Buying a home in NE26, Whitley Bay. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£372kmost £310k–£442k

Houses per m²£3,397flats £2,424

Sold last year1461,307 in five years

Prices in North Tyneside+6.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in NE26 sold for £371,668 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £309,630 and £441,832, for about 103 m² of space. That is 13% more than the same home across Whitley Bay (£330,000).

146 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £111k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in NE26 2 (£2,833) and the most in NE26 3 (£3,789).

Across North Tyneside, prices are up 6.5% on a year ago and up 23.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £905 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,695 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £74,000 for that mortgage: what £75,000 buys.

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House prices in NE26 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£177,520	£123k–£261k	51 m²	9
2	£286,811	£208k–£347k	72 m²	125
3	£371,668	£310k–£442k	103 m²	422
4	£461,267	£395k–£544k	132 m²	197
5+	£514,569	£424k–£654k	157 m²	282

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£178k	£287k	£372k	£461k	£515k
Detached	—	£414k	£493k	£612k	£738k
Semi-detached	—	£310k	£376k	£500k	£619k
Terraced	—	£208k	£365k	£431k	£441k
Flats	£111k	£173k	£187k	£206k	£261k

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

Price per m² across NE26

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
NE26 1	£3,257	£2,496
NE26 2	£2,833	£2,367
NE26 3	£3,789	£2,577
NE26 4	£3,407	£2,025

Schools near NE26

Best state secondary within 5 kmKings Priory School67.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%14 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

NE25 Whitley Bay · 2 km3-bed house £308k NE30 North Shields · 4 km3-bed house £354k NE27 Newcastle Upon Tyne · 4 km3-bed house £217k NE29 North Shields · 5 km3-bed house £218k NE33 South Shields · 7 km3-bed house £184k NE28 Wallsend · 7 km3-bed house £179k NE12 Newcastle Upon Tyne · 8 km3-bed house £209k NE23 Cramlington · 9 km3-bed house £195k

Questions about NE26

Is NE26 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 13% more than across Whitley Bay; prices in North Tyneside are up 6.5% on a year ago; the best secondary is above it (67.9% against 43.8%); 146 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 NE26?

A typical 3-bedroom house in NE26 sold for £371,668 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £309,630 and £441,832.

Is NE26 expensive for Whitley Bay?

A 3-bedroom house in NE26 costs 13% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Whitley Bay (£330,000).

How many homes sell in NE26 each year?

146 homes sold in the last year and 1,307 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

Where is cheaper near NE26?

For a 3-bedroom house, NE25 (£308k, 2 km), NE27 (£217k, 4 km), NE29 (£218k, 5 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.