43 suburbs read weekly against council development registers, NSW sales records and crime statistics.
Suburbs
43
Median price
$1.1M
Median growth
+11.2%
Rising
15
Steady
25
Cooling
3
What the Newcastle market is doing
Of 43 suburbs, 15 are
reading rising, 25 steady and
3 cooling. 35% of the
region is strengthening. The median house sits at
$1.1M, a unit at
$802k, and the typical suburb moved
+11.2% over the year.
It is not one market. Eight suburbs in ten sit between
$892k and $2.0M, a
2.3× spread inside one council area. A regional median
hides that, which is why the suburb list below is the useful part.
Where prices are moving fastest
Year-on-year change from NSW Valuer General sales records, strongest first.
Small, affordable, high rental share on the campus edge
What is being built
30 active development applications sit across
Newcastle right now, from council registers. Supply arriving in a suburb changes
what it feels like to live there long before it changes the price, and an approval
two streets away affects you differently to one two suburbs away.
Council development registers, NSW Valuer General sales records, BOCSAR crime statistics, liquor licence filingsRegional median is the median of 37 suburb medians, each from at least 10 sales in the 12 months to Aug 2026. Suburbs below that are not counted.Momentum computed weekly, a reading of public data, not adviceUpdated 2026-09-14
What is the Newcastle property market doing in 2026?
Across 43 Newcastle suburbs the median house is $1.1M and the typical suburb moved +11.2% over the year. 15 suburbs are reading rising momentum, 25 steady and 3 cooling. Eight in ten sit between $892k and $2.0M, so the regional median hides a wide spread. Figures come from NSW Valuer General sales records and council registers, refreshed weekly.
What is the median house price in Newcastle?
The median house price across Newcastle is $1.1M, and the median unit $802k. Eight suburbs in ten fall between $892k and $2.0M. Individual suburbs vary far more than that range suggests, so check the suburb rather than the region.
Which Newcastle suburbs are cheapest?
5 of 43 Newcastle suburbs have a median under $900,000, including Minmi, Wickham and Jesmond. A low median is not automatically a warning: some are quiet and established, others are cheap for a reason. Each suburb page says which.
Is now a good time to buy in Newcastle?
That depends on the suburb rather than the region. 15 of 43 Newcastle suburbs currently read as rising on price momentum, development pipeline, venue activity and crime trends, 25 read steady and 3 cooling. These are readings of public data, not financial advice, and they change as new data arrives.
A suburb average is not an address
Every figure on this page describes a whole suburb. What is within 500m of one house, the approval next door, the contaminated lot, the venue that trades late, is a different question and the one that decides whether you are happy there.