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Asking rent £810/month · Gross yield 5.3% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
County Durham: asking rent £810/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 4,741 lets).
£810/month 12 months to Sep 2026
4,741 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,741 lets.
5.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
6,251 lets
+5.9% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,251 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
2,073 on 8 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 8 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in County Durham runs from £577/month for 1 bedroom to £2,745/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £577/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -1.7% on the previous 12 months | 433 |
| 2 bedrooms | £638/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4.2% on the previous 12 months | 2549 |
| 3 bedrooms | £776/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +8.1% on the previous 12 months | 2151 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,450/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +30.1% on the previous 12 months | 558 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £2,745/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 408 |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Corporate landlords hold 87% of the 14,312 units in County Durham whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
County Durham ranks 51st of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £810/month.
County Durham ranks 51st of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £810/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor and Maidenhead | £2,405/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,153 | measured |
| 2 | Bath and North East Somerset | £2,047/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,981 | measured |
| 3 | City of Bristol | £1,754/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 10,311 | measured |
| 4 | Wokingham | £1,701/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,662 | measured |
| 5 | The City of Brighton and Hove | £1,699/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 7,199 | measured |
| 51 | County Durham | £810/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,741 | measured |
County Durham ranks 8th of 61 local authorities in England for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Nottingham | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 14,986 | measured |
| 2 | Reading | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,102 | measured |
| 3 | Blackpool | 6.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,584 | measured |
| 4 | City of Kingston upon Hull | 5.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,393 | measured |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,723 | measured |
| 8 | County Durham | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,251 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in England
DH1 leads the 18 postcode districts within County Durham for asking rent, at £1,400/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DH1 | £1,400/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,188 | measured |
| 2 | DL12 | £798/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 73 | indicative |
| 3 | DH7 | £793/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 443 | measured |
| 4 | DL13 | £786/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 60 | indicative |
| 5 | TS21 | £765/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 49 | indicative |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within County Durham
DL4 leads the 18 postcode districts within County Durham for gross yield, asking basis, at 8.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DL4 | 8.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 119 | measured |
| 2 | SR8 | 8.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 357 | measured |
| 3 | DL14 | 6.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 728 | measured |
| 4 | DL17 | 6.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 237 | measured |
| 5 | DH9 | 6.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 397 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within County Durham
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 4,741 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 6,251 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 8 Nov 2026 | 8 Nov 2026 | — |