OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Sunderland

Private rents in Sunderland average £704 a month across all property sizes, up 4.6% 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
£704
1-bed
£521
2-bed
£645
3-bed
£769
4+ bed
£1,076
Flats
£607

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The £704 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 £521 and a 3-bed at £769 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 Sunderland
Two-year change: +12.6%Five-year change: +28.2%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 1.6% over the last six months, against +3% in the six before: rises are slowing.
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What next door costs
Sunderland is the 4th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Hartlepool£507£606£8032County Durham£574£688£9923South Tyneside£640£769£1,020
4SunderlandYou are here£645£769£1,076
5Gateshead£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.