Renting in Gateshead

Average Rent in Gateshead: £850/mo

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Median asking rent across 2,614 live Gateshead listings on 5 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£850 /month

2,614 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Gateshead by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£755/mo	53
1 bed	£675/mo	446
2 bed	£850/mo	1,246
3 bed	£950/mo	484
4+ bed	£1,440/mo	219
Room (house share)	£550/mo	166

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 11 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Gateshead

What it costs to rent in Gateshead

Gateshead currently has 2,614 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £850 a month. 32 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 27% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is NE37 at around £500/mo, while NE99 sits nearer £1,250/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Gateshead around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Gateshead by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 2,614 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Gateshead

£755/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Gateshead is £755 a month, 11% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 53 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Gateshead

£675/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Gateshead is £675 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 446 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Gateshead

£850/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Gateshead is £850 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £850, based on 1,246 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Gateshead

£950/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Gateshead is £950 a month, 12% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 484 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Gateshead

£1,440/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Gateshead is £1,440 a month, 69% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 219 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Gateshead

£550/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Gateshead house share is £550 a month, 35% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 166 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Gateshead rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Gateshead. Latest: £798/mo (Jul 26, +5.3% YoY).

Latest

£798

Jul 26

Annual

+5.3%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£580

Aug 21

Total change

+38%

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.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Gateshead pay goes on rent?

Renters in Gateshead spend an estimated 33% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£798/mo

£9,576/yr

Median pay

£29,494/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

33%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Property types

What’s on offer in Gateshead

Flats & apartments

1232

66% of listings

Houses

462

25% of listings

Rooms

166

9% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Gateshead — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 45% of the 468 houses currently advertised in Gateshead.

Terraced
45%210
Semi-detached
34%160
Other house
17%78
Detached
3%14
Bungalow
1%6

Rent by postcode

Where Gateshead rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,946 live listings in 25 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Gateshead

1NE99£1,250/mo16 rentals
2NE2£1,178/mo84 rentals
3NE98£1,100/mo7 rentals

Cheapest in Gateshead

1NE37£500/mo5 rentals
2NE31£650/mo3 rentals
3NE33£650/mo3 rentals

Features · Gateshead

Garden, parking, and floor area in Gateshead

Live signal across 2,614 Gateshead rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

74%

of 254 Gateshead listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

92%

of 508 Gateshead listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Gateshead this week

32 homes came onto the Gateshead rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Gateshead

Most Gateshead homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band A–B across 95,230 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

1.85

≈ Band A–B

Stock

95k

95,230 properties

A
59%56,180
B
14%13,170
C
17%15,830
D
6%5,990
E
3%2,730
F
1%900
G
0%390
H
0%50

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 Gateshead

73% of Gateshead premises can already get full-fibre and 91% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

73%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

91%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

467 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
73%
Gigabit-capable
91%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Gateshead), July 2025, covering 96,542 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Gateshead homes

46% of Gateshead 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

75k

75,122 EPCs

A
0%174
B
8%5,695
C
39%29,017
D
42%31,434
E
10%7,365
F
2%1,189
G
0%248

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Gateshead. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Gateshead

13 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Gateshead centroid. The five closest:

1
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
Primary · Academy converter · NE8 1LR
0.24 mi
2
Caedmon Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · NE8 4LH
0.51 mi
3
South Street Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · NE8 4BB
0.56 mi
4
Brighton Avenue Primary School
Primary · Community school · NE8 1XS
0.64 mi
5
North East Futures UTC
Secondary · University technical college · NE1 3AS
0.64 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Gateshead centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Gateshead

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Gateshead has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 69 of 69 postcode districts analysed, the median was 161 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Gateshead is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

161 crimes per area (median)
69 of 69 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Gateshead’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 Gateshead

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Whickham has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Gateshead.

Low Fell
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (103) · pop. ~10,000
36
per 1k
Felling
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (80) · pop. ~13,000
20
per 1k
Dunston
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (48) · pop. ~10,000
12
per 1k
Whickham
Safer area
Most common: Shoplifting (29) · pop. ~17,000
5.3
per 1k
Blaydon
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (39) · pop. ~15,000
9.1
per 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.

Where we search

Gateshead listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Gateshead.

Rightmove

1123

OnTheMarket

494

PrimeLocation

494

OpenRent

337

SpareRoom

166

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Frequently asked

Renting in Gateshead — your questions answered

How much is rent in Gateshead?

The average (median) asking rent in Gateshead is £850 a month — a 1-bed is £675 and a 2-bed £850, based on 2,614 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Gateshead?

The median asking rent for a studio in Gateshead is £755 a month, 11% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 53 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Gateshead?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Gateshead is £675 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 446 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Gateshead?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Gateshead is £850 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £850, based on 1,246 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Gateshead?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Gateshead is £950 a month, 12% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 484 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Gateshead?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Gateshead is £1,440 a month, 69% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 219 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Gateshead?

The median asking rent for a room in a Gateshead house share is £550 a month, 35% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 166 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Gateshead?

There are currently 2,614 rental properties available in Gateshead, with 32 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Gateshead safe for renters?

Gateshead has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 161 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Gateshead?

The most commonly reported crime category in Gateshead is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

Across North East

Average rent across North East

How Gateshead compares with the other 9 places we track in North East — median asking rent from live listings, updated September 2026.

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