Renting in Hartlepool

Average Rent in Hartlepool

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The average rent in Hartlepool is £600/mo, with 1,123 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Hartlepool rental appears.

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Renting in Hartlepool

What it costs to rent in Hartlepool

Hartlepool currently has 1,123 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £600 a month. 52 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 77% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is TS26 8DS at around £420/mo, while TS10 sits nearer £878/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.

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Market snapshot

Hartlepool rental market at a glance

1,123

Active rentals in Hartlepool

£600/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Hartlepool

Median monthly rent, based on 1,123 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£525/mo	177
2 bed	£575/mo	467
3 bed	£678/mo	304
4+ bed	£1,000/mo	106
Room	£498/mo	60

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

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Hartlepool rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Hartlepool. Latest: £570/mo (Mar 26, +4.7% YoY).

Latest

£570

Mar 26

Annual

+4.7%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£500

Apr 21

Total change

+14%

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 Hartlepool pay goes on rent?

Renters in Hartlepool spend an estimated 24% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£570/mo

£6,840/yr

Median pay

£28,830/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

24%

Very affordable — well below the 30% rent-burden threshold.

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 Hartlepool

Most Hartlepool homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 45,630 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.07

≈ Band B–C

Stock

46k

45,630 properties

A
53%24,060
B
17%7,750
C
15%6,640
D
8%3,560
E
4%1,950
F
2%880
G
2%690
H
0%110

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 Hartlepool

95% of Hartlepool premises can already get full-fibre and 97% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

95%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

97%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

489 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
95%
Gigabit-capable
97%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Hartlepool), July 2025, covering 45,856 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Hartlepool homes

46% of Hartlepool 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

45k

44,891 EPCs

A
1%265
B
11%5,001
C
34%15,368
D
39%17,637
E
12%5,197
F
2%1,061
G
1%362

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

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Hartlepool

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

1
Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · TS24 7LE
0.29 mi
2
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
Primary · Academy converter · TS24 7HT
0.31 mi
3
Lynnfield Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · TS26 8RL
0.32 mi
4
Stranton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · TS25 1SQ
0.51 mi
5
Brougham Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · TS24 8EY
0.60 mi

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

Property types

What’s on offer in Hartlepool

Flats & apartments

144

20% of listings

Houses

494

70% of listings

Rooms

9% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 76% of the 500 houses currently advertised in Hartlepool.

Terraced
76%380
Other house
14%71
Semi-detached
7%34
Detached
2%9
Bungalow
1%6

Rent by postcode

Where Hartlepool rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 929 live listings in 35 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Hartlepool

1TS10£878/mo10 rentals
2TS12£845/mo4 rentals
3TS5£825/mo12 rentals

Cheapest in Hartlepool

1TS26 8DS£420/mo5 rentals
2DL17£475/mo3 rentals
3TS1£495/mo51 rentals

Features · Hartlepool

Garden, parking, and floor area in Hartlepool

Live signal across 1,123 Hartlepool rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

57%

of 113 Hartlepool listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

65%

of 124 Hartlepool listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Hartlepool

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Hartlepool has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 39 of 39 postcode districts analysed, the median was 186 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Hartlepool is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

186 crimes per area (median)
39 of 39 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Hartlepool’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 Hartlepool

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

Headland has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Hartlepool.

Headland
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (25) · pop. ~7,000
8.1
per 1k
Seaton Carew
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (18) · pop. ~6,000
9.2
per 1k
Hart
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (73) · pop. ~2,500
93
per 1k
West Park
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (186) · pop. ~5,000
114
per 1k
Rift House
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (108) · pop. ~5,000
71
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

Hartlepool listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Hartlepool.

PrimeLocation

354

Rightmove

278

OpenRent

217

OnTheMarket

214

SpareRoom

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Frequently asked

Renting in Hartlepool — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Hartlepool?

The median rent in Hartlepool is £600/month based on 1123 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Hartlepool?

There are currently 1123 rental properties available in Hartlepool, with 52 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Hartlepool safe for renters?

Hartlepool has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 186 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Hartlepool?

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

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