# Rent growth: fastest and slowest places in North East (September 2026)

Newcastle upon Tyne had the strongest annual rent change of North East’s 12 councils in September 2026, at 7.9%.

Hartlepool had the weakest, at 1.3%. The middle council, County Durham, had 6.1%.

| Rank | Area | Annual rent change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | 7.9% |
| 2 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | 7.4% |
| 3 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | 7.0% |
| 4 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | 6.4% |
| 5 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | 6.2% |
| 6 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | 6.1% |
| 7 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | 5.7% |
| 8 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | 4.1% |
| 9 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | 3.8% |
| 10 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | 3.4% |
| 11 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | 1.5% |
| 12 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | 1.3% |

Source: Price Index of Private Rents, ONS private rents. Period: September 2026. Period: September 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/rent-change/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/rent-change/england)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/rent-change/wales)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/rent-change/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/rent-change/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/rent-change/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/rent-change/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/rent-change/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/rent-change/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/rent-change/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/rent-change/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rent-change)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/rent-change)

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