# Cheapest and most expensive places in North East to buy a house (August 2026)

Northumberland was the most expensive of North East’s 12 councils in August 2026 (average house price £213,113).

Hartlepool was the cheapest (£136,625). The middle council, Darlington, had £159,770.

| Rank | Area | Average house price |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | £213,113 |
| 2 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | £211,255 |
| 3 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | £205,554 |
| 4 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | £172,698 |
| 5 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | £160,518 |
| 6 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | £159,770 |
| 7 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | £156,036 |
| 8 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | £147,763 |
| 9 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | £146,259 |
| 10 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | £142,868 |
| 11 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | £140,788 |
| 12 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | £136,625 |

Source: UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry and partners. Period: August 2026. Period: August 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/wales)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices)

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/north-east