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Town Centre market report NE38 8, Washington

The NE38 8 (Town Centre) house price history in full, 1995 to 2026, in cash and in today's money. Underneath every chart here sit 3,540 registered sales in NE38 8 (Washington) since 1995, the HM Land Registry record of what buyers really paid, with ONS figures covering rents. Nothing is a valuation, an estimate or an asking price.

Sales recorded to 2026; rents are ONS figures for May 2026. The page rebuilds with each monthly release.

In short: the middle 2026 sale in NE38 8 (Washington) came in at £210,000, out of 42 registered, up 10% on five years earlier, and the mean stands at £220,500, and by floor area homes here have averaged about £2,110 per square metre over the last five years. The record behind it is 3,540 completed sales lodged with HM Land Registry since 1995, monthly refreshed, with no valuations or asking prices anywhere in the figures.

A postcode sector like NE38 8 is a single group of streets within NE38 (Washington), the finest slice the public record supports. Fewer sales stand behind each figure than at district level, so the lines jump about more.

Where NE38 8 sits

Shaded by median price on the same scale as the average prices map. Click any shape to open it on the live map with every sale plotted at its address, or zoom in past street level to see the sold homes right here.

£210,000typical sale, 2026
£2,110/m²average price per m², last 5 years
+10%five-year change (cash)
42sales, most recent 12 months
4.0%gross rental yield (est.)

The going rate for a home in NE38 8

The 2026 median for NE38 8 is £210,000, taken from 42 registered sales. The mean, which is what most sites call the "average house price", is £220,500, nearly identical to it, meaning sales cluster closely around the typical figure.

House prices per square metre in NE38 8

Averaged across five years of sales, floor space in NE38 8 costs about £2,110 per square metre. Each sale's Energy Performance Certificate supplies the floor area, and pricing by the metre is what lets flats and houses share one scale.

Against a national (England and Wales) median of £285,000, NE38 8 runs 26% below it.

A typical NE38 8 home, priced year by year (1995 to 2026)

The median as recorded at the time, and each year restated in today's money (ONS CPIH), the sharper test of whether homes really got dearer. Hover for the year-by-year figures; click a legend entry to isolate a series.

Price at the timeIn today's money (CPIH)
£125k£250k£375k£500k1995200020052010201520202026 1995: £61,000 at the time · £132,605 in today's money · 87 sales1996: £59,700 at the time · £125,905 in today's money · 96 sales1997: £61,500 at the time · £126,124 in today's money · 100 sales1998: £71,000 at the time · £143,319 in today's money · 106 sales1999: £58,700 at the time · £116,986 in today's money · 110 sales2000: £63,000 at the time · £123,638 in today's money · 107 sales2001: £78,000 at the time · £149,951 in today's money · 103 sales2002: £128,200 at the time · £241,207 in today's money · 176 sales2003: £140,000 at the time · £257,914 in today's money · 187 sales2004: £100,000 at the time · £181,620 in today's money · 161 sales2005: £100,500 at the time · £178,849 in today's money · 94 sales2006: £112,500 at the time · £195,286 in today's money · 127 sales2007: £150,000 at the time · £254,442 in today's money · 157 sales2008: £120,000 at the time · £196,705 in today's money · 41 sales2009: £125,000 at the time · £200,939 in today's money · 41 sales2010: £180,000 at the time · £282,286 in today's money · 53 sales2011: £170,000 at the time · £256,635 in today's money · 65 sales2012: £176,900 at the time · £260,375 in today's money · 107 sales2013: £190,000 at the time · £273,391 in today's money · 129 sales2014: £177,500 at the time · £251,815 in today's money · 146 sales2015: £177,500 at the time · £250,808 in today's money · 137 sales2016: £196,500 at the time · £274,905 in today's money · 162 sales2017: £188,000 at the time · £256,413 in today's money · 166 sales2018: £184,000 at the time · £245,275 in today's money · 122 sales2019: £200,000 at the time · £262,152 in today's money · 112 sales2020: £210,000 at the time · £272,479 in today's money · 111 sales2021: £191,500 at the time · £242,464 in today's money · 126 sales2022: £190,000 at the time · £222,797 in today's money · 79 sales2023: £225,000 at the time · £247,220 in today's money · 79 sales2024: £198,800 at the time · £211,365 in today's money · 94 sales2025: £198,000 at the time · £202,735 in today's money · 117 sales2026: £210,000 at the time · £210,000 in today's money · 42 sales
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YearMedian (cash)Median (today's £)Sales
2026£210,000£210,00042
2025£198,000£202,735117
2024£198,800£211,36594
2023£225,000£247,22079
2022£190,000£222,79779
2021£191,500£242,464126
2020£210,000£272,479111
2019£200,000£262,152112
2018£184,000£245,275122
2017£188,000£256,413166
2016£196,500£274,905162
2015£177,500£250,808137
2014£177,500£251,815146
2013£190,000£273,391129
2012£176,900£260,375107
2011£170,000£256,63565
2010£180,000£282,28653
2009£125,000£200,93941
2008£120,000£196,70541
2007£150,000£254,442157
2006£112,500£195,286127
2005£100,500£178,84994
2004£100,000£181,620161
2003£140,000£257,914187
2002£128,200£241,207176
2001£78,000£149,951103
2000£63,000£123,638107
1999£58,700£116,986110
1998£71,000£143,319106
1997£61,500£126,124100
1996£59,700£125,90596
1995£61,000£132,60587

