UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/hartlepool
Council areaNorth East, England
House prices in Hartlepool
Homes in Hartlepool sold for a median of £156,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,504 standard sales.
That makes it the second 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 | 782 | £277,000 | £225,000 to £345,000 | £2,367/m²from 44 sales |
| Semi-detached | 814 | £155,000 | £130,000 to £180,000 | £1,908/m²from 33 sales |
| Terraced | 810 | £95,000 | £70,000 to £125,000 | £1,179/m²from 30 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 98 | £84,500 | £61,000 to £103,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses and terraced houses sold in similar numbers in Hartlepool, at 33% and 32% of sales. New builds made up 12% of sales, against 6% across England and Wales.
Terraced houses stand out against the North East as a whole: a median of £95,000 here, 27% less than the £130,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £1,957 per m², 10% below the £2,184 across the North East as a whole.
Almost every sale here was freehold: only 5% were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales.
Prices over time
The median rose 33%, from £120,000 in 2016 to £160,000 in 2025, more than the 30% rise across the North East as a whole.
Postcode districts in Hartlepool
The dearest district was TS26 (Hartlepool), at £177,000, and the cheapest was TS24 (Hartlepool), at £110,000.
- TS26Hartlepool, 841 salesMedian price £177,000Price per square metre £1,855Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- TS25Hartlepool, 891 salesMedian price £145,000Price per square metre £1,954Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +9%
- TS24Hartlepool, 397 salesMedian price £110,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 −7%
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.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Littlebeck Way, Hartlepool (TS25)32 sales
- Stockton Road, Hartlepool (TS25)22 sales
- Park Road, Hartlepool (TS26)20 sales
- Catcote Road, Hartlepool (TS25)18 sales
- Faceby Close, Hartlepool (TS25)18 sales
- Jade Close, Hartlepool (TS24)17 sales
- Owton Manor Lane, Hartlepool (TS25)17 sales
- Ashford Close, Hartlepool (TS26)17 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Pitsford Road, Hartlepool (TS26, detached houses, £327,500), Ashford Close, Hartlepool (TS26, detached houses, £319,500) and Laycock Way, Hartlepool (TS26, detached houses, £308,500).
The cheapest were Derwent Street, Hartlepool (TS26, terraced houses, £50,000), Sheriff Street, Hartlepool (TS26, terraced houses, £56,000) and Cornwall Street, Hartlepool (TS25, terraced houses, £57,000).
Living in Hartlepool
Crime
149 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 98 in 100 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
98% of homes can get it
Higher than 95 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
43% 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 £2,560 a year in Hartlepool for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 82 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£165,000
- Middlesbrough£158,000
- Sunderland£157,000
- Hartlepool, this council area£156,000
- County Durham£145,000
About these figures
Hartlepool's figures come from 2,504 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 3 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Hartlepool, so their sales add up to 2,129 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 12% 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.