North Tyneside: the market in figures
North Tyneside lands in the lower middle of the national table and near the top of its own region. Placed 102nd out of 135 covered areas, it still holds 3rd place among the 6 covered areas of the North East. The August 2026 average is £205,554. The North East as a whole stands at £165,640, so North Tyneside sits 24.1% above its region, while the UK average of £273,037 is out of reach by 24.7%. The two ends of the national table are Kensington and Chelsea at the top and City of Aberdeen at the bottom.
Reading the decade, the climb is steady with one pause. The figure was £143,413 in 2016, and the latest reading is the highest of the series, a gain of £62,141 or 43.3%. Annual moves stayed at 2.4% or less through 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Then 2021 brought 8.5% and 2022 a further 11.9%. The only retreat was 2.1% in 2024, and the two years since have returned 5.3% and 3.7%.
Type sets the range. Detached houses average £379,016, while a flat averages £120,567, leaving £258,449 between them, or 214.4%. Semi-detached homes average £234,089, and a terraced home £203,622. A first home cost £179,127 on average, a discount of 12.9% on the all-buyer figure. The latest sales window, ending May 2026, holds 2,941 sales.
The tax picture is light. A first-time buyer at the average price owes £0 of Stamp Duty Land Tax. Someone moving home would owe £1,611, with 0.8% of the price going to tax, whereas an additional property brings a bill of £11,889. HM Land Registry adds a £150 fee.
A few details sit behind the headline. The semi-detached average of £234,089 is above the all-type average, while terraced homes at £203,622 sit just under it. North Tyneside also grew 3.7% in the latest year, a little ahead of the 3.2% recorded for the North East.
Next door, Newcastle upon Tyne, 9 km between centres, averages £211,255. That is 2.8% above North Tyneside, with a 5.8% rise in the latest year. South Tyneside averages £160,518 and Gateshead £156,036, which are 21.9% and 24.1% lower. Northumberland, at £213,113, stands 3.7% higher, and County Durham, at £140,788, 31.5% lower.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in North Tyneside
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (3 of 5 trades filled in North Tyneside). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Your Move Estate Agents Wallsend | 4.8 | 366 | 71 | Selected | View |
| Mortgage adviser | Lucky Mortgages | 5 | 46 | 58 | Partial | View |
| Conveyancer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Surveyor | D L Mole Chartered Surveyors | 5 | 11 | 67 | Partial | View |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in North Tyneside?
The average price of a home in North Tyneside was £205,554 in August 2026, +3.7% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in North Tyneside?
The average price in North Tyneside went from £143,413 in August 2016 to £205,554 in August 2026, a change of +43.3%; +3.7% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in North Tyneside?
On £205,554, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £1,611 for a home mover, £0 for a first-time buyer and £11,889 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in North Tyneside?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in North Tyneside in August 2016 (£143,413) and sold at the August 2026 average (£205,554), the gain of £62,141 costs a higher rate taxpayer £14,194, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is North Tyneside expensive?
North Tyneside ranks 102nd of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | North East |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £379,016 | £289,630 |
| Semi-detached | £234,089 | £173,327 |
| Terraced | £203,622 | £140,358 |
| Flat or maisonette | £120,567 | £103,648 |
| All types | £205,554 | £165,640 |
| First-time buyers | £179,127 | £145,026 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £143,413 | — |
| 2017 | £145,685 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | £149,250 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | £151,082 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | £154,602 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | £167,782 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | £187,787 | +11.9% |
| 2023 | £192,493 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | £188,379 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | £198,289 | +5.3% |
| 2026 | £205,554 | +3.7% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).