Buying a home in NE36, East Boldon. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£255kmost £192k–£315k

Houses per m²£2,765flats £1,978

Sold last year60436 in five years

Prices in South Tyneside+5.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in NE36 sold for £255,109 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £192,348 and £314,610, for about 92 m² of space.

60 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £61k for one bedroom.

Across South Tyneside, prices are up 5.3% on a year ago and up 19.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £776 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,163 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in NE36 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£137,415	£92k–£369k	61 m²	7
2	£183,573	£150k–£247k	74 m²	106
3	£255,109	£192k–£315k	92 m²	189
4	£341,470	£293k–£418k	132 m²	42
5+	£452,914	£389k–£549k	155 m²	34

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£137k	£184k	£255k	£341k	£453k
Detached	—	£282k	£406k	£434k	£515k
Semi-detached	—	£192k	£251k	£309k	£453k
Terraced	—	£170k	£223k	£301k	£437k
Flats	£61k	£145k	£170k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Schools near NE36

Best state primary within 2 kmWest Boldon Primary School82% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%9 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmRed House Academy62.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%12 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

More space for the money: a 3-bed house in SR1 is about 111 m² for £93k.

NE35 Boldon Colliery · 1 km3-bed house £166k SR5 Sunderland · 3 km3-bed house £140k NE34 South Shields · 3 km3-bed house £182k NE32 Jarrow · 4 km3-bed house £167k SR6 Sunderland · 4 km3-bed house £228k SR4 Sunderland · 5 km3-bed house £149k NE33 South Shields · 5 km3-bed house £184k NE31 Hebburn · 5 km3-bed house £168k

Questions about NE36

Is NE36 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in South Tyneside are up 5.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (82% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (62.1% against 43.8%); 60 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 NE36?

A typical 3-bedroom house in NE36 sold for £255,109 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £192,348 and £314,610.

How many homes sell in NE36 each year?

60 homes sold in the last year and 436 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near NE36?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is West Boldon Primary School, where 82% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near NE36?

For a 3-bedroom house, NE35 (£166k, 1 km), SR5 (£140k, 3 km), NE34 (£182k, 3 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.