Compare house prices

How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in North East is £160,781 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 1.1%.

England

North East

£160,781

Average price, last 12 months

+1.1% in a year
OCT 2016£129kSEPT 2026£161k

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What can I buy with my budget in North East?

With £170,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in North East.

£170,000

North East

  • Flats

    £93,544

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £118,464

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £167,089

    In budget

  • Detached

    £302,872

    £133k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in North East?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in North East costs £804 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • North East

    £804

    a month

    Average price
    £160,781
    Deposit
    £16,078
    Mortgage
    £144,703
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £32,156

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £302,872

Semi-detached

  • £167,089

Terraced

  • £118,464

Flats

  • £93,544

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

North East

Mostly terraced houses

16%
33%
42%

How green is North East?

North East has 484 public parks among 3,200 green space sites. Green space covers 2.0% of the area: about 46 m² per resident, or 6.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • North East

    2.0%

    of the land is green space
    46 m² per resident, or 6.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    484 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is North East?

North East has about 3.1 residents for every football pitch of land, or 1,143 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

North East
3.1 people per football pitch of land · 1,143 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in North East?

Prices in North East were down on a year earlier in 21 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now up 1.1% on a year earlier.

North East21 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • North East

    England / North East

    £160,781

Change over 1 year

  • North East

    England / North East

    +£1,688

Change over ~10 years

  • North East

    England / North East

    +£31,824

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • North East

    England / North East

    14,509

Number of postcodes

  • North East

    England / North East

    41,429

Households (Census 2021)

  • North East

    England / North East

    514,206

Household density

  • North East

    England / North East

    515 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • North East

    England / North East

    1,140,057

Population density

  • North East

    England / North East

    1,143 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • North East

    England / North East

    46 m² per resident · more than 71% of areas

Green space share of area

  • North East

    England / North East

    2.0%

Public parks

  • North East

    England / North East

    484

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • North East

    England / North East

    91 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • North East

    England / North East

    −6.1%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • North East

    England / North East

    21 per 1,000

Background NO₂ (µg/m³)

  • North East

    England / North East

    8.1 µg/m³ · High

Background PM2.5 (µg/m³)

  • North East

    England / North East

    5.8 µg/m³ · Very Low

Listed buildings

  • North East

    England / North East

    3,905

Listed buildings per 1,000 homes

  • North East

    England / North East

    7.6 per 1,000 homes · fewer 66% of areas

Homes in a conservation area

  • North East

    England / North East

    4.3% · higher than 53% of areas

Peak month

  • North East

    England / North East

    MAR 2025 · £181,659

Most common price band

  • North East

    England / North East

    £50k – £100k · 25.0%

Detached average

  • North East

    England / North East

    £302,872

Semi-detached average

  • North East

    England / North East

    £167,089

Terraced average

  • North East

    England / North East

    £118,464

Flats average

  • North East

    England / North East

    £93,544

Detached share of sales

  • North East

    England / North East

    16.3%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • North East

    England / North East

    32.6%

Terraced share of sales

  • North East

    England / North East

    42.4%

Flats share of sales

  • North East

    England / North East

    8.6%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and conservation areas from Historic England, planning.data.gov.uk and Cadw; "No council data" means the council has not published its conservation area boundaries. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence.

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