Newcastle Upon Tyne property guide

This guide brings together the latest property, schools and crime data for Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear. Figures cover the 12 months to the end of February 2026 and are sourced from HM Land Registry, Police.uk and the DfE schools register.

Median sale price (12m)

£198,000

Sales registered (12m)

3,052

Open schools

128

House prices in Newcastle Upon Tyne

The median sale price in Newcastle Upon Tyne over the last 12 months was £198,000, across 3,052 recorded transactions. That is 1.5% higher than the previous 12 months.

Terraced homes were the most-traded type in Newcastle Upon Tyne, accounting for 988 of the period's sales at a median of £175,000.

Median price by property type, last 12 months

Type	Median price	Sales
Detached	£368,000	496
Semi-detached	£210,000	912
Terraced	£175,000	988
Flat	£131,000	590
Other	£190,000	66

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Schools in Newcastle Upon Tyne

Newcastle Upon Tyne has 128 open schools recorded in the DfE register, including 77 primary, 15 secondary and 22 with a sixth form or 16-plus provision.

Nearest secondary schools to Newcastle Upon Tyne centre

School	Postcode	Distance
Sacred Heart Catholic High School	NE4 9YH	2.2 km
Jesmond Park Academy	NE7 7DP	2.5 km
North East Futures UTC	NE1 3AS	2.6 km
Gosforth Academy	NE3 2JH	2.6 km
St Mary's Catholic School	NE7 7PE	2.9 km

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Crime in Newcastle Upon Tyne

In Newcastle Upon Tyne, the largest reported categories over the last 12 months were violence and sexual offences (27.6%), anti-social behaviour (17.1%) and public order (9.5%).

Largest reported categories, last 12 months

Category	Share
Violence and sexual offences	27.6%
Anti-social behaviour	17.1%
Public order	9.5%
Criminal damage and arson	9.4%
Other theft	8.1%

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Postcode districts in Newcastle Upon Tyne

Reported incident counts vary across postcode districts within the Newcastle Upon Tyne boundary, partly reflecting where Police.uk anonymises locations and partly reflecting genuine differences in foot traffic and population density.

Postcode district	Reports (12m)
NE12	36,066
NE13	36,066
NE15	36,066
NE16	36,066
NE17	36,066

Living near Newcastle Upon Tyne

Nearby towns include Sunderland, Gateshead, South Shields, Houghton Le Spring and North Shields.

Sunderland
Gateshead
South Shields
Houghton Le Spring
North Shields

Frequently asked questions about Newcastle Upon Tyne

The median sale price in Newcastle Upon Tyne over the last 12 months was £198,000, based on HM Land Registry data.

There are 128 open schools listed in the DfE register within the Newcastle Upon Tyne area, covering primary, secondary and sixth-form provision.

According to Police.uk, the most-reported category in Newcastle Upon Tyne over the last 12 months was violence and sexual offences, out of around 36,066 recorded incidents.

Sale prices come from HM Land Registry, crime statistics from the Police.uk open-data feed, schools data from the Department for Education, flood data from the Environment Agency, and energy ratings from the EPC public register.

The figures refresh monthly as new data is published by each source.

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