Northumberland
NE68 house prices in Northumberland
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Northumberland, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£274,500
Range £155,000–£502,025 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- +0.6%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 10 Sept 2021 and 14 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in NE68: the typical (median) sold price is £274,500, close to the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is up 0.6%, comparing 49 sales with 51, so a handful of homes can swing it. NE68 is a quiet market, with about 4 recorded sales a month. By property type, 40% were terraced homes (typically £225,000) and 28% were detached homes (typically £365,500).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,597 a year: Northumberland's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Northumberland, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on NE68: a quiet market, so take your time
NE68 is a thin market, at roughly 4 sales a month, so the median can look stronger than the market really is.
If you are selling, with detached homes at £365,500 and terraced homes at £225,000, the £155,000 to £502,025 spread is really several markets, so benchmark against near-identical homes, not the headline; sales are too rare here to hurry, so give the price a local agent’s sense-check; cash buyers typically offer around 70–85% of market value (a rough guide, not a quote), which only makes sense if certainty is worth that much to you.
Sell houseIf you are buying, on price, NE68 is close to the UK average, and edging up, so recent sold homes are a better guide than older ones.
Our checklist before an offer: what has been applied for nearby (431 applications on record within 500 m), flood risk over the long term and council tax (Band D is £2,597 a year), plus the title, which your conveyancer should review.
The sold prices leave a lot open; the free NE68 OfferCheck closes some of the gap with flood, crime, planning and council tax.
Get OfferCheckOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
At a glance
NE68 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£274,500
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
4.2
Across 250 sales
12-month change
+0.6%
+0.6% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,597
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in NE68
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in NE68 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £365,500, and terraced the lowest at £225,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 62 | £365,500 | £250,500–£565,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 17 | £313,000 | £161,400–£386,000 |
| Semi-detached | 56 | £248,500 | £175,000–£517,500 |
| Terraced | 89 | £225,000 | £150,000–£318,800 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 10 Sept 2021 and 14 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in NE68
The quarterly typical price rose 25.0%, from £300,000 in Q4 2024 (13 sales) to £375,000 in Q3 2026 (1 sale).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £300,000 | 13 |
| Q1 2025 | £233,000 | 17 |
| Q2 2025 | £350,000 | 7 |
| Q3 2025 | £299,000 | 16 |
| Q4 2025 | £283,000 | 22 |
| Q1 2026 | £240,000 | 13 |
| Q2 2026 | £310,000 | 5 |
| Q3 2026 | £375,000 | 1 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 10 Sept 2021 and 14 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of NE68 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most NE68 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £155,000 and £502,025, around a typical £274,500.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 10 Sept 2021 and 14 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in NE68
Terraced homes were 40% of recorded sales (89 of 224). 89% of sales were freehold and 11% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached28%
- Flat / maisonette8%
- Semi-detached25%
- Terraced40%
Tenure
- Freehold89%
- Leasehold11%
See the figures
222 freehold (89%) and 28 leasehold (11%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in NE68. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 10 Sept 2021 and 14 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
SEAFIELD APARTMENTS, SEAFIELD ROAD, SEAHOUSES
£335,000 (2024)£320,000 (2026)-4.5% over 2.1 yrs (-2.1%/yr)
2, CROWN STREET, SEAHOUSES
£205,500 (2024)£247,000 (2025)+20.2% over 1.8 yrs (+10.7%/yr)
10, HARCAR COURT, SEAHOUSES
£150,000 (2022)£160,000 (2025)+6.7% over 3 yrs (+2.2%/yr)
6, NORTH LANE, SEAHOUSES
£218,000 (2025)£180,000 (2025)-17.4% over 0.8 yrs (-22.5%/yr)
5, FARNE CRESCENT, SEAHOUSES
£311,000 (2022)£430,000 (2025)+38.3% over 3.2 yrs (+10.5%/yr)
4, HARCAR COURT, SEAHOUSES
£220,000 (2022)£260,000 (2025)+18.2% over 3.3 yrs (+5.2%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where NE68 sits in Northumberland
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in NE68
8, BRINDLES MANSE, SEAHOUSES
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£375,000
JUNIPER COTTAGE, 1, SOUTH STREET, SEAHOUSES
Terraced · Leasehold · 19 Jun 2026
£310,000
44, KINGS FIELD, SEAHOUSES
Terraced · Freehold · 18 Jun 2026
£342,500
13, SEAFIELD ROAD, SEAHOUSES
Detached · Freehold · 29 May 2026
£302,500
4, DUNSTAN VIEW, SEAHOUSES
Detached · Freehold · 2 Apr 2026
£267,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). NE68 includes the Bamburgh ward.
In plain English
What the Northumberland (NE68) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £365,500 against £225,000 for terraced homes: about 1.6 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £155,000 and £502,025, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is a quiet district: only about 4 recorded sales a month.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 10 September 2021 and 14 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on NE68
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in NE68
£2,597
Band D a year in Northumberland, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,731 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,020 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,308 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,597 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,174 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,751 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,328 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,194 |
These are Northumberland's charges for 2026-27, the authority NE68 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Northumberland · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near NE68
1
open school within 3 km, nearest Seahouses Primary School.
