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North East

Region

North England. 2,762,746 people in 8,599 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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Average house price
£166,943
Up 4.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Population
2,647,013
2nd lowest of 12
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Female life expectancy
81.6years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How North East compares

Each dot is a region. The black line marks the middle one.

North EastMiddle
Average house price12 regions, UK · Jul 2026
Average house price: every region in UK12 areas from £166,943 to £550,037. The middle area is £231,860. North East is £166,943.
£166,943lowest
Annual price change12 regions, UK · Jul 2026
Annual price change: every region in UK12 areas from −3.3% to 9.2%. The middle area is 2.1%. North East is 4.9%.
+4.9%2nd strongest
Population12 regions, UK · 2021
Population: every region in UK12 areas from 1,903,175 to 9,278,065. The middle area is 5,590,980. North East is 2,647,013.
2,647,0132nd lowest
Female life expectancy12 regions, UK · 2022 to 2024
Female life expectancy: every region in UK12 areas from 81.1 years to 84.7 years. The middle area is 82.7 years. North East is 81.6 years.
81.6 years2nd lowest
Claimant rate12 regions, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every region in UK12 areas from 2.7% to 5.5%. The middle area is 3.5%. North East is 3.7%.
3.7%5th highest

Every region ranked: average house price, annual price change, population, female life expectancy and claimant rate.

House prices since 2000

Monthly average house price, smoothed. North East’s is 3.7 times its 2000 level, slower than England’s.

House prices since 2000Average house price each month for North East, England, United Kingdom, January 2000 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.
House prices since 2000
MonthNorth EastEnglandUnited Kingdom
Jan 2000£45,038£71,017£77,950
Jan 2001£47,151£79,663£85,794
Jan 2002£51,796£90,840£89,928
Jan 2003£63,881£114,816£114,996
Jan 2004£86,090£131,914£126,179
Jan 2005£105,467£149,713£138,759
Jan 2006£116,408£157,240£147,360
Jan 2007£125,367£171,666£162,825
Jan 2008£128,120£181,037£171,137
Jan 2009£112,313£153,585£144,840
Jan 2010£113,483£164,711£154,268
Jan 2011£110,800£164,697£154,113
Jan 2012£106,921£164,449£152,831
Jan 2013£107,464£166,938£154,495
Jan 2014£108,358£177,748£164,137
Jan 2015£110,842£191,523£175,636
Jan 2016£114,570£208,050£189,268
Jan 2017£115,477£218,655£198,276
Jan 2018£117,478£227,594£206,844
Jan 2019£118,687£230,974£210,317
Jan 2020£120,484£234,049£213,657
Jan 2021£132,623£249,890£228,417
Jan 2022£140,576£270,231£248,031
Jan 2023£150,814£285,817£260,941
Jan 2024£147,973£278,060£255,972
Jan 2025£154,863£287,264£264,936
Jan 2026£159,659£290,511£268,862
Jul 2026£166,943£293,479£272,611

Councils in North East

NameAverage house price, Jul 2026Population, 2021Female lifespan, 2022 to 2024
County DurhamUnitary authority£140,447522,06881.3 years
DarlingtonUnitary authority£159,988107,79981.5 years
GatesheadMetropolitan borough£155,550196,15181.5 years
HartlepoolUnitary authority£136,89492,33880.3 years
MiddlesbroughUnitary authority£140,909143,92680.5 years
Newcastle upon TyneMetropolitan borough£207,547300,12581.9 years
North TynesideMetropolitan borough£205,744208,96782.0 years
NorthumberlandUnitary authority£212,563320,56783.2 years
Redcar and ClevelandUnitary authority£151,341136,53181.5 years
South TynesideMetropolitan borough£161,559147,77681.0 years
Stockton-on-TeesUnitary authority£170,029196,59581.8 years
SunderlandMetropolitan borough£147,114274,17281.2 years
North East in brief

North East’s average house price was £166,943 in July 2026.

North East had 2,647,013 usual residents at the census.

A baby girl born in North East could expect to live 81.6 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.

In North East, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.