UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/gateshead
Council areaNorth East, England
House prices in Gateshead
Homes in Gateshead sold for a median of £165,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,732 standard sales.
That makes it the fifth cheapest of the 12 council areas in the North East with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £175,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 725 | £305,000 | £250,000 to £365,000 | £2,584/m²from 29 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,708 | £180,000 | £144,000 to £230,000 | £2,162/m²from 64 sales |
| Terraced | 1,611 | £145,000 | £115,000 to £190,000 | £1,786/m²from 57 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 688 | £100,000 | £77,000 to £130,000 | £1,620/m²from 21 sales |
Semi-detached houses and terraced houses sold in similar numbers in Gateshead, at 36% and 34% of sales.
Prices over time
The median rose 28%, from £129,500 in 2016 to £166,000 in 2025, close to the 30% rise across the North East as a whole.
Postcode districts in Gateshead
The dearest district was NE39 (Rowlands Gill), at £200,000, and the cheapest was NE17 (Newcastle upon Tyne), at £130,500.
The next dearest were NE16 (Newcastle upon Tyne) and NE40 (Ryton), and the next cheapest NE8 (Gateshead) and NE10 (Gateshead).
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Post towns in Gateshead, by number of sales: Gateshead (NE8, NE9, NE10, NE11), Newcastle upon Tyne (NE16, NE17), Ryton (NE40), Blaydon-on-Tyne (NE21), Rowlands Gill (NE39).
- NE39Rowlands Gill, 243 salesMedian price £200,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +9%
- NE16Newcastle upon Tyne, 707 salesMedian price £192,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −4%
- NE40Ryton, 551 salesMedian price £190,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −7%
- NE9Gateshead, 812 salesMedian price £183,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +9%
- NE11Gateshead, 400 salesMedian price £161,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- NE21Blaydon-on-Tyne, 476 salesMedian price £160,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- NE10Gateshead, 674 salesMedian price £146,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- NE8Gateshead, 641 salesMedian price £143,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- NE17Newcastle upon Tyne, 154 salesMedian price £130,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in NE39 (Rowlands Gill) and NE9 (Gateshead), up 9%, and fell most in NE40 (Ryton), down 7%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- South Pastures, Gateshead (NE10)55 sales
- Argus Gardens, Ryton (NE40)48 sales
- Worsdell Drive, Gateshead (NE8)34 sales
- Dryden Road, Gateshead (NE9)34 sales
- George Close, Chopwell (NE17)27 sales
- Durham Road, Gateshead (NE9)26 sales
- North Side, Gateshead (NE8)22 sales
- Grayling Way, Ryton (NE40)20 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Shamrock Lane, Sunniside (NE16, detached houses, £525,000), Ord Drive, Burnopfield (NE16, detached houses, £413,000) and Nightingale Wynd, Gateshead (NE9, £335,000).
The cheapest were Sanderson Villas, Gateshead (NE8, flats, £95,000), Dryden Road, Gateshead (NE9, £95,000) and Redgrave Close, Gateshead (NE8, flats, £96,000).
Living in Gateshead
Crime
79 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
93% of homes can get it
Higher than 61 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
39% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,716 a year in Gateshead for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 98 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the North East
Median sale price of the 12 council areas in the North East with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first.
- North Tyneside£215,000
- Northumberland£210,000
- Newcastle upon Tyne£207,500
- Stockton-on-Tees£180,000
- Darlington£175,000
- Redcar and Cleveland£167,500
- South Tyneside£167,500
- Gateshead, this council area£165,000
- Middlesbrough£158,000
- Sunderland£157,000
- Hartlepool£156,000
- County Durham£145,000
About these figures
Gateshead's figures come from 4,732 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages). New builds made up 5% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.