# House sales a month: most and fewest places in North East (June 2026)

County Durham had the highest house sales per month of North East’s 12 councils in June 2026, at 456.

Hartlepool had the lowest, at 69. The middle council, Sunderland, had 182.

| Rank | Area | House sales per month | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | 456 | HM Land Registry revises sales volumes for the latest 12 months as more sales are registered, so this figure may change. |
| 2 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | 300 | HM Land Registry revises sales volumes for the latest 12 months as more sales are registered, so this figure may change. |
| 3 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | 202 | HM Land Registry revises sales volumes for the latest 12 months as more sales are registered, so this figure may change. |
| 4 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | 194 | HM Land Registry revises sales volumes for the latest 12 months as more sales are registered, so this figure may change. |
| 5 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | 193 | HM Land Registry revises sales volumes for the latest 12 months as more sales are registered, so this figure may change. |
| 6 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | 182 | HM Land Registry revises sales volumes for the latest 12 months as more sales are registered, so this figure may change. |
| 7 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | 159 | HM Land Registry revises sales volumes for the latest 12 months as more sales are registered, so this figure may change. |
| 8 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | 101 | HM Land Registry revises sales volumes for the latest 12 months as more sales are registered, so this figure may change. |
| 9 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | 99 | HM Land Registry revises sales volumes for the latest 12 months as more sales are registered, so this figure may change. |
| =10 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | 84 | HM Land Registry revises sales volumes for the latest 12 months as more sales are registered, so this figure may change. |
| =10 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | 84 | HM Land Registry revises sales volumes for the latest 12 months as more sales are registered, so this figure may change. |
| 12 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | 69 | HM Land Registry revises sales volumes for the latest 12 months as more sales are registered, so this figure may change. |

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

## Other rankings of this measure

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

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

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