Buying a home in NE39, Rowlands Gill. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£193kmost £137k–£257k
Houses per m²£2,296flats £2,106
Sold last year64501 in five years
Prices in Gateshead+3.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in NE39 sold for £193,100 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £137,201 and £257,211, for about 90 m² of space.

64 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £126k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in NE39 2 (£1,908) and the most in NE39 1 (£2,825).

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 £881 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in NE39 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£73,868£62k–£153k52 m²6
2£127,831£100k–£168k68 m²169
3£193,100£137k–£257k90 m²203
4£283,317£244k–£358k117 m²53
5+£499,609£397k–£647k165 m²60

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£74k£128k£193k£283k£500k
Detached—£251k£317k£345k£531k
Semi-detached—£184k£202k£252k£455k
Terraced£74k£103k£138k£174k—
Flats—£126k———

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

Price per m² across NE39

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
NE39 1£2,825£2,293
NE39 2£1,908—

Schools near NE39

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield80% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%4 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSt Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon53.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

More space for the money: a 3-bed house in NE4 is about 101 m² for £191k.

Questions about NE39

Is NE39 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 (80% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (53.2% against 43.8%); 64 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 NE39?

A typical 3-bedroom house in NE39 sold for £193,100 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £137,201 and £257,211.

How many homes sell in NE39 each year?

64 homes sold in the last year and 501 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near NE39?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield, where 80% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near NE39?

For a 3-bedroom house, NE17 (£154k, 4 km), DH9 (£119k, 7 km), DH8 (£147k, 9 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.