South Tyneside property market
In South Tyneside (North East) the average private rent is £726/month (ONS, May 2026) and the average house price is £156,931 (HM Land Registry, April 2026). That puts rent 48% below and house prices 42% below the UK average. The gross rental yield works out at 5.6%.
- Average rent
- £726/mo
- +5.8% YoY
- Average house price
- £156,931
- +1.9% 12m
- Gross rental yield
- 5.6%
- UK avg 6.1%
- Price-to-rent
- 18.0
- UK avg 16.3
Rent vs buy in South Tyneside
The average home in South Tyneside costs about 18.0 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 18.0), compared with 16.3 for the UK as a whole. On this market-level signal, buying looks relatively more expensive here than the UK average. This is an arithmetic ratio of the two official figures above — a market indicator, not personal financial advice.
Go deeper
- Rent in South Tyneside (1/2/3/4-bed breakdown)£726
- House prices in South Tyneside (by property type)£156,931
Nearby areas in North East
- Sunderland£701/mo · £145,293
- Redcar and Cleveland£645/mo · £154,422
- Darlington£676/mo · £156,880
- Gateshead£790/mo · £158,885
- Stockton-on-Tees£738/mo · £169,540
- North Tyneside£838/mo · £197,229
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average rent in South Tyneside?
- The average monthly private rent in South Tyneside is £726, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (May 2026), +5.8% over the past 12 months. The UK average is £1,383.
- What is the average house price in South Tyneside?
- The average house price in South Tyneside is £156,931 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, April 2026), +1.9% over 12 months. The UK average is £270,080.
- What is the gross rental yield in South Tyneside?
- Dividing the average annual rent (£8,712) by the average house price (£156,931) gives a gross rental yield of 5.6% in South Tyneside. This is a "gross" figure — before voids, management, maintenance and tax. The UK-average gross yield on the same basis is 6.1%.
- Is it cheaper to rent or buy in South Tyneside?
- In South Tyneside the average house price equals about 18.0 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 18.0). A higher ratio leans toward renting being relatively cheaper month-to-month; a lower ratio leans toward buying. The UK-average ratio is 16.3. This is a market-level signal, not personal financial advice.
Rent: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics — edition 17 June 2026, reference May 2026 (ONS PIPR). House prices: HM Land Registry — UK House Price Index (UKHPI), reference April 2026 (UKHPI). Both © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gross rental yield and price-to-rent ratio are computed from these two figures.