Renting in Newcastle

Average Rent in Newcastle: £1,050/mo

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Median asking rent across 1,436 live Newcastle listings on 4 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

£1,050 /month

1,436 live listings · 4 portals

Median monthly rent in Newcastle by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
1 bed	£826/mo	123
2 bed	£925/mo	332
3 bed	£1,183/mo	239
4+ bed	£1,625/mo	222
Room (house share)	£550/mo	518

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Newcastle

What it costs to rent in Newcastle

Newcastle currently has 1,436 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,050 a month. 55 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 34% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is NE10 at around £850/mo, while NE2 sits nearer £1,363/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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Rent by property size

Average rent in Newcastle by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 1,436 live listings across 4 property sites (September 2026).

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Newcastle

£826/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Newcastle is £826 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £1,050, based on 123 listings currently on the market.

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

£925/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Newcastle is £925 a month, 12% below the city-wide median of £1,050, based on 332 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Newcastle

£1,183/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Newcastle is £1,183 a month, 13% above the city-wide median of £1,050, based on 239 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Newcastle

£1,625/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Newcastle is £1,625 a month, 55% above the city-wide median of £1,050, based on 222 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Newcastle

£550/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Newcastle house share is £550 a month, 48% below the city-wide median of £1,050, based on 518 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 Newcastle rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Newcastle. Latest: £1,207/mo (Jul 26, +9.8% YoY).

Latest

£1,207

Jul 26

Annual

+9.8%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£852

Aug 21

Total change

+42%

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

£1,207/mo

£14,484/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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Newcastle

Flats & apartments

465

38% of listings

Houses

239

20% of listings

Rooms

518

42% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 45% of the 240 houses currently advertised in Newcastle.

Terraced
45%108
Semi-detached
27%64
Other house
24%58
Detached
4%9
Bungalow
0%1

Rent by postcode

Where Newcastle rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 556 live listings in 14 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Newcastle

1NE2£1,363/mo86 rentals
2NE1£1,200/mo55 rentals
3NE6£1,150/mo47 rentals

Cheapest in Newcastle

1NE10£850/mo7 rentals
2NE9£875/mo7 rentals
3CF31£895/mo36 rentals

Features · Newcastle

Garden, parking, and floor area in Newcastle

Live signal across 1,436 Newcastle rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

62%

of 628 Newcastle listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

71%

of 628 Newcastle listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Newcastle this week

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

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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.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Newcastle

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.

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

Jesmond
Typical for city
Most common: Shoplifting (141) · pop. ~15,000
32
per 1k
Gosforth
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (41) · pop. ~24,000
6.6
per 1k
Heaton
Typical for city
Most common: Shoplifting (147) · pop. ~19,000
29
per 1k
Byker
Higher crime
Most common: Shoplifting (140) · pop. ~10,000
57
per 1k
Fenham
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (135) · 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

850

SpareRoom

518

OnTheMarket

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Newcastle — your questions answered

How much is rent in Newcastle?

The average (median) asking rent in Newcastle is £1,050 a month — a 1-bed is £826 and a 2-bed £925, based on 1,436 live listings across 4 property portals in Sept 2026.

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

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Newcastle is £826 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £1,050, based on 123 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Newcastle is £925 a month, 12% below the city-wide median of £1,050, based on 332 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Newcastle is £1,183 a month, 13% above the city-wide median of £1,050, based on 239 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Newcastle is £1,625 a month, 55% above the city-wide median of £1,050, based on 222 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Newcastle?

The median asking rent for a room in a Newcastle house share is £550 a month, 48% below the city-wide median of £1,050, based on 518 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Newcastle?

There are currently 1,436 rental properties available in Newcastle, with 55 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Across North East

Average rent across North East

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