Renting in Middlesbrough

Average Rent in Middlesbrough

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The average rent in Middlesbrough is £650/mo, with 2,774 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Middlesbrough rental appears.

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Renting in Middlesbrough

What it costs to rent in Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough currently has 2,774 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £650 a month. 94 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 72% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is TS1 4SE at around £350/mo, while YO21 sits nearer £1,860/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

Middlesbrough rental market at a glance

2,774

Active rentals in Middlesbrough

£650/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Middlesbrough

Median monthly rent, based on 2,774 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£500/mo	548
2 bed	£675/mo	708
3 bed	£750/mo	871
4+ bed	£925/mo	392
Room	£460/mo	179

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

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Middlesbrough rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Middlesbrough. Latest: £709/mo (Mar 26, +8.4% YoY).

Latest

£709

Mar 26

Annual

+8.4%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£525

Apr 21

Total change

+35%

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 Middlesbrough pay goes on rent?

Renters in Middlesbrough spend an estimated 28% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£709/mo

£8,508/yr

Median pay

£30,253/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

28%

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 Middlesbrough

Most Middlesbrough homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 66,160 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.08

≈ Band B–C

Stock

66k

66,160 properties

A
50%33,160
B
17%11,510
C
17%11,500
D
8%5,560
E
4%2,770
F
2%1,010
G
1%600
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 Middlesbrough

62% of Middlesbrough premises can already get full-fibre and 98% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

62%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

98%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

491 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
62%
Gigabit-capable
98%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Middlesbrough), July 2025, covering 66,445 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Middlesbrough homes

46% of Middlesbrough 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

65k

65,456 EPCs

A
1%389
B
11%7,175
C
34%22,515
D
39%25,479
E
12%8,042
F
2%1,348
G
1%508

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

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Middlesbrough

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

1
Outwood Academy Riverside
Secondary · Free schools · TS1 2AD
0.39 mi
2
Newport Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · TS1 5NQ
0.44 mi
3
Abingdon Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · TS1 3JR
0.52 mi
4
Ayresome Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · TS1 4NT
0.68 mi
5
Breckon Hill Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · TS4 2DS
0.82 mi

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

Property types

What’s on offer in Middlesbrough

Flats & apartments

511

25% of listings

Houses

1310

65% of listings

Rooms

179

9% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 55% of the 1,334 houses currently advertised in Middlesbrough.

Terraced
55%728
Semi-detached
20%271
Other house
20%271
Detached
3%43
Bungalow
2%21

Rent by postcode

Where Middlesbrough rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 2,231 live listings in 64 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Middlesbrough

1YO21£1,860/mo3 rentals
2TS22£1,700/mo3 rentals
3DL2£1,450/mo5 rentals

Cheapest in Middlesbrough

1TS1 4SE£350/mo7 rentals
2TS1 4PR£368/mo3 rentals
3TS3 6EE£370/mo3 rentals

Features · Middlesbrough

Garden, parking, and floor area in Middlesbrough

Live signal across 2,774 Middlesbrough rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

85%

of 256 Middlesbrough listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

87%

of 315 Middlesbrough listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Middlesbrough

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Middlesbrough has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 37 of 37 postcode districts analysed, the median was 268 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Middlesbrough is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

268 crimes per area (median)
37 of 37 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Middlesbrough’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 Middlesbrough

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.

Nunthorpe has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Middlesbrough.

Linthorpe
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (299) · pop. ~14,000
65
per 1k
Acklam
Safer area
Most common: Shoplifting (73) · pop. ~15,000
17
per 1k
Marton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (152) · pop. ~17,000
23
per 1k
Nunthorpe
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (29) · pop. ~11,000
7.5
per 1k
Coulby Newham
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (79) · pop. ~11,000
24
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

Middlesbrough listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Middlesbrough.

Rightmove

1479

OnTheMarket

438

PrimeLocation

410

OpenRent

268

SpareRoom

179

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Frequently asked

Renting in Middlesbrough — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Middlesbrough?

The median rent in Middlesbrough is £650/month based on 2774 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Middlesbrough?

There are currently 2774 rental properties available in Middlesbrough, with 94 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Middlesbrough safe for renters?

Middlesbrough has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 268 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 Middlesbrough?

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

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