Typical 3-bedroom house£154kmost £75k–£195k
Houses per m²£1,600flats £1,386
Sold last year38305 in five years
Prices in Gateshead+3.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in NE17 sold for £153,919 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £75,337 and £194,986, for about 89 m² of space. That is 34% less than the same home across Newcastle Upon Tyne (£233,000).
38 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £94k for two bedrooms.
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 £702 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £31,000 for that mortgage: what £35,000 buys.
Questions about NE17
Is NE17 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 34% less than across Newcastle Upon Tyne; prices in Gateshead are up 3.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (60% against 64%); 38 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 NE17?
A typical 3-bedroom house in NE17 sold for £153,919 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £75,337 and £194,986.
Is NE17 expensive for Newcastle Upon Tyne?
A 3-bedroom house in NE17 costs 34% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Newcastle Upon Tyne (£233,000).
How many homes sell in NE17 each year?
38 homes sold in the last year and 305 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.
What are the schools like near NE17?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Chopwell Primary School, where 60% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near NE17?
For a 3-bedroom house, DH9 (£119k, 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.