Top 20: Newcastle and Lake Macquarie suburbs whose prices have skyrocketed since the pandemic

LAKE Macquarie's Blacksmiths has emerged as the suburb with the highest growth in property prices across the region since the pandemic began, according to a new report from CoreLogic.

Dwelling values across Newcastle and Lake Macquarie recorded overall growth of 29.6 per cent since March 2020.

Dwellings prices, which includes both houses and apartments, in the beachside suburb have more than doubled since March 2020 when the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.