Renting in Newcastle

Average Rent in Newcastle

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The average rent in Newcastle is £725/mo, with 1,036 live listings across 4 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Newcastle rental appears.

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Renting in Newcastle

What it costs to rent in Newcastle

Newcastle currently has 1,036 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £725 a month. 40 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 36% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is NE24 at around £125/mo, while NE2 sits nearer £975/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

Newcastle rental market at a glance

1,036

Active rentals in Newcastle

£725/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Newcastle

Median monthly rent, based on 1,036 active listings across 4 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£750/mo	93
2 bed	£900/mo	237
3 bed	£1,085/mo	188
4+ bed	£1,750/mo	181
Room	£550/mo	335

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

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Newcastle rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Newcastle. Latest: £1,206/mo (Mar 26, +14.5% YoY).

Latest

£1,206

Mar 26

Annual

+14.5%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£843

Apr 21

Total change

+43%

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 Newcastle pay goes on rent?

Renters in Newcastle spend an estimated 48% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,206/mo

£14,472/yr

Median pay

£30,144/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

48%

Stretched — above 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 Newcastle

Most Newcastle homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 139,930 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.01

≈ Band B–C

Stock

140k

139,930 properties

A
56%77,710
B
15%21,530
C
14%20,250
D
7%10,030
E
4%5,770
F
2%2,600
G
1%1,910
H
0%140

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 Newcastle

89% of Newcastle premises can already get full-fibre and 93% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

89%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

93%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

478 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
89%
Gigabit-capable
93%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Newcastle upon Tyne), July 2025, covering 135,175 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Newcastle homes

51% of Newcastle 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

51%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

49%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

115k

115,436 EPCs

A
1%875
B
12%13,985
C
38%44,138
D
38%44,017
E
9%10,679
F
1%1,451
G
0%291

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

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Newcastle

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

1
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · NE2 1XA
0.65 mi
2
Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · NE4 6EB
0.68 mi
3
Moorside Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · NE4 5AW
0.72 mi
4
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · NE4 7JU
0.75 mi
5
North East Futures UTC
Secondary · University technical college · NE1 3AS
0.81 mi

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

Property types

What’s on offer in Newcastle

Flats & apartments

337

39% of listings

Houses

193

22% of listings

Rooms

335

39% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 58% of the 193 houses currently advertised in Newcastle.

Terraced
58%112
Semi-detached
33%63
Other house
5%10
Detached
4%8

Rent by postcode

Where Newcastle rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,030 live listings in 23 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Newcastle

1NE2£975/mo145 rentals
2NE7£910/mo18 rentals
3NE1£900/mo94 rentals

Cheapest in Newcastle

1NE24£125/mo3 rentals
2NE63£450/mo3 rentals
3NE29£485/mo8 rentals

Features · Newcastle

Garden, parking, and floor area in Newcastle

Live signal across 1,036 Newcastle rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

61%

of 440 Newcastle listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

71%

of 440 Newcastle listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Newcastle

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Newcastle has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 19 of 19 postcode districts analysed, the median was 0 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Newcastle is Anti-social behaviour.

Crime overview

0 crimes per area (median)
19 of 19 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0 incidents recorded

Newcastle 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 Newcastle

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.

Gosforth has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Newcastle.

Jesmond
Typical for city
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (140) · pop. ~15,000
32
per 1k
Gosforth
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (43) · pop. ~24,000
8.2
per 1k
Heaton
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (102) · pop. ~19,000
25
per 1k
Byker
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (114) · pop. ~10,000
51
per 1k
Fenham
Higher crime
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (152) · pop. ~13,000
43
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

Newcastle listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in Newcastle.

OpenRent

662

SpareRoom

335

OnTheMarket

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Newcastle — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Newcastle?

The median rent in Newcastle is £725/month based on 1036 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Newcastle?

There are currently 1036 rental properties available in Newcastle, with 40 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Newcastle safe for renters?

Newcastle has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 0 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 Newcastle?

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

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