Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Durham
£869/moMedian asking rent · 1-bed · 39 live listings · October 2026The median asking rent for a 1-bed in Durham is £869 a month, from 39 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
Renting in Durham
Average Rent in Durham by Bedroom
Rent in Durham before the rush.
The median asking rent in Durham is £869 a month for a 1-bed (39 live listings), £800 for a 2-bed (107 live listings), £941 for a 3-bed (132 live listings) and £2,396 for a 4+ bed home (431 live listings), on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
Median asking rent
No single figure for Durham this month
This month it doesn’t fit the 1-, 2- and 3-bed figures, which usually means large student houses dominate the listings. The figures by size below are not affected.
| Size | Median asking rent |
|---|---|
| 1-bed | £869/moasking · 39 listings · Oct 2026 |
| 2-bed | £800/moasking · 107 listings · Oct 2026 |
| 3-bed | £941/moasking · 132 listings · Oct 2026 |
| 4+ bed | £2,396/moasking · 431 listings · Oct 2026 |
| Room in a shared house | £600/moasking · 65 listings · Oct 2026 |
Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated . Weekly prices normalised to monthly. Each figure counts the live listings behind it; rooms are per room.
Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent in Durham by size, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/durham, updated 27 October 2026.
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Renting in Durham
What it costs to rent in Durham
Durham currently has 778 rental listings on the property sites we track, 713 of them whole homes rather than rooms in shared houses. The median asking rent in Durham is £869 a month for a 1-bed (39 live listings), £800 for a 2-bed (107 live listings), £941 for a 3-bed (132 live listings) and £2,396 for a 4+ bed home (431 live listings), on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026). 321 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 78% are houses and the rest are flats. How we measure this
Rents vary sharply by postcode. Median asking rents for homes of all sizes run from £725 a month in DH2 (5 live listings) to £1,762 in DH99 (12 live listings), the cheapest and priciest postcode districts we track in Durham (Dwellio, October 2026). For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.
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Rent by property size
Average rent in Durham by bedrooms
Median monthly asking rent for each property size in Durham, October 2026. Every figure carries the number of live listings behind it.
Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Durham
£800/moMedian asking rent · 2-bed · 107 live listings · October 2026The median asking rent for a 2-bed in Durham is £800 a month, from 107 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
Average rent for a 3-bed house in Durham
£941/moMedian asking rent · 3-bed · 132 live listings · October 2026The median asking rent for a 3-bed in Durham is £941 a month, from 132 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
Average rent for a 4-bed house in Durham
£2,396/moMedian asking rent · 4+ bed · 431 live listings · October 2026The median asking rent for a 4+ bed home in Durham is £2,396 a month, from 431 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
Average room rent in Durham
£600/moMedian asking rent · room in a shared house · 65 live listings · October 2026The median asking rent for a room in a shared house in Durham is £600 a month, from 65 live listings (Dwellio, October 2026).
Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property. Each size needs at least 10 live listings. Studio figures are hidden for now: listings whose bedroom count we couldn’t read were being counted as studios. How we measure this
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Rent trend · ONS PIPR
How Durham rents have moved
The ONS average rent paid in Durham is £653 a month, up 6.1% on a year earlier, across private tenancies of all sizes (Office for National Statistics, September 2026). The Office for National Statistics’ Price Index of Private Rents is the official series for rents being paid, including long-running tenancies; Dwellio’s figures above are asking rents.
Latest£653/moONS average rent paid · all sizes · Durham · September 20265 years earlier£490/moONS average rent paid · all sizes · Durham · October 2021
Annual
+6.1%
vs a year earlier
Total change
+33%
since 2021
Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself. How we measure this
Property types
What’s on offer in Durham
Flats & apartments
10019% of listings
Houses
35168% of listings
Rooms
6513% of listings
Bungalows
41% of listings
Property mix · houses
Houses to rent in Durham — what's on the market
Other house houses make up 52% of the 356 houses currently advertised in Durham.
- Other house52%186
- Terraced21%74
- Semi-detached17%60
- Detached9%32
- Bungalow1%4
Rent by postcode
Where Durham rent is highest and lowest
Median monthly asking rent for homes of all sizes, grouped by postcode district, across 379 live listings in 6 districts (October 2026). Districts with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental; rooms in shared houses are left out.
