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Seaham

From July 2023 to June 2026, homes in Seaham typically sold for £125,000. Half of the 1,151 sales were between £86k and £195k, against a typical £140,000 across County Durham.

Postcode SR7

All of County Durham
Seaham Northlea & WestleaSeaham Central & SouthMurton North & ParksideSouth Murton & South Hetton
The neighbourhoods of Seaham, in County Durham.Open the map
Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. £125k half sold for £86k to £195k
Homes sold Homes soldHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. 1,151 July 2023 to June 2026
Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before. +4.2% typical price, against 5 years before
New builds 5% of sales · 6% leasehold

By type of home

What homes sold for

The band is the middle half of sales, a quarter sold for less and a quarter for more, with the typical price marked. The dashed line is the typical price for the same type across County Durham.

  • Detached £280,203 typical
    Half between £232k and £350k · 185 sales · County Durham £260k
  • Semi-detached £147,250 typical
    Half between £106k and £190k · 382 sales · County Durham £148k
  • Terraced £96,000 typical
    Half between £75k and £130k · 549 sales · County Durham £94k
  • Flat £80,000 typical
    Half between £66k and £125k · 35 sales · County Durham £90k

Since 1995

Each year in Seaham

This town County Durham Homes sold
£0£50k£100k£150k 1995: £29,7251996: £30,0001997: £32,5001998: £38,0001999: £32,0002000: £33,0002001: £34,6252002: £34,5002003: £55,0002004: £82,4502005: £97,0002006: £112,9952007: £116,4982008: £105,0002009: £100,0002010: £101,2502011: £93,7502012: £95,5002013: £107,0632014: £85,0002015: £93,0002016: £97,9752017: £94,0002018: £101,0002019: £115,0002020: £123,2502021: £125,0002022: £115,7482023: £114,0002024: £135,0002025: £124,475 1995: 362 sold1996: 370 sold1997: 315 sold1998: 463 sold1999: 383 sold2000: 412 sold2001: 420 sold2002: 536 sold2003: 645 sold2004: 815 sold2005: 747 sold2006: 907 sold2007: 910 sold2008: 416 sold2009: 285 sold2010: 306 sold2011: 328 sold2012: 362 sold2013: 341 sold2014: 343 sold2015: 362 sold2016: 344 sold2017: 436 sold2018: 421 sold2019: 409 sold2020: 372 sold2021: 566 sold2022: 430 sold2023: 327 sold2024: 413 sold2025: 400 sold 1995200020052010201520202025
£0£50k£100k£150k 1995: £29,7251996: £30,0001997: £32,5001998: £38,0001999: £32,0002000: £33,0002001: £34,6252002: £34,5002003: £55,0002004: £82,4502005: £97,0002006: £112,9952007: £116,4982008: £105,0002009: £100,0002010: £101,2502011: £93,7502012: £95,5002013: £107,0632014: £85,0002015: £93,0002016: £97,9752017: £94,0002018: £101,0002019: £115,0002020: £123,2502021: £125,0002022: £115,7482023: £114,0002024: £135,0002025: £124,475 1995: 362 sold1996: 370 sold1997: 315 sold1998: 463 sold1999: 383 sold2000: 412 sold2001: 420 sold2002: 536 sold2003: 645 sold2004: 815 sold2005: 747 sold2006: 907 sold2007: 910 sold2008: 416 sold2009: 285 sold2010: 306 sold2011: 328 sold2012: 362 sold2013: 341 sold2014: 343 sold2015: 362 sold2016: 344 sold2017: 436 sold2018: 421 sold2019: 409 sold2020: 372 sold2021: 566 sold2022: 430 sold2023: 327 sold2024: 413 sold2025: 400 sold 199520102025

The typical price is the middle sale of each full year, shown where at least 5 homes sold. It moves with which homes happened to sell, so a single year can jump.

The homes that sell here

  • Terraced48% · County Durham 40%
  • Semi-detached33% · County Durham 32%
  • Detached16% · County Durham 25%
  • Flat3% · County Durham 3%

New builds and leaseholds

New builds, share of sales5% · County Durham 8%
Leaseholds, share of sales6% · County Durham 6%

New builds can take up to a year to appear in Land Registry's figures, so the latest year may show fewer than were sold.

Neighbourhoods

Where in Seaham

The 4 neighbourhoods mostly in Seaham and what homes sold for in each from July 2023 to June 2026. The range is the middle half of sales.

Neighbourhood Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. Middle half Middle halfHalf the homes sold within this range. A quarter sold for less and a quarter for more. Sales SalesHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before.
Murton North & Parkside £100,000 £80k to £135k 217 −16.7%
Seaham Central & South £115,000 £77k to £168k 321 +17.9%
Seaham Northlea & Westlea £162,000 £116k to £234k 319 +8.0%
South Murton & South Hetton £103,000 £80k to £150k 349 +28.8%

About these figures

Every standard home sale registered with HM Land Registry since 1995: homes sold at full market value to a person, so repossessions and sales to companies are left out. Recent months fill in as late sales are registered. Not financial advice.

Sources and licences

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Neighbourhood names: contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 (House of Commons Library). Neighbourhood boundaries and the postcode lookup: source, Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.