Region · data to August 2026
House prices in North East
Homes in North East sold for an average £165,640, up 3.2% on a year ago. Over the last six months prices moved at +3.0% a year, about the same as the +3.9% a year of the past two years.
- Average sale price
- £165,640
- Change in a year
- +3.2%
- −0.3% after inflation
North East: +12.8% in 5 years
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- North East
- England
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
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| Month | North East | England | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £170,953 (£151,489–£190,418) | £298,140 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £170,510 (£151,928–£189,093) | £297,755 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £170,068 (£152,401–£187,734) | £297,371 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £169,625 (£152,913–£186,337) | £296,986 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £169,182 (£153,472–£184,892) | £296,602 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £168,739 (£154,087–£183,392) | £296,217 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £168,297 (£154,771–£181,822) | £295,832 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £167,854 (£155,543–£180,164) | £295,448 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £167,411 (£156,433–£178,389) | £295,063 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £166,968 (£157,489–£176,447) | £294,679 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £166,526 (£158,809–£174,242) | £294,294 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £166,083 (£160,643–£171,522) | £293,910 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £165,640 | £293,525 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £166,689 | £292,882 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £164,851 | £291,674 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £164,023 | £292,907 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £162,482 | £292,164 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £161,405 | £290,133 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £163,237 | £291,263 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £159,778 | £290,474 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £161,468 | £289,280 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £162,975 | £291,892 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £160,446 | £290,975 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £159,290 | £290,689 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £160,535 | £292,319 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £159,160 | £290,212 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £158,700 | £288,115 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £154,763 | £285,526 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £148,461 | £280,500 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £163,542 | £291,748 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £157,310 | £287,794 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £154,863 | £287,264 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £158,022 | £287,035 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £155,962 | £286,814 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £155,424 | £287,595 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £156,297 | £287,576 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £153,371 | £287,343 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £151,703 | £284,105 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £151,871 | £281,611 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £149,642 | £280,824 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £146,629 | £277,945 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £147,221 | £276,971 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £148,690 | £276,935 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £147,973 | £278,060 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £151,215 | £278,664 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £150,866 | £281,026 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £150,966 | £283,147 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £151,607 | £284,428 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £154,429 | £285,690 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £150,021 | £284,246 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £149,448 | £281,585 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £146,913 | £279,846 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £147,442 | £280,054 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £144,993 | £279,592 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £147,783 | £283,907 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £150,814 | £285,817 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £152,252 | £288,198 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £153,022 | £290,003 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £153,663 | £289,993 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £152,937 | £290,185 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £151,747 | £289,294 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £151,552 | £286,526 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £147,826 | £281,116 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £145,424 | £278,084 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £144,411 | £274,812 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £143,435 | £272,225 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £140,762 | £271,265 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £140,576 | £270,231 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £140,230 | £267,793 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £138,405 | £265,662 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £136,801 | £259,748 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £146,908 | £268,041 | £245,371 |
Reports for North East
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £151,489 and £190,418 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £170,953
- Chance of a rise
- 64%
At the average sale price, a home costs £165,640. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £764 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 13%
- Payment, one income
- 26%
Owning and renting the average home cost about the same each month. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £790
- Owning per month
- £780
12.8% more homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 9,360
- Per 1,000 residents
- 3.4
Figures for United Kingdom: North East has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 13 times since 1992. The deepest began in July 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −19.7%
- Recovery from the low
- 95 months
In 2025 the population grew by 14,188 while 7,880 homes were finished: 1.8 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.8
- Population change, 2025
- +14,188
5.4% of the 1,247,894 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 5.4%
- Empty homes
- 67,590
In 2025, 3% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 3%
Councils in North East
Average price
- £400,000 and over
- £300,000 to £400,000
- £250,000 to £300,000
- £200,000 to £250,000
- £150,000 to £200,000
- Under £150,000
- No published price
| Local authority | Average price | In a year |
|---|---|---|
| Northumberland | £213,113 | +4.5% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | £211,255 | +5.8% |
| North Tyneside | £205,554 | +3.7% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | £172,698 | +3.1% |
| South Tyneside | £160,518 | +2.5% |
| Darlington | £159,770 | +1.9% |
| Gateshead | £156,036 | +4.4% |
| Sunderland | £147,763 | +4.6% |
| Redcar and Cleveland | £146,259 | −3.0% |
| Middlesbrough | £142,868 | +3.7% |
| County Durham | £140,788 | +4.9% |
| Hartlepool | £136,625 | +4.7% |