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, 1,845 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
5.5% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,723 lets
+4.6% 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, 2,723 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
582 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent: £728/month in Aug 2025 to £702/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 4.6% in Jan 2022 to 5.2% in Sep 2026.Homes to rent: 301 in Sep 2026 to 582 in Nov 2026.Asking rent index: 85.9 in Jan 2022 to 113.6 in Sep 2026.
How does Middlesbrough vary by home size?
Asking rent in Middlesbrough runs from £480/month for 5+ bedrooms to £778/month for 3 bedrooms.
Asking rent by bedroom band in Middlesbrough. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking rent
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£493/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.6% on the previous 12 months
631
2 bedrooms
£681/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+4% on the previous 12 months
683
3 bedrooms
£778/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.9% on the previous 12 months
894
4 bedrooms
£672/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+14.2% on the previous 12 months
254
5+ bedrooms
£480/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+4.4% on the previous 12 months
166
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.
Who owns Middlesbrough?
Corporate landlords hold 65% of the 6,270 units in Middlesbrough whose freeholder is classified; 92% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords65% of classified · 4,051 units
Housing associations32% of classified · 2,011 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)2.5% of classified · 155 units
RMC0.8% of classified · 49 units
Offshore companies0.1% of classified · 4 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Middlesbrough rank?
Middlesbrough ranks 62nd of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £686/month.
Asking rent · local authorities in England
Middlesbrough ranks 62nd of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £686/month.
Asking rent across local authorities in England, 12 months to Sep 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
Homes to let in Middlesbrough asked a median £686/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,845 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Middlesbrough?
5.5% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,723 lets. +4.6% on the previous 12 months.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.