What can you afford in Middlesbrough?
1,214 homes changed hands in Middlesbrough over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £156,500 or less, a quarter for under £105,000, and three quarters for under £212,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £31,300 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £31,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 4.4× the local median full-time salary of £35,177 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · Middlesbrough
£156,500
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £105,000
- Three quarters under
- £212,000
- Sales
- 1,214
- HPI average
- £138,122
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 1,214 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 33.9% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 60% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 83.9% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 95.3% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 96.4% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £85,000 · 47 | ≈£17,000 |
| Terraced house | £94,000 · 359 | ≈£18,800 |
| Semi-detached house | £165,000 · 544 | ≈£33,000 |
| Detached house | £270,000 · 264 | ≈£54,000 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Middlesbrough average prices up 1.4% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Merton
- Mid Devon
- Mid Suffolk
- Mid Sussex
- Milton Keynes
- Mole Valley
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- New Forest
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.