All schools
Seahouses Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · NE68 7YF
236 m
Good · 2017
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the NE68 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 1 open school within 3 km, 1 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near NE68
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around NE68
431
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 13 September 2026.
Recent applications
Northumberland/26/03193/FULUndecided
345 m
Proposed side two storey extension
Received 2026-09-09
Northumberland/26/02962/MISCPermitted
411 m
Installation of 1 x 6m light telegraph pole - Reference: SEZ_V9010
Received 2026-08-19 · decided 2026-09-04
Northumberland/26/02603/MISCPermitted
102 m
Installation of Subtended Headend Sidepod onto existing BT cabinet - Reference: Seahorse PCP 7
Received 2026-07-22 · decided 2026-08-14
Northumberland/26/02596/MISCPermitted
452 m
Installation of Subtended Headend Sidepod onto existing BT cabinet - Reference: Seahorse PCP 2
Received 2026-07-22 · decided 2026-08-14
Northumberland/26/02597/MISCPermitted
406 m
Installation of Subtended Headend Sidepod onto existing BT cabinet - Reference: Seahorses PCP 3
Received 2026-07-22 · decided 2026-08-14
Northumberland/26/02536/DEMGDOPermitted
438 m
Notification of Prior Approval of demolition of the existing Seahouses Tourist Information Centre
Received 2026-07-21 · decided 2026-08-13
Applications are matched within 500 m of the NE68 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for NE68 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 431 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 13 September 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for NE68
Decile 5 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled NE68 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 5 to decile 6, with a median of decile 5 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
NE68 7RB, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 5 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so NE68 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in NE68: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in NE68, band by band
Northumberland's council tax for 2026-27 set against the NE68 median sold price of £274,500 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearNorthumberland | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £274,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,731 | £144 | 0.63% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,020 | £168 | 0.74% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,308 | £192 | 0.84% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,597 | £216 | 0.95% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,174 | £265 | 1.16% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,751 | £313 | 1.37% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,328 | £361 | 1.58% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,194 | £433 | 1.89% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the NE68 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Northumberland, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in NE68 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 228 distinct addresses in the records we hold for NE68. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
8, BRINDLES MANSE, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7WJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£375,000
2026-08-14
JUNIPER COTTAGE, 1, SOUTH STREET, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7RB · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£310,000
2026-06-19
44, KINGS FIELD, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7PA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£342,500
2026-06-18
13, SEAFIELD ROAD, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7SL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£302,500
2026-05-29
4, DUNSTAN VIEW, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7SF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£267,000
2026-04-02
FARNE HAVEN, 25, ST AIDANS, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7SS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£565,000
2026-04-02
SEABIRDS, CHAPEL ROW, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7RL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£240,000
2026-03-27
41, KING STREET, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7XW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£310,000
2026-03-20
17, OSBORNE GARDENS, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7UF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£183,000
2026-03-19
14, SOUTH LANE, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7UN · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£487,000
2026-03-03
PUFFIN COTTAGE, 1, TAYLOR STREET, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7RU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£225,000
2026-03-02
SEAFIELD APARTMENTS, SEAFIELD ROAD, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7QP · Other · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£320,000
2026-02-27
12, KIPPY LAW, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7YH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£30,000
2026-02-02
77, KINGS FIELD, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7PA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£271,500
2026-01-30
6, OSBORNE GARDENS, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7UF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£200,000
2026-01-29
16, STAPLE COURT, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7YN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£240,000
2026-01-23
1, BRADY STREET, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7RX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£109,000
2026-01-16
182, MAIN STREET, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7UA · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£637,500
2026-01-05
180, MAIN STREET, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7UA · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£212,500
2026-01-05
43, JAMES STREET, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7YA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£190,000
2025-12-19
10, HARCAR COURT, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7YU · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£160,000
2025-12-12
2, CROWN STREET, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7XL · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£247,000
2025-12-12
EAST HOUSE, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7SX · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£575,000
2025-12-12
4, KINGS FIELD, SEAHOUSES
NE68 7PA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£335,000
2025-12-10
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
Questions, answered
The NE68 report: your questions
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Nearby
Postcode districts near NE68
The closest districts to NE68 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in NE69 (Bamburgh) 2.9 miles
- House prices in NE67 (Chathill) 3.2 miles
- House prices in NE70 (Belford) 6.2 miles
- House prices in NE66 (Alnwick) 11 miles
- House prices in NE71 (Wooler) 15 miles
- House prices in TD15 (Berwick-upon-Tweed) 18 miles
- House prices in NE65 (Morpeth) 19 miles
- House prices in TD12 (Cornhill-on-Tweed) 23 miles
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Data sources
Every NE68 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.