Buying a home in NE48, Hexham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£208kmost £181k–£270k

Houses per m²£2,512

Sold last year36224 in five years

Prices in Northumberland+7.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in NE48 sold for £207,845 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £181,005 and £270,251, for about 103 m² of space. That is 25% less than the same home across Hexham (£276,000).

36 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in NE48 1 (£2,283) and the most in NE48 4 (£3,126).

Across Northumberland, prices are up 7.3% on a year ago and up 23.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £766 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £948 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £42,000 for that mortgage: what £45,000 buys.

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House prices in NE48 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£172,831	£137k–£212k	68 m²	58
3	£207,845	£181k–£270k	103 m²	107
4	£356,051	£276k–£426k	137 m²	28
5+	£534,942	£404k–£674k	185 m²	31

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£173k	£208k	£356k	£535k
Detached	—	£171k	£402k	£426k	£555k
Semi-detached	—	£211k	£197k	£338k	—
Terraced	—	£156k	£193k	£245k	—

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

Price per m² across NE48

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
NE48 1	£2,283	—
NE48 2	£2,414	—
NE48 3	£2,528	—
NE48 4	£3,126	—

Nearby areas

NE19 Newcastle Upon Tyne · 11 km3-bed house £238k NE46 Hexham · 19 km3-bed house £303k NE49 Haltwhistle · 22 km3-bed house £173k NE47 Hexham · 23 km3-bed house £261k NE45 Corbridge · 23 km3-bed house £390k NE18 Newcastle Upon Tyne · 27 km3-bed house £303k NE44 Riding Mill · 28 km3-bed house £309k NE43 Stocksfield · 30 km3-bed house £275k

Questions about NE48

Is NE48 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 25% less than across Hexham; prices in Northumberland are up 7.3% on a year ago; 36 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 NE48?

A typical 3-bedroom house in NE48 sold for £207,845 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £181,005 and £270,251.

Is NE48 expensive for Hexham?

A 3-bedroom house in NE48 costs 25% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Hexham (£276,000).

How many homes sell in NE48 each year?

36 homes sold in the last year and 224 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

Where is cheaper near NE48?

For a 3-bedroom house, NE49 (£173k, 22 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.