Captains Wharf, South Shields house prices are built from 107 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1999 and the most recent on 12 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £129,950. Across the 8 years from 1999 to 2007 the median moved +68.6% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +43.8%.
Median price paid
£129,950
Change in cash, 1999–2007
+68.6%
Change in real terms
+43.8%
Median per m²
£2,188
HM Land Registry107 sales25 with floor areaLatest sale 12 Jun 2026
Section 01
How Captains Wharf, South Shields prices moved
The chart tracks the median Captains Wharf, South Shields house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1999 to 2007. 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 | £76,225 | £169,256 |
| 2000s | 4 | £128,500 | £234,089 |
The highest yearly median on record for Captains Wharf, South Shields is £170,000 in 2005; the lowest is £73,950 in 2000. Across the full 9-year record the cash median has moved from £76,225 to £128,500.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £155,314, so the real change over the whole record is +43.8% — about +4.65% 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.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +68.6% in cash against +43.8% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 12 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 48 | 8 Aug 2025 | Semi-detached | £214,035 | £218,688 |
| 29 | 16 May 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £112,000 | £114,435 |
| 46 | 16 Dec 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | £131,530 |
| 16 | 30 Aug 2024 | Semi-detached | £200,000 | £210,448 |
| The Cove, 39 | 23 Feb 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £129,950 | £136,738 |
| 11 | 6 Sep 2023 | Terraced | £150,000 | £162,069 |
| 46 | 2 Dec 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | £133,237 |
| 20 | 2 Aug 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | £127,445 |
| 36 | 1 Apr 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | £98,480 |
| 40 | 21 May 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | £120,027 |
| 4 | 5 Feb 2021 | Terraced | £148,000 | £186,989 |
| 20 | 22 Jan 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | £94,758 |
| 49 | 4 Dec 2020 | Semi-detached | £155,000 | £200,689 |
| The Cove, 39 | 24 Jul 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | £142,424 |
| 37 | 10 Jun 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £84,000 | £108,760 |
| 47 | 4 Oct 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | £163,497 |
| 29 | 21 Sep 2018 | Flat or maisonette | £94,750 | £126,274 |
| 47 | 31 Aug 2018 | Flat or maisonette | £86,000 | £114,612 |
| 18 | 26 Jan 2018 | Terraced | £120,000 | £159,924 |
| 16 | 19 Jan 2018 | Semi-detached | £147,000 | £195,907 |
| 35 | 28 Feb 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £77,500 | £105,478 |
| 28 | 14 Oct 2016 | Flat or maisonette | £91,000 | £127,040 |
| 31 | 14 Jun 2016 | Flat or maisonette | £80,000 | £111,683 |
| 9 | 27 May 2016 | Terraced | £130,000 | £181,485 |
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 Captains Wharf, South Shields values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Captains Wharf | £79,950 (2001) | £190,000 (2026) | +3.5% | +0.8% |
| 48 Captains Wharf | £73,950 (2000) | £214,035 (2025) | +4.3% | +1.6% |
| 29 Captains Wharf | £142,000 (2003) | £112,000 (2025) | -1.1% | -3.8% |
| 46 Captains Wharf | £144,000 (2003) | £125,000 (2024) | -0.7% | -3.4% |
| 16 Captains Wharf | £73,950 (1999) | £200,000 (2024) | +4.1% | +1.3% |
| THE COVE, 39 Captains Wharf | £110,000 (2020) | £129,950 (2024) | +4.3% | -1.0% |
| 11 Captains Wharf | £69,450 (2000) | £150,000 (2023) | +3.4% | +0.7% |
| 20 Captains Wharf | £130,000 (2003) | £110,000 (2022) | -0.9% | -3.4% |
| 36 Captains Wharf | £142,000 (2003) | £85,000 (2022) | -2.7% | -5.1% |
| 40 Captains Wharf | £140,000 (2003) | £95,000 (2021) | -2.1% | -4.3% |
| 4 Captains Wharf | £73,950 (1999) | £148,000 (2021) | +3.2% | +1.0% |
| 49 Captains Wharf | £73,950 (2000) | £155,000 (2020) | +3.8% | +1.5% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Captains Wharf, South Shields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat or maisonette | 57 | 53.3% | £130,000 | £75,000 – £180,000 |
| Terraced | 31 | 29.0% | £125,000 | £69,450 – £220,000 |
| Semi-detached | 17 | 15.9% | £78,500 | £73,500 – £214,035 |
| Detached | 2 | 1.9% | £78,500 | £78,500 – £165,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Captains Wharf, South Shields
57 of the sales on record are leasehold and 50 freehold — 53.3% 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.
The median leasehold sale is £130,000 and the median freehold sale £117,250 — a gap of -9.8%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 57 | 53.3% | £130,000 |
| Freehold | 50 | 46.7% | £117,250 |
| New build | 47 | 43.9% | £130,000 |
| Existing home | 60 | 56.1% | £125,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +4.0%. 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.
A further 8 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How Captains Wharf, South Shields compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Captains Wharf, South Shields sits below that national figure — -17.5%.
Within South Shields the street ranks 186 of 721 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £89,950 (+44.5%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,188 per square metre, across 25 of the 107 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £69,450 to £220,000. 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.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- St Vincent Street£69,950 median
- Stanhope Road£68,000 median
- Mowbray Road£89,725 median
- Sea Winnings Way£123,995 median
- Mortimer Road£91,500 median
- Birchington Avenue£71,500 median
- Coleridge Avenue£69,975 median
- Dean Road£52,000 median
- Brass Thill Way£120,000 median
- Osborne Avenue£79,500 median
- North Main Court£132,000 median
- Westoe Road£86,000 median
- Beach Road£127,000 median
- Eglesfield Road£47,950 median
- Leighton Street£59,000 median
- Waverdale Way£57,975 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 9 Captains Wharf6 sales
- 46 Captains Wharf4 sales
- 16 Captains Wharf4 sales
- 11 Captains Wharf4 sales
- 20 Captains Wharf4 sales
- 4 Captains Wharf4 sales
- 29 Captains Wharf3 sales
- 40 Captains Wharf3 sales
- 37 Captains Wharf3 sales
- 47 Captains Wharf3 sales
- 14 Captains Wharf3 sales
- 15 Captains Wharf2 sales
- 48 Captains Wharf2 sales
- THE COVE, 39 Captains Wharf2 sales
- 36 Captains Wharf2 sales
- 49 Captains Wharf2 sales
- 18 Captains Wharf2 sales
- 35 Captains Wharf2 sales
- 28 Captains Wharf2 sales
- 31 Captains Wharf2 sales
- 30 Captains Wharf2 sales
- 6 Captains Wharf2 sales
- 22 Captains Wharf2 sales
- 3 Captains Wharf2 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Captains Wharf, South Shields?
The median price paid in Captains Wharf, South Shields across every sale on the register is £129,950. 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 Captains Wharf, South Shields?
107 sales are on record for Captains Wharf, South Shields, the most recent completing on 12 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Captains Wharf, South Shields house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +68.6% between 1999 and 2007. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +43.8%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Captains Wharf, South Shields house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £170,000, set in 2005. 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 Captains Wharf, South Shields?
£2,188 per square metre, from the 25 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 12 Jun 2026. 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, “Captains Wharf, South Shields 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.