Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in South Tyneside (July 2026)
The average private rent in South Tyneside is £737 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £161,372 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 5.5%, ranked 36 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in South Tyneside
The average private rent across all property types is £737 a month (+6.9% on a year earlier). The regional median in the North East is £702.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £516 | £6,192 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £640 | £7,680 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £769 | £9,228 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,020 | £12,240 a year |
The bedroom ladder in South Tyneside: one to two bedrooms adds 24% to the rent, two to three adds 20.2% and three to four-plus adds 32.6% (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 South Tyneside
The average price paid is £161,372 (+4.8% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £315,106 |
| Semi-detached | £190,545 |
| Terraced | £153,775 |
| Flat | £95,346 |
Rents are outrunning prices in South Tyneside. Rents moved +6.9% over the year against +4.8% for prices — a gap of 2.1 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. South Tyneside ranks 39th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 85th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in South Tyneside
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £640 | £95,346 | 8.1% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £769 | £153,775 | 6% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £769 | £190,545 | 4.8% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,020 | £315,106 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in South Tyneside is on flats at 8.1%, 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 5.5% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 36 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 £22,110 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 34% of EPCs lodged in South Tyneside over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 32% at D (EPC ratings in South Tyneside).
- Council tax: Band D in South Tyneside is £2,434 for 2026/27 (council tax in South Tyneside).
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 £737 supports a loan of about £110,897, which is 68.7% of the average price. That falls short of 75% loan-to-value, so a buyer of an average home here needs a larger deposit or a stronger rent to pass the stress test. Both numbers are conventions rather than rules — change them in the stress test.
Run the numbers for South Tyneside
- Yield calculator with £161,372 and £737 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £737 a month
- Rental income tax on £8,844 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the North East
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateshead | £798 | £158,254 | 6.1% | +5.3% |
| Sunderland | £704 | £143,216 | 5.9% | +4.6% |
| County Durham | £645 | £138,148 | 5.6% | +6% |
| Darlington | £686 | £158,188 | 5.2% | +6.2% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | £735 | £170,923 | 5.2% | +4.2% |
| Hartlepool | £556 | £130,271 | 5.1% | −0.5% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in South Tyneside · EPC ratings in South Tyneside.
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.
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£737 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 6.9% on a year earlier.
£161,372 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 5.5% gross on the averages — £737 rent against a £161,372 price — ranking 36 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 8.1% gross (£640 rent on a £95,346 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +6.9% against prices +4.8% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £22,110 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in South Tyneside
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all NE postcodes · all SR postcodes.