House prices in DH3 1 (Birtley)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'DH3 1' (Birtley) - statistics were last calculated on 30 June 2024.

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Defining 'DH3 1'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "DH3 1", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Birtley.

You can click on the map labels to change to a neighbouring sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Birtley is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 18, The Avenue, Birtley, sold for £182,500 on Apr-2024. Given the internal area of 105 square metres, the price per sqm is £1,738.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £1,900-£2,000, £2,000-£2,100, £2,100-£2,200 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 162 sales in Birtley (DH3 1) that took place in the last two years.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Birtley (DH3 1). Of the 162 transactions, half were sold for between £1,120 and £2,120 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'DH3 1' is £1,590. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £2,120 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Birtley

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Birtley. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Birtley

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'DH3 1' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
DH3 2 Birtley	£1,440 sqm	£1,810 sqm	£2,280 sqm
DH3 3 Chester Le Street	£1,160 sqm	£1,450 sqm	£1,910 sqm
DH3 1 Birtley	£1,120 sqm	£1,590 sqm	£2,120 sqm
DH3 4 Great Lumley	£1,720 sqm	£2,280 sqm	£2,580 sqm

Will Birtley house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for DH3 1 (Birtley) compared with both the wider area DH3 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Birtley to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Birtley and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	Recent sales
Elm Crescent, Birtley, DH3 1G	98 sqm	£2,363	15
Mount Road, Birtley, DH3 1B	85 sqm	£1,605	15
North Dene, Birtley, DH3 1Q	87 sqm	£2,071	14
Queen Street, Birtley, DH3 1E	73 sqm	£770	14
Robsons Way, Birtley, DH3 1G	96 sqm	£2,178	13
Ravensworth Road, Birtley, DH3 1E	87 sqm	£982	13
Flanders Court, Birtley, DH3 1L	84 sqm	£1,544	11
Mitchell Street, Birtley, DH3 1E	88 sqm	£1,105	11

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New build activity

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	New build sales
Aspen Close, Birtley, DH3 1F	115 sqm	£2,265	38

Aspen Close, Birtley, DH3 1F has seen 38 new build sales in the last 4 years (average price £266,160). These new build homes typically have an internal area of 115 sqm, with an average price of £2,265 sqm. This £sqm average is £675 above the average for DH3 1. New builds typically command a £ per sqm premium so this is normal.

Raw data

Our analysis of Birtley is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqm	£/sqm
18, The Avenue, Birtley	£182,500 Apr-2024	105	1,738
10, North Dene, Birtley	£192,500 Apr-2024	79	2,436
107, Mount Rd, Birtley	£65,000 Apr-2024	72	902

See the entire list of all sales in Birtley (DH3 1) here.