UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/ne42
NE42Prudhoe, Northumberland, England
House prices in NE42, Prudhoe
Homes in NE42 sold for a median of £171,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 274 standard sales.
That is 19% below the £210,000 median for the Northumberland council area, which holds 99% of NE42's postcodes.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 72 | £297,500 | £260,000 to £348,000 |
| Semi-detached | 109 | £155,000 | £126,000 to £186,000 |
| Terraced | 78 | £141,500 | £113,000 to £185,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 15 | £91,000 | £86,000 to £105,000 |
NE42 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the NE postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of NE42's, it was £2,435 per m² from 1,138 linked sales.
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 40% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 29%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.3 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Compare an asking price
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Where prices are higher in NE42
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in NE42 5, around Prudhoe, with a median of £180,000, and lowest in NE42 6, around Prudhoe, at £167,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in NE42 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 29 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| NE42 5FX | £400,000 | 3 |
| NE42 6RG | £315,000 | 3 |
| NE42 6EL | £294,000 | 3 |
| NE42 5BJ | £282,500 | 6 |
| NE42 5FB | £270,000 | 3 |
| NE42 5FR | £270,000 | 5 |
| NE42 5LW | £242,000 | 3 |
| NE42 5EZ | £231,000 | 3 |
| NE42 5FE | £225,000 | 3 |
| NE42 6QE | £225,000 | 3 |
| NE42 6RH | £225,000 | 3 |
| NE42 5AY | £220,000 | 5 |
| NE42 5LR | £195,000 | 7 |
| NE42 6JZ | £190,000 | 3 |
| NE42 6PS | £158,000 | 3 |
| NE42 5LE | £157,500 | 4 |
| NE42 5ER | £147,000 | 3 |
| NE42 5AX | £143,000 | 4 |
| NE42 6NT | £132,500 | 4 |
| NE42 5PL | £131,000 | 4 |
| NE42 5DS | £115,000 | 3 |
| NE42 6HU | £110,000 | 3 |
| NE42 6QJ | £107,500 | 5 |
| NE42 6JA | £105,000 | 3 |
| NE42 6NF | £102,000 | 5 |
| NE42 5HE | £100,000 | 3 |
| NE42 6QF | £91,000 | 3 |
| NE42 5NY | £85,000 | 3 |
| NE42 5DR | £67,500 | 4 |
Prices over time
The median rose 5%, from £158,500 in 2016 to £167,000 in 2025, the smallest rise of the 103 districts in the North East.
Coal mining
All 368 live postcodes in NE42 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).
Postcode districts in the Northumberland council area
Median sale price of the 16 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. NE42 is the sixth cheapest. NE42 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- NE45 Corbridge£435,000
- NE47 Hexham£292,500
- NE46 Hexham£290,000
- NE66 Alnwick£285,000
- NE65 Morpeth£268,000
- NE61 Morpeth£250,000
- NE23 Cramlington£196,000
- TD15 Berwick-upon-Tweed£190,000
- NE22 Bedlington£180,000
- NE42 Prudhoe, this district£171,000
- NE49 Haltwhistle£160,000
- NE24 Blyth£153,000
- NE62 Choppington£150,000
- NE63 Ashington£148,000
- NE64 Newbiggin-by-the-Sea£137,000
All 16 districts in Northumberland, ranked
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of NE42, from the sales in NE42, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Prudhoe North & Wylam 61 sales£270,000
- Prudhoe West & Mickley 98 sales£155,000
- Prudhoe South 119 sales£150,000
Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Stocksfield & Bywell.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £26,276 for a terraced house on Piper Road to £285,000 for a detached house on Cockshott Dean.
The latest standard sales recorded in NE42. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 50 Cheviot ViewSold for £165,000
- 55 Piper RoadSold for £26,276
- 22 Cockshott DeanSold for £285,000
- 84 Castle RoadSold for £120,000
- 12 Farm Well PlaceSold for £275,000
- 11 John Wesley CourtSold for £135,000
- 7 Tyne View TerraceSold for £118,000
- 4 Cockshott DeanSold for £250,000
- 4 Cranleigh GroveSold for £140,000
- 10 North Wylam ViewSold for £265,100
Living in NE42
Crime
48 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
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
Across its postcodes, an average of 88% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
14% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 63 in 100 postcode districts.
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 £2,597 a year in Northumberland for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 87 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.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | |
| C | 139 | |
| D | 82 | |
| E | 18 | |
| F | 1 | |
| G | 1 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | ||
| 24 | ||
| 22 | ||
| 45 | ||
| 76 | ||
| 25 | ||
| 37 | ||
| 9 |
About these figures
The figures come from 274 standard sales in NE42, the latest on 25 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
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.