House prices in DH3 4 (Great Lumley)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'DH3 4' (Great Lumley, Birtley) - statistics were last calculated on 04 October 2024.


Defining 'DH3 4'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "DH3 4", 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 Great Lumley.

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

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

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Great Lumley 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. 1, The Crossways, Great Lumley, Birtley, sold for £180,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 159 square metres, the price per sqm is £1,132.

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. £2,350-£2,500, £2,500-£2,650, £2,650-£2,800 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 102 sales in Great Lumley (DH3 4) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Great Lumley, Birtley
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Great Lumley

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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 Great Lumley (DH3 4). Of the 102 transactions, half were sold for between £1,880 and £2,580 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'DH3 4' is £2,310. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £2,580 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 Great Lumley, 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.

Property price heatmap for Great Lumley
House price heatmap for Great Lumley, Birtley

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'DH3 4' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
DH3 1 Birtley £1,230 sqm £1,710 sqm £2,230 sqm
DH3 4 Great Lumley £1,880 sqm £2,310 sqm £2,580 sqm
DH3 2 Birtley £1,450 sqm £1,850 sqm £2,290 sqm
DH3 3 Chester Le Street £1,250 sqm £1,530 sqm £1,960 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 4 (Great Lumley) 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.

Historic price per square metre in Great Lumley,Birtley
House price trends for Great Lumley

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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.

Most recent DH3 4 sales
Recent trends for Great Lumley

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
Picktree Lodge, Great Lumley, DH3 4D 133 sqm £2,483 18
Lyndhurst Avenue, Great Lumley, DH3 4A 92 sqm £2,307 13
Medway, Great Lumley, DH3 4H 75 sqm £1,495 11
Leander Avenue, Great Lumley, DH3 4B 79 sqm £2,510 10
Broadviews, Great Lumley, DH3 4H 95 sqm £1,697 10
Lombard Drive, Great Lumley, DH3 4B 103 sqm £1,870 10
Riding Hill, Great Lumley, DH3 4H 79 sqm £1,639 10
Longdean Park, Great Lumley, DH3 4D 189 sqm £2,570 8

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Raw data

Our analysis of Great Lumley 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
1, The Crossways, Great Lumley, Birtley £180,000
Jul-2024
159 1,132
23, High Barnes, Great Lumley, Birtley £65,000
Jul-2024
82 792
4, Hazel Leigh, Great Lumley, Birtley £195,000
Jun-2024
90 2,166

See the entire list of all sales in Great Lumley (DH3 4) here.

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