Detached
£300,627
88% above the North East average
16.3% of sales
What is the average house price in North East? £160,035
The average house price in North East is £160,035, based on 14,476 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are up 0.4% (£714) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +0.4%
- Sold in 12 months
- 14,476
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in North East?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£167,208
4% above the North East average
32.5% of sales
Terraced
£117,981
26% below the North East average
42.5% of sales
Flats
£92,653
42% below the North East average
8.7% of sales
Are house prices in North East going up or down?
House prices in North East are rising: up 0.4% (£714) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 24.1% (£31,046).
Past 12 months
+0.4%
+£714From £159,321 to £160,035
£160,035£156,975
Past 10 years
+24.1%
+£31,046From £128,989 to £160,035
£160,035£128,989
Quick answers for North East
8 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£181,637
Highest average, reached in March 2025
How many homes sold?
14,476
In the last 12 months-25.7% year on year
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
42.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£50k - £100k
41.0% of sales
How many people live in North East?
1,140,057
1,143 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in North East?
514,206
515 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in North East?
46 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 6.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
2.0% of the area · 484 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
How does North East rank?
67th most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in North East?
The highest recorded sale prices in North East, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in North East compare with nearby areas?
North East compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
North East vs Tees Valley
- North East
- £160,035
- Tees Valley
- £169,930+£9,895
Open comparison
North East vs North of Tyne
- North East
- £160,035
- North of Tyne
- £239,190+£79,155
Open comparison
North East vs Cumbria
- North East
- £160,035
- Cumbria
- £227,760+£67,725
Open comparison
North East vs North Yorkshire
- North East
- £160,035
- North Yorkshire
- £317,321+£157,286
Open comparison
North East vs York
- North East
- £160,035
- York
- £342,022+£181,987
Open comparison
North East vs Lancashire
- North East
- £160,035
- Lancashire
- £221,411+£61,376
Open comparison
Which areas of North East are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 1 areas of North East, most expensive first.
- 1
£153,450
Change over one year: +1.2%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 6 October 2026 at 22:41 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The North East dataset covers 41,429 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.