House prices in SR8 2 (Peterlee)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'SR8 2' (Peterlee) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.


Defining 'SR8 2'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "SR8 2", 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 Peterlee.

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 Peterlee 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. 36, Acre Rigg Road, Peterlee, sold for £125,000 on Jun-2024. Given the internal area of 83 square metres, the price per sqm is £1,506.

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 140 sales in Peterlee (SR8 2) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Peterlee
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Peterlee

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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 Peterlee (SR8 2). Of the 140 transactions, half were sold for between £890 and £1,480 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'SR8 2' is £1,080. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £1,480 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 Peterlee

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 Peterlee. 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 Peterlee
House price heatmap for Peterlee

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'SR8 2' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
SR8 3 Peterlee £710 sqm £1,000 sqm £1,670 sqm
SR8 1 Peterlee £1,320 sqm £1,990 sqm £2,290 sqm
SR8 2 Peterlee £890 sqm £1,080 sqm £1,480 sqm
SR8 5 Peterlee £880 sqm £1,030 sqm £1,480 sqm
SR8 4 Peterlee £500 sqm £740 sqm £1,120 sqm

Will Peterlee 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 SR8 2 (Peterlee) compared with both the wider area SR8 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 Peterlee,Peterlee
House price trends for Peterlee

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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 SR8 2 sales
Recent trends for Peterlee

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 Peterlee 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 Peterlee 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
Acre Rigg Road, Peterlee, SR8 2D 83 sqm £996 15
Westmorland Rise, Peterlee, SR8 2E 83 sqm £878 12
St Leonards Close, Peterlee, SR8 2N 88 sqm £964 11
Basingstoke Road, Peterlee, SR8 2A 76 sqm £970 11
Beverley Way, Peterlee, SR8 2A 97 sqm £1,308 10
Barsloan Grove, Peterlee, SR8 2P 66 sqm £1,735 10
Stafford Place, Peterlee, SR8 2E 90 sqm £803 9
Willerby Grove, Peterlee, SR8 2R 93 sqm £1,906 9

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Raw data

Our analysis of Peterlee 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
36, Acre Rigg Rd, Peterlee £125,000
Jun-2024
83 1,506
36, Balliol Close, Peterlee £52,500
Jun-2024
86 610
57, Cleveland Pl, Peterlee £79,000
Jun-2024
90 877

See the entire list of all sales in Peterlee (SR8 2) here.

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