North East's most expensive street is in Northumberland

North East’s most expensive street revealed <i>(Image: PA)</i>
North East’s most expensive street revealed (Image: PA)
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THE average mansion on the North East's poshest and most expensive street - home to celebrities and millionaires - is valued at around £1,725,000, according to a property website.

Rightmove said that Runnymede Road in Darras Hall, Northumberland, is the most expensive street in the North East in 2026, with an average asking price of £1,726,111.

Runnymede Road is located in the Darras Hall area of Ponteland, a large housing estate famed to be home to several high-profile celebrities, including dozens of Newcastle United players past and present.

Runnymede Road, although relatively expensive, still pales in comparison to Britain's most expensive street, Winnington Road in the N2 postal area of Barnet, London, which has an average asking price of £12,538,095.

Britain's most expensive streets, according to Rightmove:

  • Winnington Road, N2, Barnet, London, £12,538,095
  • Chester Square, SW1W, Westminster, London, £11,546,428
  • The Bishops Avenue, N2, Barnet, London, £8,930,650
  • Thurloe Place, SW7, Kensington and Chelsea, London, £8,904,545
  • East Road, KT13, Elmbridge, South East, £8,795,714

Here are the most expensive streets, by region or nation, according to Rightmove:

  • London, Winnington Road, N2, Barnet, £12,538,095
  • East Midlands, Main Street, LE12, Charnwood, £1,238,571
  • East of England, Newlands Avenue, WD7, Hertsmere, £3,950,000
  • North East, Runnymede Road, NE20, Northumberland, £1,726,111
  • North West, Congleton Road, SK9, Cheshire East, £3,323,500
  • Scotland, Drumsheugh Gardens, EH3, City of Edinburgh, £560,000
  • South East, East Road, KT13, Elmbridge, £8,795,714
  • South West, Salterns Way, BH14, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, £2,460,000
  • Wales, Hollybush Road, CF23, Cardiff, £1,237,500
  • West Midlands, Tiddington Road, CV37, Stratford-on-Avon, £2,306,667
  • Yorkshire and the Humber, Wigton Lane, LS17, Leeds, £1,317,857

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