Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Middlesbrough (July 2026)
The average private rent in Middlesbrough is £699 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £137,773 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 6.1%, ranked 12 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Middlesbrough
The average private rent across all property types is £699 a month (+4.7% on a year earlier). The regional median in the North East is £702.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £499 | £5,988 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £634 | £7,608 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £754 | £9,048 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £992 | £11,904 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Middlesbrough: one to two bedrooms adds 27.1% to the rent, two to three adds 18.9% and three to four-plus adds 31.6% (England-and-Wales medians 27.3%, 20.9% and 40.9%). The biggest step here is three to four or more bedrooms — the size where an extra room earns most, and the first place to look when comparing a conversion against its cost.
House prices in Middlesbrough
The average price paid is £137,773 (+2.0% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £247,654 |
| Semi-detached | £149,234 |
| Terraced | £107,734 |
| Flat | £74,117 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Middlesbrough. Rents moved +4.7% over the year against +2% for prices — a gap of 2.7 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Middlesbrough ranks 125th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 195th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Middlesbrough
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £634 | £74,117 | 10.3% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £754 | £107,734 | 8.4% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £754 | £149,234 | 6.1% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £992 | £247,654 | 4.8% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Middlesbrough is on flats at 10.3%, against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type; the weakest is detached. Gross figures ignore service charges, which usually make flats the thinnest net yield of the four.
What that means for a landlord
- Gross yield 6.1% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 12 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 5.3%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £20,970 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 39% of EPCs lodged in Middlesbrough over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 35% at D (EPC ratings in Middlesbrough).
- Council tax: Band D in Middlesbrough is £2,549 for 2026/27 (council tax in Middlesbrough).
Lender maths on the averages. At a 5.5% stress rate and 145% rent cover — the common buy-to-let convention — the average rent of £699 supports a loan of about £105,179, which is 76.3% of the average price. That clears a 75% loan-to-value purchase on the rent alone. Both numbers are conventions rather than rules — change them in the stress test.
Run the numbers for Middlesbrough
- Yield calculator with £137,773 and £699 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £699 a month
- Rental income tax on £8,388 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the North East
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | £1,207 | £208,589 | 6.9% | +9.8% |
| Gateshead | £798 | £158,254 | 6.1% | +5.3% |
| Sunderland | £704 | £143,216 | 5.9% | +4.6% |
| County Durham | £645 | £138,148 | 5.6% | +6% |
| South Tyneside | £737 | £161,372 | 5.5% | +6.9% |
| Darlington | £686 | £158,188 | 5.2% | +6.2% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Middlesbrough · EPC ratings in Middlesbrough.
Rents: ONS, Price Index of Private Rents (average monthly private rent by local authority, July 2026). Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (average price, June 2026). Gross yield = rent × 12 ÷ price, our calculation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Rankings and medians are ours, across 316 local authorities.
Asked about this area
£699 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 4.7% on a year earlier.
£137,773 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 6.1% gross on the averages — £699 rent against a £137,773 price — ranking 12 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 10.3% gross (£634 rent on a £74,117 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +4.7% against prices +2% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £20,970 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.