Typical 3-bedroom house£177kmost £138k–£217k
Houses per m²£2,148flats £1,648
Sold last year1591,061 in five years
Prices in Gateshead+3.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in NE21 sold for £176,734 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £137,937 and £217,269, for about 87 m² of space.
159 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £46k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in NE21 4 (£2,006) and the most in NE21 5 (£2,321).
Across Gateshead, prices are up 3.7% on a year ago and up 16% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £844 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £806 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £35,000 for that mortgage: what £35,000 buys.
Questions about NE21
Is NE21 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in Gateshead are up 3.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (90% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (58.5% against 43.8%); 159 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in NE21?
A typical 3-bedroom house in NE21 sold for £176,734 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £137,937 and £217,269.
How many homes sell in NE21 each year?
159 homes sold in the last year and 1,061 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near NE21?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near NE21?
For a 3-bedroom house, NE17 (£154k, 8 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.