Renting in Middlesbrough

Average Rent in Middlesbrough: £700/mo

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Median asking rent across 3,570 live Middlesbrough 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

£700 /month

3,570 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Middlesbrough by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£650/mo	104
1 bed	£550/mo	678
2 bed	£675/mo	933
3 bed	£795/mo	1,147
4+ bed	£1,000/mo	490
Room (house share)	£460/mo	218

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 13 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Middlesbrough

What it costs to rent in Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough currently has 3,570 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £700 a month. 125 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 74% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is TS27 at around £488/mo, while TS22 sits nearer £1,700/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 Middlesbrough 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 Middlesbrough by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 3,570 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Middlesbrough

£650/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Middlesbrough is £650 a month, 7% below the city-wide median of £700, based on 104 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Middlesbrough

£550/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Middlesbrough is £550 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £700, based on 678 listings currently on the market.

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

£675/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Middlesbrough is £675 a month, 4% below the city-wide median of £700, based on 933 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Middlesbrough

£795/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Middlesbrough is £795 a month, 14% above the city-wide median of £700, based on 1,147 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Middlesbrough

£1,000/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Middlesbrough is £1,000 a month, 43% above the city-wide median of £700, based on 490 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Middlesbrough

£460/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Middlesbrough house share is £460 a month, 34% below the city-wide median of £700, based on 218 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 Middlesbrough rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Middlesbrough. Latest: £699/mo (Jul 26, +4.7% YoY).

Latest

£699

Jul 26

Annual

+4.7%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£528

Aug 21

Total change

+32%

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

£699/mo

£8,388/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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Middlesbrough

Flats & apartments

610

24% of listings

Houses

1700

66% of listings

Rooms

218

9% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 52% of the 1,732 houses currently advertised in Middlesbrough.

Terraced
52%901
Other house
22%388
Semi-detached
21%359
Detached
3%55
Bungalow
2%29

Rent by postcode

Where Middlesbrough rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 2,210 live listings in 34 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Middlesbrough

1TS22£1,700/mo3 rentals
2TS9£1,400/mo3 rentals
3DL2£1,275/mo10 rentals

Cheapest in Middlesbrough

1TS27£488/mo6 rentals
2DL14£500/mo16 rentals
3DL17£500/mo3 rentals

Features · Middlesbrough

Garden, parking, and floor area in Middlesbrough

Live signal across 3,570 Middlesbrough rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

84%

of 400 Middlesbrough listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

87%

of 468 Middlesbrough listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Middlesbrough this week

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

125 new this weekUpdated today

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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.

Area safety

Safety in Middlesbrough

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Middlesbrough has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 37 of 37 postcode districts analysed, the median was 295 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Middlesbrough is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

295 crimes per area (median)
37 of 37 postcode districts covered
Data: September 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 July 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 (341) · pop. ~14,000
69
per 1k
Acklam
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (96) · pop. ~15,000
19
per 1k
Marton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (138) · pop. ~17,000
24
per 1k
Nunthorpe
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (32) · pop. ~11,000
8.2
per 1k
Coulby Newham
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (83) · pop. ~11,000
25
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

1834

OnTheMarket

594

PrimeLocation

581

OpenRent

343

SpareRoom

218

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Frequently asked

Renting in Middlesbrough — your questions answered

How much is rent in Middlesbrough?

The average (median) asking rent in Middlesbrough is £700 a month — a 1-bed is £550 and a 2-bed £675, based on 3,570 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Middlesbrough?

The median asking rent for a studio in Middlesbrough is £650 a month, 7% below the city-wide median of £700, based on 104 studios currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Middlesbrough is £550 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £700, based on 678 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Middlesbrough is £675 a month, 4% below the city-wide median of £700, based on 933 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Middlesbrough is £795 a month, 14% above the city-wide median of £700, based on 1,147 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Middlesbrough is £1,000 a month, 43% above the city-wide median of £700, based on 490 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Middlesbrough?

The median asking rent for a room in a Middlesbrough house share is £460 a month, 34% below the city-wide median of £700, based on 218 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Middlesbrough?

There are currently 3,570 rental properties available in Middlesbrough, with 125 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 295 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 Middlesbrough?

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

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