FinancialHub
Cost of living · North East

House prices and rent in Sunderland

The published house price and private rent figures for Sunderland, shown with the month they refer to and the body that published them. We have not estimated anything.

House prices cover May 2026 for the local authority area Sunderland. Rent covers August 2026 for Sunderland.

This covers more than the city itself. The figures below are published for the whole Sunderland local authority area, which is larger than Sunderland. Prices inside the city can sit well either side of this average. We show the area name rather than quietly relabelling the number as a city figure.

The figures

Every value below was published by an official body. We have not estimated, adjusted or filled in any of them.

Average house price£145,921May 2026 · HM Land Registry

What the average home in Sunderland sold for.

Average monthly private rent£707August 2026 · Office for National Statistics

The average monthly private rent ONS publishes for Sunderland.

Change over the year+6.9%May 2026 · HM Land Registry

How that average has moved over the previous twelve months.

Change over the month-0.1%May 2026 · HM Land Registry

Month-to-month movement, which is noisy in smaller areas.

How that compares

  • Against the wider region: About 11% below the North East average of £163,933.
  • Against the UK as a whole: About 46% below the UK average of £271,295.
  • Rent against the wider region: About 10% below the North East average rent of £788.

Each comparison is our own arithmetic on two published figures from the same release and the same month — not a separately published statistic.

A single monthly house price figure for one local authority moves around more than a regional or national one, because far fewer homes are sold into it. A large jump or fall in one month is more often a change in which properties happened to sell than a change in what any given home is worth.

For the regional figures and national context, see cost of living in North East.

Other cities in North East

Newcastle upon Tyne

Average house price £207,029 (May 2026)

Private rent £1,215 a month (August 2026)

See the figures →

Every figure, with its source

FigureValuePeriodSource
Average house price£145,921May 2026UK House Price Index — full file (2026-05)
House price — change on the month-0.1%May 2026UK House Price Index — full file (2026-05)
House price — change on the year+6.9%May 2026UK House Price Index — full file (2026-05)
Average monthly private rent£707August 2026Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Rent — 1 bedroom£523August 2026Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Rent — 2 bedrooms£647August 2026Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Rent — 3 bedrooms£773August 2026Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Rent — 4 or more bedrooms£1,079August 2026Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics

National context

Average UK house price (United Kingdom)£271,295May 2026 · HM Land Registry

What the average home sold for across the whole UK.

Average monthly private rent, England (England)£1,459August 2026 · Office for National Statistics

The typical monthly rent on a private tenancy in England.

Average band D council tax, England (England (2026-27 financial year))£2,3922026-27 financial year · Ministry of Housing

The average band D bill councils in England have set for the year. Your own bill depends on your band and your council.

Includes adult social care and parish precepts. Published per billing authority and by class of authority, not by region.

Sources

Reproduced as published, each figure labelled with the period it covers. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Important — this is general information, not financial advice. Figures and examples are illustrative and may go out of date. This is not a personal recommendation. For advice tailored to your situation, speak to an FCA-authorised adviser.