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Forster Street, DH8

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

Median sold price
£65,250
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£940
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
28
Distinct homes
16
Price range
£23,000 – £94,000
Sales recorded
2001 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Sales on Forster Street are mostly terraced houses. Homes here typically change hands around £65,250 — roughly 50% below the DH8 norm. Per square metre of floor space it comes to about £940, below the district's £1,538. Too few recent sales to read a street-level trend, but across DH8 prices have been rising over the last few years. HM Land Registry records 28 sales across 16 homes since 2001 — homes here come up rarely.

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Forster Street prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 28 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£200k200520102015202020252001: £29,950 median · 1 sale2002: £23,000 median · 1 sale2003: £33,000 median · 1 sale2004: £57,275 median · 2 sales2005: £80,500 median · 2 sales2007: £79,998 median · 4 sales2009: £40,000 median · 1 sale2011: £38,000 median · 1 sale2014: £59,000 median · 1 sale2015: £50,000 median · 1 sale2016: £33,375 median · 4 sales2019: £60,000 median · 1 sale2020: £74,000 median · 1 sale2021: £76,000 median · 3 sales2022: £87,000 median · 1 sale2023: £82,000 median · 1 sale2024: £82,000 median · 1 sale2025: £62,500 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 Forster Street compares

Forster Street 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
Forster Street£65k · 28*

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
£65,250
median · all recorded sales
DH8 district
£130,000
median · last 8 years · street -50%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Forster Street's £65,250 median sits about 50% below DH8's £130,000; on floor space it runs £940/m² against the district's £1,538/m² (-39%).

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 Forster Street.

Terraced
£71,000
24 sales
Flat
£46,375
4 sales

Every recorded sale on Forster Street

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
31 Jan 202519 · DH8 7JUFlat—£62,500
6 Dec 20244 · DH8 7JUnon-standardTerraced—£69,000
4 Sept 2024Travellers Rest · DH8 7JUnon-standardOther—£427,138
15 Jan 202414 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£82,000
11 Aug 202317 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£82,000
21 Dec 20226 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£87,000
12 Sept 2022Travellers Rest · DH8 7JUnon-standardOther—£405,000
6 Sept 20219 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£94,000
30 Apr 202118 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£68,000
30 Apr 202117 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£76,000
17 Jan 202016 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£74,000
19 Dec 201914 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£60,000
17 Aug 20161 · DH8 7JUFlat—£30,250
17 Aug 20161a · DH8 7JUFlat—£30,250
14 Jun 201610 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£36,500
1 Mar 201618 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£74,950
16 Nov 201514 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£50,000
17 Dec 201415 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£59,000
27 Aug 20141a · DH8 7JUnon-standardTerraced—£60,500
18 Oct 2013Motor Services · DH8 7JUnon-standardOther—£227,000
11 Feb 201115 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£38,000
31 Jul 20097 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£40,000
29 Jun 200716 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£84,995
29 Jun 20072 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£75,000
20 Apr 200717 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£87,000
30 Mar 200719 · DH8 7JUFlat—£72,000
25 Nov 20054 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£81,000
21 Nov 200514 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£80,000
23 Sept 200414 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£57,000
6 Feb 200417 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£57,550
22 Jan 200318 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£33,000
19 Jul 200211 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£23,000
20 Apr 20013 · DH8 7JUTerraced—£29,950

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
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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.