Renting in Newbury

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The average rent in Newbury is £1,200/mo, with 836 live listings across 5 portals from £480/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Newbury rental appears.

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Renting in Newbury

What it costs to rent in Newbury

Newbury currently has 836 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,200 a month. 17 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 20% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is RG17 at around £575/mo, while RG14 sits nearer £1,245/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

Newbury rental market at a glance

836

Active rentals in Newbury

£1,200/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Newbury

Median monthly rent, based on 836 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£1,000/mo	249
2 bed	£1,300/mo	357
3 bed	£1,700/mo	71
4+ bed	£2,225/mo	49
Room	£700/mo	97

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

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Newbury

Most Newbury homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band D across 71,700 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

4.00

≈ Band D

Stock

72k

71,700 properties

A
4%2,730
B
10%7,210
C
28%20,420
D
25%17,790
E
15%10,880
F
10%7,080
G
7%4,840
H
1%770

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 Newbury

77% of Newbury premises can already get full-fibre and 88% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

77%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

88%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

461 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
77%
Gigabit-capable
88%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (West Berkshire), July 2025, covering 70,425 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Newbury homes

46% of Newbury 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

59k

58,948 EPCs

A
0%291
B
11%6,550
C
34%20,082
D
36%20,962
E
14%8,304
F
4%2,254
G
1%505

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

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Newbury

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

1
St Nicolas C.E. Junior School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · RG14 7LU
0.25 mi
2
Victoria Park Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · RG14 1EH
0.33 mi
3
Speenhamland School
Primary · Academy converter · RG14 1NU
0.46 mi
4
The Winchcombe School
Primary · Community school · RG14 1LN
0.61 mi
5
St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · RG14 7DE
0.61 mi

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

Property types

What’s on offer in Newbury

Flats & apartments

548

70% of listings

Houses

135

17% of listings

Rooms

12% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 50% of the 142 houses currently advertised in Newbury.

Terraced
50%71
Semi-detached
18%26
Other house
14%20
Detached
13%18
Bungalow
5%7

Rent by postcode

Where Newbury rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 766 live listings in 5 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Newbury

1RG14£1,245/mo657 rentals
2RG20£950/mo15 rentals
3RG18£798/mo18 rentals

Cheapest in Newbury

1RG17£575/mo11 rentals
2RG19£750/mo26 rentals
3RG18£798/mo18 rentals

Features · Newbury

Garden, parking, and floor area in Newbury

Live signal across 836 Newbury rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

67%

of 115 Newbury listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

92%

of 225 Newbury listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£2.02 /sqft

Median 632 sqft across 100 Newbury listings that publish floor area.

Area safety

Safety in Newbury

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Newbury has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 16 of 16 postcode districts analysed, the median was 47 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Newbury is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

47 crimes per area (median)
16 of 16 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Newbury ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Newbury

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.

Thatcham has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Newbury.

Thatcham
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (47) · pop. ~26,000
4.1
per 1k
Greenham
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (59) · pop. ~5,000
39
per 1k
Shaw
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (65) · pop. ~5,000
44
per 1k
Speenhamland
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (81) · pop. ~4,000
67
per 1k
Wash Common
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (52) · pop. ~4,000
35
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

Newbury listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Newbury.

Rightmove

356

OnTheMarket

235

OpenRent

143

SpareRoom

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Newbury — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Newbury?

The median rent in Newbury is £1200/month based on 836 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Newbury?

There are currently 836 rental properties available in Newbury, with 17 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Newbury safe for renters?

Newbury has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 47 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 Newbury?

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

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