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The most expensive towns in North East

The priciest towns and cities in North East, ranked by median sold price over the last three years, from HM Land Registry data.

Corbridge tops the table with a £398,750 median. Yarm and Stocksfield follow at £290,000 and £280,000, and the No. 30 entry, Wallsend, sits at £148,625 — a 2.7× spread from top to bottom. Every town or city here links to its full guide — the trend, prices by type and how it compares to England.

#Town or cityMedian · 5-yr
1Corbridge£398,750+15.2%2Yarm£290,000-7%3Stocksfield£280,000+5.8%4Alnwick£272,500+4.5%5Whitley Bay£270,000+18.7%6Hexham£260,000+16.6%7Barnard Castle£245,000+3.5%8Morpeth£237,500+9.2%9Wooler£214,950-0.3%10East Boldon£211,250+2.9%11North Shields£195,000+14.3%12Newcastle upon Tyne£194,500+2.4%13Rowlands Gill£190,000-2.5%14Ryton£186,500-1.5%15Berwick-upon-Tweed£186,000+24.7%16Guisborough£182,500+5.7%17Cramlington£180,000+2.3%18Prudhoe£171,500-3.1%19Stockton-on-Tees£160,000+9.8%20Hebburn£160,000+5.2%21Billingham£160,000-2.4%22Saltburn-By-The-Sea£159,950+18.6%23Chester Le Street£159,000+4.2%24Redcar£158,000+18.8%25Bedlington£155,000+20.9%26Haltwhistle£155,000+29.1%27Durham£154,000-0.6%28Blaydon-on-Tyne£153,000+16.3%29Darlington£152,500+2.2%30Wallsend£148,625+14.4%

Median sold price over the last three years from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; 5-year change is on a mix-robust median index. Only towns and cities with a meaningful number of recent sales are ranked.

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Most expensive towns in North East — FAQs

What is the most expensive town or city in North East?

Corbridge, with a £398,750 median (HM Land Registry sold-price data, among North East towns and cities with at least 150 recent sales).

Which are the top three most expensive towns and cities?

1. Corbridge (£398,750); 2. Yarm (£290,000); 3. Stocksfield (£280,000).

How is this ranking calculated?

From HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: each town or city's median sold price over the last three years, with a floor of 150 recent sales so thin, noisy markets don't distort the table. Updated daily.

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