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Renting in Newcastle

What it costs to rent in Newcastle

Newcastle currently has 775 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £745 a month. 52 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 37% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is NE29 at around £273/mo, while NE2 sits nearer £1,098/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 Newcastle 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.

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Market snapshot

Newcastle rental market at a glance

775

Active rentals in Newcastle

£745/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Newcastle

Median monthly rent, based on 775 active listings across 4 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£737/mo	75
2 bed	£900/mo	185
3 bed	£1,050/mo	153
4+ bed	£1,950/mo	155
Room	£550/mo	206

Updated June 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

264

42% of listings

Houses

156

25% of listings

Rooms

206

33% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 58% of the 157 houses currently advertised in Newcastle.

Terraced
58%91
Semi-detached
31%49
Other house
6%9
Detached
5%8

Rent by postcode

Where Newcastle rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 769 live listings in 19 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Newcastle

1NE2£1,098/mo110 rentals
2NE11£1,025/mo4 rentals
3NE12£913/mo10 rentals

Cheapest in Newcastle

1NE29£273/mo4 rentals
2NE33£483/mo10 rentals
3NE28£500/mo4 rentals

Features · Newcastle

Garden, parking, and floor area in Newcastle

Live signal across 775 Newcastle rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

63%

of 317 Newcastle listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

70%

of 317 Newcastle listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Newcastle

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (June 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: June 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 April 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 (101) · pop. ~15,000
31
per 1k
Gosforth
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (47) · pop. ~24,000
6.4
per 1k
Heaton
Typical for city
Most common: Shoplifting (96) · pop. ~19,000
26
per 1k
Byker
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (92) · pop. ~10,000
49
per 1k
Fenham
Higher crime
Most common: Shoplifting (125) · pop. ~13,000
41
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

539

SpareRoom

206

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 £745/month based on 775 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-06).

How many rental properties are available in Newcastle?

There are currently 775 rental properties available in Newcastle, with 52 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 (June 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 June 2026.

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