House prices fall offset by annual increases

Land Registry figures show prices in the area dropped in September, but the longer-term trend has seen values achieve an 11.1% annual growth.

The average house price in South Tyneside in September was £149,117 – down 1.1% on August and worse than across the North East, where prices increased by 3.8%.

The housing market in South Tyneside also underperformed compared to the 2.5% national rise in prices but, over the last year, the average sale price of property in the area rose by £15,000.

Owners of flats fared worst in South Tyneside in September. Prices dropped by 1.6% to an average of £87,601 but that is an annual increase of 8.5%.

Detached house prices fell by 0.3% monthly - up 13.7% annually to an average of £279,697.

The price of a semi-detached fell by 1.1% over the month – but remained up 11.5% annually – to an average of £166,627.

Terraced house values were down 1.3% monthly – up 11% annually – to an average of £130,975.

The figures show first-time buyers in South Tyneside spent an average of £133,000 on their property – £13,000 more than a year ago, and £20,000 more than in September 2016.

On average, buyers paid 2.4% less than the average price in the North East – £153,000 - in September for a property in South Tyneside.