Rent Evidence Pack · Newcastle upon Tyne

Average Private Rent in Newcastle upon Tyne

Official statistics · June 2026
Average monthly rent
£1,206
12-month change
+9.9%

The North East pairs historic industrial cities with a rental market shaped by strong demand from students, key workers and young professionals. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Newcastle upon Tyne, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Newcastle upon Tyne averages £808 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £1,825 — a spread of £1,017 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £1,206, the Newcastle upon Tyne figure sits above the North East average of £781 and below the England average of £1,446.

Over the 24 months to June 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £1,206, up from £982 in July 2024.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Newcastle upon Tyne by bedroom category, June 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £808+10.1%
2 bed £999+10.0%
3 bed £1,184+10.1%
4+ bed £1,825+8.9%

24-month trend

July 2024£982June 2026£1,206

Average monthly rent in Newcastle upon Tyne, all property sizes: £982 in July 2024 to £1,206 in June 2026.

How Newcastle upon Tyne compares

Average monthly private rent, Newcastle upon Tyne against its region and England, June 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Newcastle upon Tyne £1,206+9.9%
North East £781+6.3%
England £1,446+3.4%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Newcastle upon Tyne average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Newcastle upon Tyne 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Newcastle upon Tyne, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Newcastle upon Tyne, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Newcastle upon Tyne, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • North East average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • England average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)

ONS revises these series on each monthly release. The reference period above is the edition this page was built from — check the live bulletin before relying on a figure.

This page presents official statistics for context. It is not a valuation of any property, and not advice.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the licence. Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents.

See every published local authority in North East — the same ONS rent figures, one region at a time ↗

See Newcastle upon Tyne’s gross rental yield and national rank — the UKPP Rental Yield Index covers every English local authority ↗

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