Gateshead
NE8 house prices in Gateshead
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Gateshead, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£130,500
Range £73,975–£240,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Jan 2026 and 14 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in NE8: the typical (median) sold price is £130,500, well below the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). NE8 is an active market, with about 36 recorded sales a month. By property type, 52% were flats (typically £100,000) and 34% were terraced homes (typically £180,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,716 a year: Gateshead's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Gateshead, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on NE8: steady sales, so price from the evidence
250 sales since January 2026 make NE8 a steady market, a pace that gives buyers and sellers something to compare, without a year-on-year figure we would stand behind.
If you are thinking of selling, a spread from £73,975 to £240,000 makes £130,500 a poor guide to any one home, so price from sold homes that match yours in type and size; buyers can compare homes at this pace but are not spoilt for choice.
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, on price, NE8 is well below the UK average, so ask what is behind the lower prices before you assume a bargain.
Before an offer goes in on any NE8 home, look at what has been applied for nearby (960 applications on record within 500 m), the tenure (leasehold is common here) and flood risk over the long term, and leave the title to your conveyancer.
The sold prices leave a lot open; the free NE8 OfferCheck closes some of the gap with flood, crime, planning and council tax.
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At a glance
NE8 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£130,500
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
35.6
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,716
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in NE8
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in NE8 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £215,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £100,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 4 | £215,000 | £187,200–£303,000 |
| Terraced | 76 | £180,000 | £78,750–£250,000 |
| Semi-detached | 29 | £165,000 | £123,600–£231,600 |
| Flat / maisonette | 116 | £100,000 | £71,352–£160,500 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Jan 2026 and 14 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in NE8
The quarterly typical price fell 8.0%, from £125,000 in Q1 2026 (122 sales) to £115,000 in Q3 2026 (35 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | £125,000 | 122 |
| Q2 2026 | £142,000 | 93 |
| Q3 2026 | £115,000 | 35 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Jan 2026 and 14 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of NE8 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most NE8 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £73,975 and £240,000, around a typical £130,500.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Jan 2026 and 14 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in NE8
Flat / maisonette homes were 52% of recorded sales (116 of 225). 42% of sales were freehold and 58% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached2%
- Terraced34%
- Semi-detached13%
- Flat / maisonette52%
Tenure
- Freehold42%
- Leasehold58%
See the figures
106 freehold (42%) and 144 leasehold (58%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in NE8. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Jan 2026 and 14 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where NE8 sits in Gateshead
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in NE8
31, CHRISTMAS PLACE, GATESHEAD
Terraced · Leasehold · 14 Aug 2026
£246,500
116, DERWENTWATER ROAD, GATESHEAD
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£185,000
BALTIC QUAY, MILL ROAD, GATESHEAD
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 7 Aug 2026
£155,000
67, OVETT GARDENS, GATESHEAD
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 7 Aug 2026
£97,500
WILLBROOK HOUSE, WORSDELL DRIVE, GATESHEAD
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 Aug 2026
£95,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). NE8 includes the Bridges ward.
In plain English
What the Gateshead (NE8) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: terraced homes sold for a typical £180,000 against £100,000 for flats: about 1.8 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £73,975 and £240,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- 58% of these sales were leasehold: a genuine mix of houses and flats, so check the tenure of the home you are looking at.
- This is an active district: about 36 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 12 January 2026 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 NE8
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 NE8
£2,716
Band D a year in Gateshead, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,811 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,112 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,414 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,716 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,319 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,923 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,526 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,432 |
These are Gateshead's charges for 2026-27, the authority NE8 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 Gateshead · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near NE8
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Haskel School.
All schools
Haskel School
Special schools · NE8 4DR
56 m
Not graded
Keser Girls School
Independent schools · NE8 1NR
177 m
Not graded
Keser Torah Boys' School
Independent schools · NE8 4EA
205 m
Not graded
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School
Independent schools · NE8 1HG
207 m
Not graded
Gateshead Jewish Nursery School
Independent schools · NE8 1RB
243 m
Not graded
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
Primary · Academies · NE8 1LR
262 m
Good · 2013
Caedmon Community Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · NE8 4LH
292 m
Good · 2023
Brighton Avenue Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · NE8 1XS
534 m
Outstanding · 2014
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 NE8 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 3 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near NE8
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 NE8
960
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
Gateshead/DC/26/00504/FULUndecided
492 m
Change of use of the property from three self-contained flats (Use Class C3) to a 9-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis) accommodating up to 9 occupants. Removal of the existing external rear staircase and internal works
Received 2026-06-22
Gateshead/DC/26/00486/HHAUndecided
231 m
Single storey rear extesnoin
Received 2026-06-17
Gateshead/DC/26/00447/HHAUndecided
318 m
Retrospective planning permission for the retention of an existing front hardstanding/driveway and the installation of a sustainable surface water drainage system.
