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Hownsgill Drive, DH8

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

Median sold price
£142,500
all recorded sales
Recorded sales
8
Distinct homes
7
Price range
£100,000£330,000
Sales recorded
2006 → 2021
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Sales on Hownsgill Drive are mostly semi-detached houses. The median sale price is £142,500, about 10% above the typical DH8 sale. 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 8 sales across 7 homes since 2006 — homes here come up rarely.

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Hownsgill Drive prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 8 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£400k20102015202020252006: £237,500 median · 2 sales2007: £154,998 median · 2 sales2010: £100,000 median · 1 sale2012: £108,000 median · 1 sale2017: £140,000 median · 1 sale2021: £310,000 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 Hownsgill Drive compares

Hownsgill Drive 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
Hownsgill Drive£143k · 8*
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
£142,500
median · all recorded sales
DH8 district
£130,000
median · last 8 years · street +10%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Hownsgill Drive's £142,500 median sits about 10% above DH8's £130,000.

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 Hownsgill Drive.

Semi-detached
£145,000
5 sales
Detached
£227,498
2 sales
Terraced
£100,000
1 sale

Every recorded sale on Hownsgill Drive

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
2 Dec 2022K C Engineering Ltd · DH8 9HUnon-standardOther£552,000
14 May 202137 · DH8 9ERSemi-detached£310,000
31 Mar 2021Sustain Landscapes Ltd · DH8 9HUnon-standardOther£315,327
23 Mar 2018Metaltech Ltd · DH8 9HUnon-standardOther£450,000
9 Nov 201737 · DH8 9ERSemi-detached£140,000
3 Dec 2015Mac Security & Fire Ltd · DH8 9HUnon-standardOther£110,000
24 Jan 2014Peter Haney Ltd, Unit D · DH8 9HUnon-standardOther£80,000
22 Jun 20122 · DH8 9ERSemi-detached£108,000
7 Jun 20108 · DH8 9ERTerraced£100,000
5 Nov 200741 · DH8 9ERDetached£124,995
28 Sept 200710 · DH8 9ERSemi-detached£185,000
12 Dec 2006The Lodge · DH8 9ERDetached£330,000
17 May 200639 · DH8 9ERSemi-detached£145,000

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.