Are you looking to buy a house on a budget?
Maybe you want a new home for yourself or a little investment project to do up and sell or let.
Either way, there are plenty of homes to chose from in Newcastle and the wider North East if you have £100,000 or less to spend.
From an apartment in Alnwick, Northumberland, to a flat in a former cigarette building on the Coast Road in Newcastle.
Here are some of the homes we’ve spotted on the market right now.
1. In Alnwick there’s a well-presented two-bedroom first floor apartment set within a mews-style building.
It’s in Percy Mews and has a guide price of £73,500 through Sanderson Young.
The apartment has a telephone entry system, allocated parking and offers easy access to the town centre.
Sanderson Young says: “Please note that the property was originally purchased under the affordable housing scheme, and therefore is to be sold under a Section 106 Agreement to an approved purchaser for a price not exceeding 70% of the open market value.
“Full details and eligibility criteria available upon request.”
2. A four-bedroom terraced house situated on Atkinson Terrace, Benwell, Newcastle, is available for £100,000 through Pattinsons.
The property offers spacious accommodation and would likely suit the buy to let market,” says the estate agent.
The accommodation briefly comprises hallway, lounge, dining room, kitchen, downstairs bathroom, stairs to first floor, four bedrooms, and bathroom.
Externally there is a yard to the rear.
Contact the West Road branch on 0191 2725880 or email west.road@pattinson.co.uk
3. It used to be a cigarette factory and now it’s home to some fabulous apartments in a grade-II listed building.
Jack Harrison Estates is asking for £100,000 for a first-floor apartment in the former Wills Building on the Coast Road.
There is no outward chain and you get to live in a famous art deco building originally constructed in the 1940s.
“The property is accessed via an impressive, grand foyer benefitting from security intercom and stunning glass lift to all floors,” says Jack Harrison.
“The accommodation comprises communal entrance, entrance hall, lounge, fitted kitchen, one bedroom and a walk-in storage cupboard.”
4. Set within the small village of Bishop Middleham, near Ferryhill, County Durham, sits what estate agents call a “splendid” mid-terraced home.
21 High Road is priced at £96,000.
It includes an open plan lounge and dining area with plenty of natural light, a galley style kitchen with views over the nearby pasture, and access to a small rear yard.
On first floor there is a master bathroom and two spacious double bedrooms.
The property also benefits from attic storage space with Velux windows, which is accessed by a further fully fitted staircase, as well as a small forecourt garden to the front and double glazing and central heating throughout.
Call Bradley Hall’s Durham office on 0191 383 9999 or email durham@bradleyhall.co.uk.
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5. £99,995 gets you what estate agent Gordon Brown calls a “well-presented” first floor apartment situated on July Courtyard within the popular Staithes Estate at Gateshead.
The apartment is warmed by gas central heating and has the benefit of double glazing.
The accommodation comprises communal entrance, apartment hallway, open plan living room/kitchen/dining with an integrated oven and washing machine, and french doors to a Juliette balcony.
There is a master bedroom and one further bedroom.
There are communal gardens, allocated parking and a bike shed.
“Viewings are highly recommended to appreciate this lovely home,” they say.
6. For sale at 50% ownership is a flat within the grade-II listed building at Deucher House in Newcastle.
Flat 8 has two bedrooms and is situated close to Northumbria University and Newcastle City Centre.
The property is offered for sale with no upper chain. It’s on the market at £55,000 for half ownership.
Estate agents Rook Matthews Sayer says can furniture can be negotiated.
7. Offers over £95,000 for this two-bed house in Baxter Place, Seaton Delaval.
Signature by Mark Small says buyers have a great opportunity to acquire a beautifully presented, two-bedroom terraced house.
“This property has been well designed to provide spacious living throughout, as well as offering further scope to create the perfect family home,” the agent says.
8. From Purple Bricks comes a terraced home with four bedrooms, three floors, and two en-suites.
It’s in Beecher Street, Blyth, with offers in excess of £100,000 welcome.
The property is described as spacious with a refitted kitchen and no outward chain.
Purple Bricks says: “This property would interest a wide range of buyer from growing family to investor.”
9. Urban Base has this Wallsend property for sale - and covers all the bases in the search for a new owner.
“This is an ideal opportunity for a first time buyer, executive couple, investor or retirement home,” Urban Base says.
It’s in Reiver Court, Wilson Street, and has an open plan kitchen/dining room.
In brief the apartment comprises entrance hall, lounge, kitchen, bedroom one with en-suite, bedroom two and bathroom. Parking is located to the rear within a private court.
It’s for sale at £89,950 and the seller is open to offers.
10. Situated in the popular residential area of Castleside Road in Newcastle is a beautifully presented, three-bedroom, first floor flat.
Built in the 1930s, the versatile flat is accessed via a staircase into the welcoming landing area, which provides access to the property’s three bedrooms and the main living room area.
It’s on sale with Signature by Mark Small’s Ponteland office for £80,000.