OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in County Durham

Private rents in County Durham average £645 a month across all property sizes, up 6% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£645
1-bed
£453
2-bed
£574
3-bed
£688
4+ bed
£992
Flats
£543

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The £645 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £453 and a 3-bed at £688 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in County Durham
Two-year change: +14.6%Five-year change: +32.7%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 3% over the last six months, against +3% in the six before: a steady market.
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What next door costs
County Durham is the 2nd cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Hartlepool£507£606£803
2County DurhamYou are here£574£688£992
3Darlington£626£762£1,0874South Tyneside£640£769£1,0205Sunderland£645£769£1,0766Gateshead£718£838£1,1897Newcastle upon Tyne£1,001£1,187£1,826
Nearest by the centre point of each area, so a very large or coastal area can throw up a neighbour that is not a natural comparison.
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.