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The latest data from the Land Registry reveals that the average house price in the North East of England is currently £154,910.
On average house prices in the North East increased by 1.1% or £1,640 over the last month
Over the last year (last 12 calendar months) average house prices in the North East of England increased by 8.7% or £12,400
However, across the North East, there is a significant spread of house prices at the Local Authority level ranging from £123,000 in County Durham to £194,000 in North Tyneside.
North East average house prices by local authority
We show in the chart below the average house price for every local authority across the North East of England.
The three most expensive areas for house prices in the North East are:
North Tyneside where average house prices are £193,550
Northumberland, where average house prices are £189,070
Newcastle upon Tyne where average house prices are £187,240, and
The three least expensive areas for house prices in the North East are:
County Durham where average house prices are £122,820
Hartlepool with average house prices of £132,100, and
Middlesborough where average house prices are £136,760

North East house price winners and losers last month
Over the last month house prices in the North East increased the most in percentage terms in:
North Tyneside where average house prices rose by 3.8%
Stockton-on-Tees where average house price increased by 1.8%, and
Sunderland where average house prices rose by 1.7%
House prices in the North East fell the most in percentage terms last month in:
Avergae house prices only fell in one local authority in the North East last month
South Tyneside, where average house prices dropped by 0.9%
Darlington, where average house prices rose by 0.1%
Gateshead, where average house prices rose by 0.3%
We show the percentage changes in house prices for each local authority in the North East of England in the chart below

North East house price winners and losers last month in monetary terms
The biggest absolute (monetary) increases in house prices in the North East last month were in:
North Tyneside where house prices climbed £7,100
Stockton on Tees where average house prices rose by £2,740, and
Northumberland which saw house prices rise by £2,650, and
At the other end of the North East house price league, house prices fell most / rose the least in:
South Tyneside which saw house prices fall, on average, by £1,340
Redcar and Cleveland where average house prices rose by £210, and
Gateshead upon Tyne where house prices were up £400
We show the monetary change in average house prices across each Local Authority in the North East of England in the chart below:

North East house price winners and losers over the last year
In the main, the North East of England has witnessed strong house price growth over the last twelve months, on average across the North East house prices have increased by 8.7%.
The biggest house price winners in percentage terms in the North East are:
Sunderland with average house prices up 14.4%
Darlington where house prices have risen, on average, by 11.2%, and
Hartlepool, which has seen house prices increase by 11.0% over the last twelve months
At the bottom end of the annual house price table are
Gateshead where house prices have risen by 2.9% over the last twelve months
South Tyneside with house price inflation at 6.2%, and
North Tyneside, with average house price inflation of 7.6%
We show the percentage change in house prices over the last twelve months across every Local Authority in the North East in the chart below

Finally turning to the monetary or cash changes to house prices in the North East over the last year, the biggest house price winners in absolute terms were:
Northumberland with house prices gains of £18,090
Sunderland where house prices have risen, on average, by £17,840, and
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which has seen house prices increase by £15,660
House prices increased in monetary terms across every local authority in the North East last year, but those areas that saw the smallest increase in average house prices were:
Gateshead where average house prices were up £4,000
South Tyneside which saw average house prices rise by £8,760, and
County Durham where house prices increased by £10,270