In cash terms the typical NE38 8 home went from £61,000 in 1995 to £210,000 in 2026, roughly 3.4 times the price. Adjusted for inflation it still comes to a real rise of roughly 58%, so homes here got dearer in substance, not only in cash. Measured in today's money the market peaked in 2010; the current median sits about 26% below that. Someone who bought at the 2010 peak has not yet seen that price back in real terms.

Year-on-year change in the NE38 8 median

Each bar is the change on the year before, in cash. The zero line is the boundary between rising and falling.

+100% -50% 0% 1996 · −2.1% on the year before1997 · +3.0% on the year before1998 · +15.4% on the year before1999 · −17.3% on the year before2000 · +7.3% on the year before2001 · +23.8% on the year before2002 · +64.4% on the year before2003 · +9.2% on the year before2004 · −28.6% on the year before2005 · +0.5% on the year before2006 · +11.9% on the year before2007 · +33.3% on the year before2008 · −20.0% on the year before2009 · +4.2% on the year before2010 · +44.0% on the year before2011 · −5.6% on the year before2012 · +4.1% on the year before2013 · +7.4% on the year before2014 · −6.6% on the year before2015 · +0.0% on the year before2016 · +10.7% on the year before2017 · −4.3% on the year before2018 · −2.1% on the year before2019 · +8.7% on the year before2020 · +5.0% on the year before2021 · −8.8% on the year before2022 · −0.8% on the year before2023 · +18.4% on the year before2024 · −11.6% on the year before2025 · −0.4% on the year before2026 · +6.1% on the year before200020052010201520202026

The strongest year on record here is 2002 (+64.4% on the year before); the weakest, 2004 (−28.6%). Single-year swings like these are why the annualised table below matters more than any one year's headline.

Annualised returns

PeriodCash, per yearReal terms, per year
1 years (since 2025)+6.1%+3.6%
5 years (since 2021)+1.9%−2.8%
10 years (since 2016)+0.7%−2.7%
20 years (since 2006)+3.2%+0.4%

Compound annual growth of the median sold price; the real column deflates by ONS CPIH. Annualised figures smooth the cycle (the chart above shows the cycle), and past growth is a record, not a forecast.

Sales activity in NE38 8

The year-by-year sales count

Each bar is a year's recorded sales. 2008's dip is the financial crisis, and the newest bar always grows for a while as late registrations arrive.

50100150200 1995: 87 sales1996: 96 sales1997: 100 sales1998: 106 sales1999: 110 sales2000: 107 sales2001: 103 sales2002: 176 sales2003: 187 sales2004: 161 sales2005: 94 sales2006: 127 sales2007: 157 sales2008: 41 sales2009: 41 sales2010: 53 sales2011: 65 sales2012: 107 sales2013: 129 sales2014: 146 sales2015: 137 sales2016: 162 sales2017: 166 sales2018: 122 sales2019: 112 sales2020: 111 sales2021: 126 sales2022: 79 sales2023: 79 sales2024: 94 sales2025: 117 sales2026: 42 sales1995200020052010201520202026

NE38 8 recorded 42 sales in the last twelve months of data. Like most of England and Wales, turnover never fully recovered from 2008: the market here averaged 139 sales a year before the financial crisis and 82 a year over the last five. Watch the volume as closely as the price. Thin years make jumpy medians, where one street's sales can move the figure, and the newest year is always incomplete because registrations trail completions by weeks or months.

How NE38 8 trades

This is a thin market: 42 sales in the last twelve months of data. With that few transactions, one street selling well (or one block of cheap transfers) can move the median, so read the year lines as a range rather than a verdict. Against the NE38 district median, NE38 8 sits 31% higher, marking it as a dearer pocket of the district.

The rental side of NE38 8

NE38 8 falls under Sunderland, where the ONS puts the average private rent at £701 a month (May 2026 figures). The spread runs from £519 a month for a typical one-bed to £1,073 at four-plus bedrooms, which is size doing most of the pricing.

