86,000
1, SWALLOWTAIL CLOSE
27 Nov 2020 · Detached · Freehold · New build
£214,950

Cat B An additional Price Paid entry (category B): a repossession, a buy-to-let with an identifiable mortgage, a purchase by a company or other non-private buyer, or a sale of another kind of property. Left out of every average.