OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Northumberland

Private rents in Northumberland average £691 a month across all property sizes, up 6.7% 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
£691
1-bed
£492
2-bed
£626
3-bed
£762
4+ bed
£1,126
Flats
£583

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The £691 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 £492 and a 3-bed at £762 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 Northumberland
Two-year change: +14.8%Five-year change: +34.7%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 4.5% over the last six months, against +2.2% in the six before: rises are speeding up.
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What next door costs
Northumberland is the 2nd cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1County Durham£574£688£992
2NorthumberlandYou are here£626£762£1,126
3South Tyneside£640£769£1,0204Sunderland£645£769£1,0765Gateshead£718£838£1,1896North Tyneside£731£898£1,2127Newcastle 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.