Received 2026-06-09
Gateshead/DC/26/00418/HHAUndecided
264 m
Proposed first floor rear/side extension and relocation of succah roof and rear access door and steps.
Received 2026-05-28
Gateshead/DC/26/00404/LBCPermitted
210 m
Installation and relocation of existing boiler to a new internal position, including associated internal pipework alterations and repositioning of the external flue outlet on the existing elevation of the listed building.
Received 2026-05-21 · decided 2026-07-16
Gateshead/DC/26/00367/CPLPermitted
307 m
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR PROPOSED USE: Change of use of 2no. properties from Use Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to 2no. Use Class C4 (HMO's). GF flat to create 4no. en-suite bedrooms sharing kitchen. FF flat to create 5no. en-suite bedrooms sharing kitchen. Demolition of 3no. chimney stacks, internal alterations and new white UPVC windows with alterations to existing drainage
Received 2026-05-07 · decided 2026-07-02
Applications are matched within 500 m of the NE8 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 NE8 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 960 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for NE8
Decile 2 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 NE8 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 1 to decile 5, with a median of decile 2 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
NE8 2HA, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 2 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 NE8 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in NE8: 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 NE8, band by band
Gateshead's council tax for 2026-27 set against the NE8 median sold price of £130,500 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearGateshead | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £130,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,811 | £151 | 1.39% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,112 | £176 | 1.62% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,414 | £201 | 1.85% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,716 | £226 | 2.08% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,319 | £277 | 2.54% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,923 | £327 | 3.01% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,526 | £377 | 3.47% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,432 | £453 | 4.16% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the NE8 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, Gateshead, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in NE8 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 230 distinct addresses in the records we hold for NE8. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
31, CHRISTMAS PLACE, GATESHEAD
NE8 2BS · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£246,500
2026-08-14
116, DERWENTWATER ROAD, GATESHEAD
NE8 2HA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£185,000
2026-08-14
BALTIC QUAY, MILL ROAD, GATESHEAD
NE8 3QW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£155,000
2026-08-07
67, OVETT GARDENS, GATESHEAD
NE8 3JH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£97,500
2026-08-07
WILLBROOK HOUSE, WORSDELL DRIVE, GATESHEAD
NE8 2AZ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£95,000
2026-08-04
12, ROPERY ROAD, GATESHEAD
NE8 2HP · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£187,000
2026-08-03
17, MELBOURNE COURT, GATESHEAD
NE8 2ED · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£80,000
2026-07-31
9, CURZON STREET, GATESHEAD
NE8 1YD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£129,500
2026-07-29
6, CAMBRIDGE TERRACE, GATESHEAD
NE8 1RP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£367,000
2026-07-27
6, WATSON STREET, GATESHEAD
NE8 2PQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£165,000
2026-07-24
87, CURZON PLACE, GATESHEAD
NE8 2ES · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£102,000
2026-07-24
83, DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD
NE8 4AP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£210,000
2026-07-24
311, BRIGHTON ROAD, GATESHEAD
NE8 4SA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£135,000
2026-07-24
THE GRAINGER, NORTH WEST SIDE, GATESHEAD
NE8 2BG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£130,000
2026-07-23
35, HYDE PARK STREET, GATESHEAD
NE8 4QB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£89,950
2026-07-23
113, REGENT COURT, GATESHEAD
NE8 1HA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£47,000
2026-07-22
71, HYDE PARK STREET, GATESHEAD
NE8 4QD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£73,000
2026-07-21
31, CURZON PLACE, GATESHEAD
NE8 2ER · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£148,000
2026-07-20
APRIL COURTYARD, SHROVE PASS, GATESHEAD
NE8 2GD · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£158,000
2026-07-20
BRAMWELL COURT, DERWENTWATER ROAD, GATESHEAD
NE8 2SB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£85,000
2026-07-20
47, WINDSOR AVENUE, GATESHEAD
NE8 4NU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£86,500
2026-07-20
49, WINDSOR AVENUE, GATESHEAD
NE8 4NU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£86,500
2026-07-20
19, RODSLEY AVENUE, GATESHEAD
NE8 4JY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£135,100
2026-07-20
BALTIC QUAY, MILL ROAD, GATESHEAD
NE8 3QY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£115,000
2026-07-17
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.
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Postcode districts near NE8
The closest districts to NE8 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in NE1 (Newcastle) 1.2 miles
- House prices in NE11 (Gateshead) 1.6 miles
- House prices in NE9 (Gateshead) 1.8 miles
- House prices in NE4 (Newcastle) 2 miles
- House prices in NE10 (Gateshead) 2.1 miles
- House prices in NE2 (Jesmond) 2.2 miles
- House prices in NE6 (Byker) 2.2 miles
- House prices in NE7 (Newcastle upon Tyne) 3.3 miles
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Data sources
Every NE8 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.