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development finance.
Expert property development finance in Consett, County Durham. Median price £131,000, 505 annual sales. We connect developers with competitive funding from 100+ lenders.
- Median price
- £131k
- Sales (12m)
- 505
- YoY change
- -6.4%
Consett, County Durham
Property finance
in Consett.
Consett - former steel town on the hills with growing residential demand and affordable values. With a median property price of £131,000 and 505 transactions in the last twelve months, Consett represents a steady market with prices down 6.4% year-on-year.
Detached homes command a median of £280,000 while flats average £75,000, reflecting the breadth of Consett's residential market. Terraced houses sit at £110,000, offering developers a range of scheme types from conversions to ground-up residential.
Whether you need development finance for a ground-up scheme, bridging finance to secure a site at auction, or mezzanine finance to stretch your capital stack, our brokers arrange the full range of property finance across Consett and the wider County Durham area. Each deal is structured around your specific project, with terms negotiated from our panel of over 100 lenders.
The capital stack
Seven funding routes for
every Consett scheme.
Senior debt, mezzanine, bridging, equity, refurbishment, commercial mortgages and exit finance — arranged for Consett developers on the deal, not the product sheet.
Development Finance
Senior debt funding for ground-up residential and commercial developments.
Mezzanine Finance
Stretch your capital stack beyond senior debt to reduce equity requirements.
Bridging Loans
Short-term finance for acquisitions, auction purchases and time-sensitive deals.
Equity & Joint Ventures
Equity partnerships and JV structures for developers seeking capital partners.
Refurbishment Finance
Funding for light and heavy refurbishment projects including conversions.
Commercial Mortgages
Long-term finance for commercial property acquisition and refinancing.
Development Exit Finance
Short-term funding to repay development finance while you sell completed units.
Live market data
Consett
market snapshot.
HM Land Registry sold-price data for Consett over the last twelve months, alongside the live local planning pipeline. Updated weekly.
- Median price
- £131,000
- Sales (12m)
- 505
- YoY change
- -6.4%
- Pipeline units
- 273
- Pipeline GDV
- £36.2M
Consett development appraisal
Model the numbers
for your scheme.
Pre-populated with Consett median prices and typical senior-debt pricing. Adjust the inputs to match your deal and we will hand the working assumptions through to the Deal Room.
Scheme Inputs
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Build cost pre-filled at £2,000/sqm (regional benchmark) for a 6-unit scheme. Assumes 10% professional fees, 10% contingency, 65% LTGDV senior debt, 18-month term. Full calculator →
Capital Structure
Land Registry data
Recent property sales
in Consett.
505 residential transactions in the last twelve months. Median sold price £131,000 (-6.4% YoY). 7 new-build transactions with a +82.3% premium over existing stock.
Detached
£280,000
Semi-Detached
£147,000
Terraced
£110,000
Flat
£75,000
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2026 | 28, SOUTH MAGDALENEDH8 6RH | Terraced | £140,000 | Freehold |
| 23 Jun 2026 | 241, DURHAM ROADDH8 5UQ | Terraced | £100,000 | Freehold |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 24, DURHAM ROADDH8 8RU | Semi-Detached | £245,000 | Freehold |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 12, BENFIELDSIDE ROADDH8 0SG | Terraced | £96,500 | Freehold |
| 18 Jun 2026 | 4, PALMERSTON STREETDH8 5RF | Terraced | £140,000 | Freehold |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 54, FOURTH STREET, WATLING STREET BUNGALOWSDH8 6HU | Terraced | £112,000 | Freehold |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 45, GENERATION PLACEDH8 5XT | Terraced | £130,000 | Freehold |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 81, ARKLESS GROVEDH8 8AB | Terraced | £115,000 | Freehold |
| 4 Jun 2026 | 7, DALE COURTDH8 5DJ | Semi-Detached | £150,000 | Freehold |
| 4 Jun 2026 | 8, TAYLOR STREETDH8 5RQ | Terraced | £100,000 | Freehold |
Planning pipeline
Planning activity
in Consett.
Current Applications
| Ref | Proposal | Units | Est. GDV | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM/26/01997/CPO | Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed external and internal alterations to an e… Grove Works Queen Street Barnard Castle DL12 8JQ | - | - | Pending | 31/07/2026 |
| DM/26/01903/OUT | Outline application for the erection of a detached dwelling with associated gara… Land North Of Wayside Low Lane Witton-le-wear DL14 0AJ | - | - | Pending | 21/07/2026 |
| DM/26/01876/CPO | Erection of a single storey rear extension to the existing dwellinghouse. The ex… New House Gordon Bank Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0AS | - | - | Pending | 20/07/2026 |
| DM/26/01763/CPO | DDA Ramp and Steps Durham University Science Site South Road Durham DH1 3LE | - | - | Pending | 08/07/2026 |
| DM/26/01781/PA56 | Prior Approval application for the erection of 1 no. agricultural storage buildi… Land To The South East Of Tweddle House Fillpoke Lane Blackhall Rocks TS27 4BT | - | - | Pending | 08/07/2026 |
Source: HM Land Registry price paid data, 12 months to August 2026 · Durham County Council planning register, retrieved August 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Where we fund
Consett,
County Durham.
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Ready when you are
Tell us the deal.
We’ll recommend the structure.
Submit your development finance enquiry in Consett and a partner will come back with an initial structure and indicative terms within one working day. No forms-for-forms’-sake — a short note on the scheme is enough.