Detached
£539,000
171% above the Wark average
17.6% of sales
What is the average house price in Wark? £199,000
The average house price in Wark is £199,000, based on 9 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 20.6% (£51,571) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −20.6%
- Sold in 12 months
- 9
- 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 Wark?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£160,250
19% below the Wark average
29.4% of sales
Terraced
£177,833
11% below the Wark average
41.2% of sales
Flats
£120,000
40% below the Wark average
11.8% of sales
Are house prices in Wark going up or down?
House prices in Wark are falling: down 20.6% (£51,571) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 7.3% (£13,563).
Past 12 months
−20.6%
−£51,571From £250,571 to £199,000
£280,642£199,000
Past 10 years
+7.3%
+£13,563From £185,437 to £199,000
£281,481£142,861
Quick answers for Wark
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£635,000
Highest average, reached in November 2023
How many homes sold?
9
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
41.2% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£150k - £200k
41.2% of sales
How many people live in Wark?
715
20 people per square mile · Very Low (Census 2021)
Population density is Very Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Wark?
343
9 households per square mile · Very Low (Census 2021)
Household density is Very Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Wark?
60 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 80% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 8.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.0% of the area · 1 public park. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Wark?
9 crimes
−40.0% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Wark rank?
140th most expensive area of Northumberland.
Compared with 164 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Wark?
The highest recorded sale prices in Wark, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Wark compare with nearby areas?
Wark compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Northumberland.
Wark vs Simonburn
- Wark
- £199,000
- Simonburn
- £340,000+£141,000
Open comparison
Wark vs Bellingham
- Wark
- £199,000
- Bellingham
- £234,281+£35,281
Open comparison
Wark vs Greystead
- Wark
- £199,000
- Greystead
- £615,000+£416,000
Open comparison
Wark vs Henshaw
- Wark
- £199,000
- Henshaw
- £381,071+£182,071
Open comparison
Wark vs Newbrough
- Wark
- £199,000
- Newbrough
- £392,785+£193,785
Open comparison
Wark vs Melkridge
- Wark
- £199,000
- Melkridge
- £170,000−£29,000
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
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. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:26 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Wark dataset covers 74 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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