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The Chequers, DH8

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

Median sold price
£140,000
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£1,768
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
119
Distinct homes
73
Price range
£83,000 – £900,000
Sales recorded
2006 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

The Chequers is a mix of semi-detached houses and detached houses. The median sale price is £140,000, about 8% above the typical DH8 sale. Per square metre of floor space it comes to about £1,768, above the district's £1,538. Recent sales here have lagged the wider DH8 market. HM Land Registry records 119 sales across 73 homes since 2006.

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The Chequers prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 119 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianDH8 district trend
£75k£100k£125k£150k£175k£200k20102015202020252006: £160,510 median · 4 sales2007: £150,000 median · 22 sales2008: £134,975 median · 12 sales2009: £115,000 median · 5 sales2010: £157,500 median · 3 sales2011: £117,750 median · 2 sales2012: £116,000 median · 4 sales2013: £113,500 median · 1 sale2014: £100,000 median · 3 sales2015: £138,000 median · 13 sales2016: £129,950 median · 9 sales2017: £100,975 median · 6 sales2018: £137,000 median · 5 sales2019: £125,750 median · 4 sales2020: £154,950 median · 5 sales2021: £185,000 median · 7 sales2022: £175,000 median · 8 sales2023: £180,000 median · 3 sales2025: £125,000 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 The Chequers compares

The Chequers 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
The Chequers£155k · 33
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
£140,000
median · all recorded sales
DH8 district
£130,000
median · last 8 years · street +8%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

The Chequers's £140,000 median sits about 8% above DH8's £130,000; on floor space it runs £1,768/m² against the district's £1,538/m² (+15%).

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 The Chequers.

Semi-detached
£129,950
57 sales
Detached
£170,484
38 sales
Terraced
£140,000
23 sales
Flat
£149,950
1 sale

Every recorded sale on The Chequers

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
31 Jul 202537 · DH8 7EQTerraced—£83,000
15 May 202573 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£200,000
29 Apr 202521 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£125,000
27 Nov 202365 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£180,000
25 Aug 202341 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£102,500
24 May 202354 · DH8 7EQDetached—£245,000
6 Oct 202276 · DH8 7EQDetached—£175,000
3 Oct 202277 · DH8 7EQDetached—£175,000
5 Jul 202255 · DH8 7EQDetached—£190,000
5 Jul 202232 · DH8 7EQTerraced—£101,500
1 Jul 202256 · DH8 7EQDetached—£249,950
1 Jul 202277 · DH8 7EQnon-standardDetached—£153,000
14 Apr 202251 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£152,500
25 Mar 202250 · DH8 7EQDetached—£155,000
28 Jan 202248 · DH8 7EQDetached—£199,950
6 Sept 20213 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£185,000
3 Sept 202131 · DH8 7EQTerraced—£900,000
25 Jun 202175 · DH8 7EQDetached—£215,000
12 May 202128 · DH8 7EQTerraced—£87,000
30 Apr 202152 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£140,000
23 Apr 202161 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£155,000
6 Apr 202157 · DH8 7EQDetached—£225,000
18 Feb 202130 · DH8 7EQnon-standardTerraced—£91,000
13 Nov 202016 · DH8 7EQTerraced—£108,000
7 Aug 20206 · DH8 7EQnon-standardSemi-detached—£90,000
21 Jul 202026 · DH8 7EQDetached—£185,000
22 Jun 202049 · DH8 7EQDetached—£187,000
15 May 202065 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£154,950
11 May 202070 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£140,000
20 Dec 201969 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£135,000
14 Jun 201945 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£116,500
22 Mar 201961 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£137,000
9 Jan 201970 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£110,000
2 Nov 201877 · DH8 7EQDetached—£148,000
31 Aug 201842 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£95,000
20 Jul 201860 · DH8 7EQDetached—£145,000
16 Feb 201876 · DH8 7EQDetached—£137,000
5 Jan 201871 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£133,000
20 Dec 201731 · DH8 7EQnon-standardTerraced—£80,000
15 Dec 201766 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£135,000
7 Nov 201727 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£90,500
14 Jul 20177 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£99,500
21 Jun 201712 · DH8 7EQTerraced—£100,000
31 Mar 20175 · DH8 7EQDetached—£122,000
19 Jan 201745 · DH8 7EQSemi-detachedYes£101,950
11 Nov 201667 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£128,000
8 Jul 201653 · DH8 7EQDetached—£169,950
8 Jul 201665 · DH8 7EQSemi-detached—£125,000
30 Jun 201652 · DH8 7EQSemi-detachedYes£110,950
8 Jun 201651 · DH8 7EQSemi-detachedYes£111,950

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.