Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Stockton-on-Tees (July 2026)
The average private rent in Stockton-on-Tees is £735 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £170,923 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 5.2%, ranked 61 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Stockton-on-Tees
The average private rent across all property types is £735 a month (+4.2% on a year earlier). The regional median in the North East is £702.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £537 | £6,444 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £669 | £8,028 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £797 | £9,564 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,168 | £14,016 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Stockton-on-Tees: one to two bedrooms adds 24.6% to the rent, two to three adds 19.1% and three to four-plus adds 46.5% (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 Stockton-on-Tees
The average price paid is £170,923 (+3.9% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £279,179 |
| Semi-detached | £164,673 |
| Terraced | £127,769 |
| Flat | £86,235 |
Rents and prices moved together in Stockton-on-Tees — +4.2% and +3.9% over the year — so the gross yield on offer is roughly where it was twelve months ago. Stockton-on-Tees ranks 146th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 116th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Stockton-on-Tees
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £669 | £86,235 | 9.3% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £797 | £127,769 | 7.5% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £797 | £164,673 | 5.8% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,168 | £279,179 | 5% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Stockton-on-Tees is on flats at 9.3%, 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 5.2% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 61 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 £22,050 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 34% of EPCs lodged in Stockton-on-Tees over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 31% at D (EPC ratings in Stockton-on-Tees).
- Council tax: Band D in Stockton-on-Tees is £2,590 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Stockton-on-Tees).
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 £735 supports a loan of about £110,596, which is 64.7% 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 Stockton-on-Tees
- Yield calculator with £170,923 and £735 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £735 a month
- Rental income tax on £8,820 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the North East
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Hartlepool | £556 | £130,271 | 5.1% | −0.5% |
| Redcar and Cleveland | £643 | £153,205 | 5% | +1.2% |
| North Tyneside | £851 | £203,813 | 5% | +6.8% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Stockton-on-Tees · EPC ratings in Stockton-on-Tees.
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
£735 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 4.2% on a year earlier.
£170,923 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 5.2% gross on the averages — £735 rent against a £170,923 price — ranking 61 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 9.3% gross (£669 rent on a £86,235 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +4.2% against prices +3.9% over the year — moving together, so yield is broadly stable.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £22,050 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.