Local authority · data to August 2026
House prices in Northumberland
Homes in Northumberland sold for an average £213,113, up 4.5% on a year ago. That is more than in 26% of UK councils. Over the last six months prices moved at +10.4% a year, faster than the +5.0% a year of the past two years.
- Average sale price
- £213,113
- Change in a year
- +4.5%
- +0.9% after inflation
- Pricier than
- 26%
- of UK councils
Northumberland: +24.6% in 5 years
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- Northumberland
- North East
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
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| Month | Northumberland | North East | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £232,730 (£215,464–£249,996) | £170,953 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £231,095 (£214,664–£247,526) | £170,510 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £229,461 (£213,890–£245,031) | £170,068 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £227,826 (£213,145–£242,506) | £169,625 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £226,191 (£212,436–£239,946) | £169,182 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £224,556 (£211,771–£237,341) | £168,739 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £222,922 (£211,161–£234,682) | £168,297 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £221,287 (£210,621–£231,953) | £167,854 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £219,652 (£210,175–£229,129) | £167,411 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £218,017 (£209,864–£226,170) | £166,968 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £216,383 (£209,771–£222,994) | £166,526 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £214,748 (£210,104–£219,391) | £166,083 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £213,113 | £165,640 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £212,042 | £166,689 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £211,430 | £164,851 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £206,315 | £164,023 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £205,912 | £162,482 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £201,679 | £161,405 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £202,807 | £163,237 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £202,683 | £159,778 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £205,706 | £161,468 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £204,537 | £162,975 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £205,802 | £160,446 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £205,018 | £159,290 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £203,973 | £160,535 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £198,107 | £159,160 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £189,585 | £158,700 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £193,095 | £154,763 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £194,378 | £148,461 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £200,261 | £163,542 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £195,885 | £157,310 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £194,275 | £154,863 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £193,949 | £158,022 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £195,519 | £155,962 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £197,360 | £155,424 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £196,320 | £156,297 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £193,194 | £153,371 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £191,392 | £151,703 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £187,145 | £151,871 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £184,159 | £149,642 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £180,879 | £146,629 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £186,988 | £147,221 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £187,605 | £148,690 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £191,434 | £147,973 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £187,335 | £151,215 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £188,847 | £150,866 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £189,876 | £150,966 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £191,791 | £151,607 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £191,709 | £154,429 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £186,884 | £150,021 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £185,215 | £149,448 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £182,399 | £146,913 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £184,895 | £147,442 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £183,674 | £144,993 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £187,723 | £147,783 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £188,353 | £150,814 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £191,333 | £152,252 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £191,806 | £153,022 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £192,539 | £153,663 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £191,558 | £152,937 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £187,251 | £151,747 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £181,278 | £151,552 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £177,465 | £147,826 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £177,739 | £145,424 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £175,337 | £144,411 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £176,396 | £143,435 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £172,282 | £140,762 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £171,594 | £140,576 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £165,482 | £140,230 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £171,278 | £138,405 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £170,632 | £136,801 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £171,044 | £146,908 | £245,371 |
Reports for Northumberland
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £215,464 and £249,996 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £232,730
- Chance of a rise
- 93%
At the average sale price, a home costs £213,113. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £983 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
- 16%
- Payment, one income
- 31%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. 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
- £696
- Owning per month
- £1,003
15.2% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 1,220
- Per 1,000 residents
- 3.7
Figures for United Kingdom: Northumberland 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 11 times since 1995. The deepest began in September 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −19.7%
- Recovery from the low
- 91 months
In 2025 the population grew by 3,434 while 1,330 homes were finished: 2.6 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 2.6
- Population change, 2025
- +3,434
6.4% of the 159,100 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 6.4%
- Empty homes
- 10,240
In 2025, 5% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 5%
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% |