Sell Your House Fast In Durham

Selling your home quickly in Durham is super easy when you sell to a cash buyer like us—you can find a solution to your house sale woes and put it all behind you within a few days.

We’ve helped numerous people in Durham with a quick house sale, whether they’ve needed to move for a job, move into one property together or something else entirely.

✔ Quick sale of a mortgaged property at a RICS valuation of £148,000

✔ Final price received by our customer: £120,000 (81% of market value)

✔ No viewings, pull-outs, long negotiations or mortgage approvals

✔ Completed in 25 days, rather than the 172-day average with estate agents

Now’s the time to sell up the right way in Durham and do away with the long waits and frustrations you’ll get on the open market. We’re here to help you get the cash you need from your house sale, no matter where it is—we buy any house in Durham, from Framwellgate Moor to Dragonville. Whatever condition your property is in, we can buy it from you quickly and easily—simply enter your DH postcode below to get your free cash offer.

Table of Contents

• What’s the housing market in Durham like in 2025?

• How to sell your house quickly in Durham

• Why choose The Property Buying Company to sell your house in Durham?

What’s the housing market in Durham like in 2025?

The current housing market in Durham is quite varied, depending on property type. Detached and semi-detached houses spent 10% longer on the market in 2025 versus the previous year, but flats were actually getting snapped up quicker, spending 16% less time on sale. Flats would still go on to spend just over half a year on the market, though, so sellers were being made to wait.

Data on total properties sold is only available until August 2025, but it demonstrates a drop in the number of houses sold across the board in the Durham area. Only three detached and eight semi-detached houses were recorded as sold, according to Home.co.uk data, with numbers clearly showing spikes in activity before the stamp duty change took effect in April 2025.

Raphael Kaye, a Property Consultant Manager at The Property Buying Company, shares his thoughts on the matter:

Here’s a little look at what’s likely been having an impact on the housing market in Durham throughout 2025:

House prices are rising quicker than in some southern regions

In County Durham on the whole, the average house price rose by 7.7% in the year to September 2025, putting it above many regions in the south when it comes to the pace of increased value. By comparison, houses in the likes of North Devon and Portsmouth stayed more or less the same over the same period, according to ONS data.

❌ The bad news: Buyers aren’t seemingly as keen to jump into the housing market in Durham and those who are face rising costs when it comes to moving house.

✔ The good news: A cash buyer like The Property Buying Company removes the need to rely on open market buyers, as we can buy for cash straight away.

Durham properties are well below the national average house price

Even with a 7.7% year-on-year rise, house prices in County Durham—currently an average of £138,000—are still far below the national average of £271,531, as of September 2025 in the Land Registry’s UK House Price Index. This means the city of Durham could still be an attractive option for investors and first-time buyers.

❌ The bad news: Homeowners in Durham are faced with the challenge of choosing to sell their property at the right time, but they risk waiting too long in some cases.

✔ The good news: The Property Buying Company is ready to buy your house for a fair price almost immediately, so you can get the cash in your bank within days.

If you are considering selling your house in Durham, but you’re not sure when the best time to do so might be, the truth is the right time will be different for every type of homeowner. The most important point to remember is that it pays to do your research to keep on top of house prices and what you might get for your Durham property. 

You can get a free cash offer from us within 24 hours to see how much you could receive for selling to a cash buyer, which can be a very quick and easy way to sell. Enter your postcode below to get started.

Whether it’s to a cash buyer or a bidder at an auction, you can expect the whole property sale to complete far quicker than it would on the open market. You could be waiting up to (or even over) a year to sell via an estate agent, but these alternative routes can see you wrap things up in under 10 weeks. The difference is that you’ll still have fees to pay if you take your property to auction.

House prices have been rising quicker in County Durham than they have across the whole North East region in recent times—the 7.7% increase in the year to September 2025 was much higher than the 3.5% rise in the North East during the same period.

According to ONS data, the average price paid by first-time buyers in the area (£123,000) was 7.8% higher than in the previous year, too (£114,000), so it could be a good time to take advantage as a homeowner and sell your house quickly.

If you are thinking about selling, it’s important to compare your options and check out local house prices on other platforms. Rightmove, for instance, using HM Land Registry data, reported Durham house prices to average out at £214,937 over the last 12 months, which is much higher than the ONS figure quoted above for the whole of County Durham. 

Keep an eye on the market as best you can and explore options like selling quickly to a cash buyer like us—here’s how you can take advantage by acting quickly:

Here’s how easy it is to get started:

Why choose The Property Buying Company to sell your house in Durham?

We are ready to buy as soon as you are ready to sell—it’s our way of making the process of selling your house as painless as possible. Wherever you are in Durham, we can make you a free cash offer within 24 hours and get the ball rolling immediately afterwards if you want to go ahead—all we need to get started is your Durham postcode.

If you need to know more about us, you can check out our Trustpilot reviews here and our many customer stories here. Take Graham in Newcastle, for instance: we completed on his house in only six days so he could relocate quickly.

How The Property Buying Company works

If you are looking to sell your house quickly, whether you’re in Durham itself or the surrounding areas, we’re here to make it as stress-free as possible. Our cash buyer status means we’re in a prime position to purchase your property in a matter of days, so you don’t have to wait for months on the open market. Get in touch today to find out what your house might be worth and how quickly you’ll be able to sell to us.

✔ We can complete in as little as 7 days

✔ We are cash buyers

✔ We don’t do mountains of paperwork

✔ We are members of The Property Ombudsman

✔ We cover your fees, including solicitors