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Renting in Gateshead

What it costs to rent in Gateshead

Gateshead currently has 1,590 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £800 a month. 143 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 26% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is NE37 at around £495/mo, while NE7 sits nearer £1,600/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.

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Market snapshot

Gateshead rental market at a glance

1,590

Active rentals in Gateshead

£800/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Gateshead

Median monthly rent, based on 1,590 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£660/mo	265
2 bed	£850/mo	739
3 bed	£925/mo	291
4+ bed	£1,400/mo	144
Room	£550/mo	123

Updated June 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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: £785/mo (Mar 26, +5.5% YoY).

Latest

£785

Mar 26

Annual

+5.5%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£573

Apr 21

Total change

+37%

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 32% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£785/mo

£9,420/yr

Median pay

£29,494/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

32%

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.

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Gateshead

Flats & apartments

763

66% of listings

Houses

273

23% of listings

Rooms

123

11% 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 278 houses currently advertised in Gateshead.

Terraced
45%124
Semi-detached
35%97
Other house
15%43
Detached
3%9
Bungalow
2%5

Rent by postcode

Where Gateshead rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,306 live listings in 17 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Gateshead

1NE7£1,600/mo3 rentals
2NE2£1,095/mo68 rentals
3NE1£1,000/mo86 rentals

Cheapest in Gateshead

1NE37£495/mo3 rentals
2NE38£650/mo3 rentals
3NE32£675/mo4 rentals

Features · Gateshead

Garden, parking, and floor area in Gateshead

Live signal across 1,590 Gateshead rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

71%

of 117 Gateshead listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

91%

of 243 Gateshead listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Gateshead

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (June 2026), Gateshead has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 69 of 69 postcode districts analysed, the median was 152 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Gateshead is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

152 crimes per area (median)
69 of 69 postcode districts covered
Data: June 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 April 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 (106) · pop. ~10,000
38
per 1k
Felling
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (70) · pop. ~13,000
17
per 1k
Dunston
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (44) · pop. ~10,000
13
per 1k
Whickham
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (43) · pop. ~17,000
6.2
per 1k
Blaydon
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (31) · pop. ~15,000
8.5
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

671

OnTheMarket

282

OpenRent

263

PrimeLocation

251

SpareRoom

123

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Frequently asked

Renting in Gateshead — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Gateshead?

The median rent in Gateshead is £800/month based on 1590 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-06).

How many rental properties are available in Gateshead?

There are currently 1590 rental properties available in Gateshead, with 143 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 152 reported crimes per postcode area (June 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 June 2026.

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