Renting in South Shields
Median asking rent · all sizes · 218 live listings · October 2026
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The median asking rent for homes of all sizes in South Shields is £700 a month, from 218 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
| Size | Median asking rent |
|---|---|
| 1-bed | £595/moasking · 62 listings · Oct 2026 |
| 2-bed | £675/moasking · 76 listings · Oct 2026 |
| 3-bed | £835/moasking · 64 listings · Oct 2026 |
| 4+ bed | £910/moasking · 15 listings · Oct 2026 |
Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated . Weekly prices normalised to monthly. Each figure counts the live listings behind it; rooms are per room.
Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent in South Shields by size, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/south-shields, updated 28 October 2026.
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Renting in South Shields
South Shields currently has 218 rental listings on the property sites we track. The median asking rent for homes of all sizes in South Shields is £700 a month, from 218 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026). 60 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 36% are houses and the rest are flats. How we measure this
Rents vary sharply by postcode. Median asking rents for homes of all sizes run from £650 a month in NE33 (82 live listings) to £775 in NE34 (63 live listings), the cheapest and priciest postcode districts we track in South Shields (Dwellio, October 2026). 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
Median monthly asking rent for each property size in South Shields, October 2026. Every figure carries the number of live listings behind it.
The median asking rent for a 1-bed in South Shields is £595 a month, 15% below the median for homes of all sizes, from 62 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 2-bed in South Shields is £675 a month, 4% below the median for homes of all sizes, from 76 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 3-bed in South Shields is £835 a month, 19% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 64 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 4+ bed home in South Shields is £910 a month, 30% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 15 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property. Each size needs at least 10 live listings. Studio figures are hidden for now: listings whose bedroom count we couldn’t read were being counted as studios. How we measure this
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Rent trend · ONS PIPR
The ONS average rent paid in South Tyneside is £746 a month, up 7.4% on a year earlier, across private tenancies of all sizes (Office for National Statistics, September 2026). South Tyneside is the ONS area that covers South Shields. The Office for National Statistics’ Price Index of Private Rents is the official series for rents being paid, including long-running tenancies; Dwellio’s figures above are asking rents.
Annual
+7.4%
vs a year earlier
Total change
+40%
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. How we measure this
Property types
64% of listings
36% of listings
Property mix · houses
Terraced houses make up 50% of the 60 houses currently advertised in South Shields.
Rent by postcode
Median monthly asking rent for homes of all sizes, grouped by postcode district, across 147 live listings in 2 districts (October 2026). Districts with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental; rooms in shared houses are left out.
Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent by postcode district in South Shields, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/south-shields, updated 28 October 2026.
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Live from the portals
60 homes came onto the South Shields rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.
2 bed property
Oswald Street, South Shields NE34
3 bed property
Lilac Avenue, South Shields, Tyne And Wear NE34
5 bed property
Cranford St, South Shields NE34
2 bed property
Cheviot Road, South Shields NE34
3 bed house
Primrose Avenue, South Shields
3 bed semi-detached house
Lilac Avenue, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
5 bed terraced house
Cranford St, South Shields, NE34
2 bed terraced house
Cheviot Road, South Shields
2 bed flat/apartment
Imeary Street, South Shields
2 bed flat/apartment
Osborne Ave, South Shields, NE33
2 bed flat/apartment
Selbourne Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 2TB
1 bed flat/apartment
Oxford Avenue, South Shields
2 bed terraced house
Nevinson Avenue, Tyne and Wear NE34
2 bed flat/apartment
South Shields NE33 2RR
3 bed flat/apartment
Armstrong Terrace, South Shields
2 bed flat/apartment
Canterbury Street, South Shields
3 bed flat/apartment
Chichester Road, South Shields
1 bed flat/apartment
South Shields NE33
2 bed flat/apartment
South Shields NE33
2 bed terraced house
Oswald Street, SOUTH SHIELDS NE34
1 bed flat/apartment
Vine Street, South Shields, NE33
2 bed flat/apartment
Leighton Street, South Shields
2 bed flat/apartment
Bewick Street, South Shields
1 bed flat/apartment
South Shields NE33
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Council tax · VOA 2024
Most South Shields homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band A–B across 72,910 properties on the council-tax list.
Modal band
A
most common band
Mean band
1.77
≈ Band A–B
Stock
73k
72,910 properties
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
33% of South Shields premises can already get full-fibre and 92% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.
Full fibre
33%
FTTP-ready premises
Gigabit
92%
≥1Gbit/s available
Superfast
99%
≥30Mbit/s available
Mean speed
472 Mbit/s
bucket-weighted estimate
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (South Tyneside), July 2025, covering 73,120 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.
Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC
46% of South Shields 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
46%
good energy-efficiency stock
Bands D–G
54%
below the proposed 2030 floor
Certificates
62k
62,267 EPCs
Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under South Tyneside. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.
Schools · GIAS · DfE
6 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the South Shields centroid. The five closest:
Marine Park Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · NE33 2RD
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
Primary · Academy converter · NE33 4PG
Hadrian Primary School
Primary · Community school · NE33 2BB
Westoe Crown Primary School
Primary · Community school · NE33 3NS
Laygate Community School
Primary · Community school · NE33 4JJ
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the South Shields centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.
Area safety
Based on the latest police data (October 2026), South Shields has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 60 of 60 postcode districts analysed, the median was 188 reported crimes per area. The most common category in South Shields is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.
South Shields’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
Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for August 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.
Most common: Violent crime (79) · pop. ~10,000
Most common: Criminal damage and arson (39) · pop. ~4,000
Most common: Shoplifting (144) · pop. ~5,000
Most common: Shoplifting (145) · pop. ~7,000
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (28) · pop. ~3,000
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.
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Frequently asked
The median asking rent for homes of all sizes in South Shields is £700 a month, from 218 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 1-bed in South Shields is £595 a month, 15% below the median for homes of all sizes, from 62 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 2-bed in South Shields is £675 a month, 4% below the median for homes of all sizes, from 76 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 3-bed in South Shields is £835 a month, 19% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 64 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 4+ bed home in South Shields is £910 a month, 30% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 15 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
There are currently 218 rental properties available in South Shields, with 60 new listings added in the last 7 days.
South Shields has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 188 reported crimes per postcode area (October 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.
The most commonly reported crime category in South Shields is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for October 2026.
Across North East
How South Shields compares with the other 9 places we track in North East — median asking rent from live listings, updated October 2026.
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Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent across North East, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/south-shields, updated 28 October 2026.
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