Estate agents in Shildon
Shildon is a town in the North East with about 9,650 residents. HM Land Registry records 132 homes sold there between September 2025 and August 2026, with a median price paid of £80,000.
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Shildon at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 132 sales in Shildon from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £80,000.
37.6% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 3.9 years and sold for a median of 22.1% more than they paid.
The median price was £68,000 in 2016 and £79,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Shildon
Median sale price in Shildon: £80,000
| All homes | 132 sales, median £80,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 21 sales, median £230,000 |
| Semi-detached | 30 sales, median £98,500 |
| Terraced | 80 sales, median £67,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 1 sale |
We show a median only where it rests on enough sales: at least 10 for all homes and at least 5 for each type of home. Otherwise we show the number of sales.
Across County Durham the average price was £136,971 in June 2026, up 6.1% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £68,000 (159 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £62,000 (137 sales) |
| 2018 | £83,392 (144 sales) |
| 2019 | £65,000 (155 sales) |
| 2020 | £65,000 (151 sales) |
| 2021 | £62,000 (167 sales) |
| 2022 | £75,250 (162 sales) |
| 2023 | £75,500 (162 sales) |
| 2024 | £76,000 (149 sales) |
| 2025 | £79,000 (124 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Shildon has its own railway station about 0.4 miles from the centre. Bishop Auckland station is about 2 miles away, Newton Aycliffe about 2 miles and Heighington about 3 miles. The A6072 passes through or beside the town. The nearest motorway access is A1(M) junction 59 at Aycliffe Interchange, about 5 miles away, while A66(M) junction 57 at Blackwell Roundabout is about 9 miles away. Teesside International Airport is about 12 miles from Shildon and Newcastle International Airport is about 28 miles away. Central London is about 225 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Shildon
Shildon has three primary schools within about 1 mile of the centre. St John's Church of England Aided Primary School (Church of England) is the nearest at about 0.2 miles, followed by Timothy Hackworth Primary School at about 0.3 miles and Thornhill Primary School at about 0.5 miles. For secondary education, Greenfield Academy is about 1.9 miles away, while King James I Academy Bishop Auckland (sixth form, academy) is about 2.3 miles away. St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College (Roman Catholic, sixth form, academy) and Bishop Barrington Academy (academy) are both about 2.4 miles away. Oakwood Learning Centre, a special school, is about 1.8 miles away. For further education, Bishop Auckland College is about 2.5 miles away and Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College (academy) is about 7.9 miles away. The nearest university is the University of Durham, about 10 miles from the centre.
Living in Shildon
Shildon is a small town in County Durham with 9,645 residents, mostly in terraced and semi-detached houses and about 53% of homes are owner occupied. Shops include at least 19 of all kinds, among them two supermarkets, Shildon Stores (Premier) about 0.4 miles from the centre and Co-op Food about 0.6 miles, plus several convenience stores. There are at least 5 pubs, with The Royal George Tavern, The Red Lion and Lord Elliotts all about 0.3 miles away, alongside a number of cafés and two restaurants. For health, there is no doctors' surgery in the area and the nearest is Watling Road Surgery about 1.9 miles away. Hancock & Ainsley pharmacy is about 0.2 miles away and Shildon Smile Care dentist about 0.3 miles. Darlington Memorial Hospital, with an emergency department, is about 7.6 miles away. Shildon Library and Church Street Post Office are both about 0.3 miles from the centre. The Recreation Ground is about 0.1 miles away and Shildon Millennium Green about 0.5 miles, with Byerley Local Nature Reserve about 1.8 miles.
A short history of Shildon
The name Shildon comes from Old English, read either as a shelf-shaped hill or a shield or refuge or as words for shelf and hill, referring to a limestone escarpment. People were probably in the area during the Mesolithic period, with a small flint tool found at nearby Brusselton as the only possible trace. Hagg's Lane in Brusselton Wood, part of Dere Street, may show Roman activity. Shildon is first recorded in 821, when lands were granted to the church. The Stockton and Darlington Railway had its first station in the town, built in 1825, along with locomotive works. William Booth of the Salvation Army was scheduled to visit on 1 September 1911. Hugh Dalton spoke in the town in 1942. Of 23 listed buildings near the centre, three are Grade II*: Soho House, Soho Engine Shed (originally Kilburns' warehouse) and the locomotive coaling drops.
Sport and leisure
Shildon Sunnydale Leisure Centre and Dean Street, a sports centre with soccer, are the main indoor sports facilities in the area. Stadium 2000 is an athletics track. Shildon Indoor Bowling Club and Shildon Railway Bowls Club cater for bowls, while Shildon Railway Sports & Social Club is linked to cricket. Pitches and courts in the area cover soccer, tennis, bowls, cricket and skateboarding, with several for soccer. Open space includes The Recreation Ground, Shildon Millennium Green and Dirty Dog Airsoft. A number of children's playgrounds are also mapped nearby.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Shildon?
- The median price paid in Shildon over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 was £80,000. By property type, the median price paid was £230,000 for detached houses, £98,500 for semi-detached houses and £67,000 for terraced houses.
- How many homes were sold in Shildon recently?
- In the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026, 132 homes were sold in standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry. Of these, 21 were detached houses, 30 were semi-detached houses and 80 were terraced houses.
- What transport links does Shildon have?
- Shildon railway station is about 0.4 miles from the centre. The nearest motorway junction is A1(M) junction 59 (Aycliffe Interchange) at about 5 miles and the A6072 passes through or beside the area. Teesside International Airport is about 12 miles away.
- Which schools are close to Shildon town centre?
- There are 3 primary schools within about 1.0 miles of the centre, the nearest being St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon at about 0.2 miles. The nearest secondary school is Greenfield Academy at about 1.9 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Shildon?
- There is 1 estate agent sales branch with an office in Shildon.
Areas near Shildon
- Eldon Lane and Coundon Grange
- Coundon and Leeholme
- School Aycliffe
- Bishop Auckland
- Heighington
- Newton Aycliffe
- West Auckland
- Kirk Merrington
Shildon is in County Durham.
Estate agents near Shildon
- F J EstatesShildon DL4 1DX0.3 miles
- HuntersBishop Auckland DL14 7EN2.4 miles
- Ryan James Estate AgentsBishop Auckland DL14 7EH2.4 miles
- Venture PropertiesBishop Auckland DL14 7EH2.5 miles
- Holbrook & Co. Estate Agents Bishop AucklandBishop Auckland DL14 7EN2.5 miles
- RobinsonsBishop Auckland DL14 7EH2.5 miles
- Rea EstatesBishop Auckland DL14 7AZ2.5 miles
- Carver ResidentialNewton Aycliffe DL5 4DN3 miles
- Northgate Estate AgentsNewton Aycliffe DL5 4DH3 miles
- Aycliffe HomesNewton Aycliffe DL5 6XP3.5 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Shildon.