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Stamp duty in Newcastle upon Tyne
The last large English city before the Scottish border, where SDLT and LBTT can be compared on the same budget.
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A home in Newcastle upon Tyne sold for £207,547 on average in July 2026 on the UK House Price Index, and Stamp Duty Land Tax on that price is £1,650 for a buyer who will own just that home. First-time buyers paid £181,679 on average, well inside the £300,000 nil band of the relief, so they typically pay nothing. Because Newcastle is within easy reach of the border, buyers sometimes weigh it against Scottish towns, and the taxes then differ: the same £207,547 home would cost £1,250 in Land and Buildings Transaction Tax in Scotland, where the nil band stops at £145,000. For a landlord the gap is wider still: £12,028 in Newcastle against £17,853 in Scotland, where the Additional Dwelling Supplement takes 8% of the whole price on top of the ordinary tax.
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Stamp Duty Land Tax · England and Northern Ireland
£1,650
0.8% of £207,547 · rule applied: Standard residential rates
| Portion | Rate | Tax |
|---|---|---|
| £0 to £125,000 | 0% | £0 |
| £125,000 to £250,000 | 2% | £1,651 |
Return and payment due within 14 days of completion.
Same purchase elsewhere in the UK
The same Newcastle prices under SDLT and LBTT
The table applies both taxes to Newcastle’s average prices for each type of home. It is not a comparison of real homes on both sides of the border, since prices differ, but it isolates the effect of the tax rules alone.
| Price | SDLT, one home | LBTT, one home | SDLT, additional | LBTT + ADS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £128,296 | £65 | £0 | £6,480 | £10,263 |
| £207,914 | £1,658 | £1,258 | £12,053 | £17,891 |
| £238,190 | £2,263 | £1,863 | £14,173 | £20,918 |
| £397,344 | £9,867 | £13,084 | £29,734 | £44,871 |
For an owner-occupier the two taxes are close on modest homes, because Scotland’s nil band (£145,000) is higher than England’s (£125,000) but its 5% band starts at the same £250,000. The Scottish 10% band, from £325,000, makes larger houses dearer there. Edinburgh, the nearest large Scottish city, averages £303,965: see stamp duty in Edinburgh.
Every type of Newcastle home
| Home | Average price | First-time buyer | One home | Additional property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat or maisonette | £128,296 | £0 | £65 | £6,480 |
| Terraced house | £207,914 | £0 | £1,658 | £12,053 |
| Semi-detached house | £238,190 | £0 | £2,263 | £14,173 |
| Detached house | £397,344 | £4,867 | £9,867 | £29,734 |
| All sales | £207,547 | £0 | £1,650 | £12,028 |
Investors on Tyneside
A buy-to-let at the city average pays £12,028 with the 5% surcharge, £10,378 more than an owner-occupier. Prices in the city moved 4.1% in the year to July 2026. The buy-to-let page covers company purchases and the rules for a first rental bought by someone with no home of their own.