A PropCast weather report showing the areas where homes are most in demand has been produced by property experts at TheAdvisory.
It was created by calculating the number of ‘Sold STC’ and ‘Under Offer’ properties as a percentage of the total homes for sale.
Each postcode is given a heat rating, with anything above 50 degrees meaning it is ‘very hot’ and an ‘extreme sellers market’.
The map also shows whether the heat rating for each area has gone up or down since last month.
Below are the 14 postcode areas in the north east of England with the highest heat rating according to the latest weather map for May 2025, including two where demand has risen rapidly.
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9. NE26, Whitley Bay
The NE26 postcode area, in and around Whitley Bay, has a house market heat rating of 60, unchanged from last month, according to TheAdvisory's Propcast heat map for May 2025. That's the 6th highest score of any postcode in the North East, meaning homes there are among the most in demand and therefore easiest to sell of anywhere in the region. | OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images
10. NE62, Stakeford
The NE62 postcode area, incorporating Stakeford, Guidepost, Choppington and West Sleekburn has a house market heat rating of 61, up by two points from last month, according to TheAdvisory's Propcast heat map for May 2025. That's the joint 4th highest score of any postcode in the North East, meaning homes there are among the most in demand and therefore easiest to sell of anywhere in the region. | Google Photo: Google
11. NE5, Newcastle
The NE5 postcode area in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, including the neighbourhoods of Cowgate, Denton and Chapel Park, has a house market heat rating of 61, down by one point from last month, according to TheAdvisory's Propcast heat map for May 2025. That's the joint 4th highest score of any postcode in the North East, meaning homes there are among the most in demand and therefore easiest to sell of anywhere in the region. | Google Photo: Google
12. NE7, Newcastle
The NE7 postcode area in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, including the neighbourhood of Heaton, has a house market heat rating of 62, down by four points from last month, according to TheAdvisory's Propcast heat map for May 2025. That's the 3rd highest score of any postcode in the North East, meaning homes there are among the most in demand and therefore easiest to sell of anywhere in the region. | Google Photo: Google