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County Durham property data: prices, flood risk & energy ratings

County Durham has 145,845 recorded homes. 4.21% of recorded homes with a reading have medium or high mapped surface-water likelihood on the surrounding land.

Average house price

£140,788

Rank 313 of 317 (highest first)

7,123 sales in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

UK HPI · Aug 2026

Annual house price change

+4.90%

Rank 21 of 317 (highest first)

Change from the same month a year earlier.

UK HPI · Aug 2026

Medium / high surface-water map bands around homes

4.21%

Rank 154 of 296 (highest first) · in England

4,591 / 109,098 homes with a reading

Environment Agency · Jun 2026

EPC E–G ratings

11.77%

Rank 254 of 318 (highest first)

12,823 / 108,993 homes with a rating

EPC · Nov 2026

These figures cover recorded homes with known facts, not every dwelling; mapped land risk is not a history of indoor flooding, old EPCs may have expired, and an area price is not a home valuation.

Postcode districts with the highest surface-water shares

Homes within County Durham
DistrictMedium / highKnown homes
DH36.29%200 / 3,179
DL155.77%272 / 4,714
NE165.65%65 / 1,151
DH45.64%66 / 1,171
TS285.24%72 / 1,374
DH25.21%307 / 5,888
DL55.18%282 / 5,448
DL44.96%117 / 2,360

Environment Agency · Jun 2026

Postcode districts with the highest EPC E–G shares

Homes within County Durham
DistrictEPC E–GKnown ratings
DL1342.58%1,087 / 2,553
NE3933.00%33 / 100
DL226.30%182 / 692
DL1222.79%541 / 2,374
DL1414.33%1,238 / 8,638
TS2714.03%234 / 1,668
DL1513.77%649 / 4,712
DL1713.75%585 / 4,255

EPC · Nov 2026

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