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Cheapest places to buy a house in the North East

Every council area in the North East ranked by its typical house sale over the 12 months to August 2026, cheapest first.

typical house in County Durham, the cheapest place in the North East

Dearest place

£238,000

North Tyneside

Cheapest neighbourhood

£66,000

Ferryhill, County Durham

All 12 places, cheapest first

Typical house sale over the last 12 months, places with 50 or more houses sold. Open one for its streets, buildings and neighbourhoods.

1County DurhamDurham · 7,928 houses sold
£129,000
2Hartlepool1,517 houses sold
£130,000
3Sunderland3,310 houses sold
£142,000
4Middlesbrough1,727 houses sold
£145,000
5Darlington1,704 houses sold
£155,000
6Redcar and ClevelandRedcar · 1,866 houses sold
£156,000
7Stockton-On-Tees2,751 houses sold
£170,000
8Gateshead2,110 houses sold
£170,000
9South TynesideSouth Shields · 1,336 houses sold
£172,000
10NorthumberlandHexham · 4,551 houses sold
£205,000
11Newcastle upon Tyne2,642 houses sold
£215,000
12North TynesideWhitley Bay · 2,223 houses sold
£238,000

Cheapest neighbourhoods for a house

Council wards in the North East with 20 or more houses sold over the last 12 months.

NeighbourhoodAreaTypical house
FerryhillCounty Durham£66,000
GrangetownRedcar and Cleveland£75,000
NorthgateDarlington£80,000
North RoadDarlington£82,000
PeterleeCounty Durham£88,000
MurtonCounty Durham£95,000
StanleyCounty Durham£98,000
SouthwickSunderland£109,000
CroftNorthumberland£112,000
CrookCounty Durham£115,000

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