Local authority · data to August 2026
House prices in Middlesbrough
Homes in Middlesbrough sold for an average £142,868, up 3.7% on a year ago. That is more than in 3% of UK councils. Over the last six months prices moved at +9.0% a year, faster than the +4.5% a year of the past two years.
- Average sale price
- £142,868
- Change in a year
- +3.7%
- +0.2% after inflation
- Pricier than
- 3%
- of UK councils
Middlesbrough: +19.7% in 5 years
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- Middlesbrough
- North East
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
Show the numbers
| Month | Middlesbrough | North East | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £153,907 (£145,314–£162,500) | £170,953 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £152,987 (£144,850–£161,124) | £170,510 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £152,067 (£144,395–£159,738) | £170,068 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £151,147 (£143,953–£158,341) | £169,625 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £150,227 (£143,524–£156,931) | £169,182 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £149,307 (£143,112–£155,502) | £168,739 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £148,387 (£142,722–£154,052) | £168,297 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £147,467 (£142,361–£152,574) | £167,854 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £146,548 (£142,040–£151,056) | £167,411 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £145,628 (£141,775–£149,480) | £166,968 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £144,708 (£141,605–£147,810) | £166,526 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £143,788 (£141,625–£145,951) | £166,083 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £142,868 | £165,640 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £140,948 | £166,689 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £137,777 | £164,851 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £136,395 | £164,023 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £136,861 | £162,482 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £138,299 | £161,405 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £136,858 | £163,237 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £136,599 | £159,778 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £135,978 | £161,468 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £137,253 | £162,975 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £136,619 | £160,446 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £137,438 | £159,290 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £137,759 | £160,535 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £135,831 | £159,160 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £135,024 | £158,700 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £136,215 | £154,763 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £138,401 | £148,461 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £136,689 | £163,542 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £134,913 | £157,310 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £135,833 | £154,863 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £135,828 | £158,022 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £136,419 | £155,962 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £133,223 | £155,424 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £132,525 | £156,297 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £130,782 | £153,371 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £129,602 | £151,703 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £129,632 | £151,871 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £128,092 | £149,642 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £127,642 | £146,629 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £124,531 | £147,221 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £125,493 | £148,690 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £127,766 | £147,973 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £131,492 | £151,215 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £131,528 | £150,866 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £130,916 | £150,966 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £127,454 | £151,607 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £127,706 | £154,429 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £125,929 | £150,021 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £126,759 | £149,448 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £123,858 | £146,913 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £125,531 | £147,442 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £128,005 | £144,993 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £131,855 | £147,783 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £133,383 | £150,814 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £132,067 | £152,252 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £132,998 | £153,022 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £132,467 | £153,663 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £133,369 | £152,937 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £130,340 | £151,747 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £129,215 | £151,552 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £126,331 | £147,826 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £123,271 | £145,424 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £121,586 | £144,411 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £121,821 | £143,435 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £122,222 | £140,762 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £121,003 | £140,576 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £118,689 | £140,230 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £119,570 | £138,405 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £119,439 | £136,801 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £119,332 | £146,908 | £245,371 |
Reports for Middlesbrough
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £145,314 and £162,500 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £153,907
- Chance of a rise
- 95%
At the average sale price, a home costs £142,868. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £659 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
- 11%
- Payment, one income
- 22%
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
- £699
- Owning per month
- £673
47.3% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 240
- Per 1,000 residents
- 1.6
Figures for United Kingdom: Middlesbrough 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 7 times since 1995. The deepest began in January 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −23.1%
- Recovery from the low
- 107 months
In 2025 the population fell by 1,899 while 570 homes were finished.
- Homes finished, 2025
- 570
- Population change, 2025
- −1,899
5.8% of the 64,033 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 5.8%
- Empty homes
- 3,735
In 2025, 6% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 6%
Other 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% |