Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth house prices are built from 84 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1999 and the most recent on 21 Mar 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £102,500.
Median price paid
£102,500
HM Land Registry84 salesLatest sale 21 Mar 2025
Section 01
How Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth prices moved
The chart tracks the median Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1999 to 2003. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | £68,500 | £152,102 |
| 2000s | 4 | £69,950 | £127,428 |
The highest yearly median on record for Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth is £95,000 in 2003; the lowest is £68,500 in 1999. Across the full 5-year record the cash median has moved from £68,500 to £95,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £139,574, so the real change over the whole record is +28.6% — about +6.50% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 21 Mar 2025 | Detached | £290,000 | £296,304 |
| 20 | 25 Jun 2024 | Detached | £307,500 | £323,563 |
| 43 | 30 Aug 2023 | Terraced | £237,000 | £256,069 |
| 15 | 10 May 2023 | Terraced | £175,000 | £189,080 |
| 15 | 21 Jun 2022 | Terraced | £72,000 | £83,418 |
| 8 | 26 Mar 2021 | Terraced | £110,000 | £138,978 |
| 40 | 13 Dec 2019 | Terraced | £149,000 | £194,889 |
| 27 | 29 Aug 2019 | Semi-detached | £255,000 | £333,534 |
| 28 | 16 Aug 2019 | Detached | £226,000 | £295,603 |
| 39 | 10 Aug 2018 | Terraced | £152,000 | £202,571 |
| 25 | 8 May 2018 | Detached | £230,900 | £307,721 |
| 22 | 6 Jul 2017 | Detached | £125,000 | £170,125 |
| 21 | 3 May 2017 | Detached | £245,000 | £333,446 |
| 18 | 2 Dec 2016 | Detached | £235,000 | £328,069 |
| 37 | 1 Dec 2016 | Detached | £187,000 | £261,059 |
| 31 | 7 Oct 2016 | Detached | £240,000 | £335,050 |
| 42 | 2 Oct 2015 | Terraced | £113,000 | £159,330 |
| 29 | 18 Sep 2015 | Detached | £176,000 | £248,160 |
| 43 | 27 Aug 2015 | Terraced | £159,000 | £224,190 |
| 23 | 31 Jul 2015 | Detached | £191,000 | £269,310 |
| 7 | 15 Dec 2014 | Semi-detached | £125,000 | £179,298 |
| 33 | 31 Oct 2014 | Detached | £185,000 | £265,361 |
| 9 | 19 Sep 2014 | Semi-detached | £89,000 | £127,660 |
| 40 | 5 Jun 2014 | Terraced | £110,000 | £157,782 |
| 39 | 15 Oct 2013 | Terraced | £110,000 | £160,393 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Kirkwell Cottages | £71,500 (2001) | £290,000 (2025) | +6.0% | +3.2% |
| 20 Kirkwell Cottages | £69,500 (1999) | £307,500 (2024) | +6.1% | +3.4% |
| 43 Kirkwell Cottages | £69,000 (2003) | £237,000 (2023) | +6.4% | +3.4% |
| 15 Kirkwell Cottages | £18,090 (1995) | £175,000 (2023) | +8.4% | +5.7% |
| 40 Kirkwell Cottages | £67,500 (2002) | £149,000 (2019) | +4.8% | +2.4% |
| 27 Kirkwell Cottages | £56,000 (2000) | £255,000 (2019) | +8.3% | +5.9% |
| 28 Kirkwell Cottages | £71,500 (2001) | £226,000 (2019) | +6.6% | +4.2% |
| 39 Kirkwell Cottages | £65,000 (2002) | £152,000 (2018) | +5.5% | +3.0% |
| 25 Kirkwell Cottages | £69,500 (2000) | £230,900 (2018) | +6.9% | +4.5% |
| 22 Kirkwell Cottages | £69,000 (2000) | £125,000 (2017) | +3.6% | +1.2% |
| 21 Kirkwell Cottages | £69,000 (1999) | £245,000 (2017) | +7.3% | +4.9% |
| 18 Kirkwell Cottages | £67,800 (1999) | £235,000 (2016) | +7.6% | +5.2% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 52 | 61.9% | £135,000 | £67,800 – £307,500 |
| Terraced | 23 | 27.4% | £92,995 | £18,090 – £237,000 |
| Semi-detached | 9 | 10.7% | £89,000 | £41,000 – £255,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 84 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 84 | 100.0% | £102,500 |
| New build | 26 | 31.0% | £69,250 |
| Existing home | 58 | 69.0% | £150,500 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -54.0%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
Section 07
Living in Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Northumberland, 43.9% of 169,476 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 7.0% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1,402 | 0.8% |
| B | 18,509 | 10.9% |
| C | 54,495 | 32.2% |
| D | 58,539 | 34.5% |
| E | 24,590 | 14.5% |
| F | 9,016 | 5.3% |
| G | 2,925 | 1.7% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Northumberland at £687 a month as of Jun 2026 — £489 for a one-bedroom home and £757 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £102,500 here, that rent is a gross yield of 8.04% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of NE65, 1 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 0 violent, 0 burglary, 0 vehicle-related and 0 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 100.0 times quieter.
