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Sovereign Close, DH8

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

Median sold price
£289,000
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£2,288
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
7
Distinct homes
7
Price range
£269,000£385,000
Sales recorded
2024 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Sovereign Close is a street almost entirely of detached houses. The median sale price is £289,000, about 122% above the typical DH8 sale. On floor area that works out near £2,288 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. With 7 sales across 7 homes since 2024, the street turns over frequently.

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Sovereign Close prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 7 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianDH8 district trend
£100k£200k£300k£400k2024202520262024: £327,000 median · 2 sales2025: £289,000 median · 5 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 Sovereign Close compares

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

Sovereign Close£289k · 7*
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

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
£289,000
median · all recorded sales
DH8 district
£130,000
median · last 8 years · street +122%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Sovereign Close's £289,000 median sits about 122% above DH8's £130,000; on floor space it runs £2,288/m² against the district's £1,538/m² (+49%).

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 Sovereign Close

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
30 May 20259 · DH8 7FNDetachedYes£286,900
30 May 202511 · DH8 7FNDetachedYes£299,000
2 May 20256 · DH8 7FNDetachedYes£284,050
10 Mar 20253 · DH8 7FNDetachedYes£289,000
28 Feb 202515 · DH8 7FNDetachedYes£324,900
20 Dec 20248 · DH8 7FNDetachedYes£269,000
31 Oct 202410 · DH8 7FNDetachedYes£385,000
20 Dec 20231 · DH8 7FNnon-standardSemi-detachedYes£36,400
20 Dec 20232 · DH8 7FNnon-standardSemi-detachedYes£36,400
20 Dec 20234 · DH8 7FNnon-standardSemi-detachedYes£36,400
20 Dec 20235 · DH8 7FNnon-standardSemi-detachedYes£36,400
20 Dec 202312 · DH8 7FNnon-standardSemi-detachedYes£36,400
20 Dec 202314 · DH8 7FNnon-standardSemi-detachedYes£36,400

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.