Blyth Property Market: House Prices, Sold Data & Development Finance, Q3 2026 Edition

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The Blyth property market recorded 671 residential sales in the 12 months to 31 May 2026, with a median sale price of £138,000. This places Blyth £79k below the Northumberland county median of £217,250, and £147k below the approximate UK median of £285,000.

Prices in Blyth have recorded a moderate decline, a year-on-year change of -4.8%. Within Northumberland, Blyth ranks 6th by price out of 6 principal towns, and 2nd by transaction volume.

On a quarterly view, Blyth median prices moved from £152,000 in Q3 2024 to £140,000 in Q4 2025, a change of -7.9% over 5 quarters. Blyth has now recorded 2 consecutive quarters of price growth. The most recent quarter is excluded because HM Land Registry registrations for it are still incomplete.

Northumberland County Council, the local planning authority covering Blyth, approved 163 residential planning applications and refused 17 in the last 12 months, with 1,458 still awaiting a decision. Too few decisions were captured in the period to state a reliable approval rate.

Those applications propose around 1,727 homes, an estimated £236.0m of development value at local sale prices. Treat the unit total as an upper bound, since an outline permission and its reserved-matters application both count.

Northumberland County Council covers more than one town in Northumberland, so these figures are authority-wide rather than specific to Blyth alone.

Property prices in Blyth vary significantly by type. The table below compares Blyth prices with Northumberland county averages and UK national figures.

Detached homes in Blyth command £250,000, while flat properties are most accessible at £67,200. The £183k spread between the most and least expensive types indicates a relatively compressed market where margins between types are tighter.

HM Land Registry has so far registered 2 new-build sales in Blyth for the past 12 months, 0.3% of registered transactions. New-build sales are typically registered 6 to 18 months after completion, so this understates current delivery and is not a completions figure.

Too few new-build sales have registered yet to quote a reliable new-build premium for Blyth.

Across the wider Northumberland market, 180 new-build sales have registered so far. See our Northumberland property market report for the full county picture.

The table below shows the most recently registered residential sales in Blyth, evidence of achieved prices for buyers, sellers and developers:

These transactions are sourced from HM Land Registry Price Paid data and represent completed, registered sales. The range from £152,500 to £270,000 illustrates the breadth of the Blyth market.

For developers considering Blyth, the local market data translates directly into finance structuring. With a median value of £138,000 and detached homes at £250,000, lenders can assess scheme viability with confidence.

A typical development finance facility for a scheme in Blyth with a GDV of £250,000 would attract senior debt of approximately £162,500 at 65% LTGDV. Mezzanine finance can stretch total borrowing to 85-90% of costs, while bridging loans enable rapid site acquisitions completing in as little as 5 working days.

While prices have softened 4.8% year-on-year, experienced developers can still generate strong returns in Blyth by targeting well-located sites with clear demand drivers.

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To put Blyth's market in context, the table below compares it with similarly-priced towns across Northumberland:

For the full Northumberland town-by-town breakdown, see our comprehensive Northumberland property market report.