Most expensive in Durham
- 1DH99£1,762/moall sizes · asking · Oct 202612 live listings
- 2DH1£1,500/moall sizes · asking · Oct 2026301 live listings
- 3DH6£800/moall sizes · asking · Oct 202612 live listings
Cheapest in Durham
- 1DH2£725/moall sizes · asking · Oct 20265 live listings
- 2DH7£750/moall sizes · asking · Oct 202644 live listings
- 3DH6£800/moall sizes · asking · Oct 202612 live listings
Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent by postcode district in Durham, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/durham, updated 27 October 2026.
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Features · Durham
Garden, parking, and floor area in Durham
Live signal across 778 Durham rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.
Parking
99%
of 79 Durham listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.
Live from the portals
New rentals in Durham this week
321 homes came onto the Durham rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.
321 new this weekUpdated today
£1,100/moPrimeLocation3 bed property
Aidan Gardens, Belmont, Durham DH1
3View listing
£1,127/moOnTheMarket4 bed flat/apartment
Elvet Bridge, Durham City
42View listing
£758/moOnTheMarket5 bed property
152a Gilesgate, Durham
5View listing
£823/moOnTheMarket3 bed flat/apartment
Rounton, Fieldhouse Lane, Durham City
31View listing
£888/moOnTheMarket5 bed terraced house
219 Gilesgate, Claypath, Durham City
52View listing
£845/moOnTheMarket3 bed flat/apartment
Rounton, Fieldhouse Lane, Durham City
32View listing
£1,200/moOnTheMarket3 bed bungalow
St. Josephs Close, Gilesgate, Durham
31View listing
£845/moOnTheMarket5 bed terraced house
Mistletoe Street, Durham City
52View listing
£845/moOnTheMarket5 bed terraced house
Lawson Terrace, Durham City
52View listing
£845/moOnTheMarket6 bed room
Flass Street, Durham City
63View listing
£1,050/moOnTheMarket3 bed semi-detached house
Sharp Crescent, Durham, Durham, DH1 1PE
31View listing
£628/moOnTheMarket3 bed semi-detached house
Musgrave Gardens, Durham
31View listing
£4,767/moOnTheMarket5 bed house
Mowbray Street, Durham DH1
53View listing
£4,442/moOnTheMarket5 bed house
Lowes Barn Bank, Durham DH1
53View listing
£4,810/moOnTheMarket6 bed house
Flass Street, Durham DH1
62View listing
£4,368/moOnTheMarket6 bed house
Orchard Drive, Durham DH1
62View listing
£2,145/moOnTheMarket3 bed house
High Street North, Langley Moor DH7
33View listing
£2,275/moOnTheMarket3 bed house
John Street South, Meadowfield DH7
31View listing
£750/moOnTheMarket2 bed flat/apartment
Prebends Field, Gilesgate, Durham
21View listing
£1,050/moOnTheMarket3 bed terraced house
North Terrace, Durham, DH1
33View listing
£1,400/moOnTheMarket4 bed detached house
Kira Drive, Pity Me, Durham, DH1
42View listing
£850/moOnTheMarket1 bed flat/apartment
Crossgate, Durham DH1
1View listing
£2,167/moOnTheMarket2 bed flat/apartment
Freemans Quay, Durham, DH1
22View listing
£433/moOnTheMarket4 bed property
30 Sherburn Road, Gilesgate
4View listing
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Council tax · VOA 2024
Council tax bands across Durham
Most Durham homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B across 254,180 properties on the council-tax list.
Modal band
A
most common band
Mean band
2.00
≈ Band B
Stock
254k
254,180 properties
- A57%144,050
- B14%36,260
- C13%32,240
- D9%23,290
- E4%11,330
- F2%4,430
- G1%2,290
- H0%280
Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.
Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations
Broadband coverage across Durham
83% of Durham premises can already get full-fibre and 84% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.
Full fibre
83%
FTTP-ready premises
Gigabit
84%
≥1Gbit/s available
Superfast
98%
≥30Mbit/s available
Mean speed
446 Mbit/s
bucket-weighted estimate
- Full fibre (FTTP)83%
- Gigabit-capable84%
- Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)98%
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (County Durham), July 2025, covering 251,998 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.
Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC
EPC ratings for Durham homes
46% of Durham homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.
Bands A–C
46%
good energy-efficiency stock
Bands D–G
54%
below the proposed 2030 floor
Certificates
240k
239,590 EPCs
- A1%1,541
- B9%21,267
- C37%87,549
- D40%96,609
- E10%24,758
- F2%5,984
- G1%1,882
Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under County Durham. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.
Schools · GIAS · DfE
State-funded schools near Durham
7 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Durham centroid. The five closest:
- 10.41 mi
Durham Sixth Form Centre
16 plus · Academy 16-19 converter · DH1 1SG
- 20.43 mi
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · DH1 4QB
- 30.46 mi
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
Secondary · Academy converter · DH1 4NG
- 40.58 mi
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Secondary · Community school · DH1 4SU
- 50.61 mi
St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · DH1 3DQ
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Durham centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.
Area safety
Safety in Durham
Higher Crime AreaBased on the latest police data (October 2026), Durham has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 59 of 59 postcode districts analysed, the median was 168 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Durham is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.
Crime overview
- 168 crimes per area (median)
- 59 of 59 postcode districts covered
- Data: October 2026
Most reported
- Anti-social behaviour
- 0% of incidents
Durham’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.
Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.
Area breakdown
Safety by suburb in Durham
Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for August 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.
Sherburn has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Durham.
Neville's Cross
Typical for cityMost common: Violent crime (36) · pop. ~6,000
23per 1kGilesgate
Higher crimeMost common: Violent crime (103) · pop. ~7,000
47per 1kBelmont
Typical for cityMost common: Shoplifting (57) · pop. ~7,000
21per 1kFramwellgate Moor
Typical for cityMost common: Violent crime (43) · pop. ~5,000
21per 1kSherburn
Safer areaMost common: Anti-social behaviour (14) · pop. ~6,000
6.3per 1k
Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.
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Durham listings by portal
We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Durham.
Rightmove
420
OnTheMarket
288
SpareRoom
65
OpenRent
4
PrimeLocation
1
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Frequently asked
Renting in Durham — your questions answered
How much is rent in Durham?
The median asking rent in Durham is £869 a month for a 1-bed (39 live listings), £800 for a 2-bed (107 live listings), £941 for a 3-bed (132 live listings) and £2,396 for a 4+ bed home (431 live listings), on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
Why is there no single average rent for Durham this month?
This month it doesn’t fit the 1-, 2- and 3-bed figures, which usually means large student houses dominate the listings. The median asking rents by size are not affected.
What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Durham?
The median asking rent for a 1-bed in Durham is £869 a month, from 39 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Durham?
The median asking rent for a 2-bed in Durham is £800 a month, from 107 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Durham?
The median asking rent for a 3-bed in Durham is £941 a month, from 132 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Durham?
The median asking rent for a 4+ bed home in Durham is £2,396 a month, from 431 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
What is the average room rent in Durham?
The median asking rent for a room in a shared house in Durham is £600 a month, from 65 live listings (Dwellio, October 2026).
How many rental properties are available in Durham?
There are currently 778 rental properties available in Durham, with 321 new listings added in the last 7 days.
Is Durham safe for renters?
Durham has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 168 reported crimes per postcode area (October 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.
What is the most common crime in Durham?
The most commonly reported crime category in Durham is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for October 2026.
Across North East
Average rent across North East
How Durham compares with the other 9 places we track in North East — median asking rent from live listings, updated October 2026.
- Newcastle—
- Sunderland£725all sizes · 899 listingsasking · Oct 2026
- Middlesbrough£725all sizes · 780 listingsasking · Oct 2026
- Hartlepool£600all sizes · 283 listingsasking · Oct 2026
- Darlington£650all sizes · 357 listingsasking · Oct 2026
- Gateshead£895all sizes · 436 listingsasking · Oct 2026
- South Shields£700all sizes · 219 listingsasking · Oct 2026
- Stockton-on-Tees£725all sizes · 396 listingsasking · Oct 2026
- Redcar£595all sizes · 58 listingsasking · Oct 2026
Every city, every region, one table: the UK rental index.
Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent across North East, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/durham, updated 27 October 2026.
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