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The Close, DH8

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

Median sold price
£170,000
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£2,414
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
25
Distinct homes
16
Price range
£42,000£325,000
Sales recorded
2000 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

The Close is a street almost entirely of detached houses. The median sale price is £170,000, about 31% above the typical DH8 sale. On floor area that works out near £2,414 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. HM Land Registry records 25 sales across 16 homes since 2000 — homes here come up rarely.

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The Close prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 25 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£300k2000200520102015202020252000: £42,000 median · 1 sale2002: £61,975 median · 2 sales2003: £114,000 median · 2 sales2007: £215,000 median · 2 sales2008: £157,000 median · 1 sale2011: £171,250 median · 2 sales2012: £170,000 median · 1 sale2013: £152,250 median · 2 sales2014: £151,500 median · 2 sales2016: £175,000 median · 1 sale2017: £115,000 median · 1 sale2019: £255,000 median · 3 sales2020: £258,000 median · 1 sale2022: £252,475 median · 2 sales2025: £267,500 median · 2 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 Close compares

The 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
Fenwick Way£175k · 53
Benfieldside Road£175k · 51
Victory Close£173k · 59
The Close£170k · 25*
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
£170,000
median · all recorded sales
DH8 district
£130,000
median · last 8 years · street +31%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

The Close's £170,000 median sits about 31% above DH8's £130,000; on floor space it runs £2,414/m² against the district's £1,538/m² (+57%).

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 Close.

Detached
£171,500
24 sales
Semi-detached
£142,500
1 sale

Every recorded sale on The Close

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
21 Feb 202517 · DH8 0DSDetached£325,000
13 Feb 202522 · DH8 0DSDetached£210,000
18 Nov 202212 · DH8 0DSDetached£315,000
25 May 202240 · DH8 0DSDetached£189,950
26 Jun 20205 · DH8 0DSDetached£258,000
1 Aug 201912 · DH8 0DSDetached£285,000
26 Jul 201921 · DH8 0DSDetached£255,000
16 Jul 20196 · DH8 0DSDetached£200,000
8 Nov 201812 · DH8 0DSnon-standardDetached£115,000
20 Dec 201732 · DH8 0DSDetached£115,000
25 Nov 201622 · DH8 0DSnon-standardOther£135,000
2 Sept 201620 · DH8 0DSDetached£175,000
16 Dec 20144 · DH8 0DSDetached£142,000
23 Sept 201420 · DH8 0DSDetached£161,000
21 Aug 20132 · DH8 0DSSemi-detached£142,500
25 Jan 201310 · DH8 0DSDetached£162,000
29 Oct 20126 · DH8 0DSDetached£170,000
6 Sept 201128 · DH8 0DSDetached£245,000
25 Feb 201140 · DH8 0DSDetached£97,500
25 Apr 200822 · DH8 0DSDetached£157,000
18 May 200728 · DH8 0DSDetached£265,000
11 May 200733 · DH8 0DSDetached£165,000
1 Sept 200318 · DH8 0DSDetached£173,000
4 Apr 200322 · DH8 0DSDetached£55,000
16 Aug 200234 · DH8 0DSDetached£72,950
15 Feb 200222 · DH8 0DSDetached£51,000
23 Jun 200032 · DH8 0DSDetached£42,000

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.