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Backstone Burn, DH8

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£134,500
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£4,066
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
30
Distinct homes
14
Price range
£41,500£337,500
Sales recorded
2001 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Backstone Burn is a mix of terraced houses and semi-detached houses. Homes here typically change hands around £134,500, much in line with the DH8 norm. On floor area that works out near £4,066 per square metre, above the district's £1,538. Recent sales are too thin to call a trend for the street itself; DH8 prices as a whole have been rising. HM Land Registry records 30 sales across 14 homes since 2001.

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Backstone Burn prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 30 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianDH8 district trend
£0£100k£200k£300k£400k200520102015202020252001: £53,750 median · 4 sales2002: £68,225 median · 2 sales2003: £60,975 median · 2 sales2004: £152,000 median · 3 sales2005: £132,250 median · 2 sales2006: £134,975 median · 4 sales2007: £155,000 median · 2 sales2010: £148,000 median · 1 sale2014: £124,995 median · 1 sale2015: £219,150 median · 2 sales2016: £125,000 median · 1 sale2017: £154,000 median · 2 sales2021: £115,000 median · 1 sale2023: £158,000 median · 1 sale2024: £337,500 median · 1 sale2025: £222,000 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the DH8 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Backstone Burn compares

Backstone Burn against the DH8 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Dukes Way£203k · 57
Fenwick Way£175k · 53
Benfieldside Road£175k · 51
Victory Close£173k · 59
Backstone Burn£135k · 30*
Dewhirst Close£132k · 49
Medomsley Road£110k · 56
Arkless Grove£105k · 50
Durham Road£95k · 99

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£134,500
median · all recorded sales
DH8 district
£130,000
median · last 8 years · street +3%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Backstone Burn's £134,500 median sits close to DH8's £130,000; on floor space it runs £4,066/m² against the district's £1,538/m² (+164%).

Street and DH8 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on Backstone Burn.

Terraced
£157,000
12 sales
Semi-detached
£124,950
11 sales
Detached
£135,000
7 sales

Every recorded sale on Backstone Burn

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
17 Nov 20252 · DH8 0AZTerraced£222,000
27 Mar 2024The Old Barn, 5a · DH8 0AZTerraced£337,500
28 Jul 20232 · DH8 0AZTerraced£158,000
16 Apr 20219 · DH8 0AZTerraced£115,000
15 Feb 201717 · DH8 0AZDetached£135,000
13 Jan 201711 · DH8 0AZTerraced£173,000
25 Aug 201610 · DH8 0AZSemi-detached£125,000
27 Nov 20156 · DH8 0AZSemi-detached£157,000
25 Aug 2015The Old Barn, 5a · DH8 0AZTerraced£281,300
21 May 20145 · DH8 0AZSemi-detached£124,995
10 May 201016 · DH8 0AZDetached£148,000
21 Sept 200718 · DH8 0AZDetached£155,000
27 Jul 20076 · DH8 0AZSemi-detached£155,000
27 Sept 20064 · DH8 0AZSemi-detached£124,950
26 May 200611 · DH8 0AZTerraced£170,000
7 Apr 20065a · DH8 0AZSemi-detached£115,000
4 Apr 200617 · DH8 0AZDetached£145,000
25 Aug 20055 · DH8 0AZSemi-detached£119,500
14 Mar 200511 · DH8 0AZTerraced£145,000
6 Aug 20042 · DH8 0AZTerraced£156,000
16 Jul 20046 · DH8 0AZSemi-detached£152,000
23 Apr 200417 · DH8 0AZDetached£134,000
17 Oct 20032 · DH8 0AZTerraced£55,000
2 May 200310 · DH8 0AZTerraced£66,950
26 Jul 20025 · DH8 0AZSemi-detached£69,950
7 Jun 20024 · DH8 0AZSemi-detached£66,500
30 Nov 200116 · DH8 0AZDetached£76,500
28 Sept 20013 · DH8 0AZSemi-detached£41,500
24 Aug 200112 · DH8 0AZTerraced£43,000
30 Jul 200117 · DH8 0AZDetached£64,500
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More streets in DH8

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider DH8 area guide.

Durham RoadMedomsley RoadFenwick WayBenfieldside RoadLangdon CloseChapel DriveFront StreetArkless GroveGreenwaysSecond StreetHolwick CloseRedmire Drive
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.