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Backstone Road, DH8

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

Median sold price
£82,500
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£1,686
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
26
Distinct homes
14
Price range
£18,950£186,000
Sales recorded
2000 → 2026
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Backstone Road is almost entirely semi-detached houses. Homes here typically change hands around £82,500 — roughly 37% below the DH8 norm. On floor area that works out near £1,686 per square metre, above the district's £1,538. Recent sales have tracked the wider DH8 trend. HM Land Registry records 26 sales across 14 homes since 2000 — homes here come up rarely.

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Backstone Road prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 26 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianDH8 district trend
£0£50k£100k£150k£200k2000200520102015202020252000: £18,950 median · 1 sale2001: £48,000 median · 1 sale2002: £42,950 median · 1 sale2003: £30,475 median · 2 sales2004: £35,000 median · 1 sale2005: £40,000 median · 1 sale2006: £77,250 median · 2 sales2007: £62,000 median · 3 sales2008: £67,500 median · 1 sale2011: £85,000 median · 1 sale2016: £117,000 median · 1 sale2017: £94,000 median · 1 sale2019: £90,000 median · 2 sales2021: £137,500 median · 2 sales2022: £132,500 median · 1 sale2024: £186,000 median · 1 sale2025: £104,500 median · 2 sales2026: £142,500 median · 2 sales

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 Road compares

Backstone Road 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
Dewhirst Close£132k · 49
Medomsley Road£110k · 56
Arkless Grove£105k · 50
Durham Road£95k · 99
Backstone Road£83k · 26*

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
£82,500
median · all recorded sales
DH8 district
£130,000
median · last 8 years · street -37%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Backstone Road's £82,500 median sits about 37% below DH8's £130,000; on floor space it runs £1,686/m² against the district's £1,538/m² (+10%).

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 Road.

Semi-detached
£89,500
24 sales
Detached
£25,000
1 sale
Terraced
£35,000
1 sale

Every recorded sale on Backstone Road

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
6 Feb 202650 · DH8 8QQSemi-detached£125,000
23 Jan 202658 · DH8 8QGSemi-detached£160,000
31 Oct 202552 · DH8 8QQSemi-detached£114,000
4 Aug 20253 · DH8 8QWSemi-detached£95,000
29 Jan 202462 · DH8 8QGSemi-detached£186,000
15 Jun 202266 · DH8 8QGSemi-detached£132,500
3 Dec 202158 · DH8 8QGSemi-detached£145,000
23 Jul 202162 · DH8 8QGSemi-detached£130,000
5 Feb 202113 · DH8 8QWnon-standardSemi-detached£65,000
29 Nov 201921 · DH8 8QWSemi-detached£100,000
26 Mar 201955 · DH8 8QGnon-standardTerraced£75,000
11 Feb 201952 · DH8 8QQSemi-detached£80,000
30 Jan 201764 · DH8 8QGSemi-detached£94,000
10 Jun 201666 · DH8 8QGSemi-detached£117,000
13 Apr 201124 · DH8 8QWSemi-detached£85,000
14 Mar 20088 · DH8 8QWSemi-detached£67,500
5 Nov 200768 · DH8 8QGDetached£25,000
12 Sept 200718 · DH8 8QWSemi-detached£62,000
12 Jan 20078 · DH8 8QWSemi-detached£65,000
30 Nov 200666 · DH8 8QGSemi-detached£97,500
3 Apr 20068 · DH8 8QWSemi-detached£57,000
24 Feb 200518 · DH8 8QWSemi-detached£40,000
10 Dec 20048 · DH8 8QWTerraced£35,000
28 Aug 200318 · DH8 8QWSemi-detached£26,000
3 Mar 200340 · DH8 8QQSemi-detached£34,950
23 Aug 200247 · DH8 8QQSemi-detached£42,950
6 Jun 200166 · DH8 8QGSemi-detached£48,000
21 Nov 200040 · DH8 8QQSemi-detached£18,950

Sales marked non-standardare Land Registry “additional price paid” entries — bulk purchases, repossessions, right-to-buy and similar transfers. They're listed for completeness but excluded from every median and comparison figure on this page.

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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
DH8 house prices & area guide →

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.