SR7 7LW

Ilchester Street, Seaham

Median, last 3 years

£34,500

4 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£42,500

31 Jan 2025

Standard sales

107

since 1995 (+20 additional entries)

SR7 district median

£123,500

374 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Terraced median £40,000 (3 sales) · Flats sold for £29,000

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

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)	£42,500	1
2024 (few sales)	£28,000	2
2023 (few sales)	£40,000	1
2022 (few sales)	£25,000	1
2020 (few sales)	£38,500	1
2019 (few sales)	£39,950	1
2018 (few sales)	£33,500	2
2017 (few sales)	£27,000	1
2016 (few sales)	£24,150	2
2015	£32,000	5
2014	£36,000	5
2012 (few sales)	£19,375	2
2010 (few sales)	£47,000	1
2009	£46,000	3
2008	£55,275	3
2007	£56,500	6
2006	£48,000	8
2005	£49,975	10
2004	£34,000	13
2003	£18,750	8
2002	£15,000	14
2001 (few sales)	£12,250	2
2000 (few sales)	£14,000	2
1998	£15,000	6
1997	£14,000	3
1996 (few sales)	£15,000	1
1995	£15,950	3

Sale history (127 records · 35 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
46, ILCHESTER STREET 14 Mar 2008 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £36,250 (Apr 2005) · +52%	14 Mar 2008	Terraced · Freehold	£55,275
4, ILCHESTER STREET 28 Aug 2007 · Terraced · Freehold	28 Aug 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£55,000
31, ILCHESTER STREET 13 Jul 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £16,000 (Dec 2002) · +250%	13 Jul 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£56,000
17, ILCHESTER STREET 25 May 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £45,000 (Feb 2007) · +33%	25 May 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£60,000
7, ILCHESTER STREET 5 Apr 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £25,000 (Mar 2003) · +150%	5 Apr 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£62,500
38, ILCHESTER STREET 19 Mar 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £43,000 (Sep 2005) · +33%	19 Mar 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£57,000
17, ILCHESTER STREET 16 Feb 2007 · Terraced · Freehold	16 Feb 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£45,000
5, ILCHESTER STREET 4 May 2006 · Terraced · Freehold	4 May 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£45,000
26, ILCHESTER STREET 24 Apr 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £17,200 (Sep 2002) · +167%	24 Apr 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£46,000
1, ILCHESTER STREET 21 Apr 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £60,000 (Jan 2006) · 0%	21 Apr 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£60,000
44, ILCHESTER STREET 13 Mar 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £22,500 (Apr 2005) · +133%	13 Mar 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£52,500
47, ILCHESTER STREET 9 Feb 2006 · Terraced · Freehold	9 Feb 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£50,000
47, ILCHESTER STREET 9 Feb 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £14,000 (Jun 2002) · +164%	9 Feb 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£37,000
1, ILCHESTER STREET 16 Jan 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £52,000 (Oct 2004) · +15%	16 Jan 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£60,000
34, ILCHESTER STREET 6 Jan 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £14,000 (May 2002) · +186%	6 Jan 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£40,000
15, ILCHESTER STREET 14 Oct 2005 · Terraced · Freehold	14 Oct 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£45,000
15, ILCHESTER STREET 14 Oct 2005 · Terraced · Freehold	14 Oct 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£52,000
38, ILCHESTER STREET 19 Sep 2005 · Terraced · Freehold	19 Sep 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£43,000
18, ILCHESTER STREET 16 Sep 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £50,000 (Jul 2005) · +12%	16 Sep 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£56,000
18, ILCHESTER STREET 5 Jul 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £15,000 (May 1998) · +233%	5 Jul 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£50,000
41, ILCHESTER STREET 27 May 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £18,950 (Aug 2002) · +164%	27 May 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£49,950
27, ILCHESTER STREET 29 Apr 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £20,000 (Apr 2000) · +160%	29 Apr 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£52,000
46, ILCHESTER STREET 27 Apr 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £38,000 (Sep 2004) · −5%	27 Apr 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£36,250
44, ILCHESTER STREET 22 Apr 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £18,500 (Nov 2003) · +22%	22 Apr 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£22,500
28, ILCHESTER STREET 20 Apr 2005 · Terraced · Freehold	20 Apr 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£53,000
