Northumberland's average home sold for £212,563 in July, up 7.3% in a year. Only eight English districts rose faster, and it is still the North East's dearest.
The average home in Northumberland sold for £212,563 in July 2026. That is 7.3% more than a year earlier, a rise of £14,456 on July 2025’s £198,107.
The figures come from the UK House Price Index, published by HM Land Registry on 16 September.
A month ago the county topped England. The June release put Northumberland’s annual rise at 12.6%, the fastest of all 295 English districts, and we reported it at the time. The rate has now fallen back by five points. The county has not got cheaper, though. The average price barely moved between June and July.
June’s record was revised, and the top spot went with it
The Land Registry revises each month as late sales are registered. June has been cut:
- First published in August: £213,452, up 12.6% on the year
- Revised in the July release: £212,936, up 12.3%
That revision matters for the ranking. At 12.3%, Northumberland is now second in England for June, behind Preston at 13.3%. We have added a note to our June story.
June’s revised figure is still the highest average the county has ever recorded. July’s £212,563 is the second highest.
Why the annual rise dropped so sharply
The price did not fall much. July’s average is only 0.2% below June’s. The drop in the annual rate comes almost entirely from what happened a year ago.
In July 2025 the county’s average jumped 4.5% in a single month, from £189,585 to £198,107. So July 2026 is being compared with a much higher starting point than June 2026 was. June was measured against a month that had itself fallen 1.8%.
| Month | Average price | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | £198,107 | +3.5% |
| August 2025 | £204,007 | +5.6% |
| September 2025 | £204,965 | +4.4% |
| October 2025 | £205,701 | +4.2% |
| November 2025 | £204,948 | +4.8% |
| December 2025 | £206,984 | +6.7% |
| January 2026 | £204,069 | +5.0% |
| February 2026 | £203,718 | +4.0% |
| March 2026 | £201,782 | +0.8% |
| April 2026 | £206,612 | +6.3% |
| May 2026 | £207,413 | +7.4% |
| June 2026 | £212,936 | +12.3% |
| July 2026 | £212,563 | +7.3% |
Still near the top of England
We ranked every district ourselves from the Land Registry’s full July 2026 file, which holds every area and every month in one download.
Eight of England’s 295 districts rose faster than Northumberland in the year to July:
- Trafford, up 9.6%
- Burnley, up 8.6%
- Harborough, up 8.5%
- Hyndburn, up 8.5%
- North East Derbyshire, up 8.4%
- Pendle, up 8.3%
- Liverpool, up 8.1%
- Westmorland and Furness, up 7.7%
Northumberland shares ninth place at 7.3% with Preston and St Helens. Across England the average rose just 1.1%, to £293,479, and 85 of the 295 districts fell.
Still the dearest place to buy in the North East
Northumberland keeps its place as the most expensive of the North East’s twelve local authority areas. The regional average was £166,943, up 4.9%.
| Area | Average price | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|
| Northumberland | £212,563 | +7.3% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | £207,547 | +4.1% |
| North Tyneside | £205,744 | +6.5% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | £170,029 | +3.0% |
| South Tyneside | £161,559 | +5.3% |
| Darlington | £159,988 | +2.9% |
| Gateshead | £155,550 | +3.7% |
| Redcar and Cleveland | £151,341 | +4.2% |
| Sunderland | £147,114 | +4.8% |
| Middlesbrough | £140,909 | +3.7% |
| County Durham | £140,447 | +4.7% |
| Hartlepool | £136,894 | +5.5% |
Northumberland rose faster than every other area in the region. Its lead over Newcastle is now £5,016.
What rose and what did not
Every property type went up, but flats trailed well behind:
- Semi-detached: £205,196, up 8.3%
- Terraced: £171,976, up 7.8%
- Detached: £372,800, up 6.9%
- Flats and maisonettes: £105,668, up 3.7%
By type of buyer:
- First-time buyers paid an average of £174,820, up 7.6%
- Home movers paid £257,594, up 7.1%
- Mortgage buyers paid £216,997; cash buyers paid £206,175
One caveat applies to all of these. The UK House Price Index is a mean average, not a median. A handful of expensive sales in Ponteland or Corbridge pulls it up. The middle sale in Ashington is far below it, as our house prices by postcode page shows.
What it means for you
If you are selling, do not read the fall from 12.6% to 7.3% as a market turning. The monthly price was flat, not falling. The headline rate is swinging because last summer’s figures swung.
If you are buying, prices are still rising faster here than in almost all of England. A first home in the county now averages £174,820, against £145,895 across the North East.
If you want a specific address, every completed sale is public. The Land Registry price paid search is free.
Expect July to move too. June lost £516 in one revision. The July figure will be revised in next month’s release in the same way.
Sources
- UK House Price Index, Northumberland, HM Land Registry, July 2026 release published 16 September 2026, for the county average, annual change and property and buyer types.
- UK HPI full file, July 2026, the complete index for every UK area, used for the England ranking, the North East comparison, the revised June figure and the monthly series.
- UK HPI full file, June 2026, for June as first published.
- HM Land Registry price paid search for individual addresses.
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