Renting in Newport

Average Rent in Newport

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The average rent in Newport is £900/mo, with 1,672 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Newport rental appears.

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Renting in Newport

What it costs to rent in Newport

Newport currently has 1,672 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £900 a month. 107 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 48% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is NP11 at around £326/mo, while BN18 sits nearer £1,600/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

Newport rental market at a glance

1,672

Active rentals in Newport

£900/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Newport

Median monthly rent, based on 1,672 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£750/mo	469
2 bed	£950/mo	428
3 bed	£1,200/mo	371
4+ bed	£1,500/mo	110
Room	£550/mo	241

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

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Newport rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Newport. Latest: £953/mo (Mar 26, +4.3% YoY).

Latest

£953

Mar 26

Annual

+4.3%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£636

Apr 21

Total change

+50%

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 Newport pay goes on rent?

Renters in Newport spend an estimated 36% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£953/mo

£11,436/yr

Median pay

£31,495/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

36%

Affordable for most renters.

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 Newport

Most Newport homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 71,240 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.47

≈ Band C–D

Stock

71k

71,240 properties

A
10%6,890
B
21%15,250
C
26%18,370
D
18%12,840
E
12%8,440
F
8%5,990
G
4%2,700
H
1%560
I
0%190

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 Newport

87% of Newport premises can already get full-fibre and 94% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

87%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

94%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

481 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
87%
Gigabit-capable
94%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Newport), July 2025, covering 70,689 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Newport homes

51% of Newport 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

56k

56,495 EPCs

A
1%555
B
15%8,613
C
35%19,866
D
35%20,047
E
11%6,071
F
2%1,012
G
1%331

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

Property types

What’s on offer in Newport

Flats & apartments

652

43% of listings

Houses

593

39% of listings

Rooms

241

16% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 42% of the 612 houses currently advertised in Newport.

Terraced
42%254
Other house
33%200
Semi-detached
17%101
Detached
6%38
Bungalow
3%19

Rent by postcode

Where Newport rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,171 live listings in 46 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Newport

1BN18£1,600/mo3 rentals
2RH15£1,600/mo4 rentals
3CM1£1,550/mo4 rentals

Cheapest in Newport

1NP11£326/mo10 rentals
2NP23£485/mo15 rentals
3NP22£490/mo7 rentals

Features · Newport

Garden, parking, and floor area in Newport

Live signal across 1,672 Newport rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

77%

of 249 Newport listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

74%

of 289 Newport listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Newport

Lower Crime AreaEstimated — limited data

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Newport has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 5 of 5 postcode districts analysed, the median was 0 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Newport is Anti-social behaviour.

Crime overview

0 crimes per area (median)
5 of 5 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0 incidents recorded

Newport 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 Newport

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.

Rogerstone has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Newport.

Maindee
Most common: Violent crime (1) · pop. ~9,000
0.1
per 1k
Rogerstone
No data available this month · pop. ~11,000
0.0
per 1k
Caerleon
No data available this month · pop. ~9,000
0.0
per 1k
Bettws
No data available this month · pop. ~10,000
0.0
per 1k
Ringland
No data available this month · pop. ~6,000
0.0
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

Newport listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Newport.

Rightmove

560

OnTheMarket

343

Leaders

290

SpareRoom

241

OpenRent

238

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Frequently asked

Renting in Newport — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Newport?

The median rent in Newport is £900/month based on 1672 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Newport?

There are currently 1672 rental properties available in Newport, with 107 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Newport safe for renters?

Newport 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 Newport?

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

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