Against the 320,567 residents the 2021 census counted in Northumberland, that is 0.00 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth
The 2021 census counted 320,567 residents in Northumberland across 146,922 households. 65.7% of those households own their home and 34.2% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
12 state and independent schools have a NE65 postcode: 10 primary, 1 secondary, 1 middle deemed secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Calvert Spence College | Secondary | Community school | 567 |
| Amble Links Primary School | Primary | Community school | 216 |
| NCEA Warkworth Church of England Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 200 |
| Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | Academy converter | 184 |
| King Edwin Primary School | Primary | Community school | 161 |
| Felton Church of England Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 102 |
| Longhorsley St Helen's Church of England Aided First School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 96 |
| Rothbury First School | Primary | Community school | 94 |
| Broomhill Primary School | Primary | Community school | 80 |
| Swarland Primary School | Primary | Community school | 76 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Acklington Rail Station | Rail | 5.9 km |
| Alnmouth Rail Station | Rail | 11.0 km |
| Widdrington Rail Station | Rail | 11.5 km |
| Pegswood Rail Station | Rail | 16.5 km |
Section 09
How Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth sits below that national figure — -34.9%.
Within Morpeth the street ranks 731 of 961 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £150,000 (-31.7%).
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published here. An estimate would be a guess, and the archive does not publish guesses.
The full range on record runs from £18,090 to £307,500. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth sits in Northumberland, in the North East.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Northumberland at 5.7 times median local earnings of £35,323 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Gloster Park£130,500 median
- Main Street£140,000 median
- Church View£126,250 median
- Station Road£160,000 median
- Norham Drive£166,500 median
- Chevington Green£159,500 median
- Ladyburn Way£140,000 median
- Whitton View£250,000 median
- Priory Park£68,700 median
- Robsons Way£110,995 median
- Bridge Street£139,000 median
- High Street£85,750 median
- Queen Street£67,000 median
- Church Street£100,000 median
- Castle Street£130,000 median
- King Edward Street£90,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 43 Kirkwell Cottages5 sales
- 18 Kirkwell Cottages5 sales
- 31 Kirkwell Cottages5 sales
- 30 Kirkwell Cottages4 sales
- 40 Kirkwell Cottages4 sales
- 24 Kirkwell Cottages4 sales
- 20 Kirkwell Cottages3 sales
- 15 Kirkwell Cottages3 sales
- 27 Kirkwell Cottages3 sales
- 28 Kirkwell Cottages3 sales
- 39 Kirkwell Cottages3 sales
- 22 Kirkwell Cottages3 sales
- 37 Kirkwell Cottages3 sales
- 29 Kirkwell Cottages3 sales
- 33 Kirkwell Cottages3 sales
- 25 Kirkwell Cottages2 sales
- 21 Kirkwell Cottages2 sales
- 42 Kirkwell Cottages2 sales
- 23 Kirkwell Cottages2 sales
- 17 Kirkwell Cottages2 sales
- 14 Kirkwell Cottages2 sales
- 35 Kirkwell Cottages2 sales
- 34 Kirkwell Cottages2 sales
- 2 Kirkwell Cottages2 sales
Back to Morpeth house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth?
The median price paid in Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth across every sale on the register is £102,500. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth?
84 sales are on record for Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth, the most recent completing on 21 Mar 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
When were Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £95,000, set in 2003. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth?
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published for this area. Nothing is estimated to fill the gap.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 21 Mar 2025. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Kirkwell Cottages, Morpeth house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.