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Kensington Close, DH8

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

Median sold price
£199,950
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£2,135
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
13
Distinct homes
10
Price range
£157,950£249,950
Sales recorded
2015 → 2024
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Kensington Close is almost entirely detached houses. The median sale price is £199,950, about 54% above the typical DH8 sale. On floor area that works out near £2,135 per square metre, above the district's £1,538. The street has been outpacing the DH8 trend. The record shows 13 sales across 10 homes since 2015.

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Kensington Close prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 13 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianDH8 district trend
£100k£150k£200k£250k2016201820202022202420262015: £169,950 median · 2 sales2016: £199,950 median · 7 sales2020: £165,000 median · 1 sale2024: £238,000 median · 3 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 Kensington Close compares

Kensington Close 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
Kensington Close£200k · 13*
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

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
£199,950
median · all recorded sales
DH8 district
£130,000
median · last 8 years · street +54%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Kensington Close's £199,950 median sits about 54% above DH8's £130,000; on floor space it runs £2,135/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.

Every recorded sale on Kensington Close

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
20 Sept 20242 · DH8 5YNDetached£216,000
6 Sept 20247 · DH8 5YNDetached£238,000
10 May 20246 · DH8 5YNDetached£249,950
3 Dec 20201 · DH8 5YNDetached£165,000
29 Apr 20164 · DH8 5YNDetachedYes£199,950
29 Apr 20167 · DH8 5YNDetachedYes£169,950
15 Apr 20165 · DH8 5YNDetachedYes£199,950
24 Mar 20168 · DH8 5YNDetachedYes£203,450
23 Mar 20163 · DH8 5YNDetachedYes£157,950
11 Mar 20166 · DH8 5YNDetachedYes£179,950
19 Feb 20169 · DH8 5YNDetachedYes£199,950
21 Dec 20152 · DH8 5YNDetachedYes£159,950
27 Nov 201510 · DH8 5YNDetachedYes£179,950
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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.