Average monthly rent by size, Sunderland

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, May 2026.

1 bed: £519 a month£5191 bed2 bed: £642 a month£6422 bed3 bed: £766 a month£7663 bed4+ bed: £1,073 a month£1,0734+ bed

£701 a month is £8,412 a year, which against the £210,000 median sold price makes a gross yield of 4.0%. Gross means before letting costs, voids, maintenance and tax: treat it as a ceiling. The ONS publishes rents by local authority, so neighbouring districts under the same authority share these numbers.

What people ask about NE38 8 (Town Centre)

How much did a house sell for in NE38 8 (Town Centre)?
Land Registry recorded 42 sales in NE38 8 (Town Centre) in 2026, with a median sold price of £210,000. Every one is free to view at its exact address on the HomesIndex map.
Are property prices falling in NE38 8 (Town Centre)?
In NE38 8 (Town Centre) the median moved up 6% year on year; over five years it is up 10%. The full year-by-year table since 1995 is on this page.
Is NE38 8 (Town Centre) a good place to buy a house?
NE38 8 (Town Centre) sold prices are up 10% over five years. This report weighs growth, affordability and volume against neighbouring areas using only recorded sales.

What happens to NE38 8 prices now?

Prediction is not this page's business. Its business is the record, which says: the median is up 10% over five years in cash but down 13% after inflation. Read the volume chart with the price chart before acting on either, remembering that registrations trail the deals themselves by weeks.

On the market in NE38 today

This is what you could actually buy today: 20 homes currently on the market from 4 agents publishing to HomesIndex.

These cover the whole NE38 district, not just NE38 8: live asking prices are collected per district.

£132,500Typical asking price now (NE38 district)
7 below what sold nearby11 in line with nearby sales1 above nearby sales

Of everything listed here, 37% asks less than the sold record of comparable homes. The comparison behind each listing uses recent recorded sales of similar homes close by.

"Under comparable sales" compares each asking price with what similar homes nearby actually sold for. It is a starting point for a conversation, not a valuation. Always look at the home itself.

See every NE38 home for sale on the map →

Refreshed every Monday and Thursday from agents' own feeds to HomesIndex, so a sample of the market rather than all of it. An asking price remains an ask, not a sale.

Moving up a bedroom in NE: the cost

The Land Registry record, split by size: what each kind of home actually sold for across the NE area. Size steps are fiercely local. A third bedroom adds a quarter to the price in some areas and close to four fifths in others, which is why no national rule of thumb survives contact with a real market.

Type1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5 bed
Detached£239,250£322,500 (+35%)£498,100 (+54%)£700,000 (+41%)
Semi-detached£157,000£168,000 (+7%)£216,000 (+29%)£335,000 (+55%)£521,000 (+56%)
Terraced£127,500£136,000 (+7%)£170,000 (+25%)£282,250 (+66%)£393,500 (+39%)
Flat£95,000£127,980 (+35%)£190,000 (+48%)£340,000 (+79%)

Four years of recorded sales, split by built form and bedroom count. The register does not state bedrooms, so sizes come from each home's EPC record and a few homes will land one size out. Blank cells mean too few homes for the figure to mean anything.

The risers and the fallers

The spread across the NE area is the point: the same five years treated these districts very differently.

Other sectors in NE38

A few minutes' walk can separate two very different markets. Here are NE38's other sectors, each with its own report:

SectorMedian (latest)Sales that year
NE38 0£135,00037
NE38 7£140,00031
NE38 9£206,20024

Zoom out to the full NE38 district report for the type split, monthly volumes and how NE38 compares with its neighbours.

Selling in NE38 8? Start from the sold record

The sold record beats any estimate as a starting point. Before a house valuation or flat valuation in NE38 8, open the average prices map and zoom from the NE38 8 shading down to the sold homes on your own street. Every recorded NE38 8 sale is on this page; the same Land Registry record is what agents price from, and it is now in your hands.

Estate agents working NE38 8: the featured spot on this report is free for founding agents, one per district. Claim NE38 8.

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Answers come from the same Land Registry data behind this report, and the AI knows you are asking about NE38 8. Free, with a one click sign in.

Two maps carry on from here: every NE38 8 sale at its exact address, and the average prices map from area shading down to single homes. The report tool answers a specific question in writing, and each sale's mortgage and rent calculator prices a real purchase.

About the numbers: everything is computed from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright, OGL v3.0), geocoded to the address; today's-money figures use the ONS CPIH index, and rents are the ONS Price Index of Private Rents by local authority. These are medians of recorded sales, not valuations, and none of it is financial advice.