Renting in Redcar

Average Rent in Redcar

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The average rent in Redcar is £650/mo, with 429 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Redcar rental appears.

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Renting in Redcar

What it costs to rent in Redcar

Redcar currently has 429 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £650 a month. 14 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 64% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is TS1 at around £578/mo, while YO21 sits nearer £2,480/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

Redcar rental market at a glance

429

Active rentals in Redcar

£650/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Redcar

Median monthly rent, based on 429 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£550/mo	71
2 bed	£650/mo	149
3 bed	£825/mo	110
4+ bed	£1,500/mo	41
Room	£563/mo	52

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

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Redcar rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Redcar. Latest: £640/mo (Mar 26, +4.6% YoY).

Latest

£640

Mar 26

Annual

+4.6%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£493

Apr 21

Total change

+30%

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 Redcar pay goes on rent?

Renters in Redcar spend an estimated 27% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£640/mo

£7,680/yr

Median pay

£28,630/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

27%

Very affordable — well below 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 Redcar

Most Redcar homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 66,390 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.26

≈ Band B–C

Stock

66k

66,390 properties

A
40%26,780
B
21%13,770
C
22%14,710
D
9%6,030
E
5%3,590
F
2%1,060
G
1%420
H
0%30

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 Redcar

60% of Redcar premises can already get full-fibre and 92% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

60%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

92%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

472 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
60%
Gigabit-capable
92%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Redcar and Cleveland), July 2025, covering 66,445 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Redcar homes

41% of Redcar 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

41%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

59%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

55k

54,593 EPCs

A
1%278
B
10%5,729
C
30%16,300
D
41%22,238
E
14%7,786
F
3%1,727
G
1%535

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

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Redcar

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

1
Mo Mowlam Academy
Not applicable · Academy special sponsor led · TS10 1PA
0.39 mi
2
Zetland Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · TS10 3JL
0.45 mi
3
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Secondary · Academy converter · TS10 1PJ
0.47 mi
4
Coatham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · TS10 1QY
0.49 mi
5
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · TS10 1LS
0.61 mi

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

Property types

What’s on offer in Redcar

Flats & apartments

106

30% of listings

Houses

189

53% of listings

Rooms

15% of listings

Bungalows

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 52% of the 196 houses currently advertised in Redcar.

Terraced
52%101
Semi-detached
31%60
Detached
9%17
Other house
6%11
Bungalow
4%7

Rent by postcode

Where Redcar rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 364 live listings in 6 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Redcar

1YO21£2,480/mo4 rentals
2DH1£1,100/mo5 rentals
3DH4£700/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Redcar

1TS1£578/mo10 rentals
2TS10£625/mo305 rentals
3TS11£650/mo8 rentals

Features · Redcar

Garden, parking, and floor area in Redcar

Live signal across 429 Redcar rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

49%

of 79 Redcar listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

74%

of 85 Redcar listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Redcar

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Redcar has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 30 of 30 postcode districts analysed, the median was 263 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Redcar is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

263 crimes per area (median)
30 of 30 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Redcar’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

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

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Redcar

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.

Marske-by-the-Sea has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Redcar.

Saltburn
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (22) · pop. ~6,000
9.7
per 1k
Marske-by-the-Sea
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (35) · pop. ~10,000
7.7
per 1k
Dormanstown
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (49) · pop. ~6,000
20
per 1k
Coatham
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (87) · pop. ~4,000
69
per 1k
West Redcar
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (115) · pop. ~5,000
69
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

Redcar listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Redcar.

OpenRent

124

Rightmove

111

OnTheMarket

SpareRoom

PrimeLocation

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Frequently asked

Renting in Redcar — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Redcar?

The median rent in Redcar is £650/month based on 429 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Redcar?

There are currently 429 rental properties available in Redcar, with 14 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Redcar safe for renters?

Redcar has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 263 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 Redcar?

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

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