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E06000001Sheet number (ONS area code)

House prices and rents in Hartlepool

Local authority evidenceIn North East

Completed sales

UK HPI · July 2026
Completed-sale benchmark · All property types£136,89412-month change: +5.5%Observed July 2026 · published 16 September 2026
Source
Source
UK HPI, private rents and affordability: Hartlepool
Area
Hartlepool
Observed
July 2026
Published
16 September 2026
Coverage
England; local authority E06000001; parent area E12000001
Detached£243,933
Semi-detached£148,823
Terraced£107,343
Flat£76,394

Registered sales in May 2026: 83 (provisional, lagging)

UK HPI mix-adjusted average completed-sale prices, non-seasonally adjusted; broad-area benchmark, not a property valuation.

Latest 12 months provisional and subject to revision. NI latest price reflects Q2 2026; transaction volumes lag and are revised.

Private rents

ONS · August 2026
Monthly private rent£55812-month change: +0.3%Observed August 2026 · published 16 September 2026
Source
Source
UK HPI, private rents and affordability: Hartlepool
Area
Hartlepool
Observed
August 2026
Published
16 September 2026
Coverage
England; local authority E06000001; parent area E12000001

Affordability

2025
Price / annual earnings4.80 times earnings2025: median price £155,000, median workplace earnings £32,302.Observed 2025 · published 16 September 2026
Source
Source
UK HPI, private rents and affordability: Hartlepool
Area
Hartlepool
Observed
2025
Published
16 September 2026
Coverage
England; local authority E06000001; parent area E12000001

A listing is not a sale.

September 2026 report; time-to-buyer figures from August 2026

Asking prices and time to find a buyer come from a different sample, method and date from completed sales.

Asking-price average
£199,973
Time to find a buyer
55 days
Rightmove figures for North East · September 2026 report; time-to-buyer figures from August 2026Observed September 2026 report; time-to-buyer figures from August 2026 · published 21 September 2026
Source
Source
Rightmove House Price Index, September 2026
Area
North East
Observed
September 2026 report; time-to-buyer figures from August 2026
Published
21 September 2026
Coverage
Great Britain; Northern Ireland unavailable. September 2026 report; time-to-buyer figures from August 2026

Different samples, methods and dates. The gap between these averages is not a negotiated discount.

Limits of this evidence

  • Local-authority UK HPI estimates use a three-month moving average; they are area benchmarks, not individual property valuations.

Price history and affordability

Average price, All property types
£40k£60k£80k£100k£120k200020052010201520202025

UK HPI mix-adjusted average, January 1998 to July 2026. Latest: £136,894. Gaps are months with no published value.

House price to earnings ratio
3.03.54.04.55.0200020052010201520202025

ONS median price over median workplace earnings, 1997 to 2025. Latest: 4.80 times earnings. One worker's earnings, not household income.

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