16, ILCHESTER STREET 28 Oct 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £17,500 (Sep 2002) · +94%	28 Oct 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£34,000
1, ILCHESTER STREET 1 Oct 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £18,750 (Apr 2004) · +177%	1 Oct 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£52,000
2, ILCHESTER STREET 14 Sep 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £27,000 (Sep 2004) · −19%	14 Sep 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£22,000
2, ILCHESTER STREET 13 Sep 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £12,500 (Dec 2003) · +116%	13 Sep 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£27,000
37, ILCHESTER STREET 8 Sep 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £16,500 (Sep 2002) · +142%	8 Sep 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£40,000
46, ILCHESTER STREET 3 Sep 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £27,000 (Mar 2004) · +41%	3 Sep 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£38,000
39, ILCHESTER STREET 2 Jun 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £16,000 (Sep 2003) · +113%	2 Jun 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£34,000
1, ILCHESTER STREET 30 Apr 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £12,500 (Feb 2002) · +50%	30 Apr 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£18,750
10A, ILCHESTER STREET 19 Apr 2004 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	19 Apr 2004	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£18,500
23, ILCHESTER STREET 25 Mar 2004 · Terraced · Freehold	25 Mar 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£57,000
23, ILCHESTER STREET 25 Mar 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £28,000 (Jan 2002) · +43%	25 Mar 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£40,000
22, ILCHESTER STREET 19 Mar 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £14,000 (Mar 2001) · +14%	19 Mar 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£16,000
46, ILCHESTER STREET 8 Mar 2004 · Terraced · Freehold	8 Mar 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£27,000
2, ILCHESTER STREET 5 Dec 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £13,500 (Feb 2002) · −7%	5 Dec 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£12,500
30, ILCHESTER STREET 21 Nov 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £19,250 (Oct 2002) · +35%	21 Nov 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£26,000
36, ILCHESTER STREET 20 Nov 2003 · Terraced · Freehold	20 Nov 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£18,500
44, ILCHESTER STREET 4 Nov 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £15,950 (Feb 1995) · +16%	4 Nov 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£18,500
39, ILCHESTER STREET 3 Sep 2003 · Terraced · Freehold	3 Sep 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£16,000
39, ILCHESTER STREET 3 Sep 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £13,500 (Feb 2002) · +85%	3 Sep 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£25,000
6, ILCHESTER STREET 24 Jul 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £21,300 (Jan 1998) · −11%	24 Jul 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£19,000
7, ILCHESTER STREET 3 Mar 2003 · Terraced · Freehold	3 Mar 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£25,000
31, ILCHESTER STREET 16 Dec 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	16 Dec 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£16,000
30, ILCHESTER STREET 7 Oct 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £12,000 (Nov 1997) · +60%	7 Oct 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£19,250
37, ILCHESTER STREET 25 Sep 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £8,000 (Dec 1998) · +106%	25 Sep 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£16,500
16, ILCHESTER STREET 20 Sep 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	20 Sep 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£17,500

Area

Postcode district: SR7
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 2 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01020741
Introduced: Jan 1980

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

County Durham, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £140,447
Change since July 2025: +4.7%
First-time buyers: £125,124

Average by property type

Detached: £239,098
Semi-detached: £141,233
Terraced: £116,586
Flat / maisonette: £78,510

The official index for County Durham as a whole, not SR7 7LW alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

SR7 7LP £65,000 · 1 sale
SR7 7LN £59,950 · 5 sales
SR7 7LR £57,000 · 1 sale
SR7 7LT £89,950 · last sale 2021
SR7 7RH £60,000 · 3 sales
SR7 7LL £35,000 · 3 sales
SR7 7LS £65,000 · last sale 2022
SR7 7RL £62,000 · 3 sales
SR7 7LY £30,000 · last sale 2017
SR7 7LU £30,000 · last sale 2021
SR7 7LE no sale since 2005
SR7 7LX £96,215 · 4 sales