The median home in Fair Moor sells for £275,500
That is the middle of 68 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
57% of Fair Moor’s sales are detached houses
68 homes sold in three years: 39 detached houses, 19 semi-detached houses and 10 terraced houses.
median sale · 39 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £285K–£395K
- Last 12 months
- £365K9 sold
- New build
- £319K
median sale · 19 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £148K–£210K
- Last 12 months
- £215K8 sold
median sale · 10 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £145K–£168K
Mostly detached: 57% of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Fair Moor’s homes sold for between £199K and £373K
One sale in ten was under £145K and one in ten over £490K. 41% sold for under £250K.
The median, £275,500, sits in the £250–300K band
68 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs down 15% as in 2016, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £304,995 in 2016 to £260,000 in the last 12 months (£267,950 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
18 sales in the last 12 months, against 89 in 2021, the busiest year, and 1 in 2009. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 71% more sales than 2020.
Fair Moor costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Fair Moor, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
New builds have slowed: 0% of sales in the last 12 months, after 97% in 2017
341 new homes have been sold in Fair Moor since 1995; the share peaked at 97% in 2017.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £246,950
against £278,000 for a home sold on, 11% less, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
2% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.5% sold leasehold in Fair Moor. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Fennel Way is Fair Moor’s busiest street, with 25 sales in three years
3 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 2 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fennel Way | NE61 | 25 | £242,950 | Mixed |
| 2 | Geranium Drive | NE61 | 15 | £168,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | White Beam Way | NE61 | 6 | £374,975 | Mostly detached houses |
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Fair Moor’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Pegswood, Stakeford and Ashington.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Moor | — | £276K | 18 | −10% |
| Morpeth | 1.7 | £272K | 245 | +30% |
| Pegswood | 2.6 | £170K | 54 | +33% |
| Stakeford | 5.1 | £143K | 109 | +26% |
| Widdrington Station | 5.4 | £176K | 38 | +53% |
| Ashington | 5.9 | £140K | 298 | +43% |
| Bedlington | 6.1 | £155K | 160 | +35% |
| Ellington | 6.5 | £190K | 32 | +67% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Fair Moor
What is the average house price in Fair Moor?
The median home in Fair Moor sold for £275,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 68 standard sales (£260,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £365,000, semi-detached houses £200,000 and terraced houses £153,750.
Are house prices going up in Fair Moor?
The median was £276,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£280,000), and £260,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Fair Moor each year?
18 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 41 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
How much does a new build cost in Fair Moor?
New homes sold for a median £246,950 over three years, against £278,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 12% of sales.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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