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DH5 9EA

Downs Lane, Houghton le Spring

Median, last 3 years
£161,000
4 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026
Last standard sale
£144,950
27 Aug 2025
Standard sales
69
since 1995 (+1 additional entry)
DH5 district median
£143,250
278 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Detached median £165,000 (3 sales) · Semi-detached sold for £144,950

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

£44k £89k £133k £177k 2013 2016 2019 2020: £158,495 median, 2 sales 2021: £153,995 median, 5 sales 2022: £153,995 median, 5 sales 2022 2023: £139,048 median, 2 sales 2024: £177,498 median, 2 sales 2025: £144,950 median, 1 sale 2025

2011 to 2025. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

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

Show the figures
Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year Median Sales
2025 (few sales) £144,950 1
2024 (few sales) £177,498 2
2023 (few sales) £139,048 2
2022 £153,995 5
2021 £153,995 5
2020 (few sales) £158,495 2
2009 £50,000 10
2008 £57,500 5
2006 (few sales) £38,500 2
2005 £55,000 5
2004 £28,750 6
2003 £19,000 6
2002 £12,000 3
2001 £15,000 5
2000 £12,000 4
1999 (few sales) £9,000 1
1998 (few sales) £22,250 2
1996 (few sales) £9,000 1
1995 (few sales) £16,000 2

Sale history (70 records · 15 homes sold more than once)

Address Price
48, DOWNS LANE
14 Feb 2003 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £21,500 (May 1998) · −12%
£19,000
6, DOWNS LANE
10 Jan 2003 · Terraced · Freehold
£24,000
18, DOWNS LANE
28 Jun 2002 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £13,000 (Oct 1995) · −8%
£12,000
26, DOWNS LANE
28 Jun 2002 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £11,000 (Apr 2000) · +9%
£12,000
16, DOWNS LANE
31 May 2002 · Terraced · Freehold
£14,500
50, DOWNS LANE
13 Dec 2001 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £15,000 (May 2001) · −33%
£10,000
30, DOWNS LANE
30 Nov 2001 · Terraced · Freehold
£10,000
44, DOWNS LANE
1 Nov 2001 · Terraced · Freehold
£60,000
20, DOWNS LANE
3 Sep 2001 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £19,000 (Aug 1995) · 0%
£19,000
50, DOWNS LANE
15 May 2001 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £8,000 (Nov 2000) · +88%
£15,000
50, DOWNS LANE
6 Nov 2000 · Terraced · Freehold
£8,000
40, DOWNS LANE
11 Sep 2000 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £13,000 (Jun 2000) · 0%
£13,000
40, DOWNS LANE
30 Jun 2000 · Terraced · Freehold
£13,000
26, DOWNS LANE
12 Apr 2000 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £9,000 (Mar 1996) · +22%
£11,000
28, DOWNS LANE
26 Feb 1999 · Terraced · Freehold
£9,000
56, DOWNS LANE
5 Jun 1998 · Terraced · Freehold
£23,000
48, DOWNS LANE
29 May 1998 · Terraced · Freehold
£21,500
26, DOWNS LANE
27 Mar 1996 · Terraced · Freehold
£9,000
18, DOWNS LANE
20 Oct 1995 · Terraced · Freehold
£13,000
20, DOWNS LANE
7 Aug 1995 · Terraced · Freehold
£19,000