Northumberland, £519pcm good for a 2-bed?

Across our own managed portfolio, two-beds are averaging exactly that right now - real, achieved rents, not estimates. You might be undercharging.

📍 Real rents, by bedroom count

These are genuinely large samples across the county - from Ashington and Bedlington to Cramlington and Morpeth.

📈 Real rent increases we've just pushed through

Here are five examples from the twelve rent reviews we've completed for Northumberland landlords since August, averaging a 7.3% increase overall - real increases, already agreed:

Average across 12 completed reviews since August: +7.3%, ranging 1.3% to 10.2%.

Worth noting: all of these went through under the Renters' Rights Act, which came into force on 1st May. Rent review clauses no longer work, and Section 13 - a formal notice, Form 4A, with two months' notice - is now the only legal route to a rent increase. The process has changed, but as these reviews show, it hasn't stopped landlords from getting a fair increase when the numbers justify it.

📊 The countywide numbers

Northumberland's average house price is up 7.3% this year - the highest average price in the North East. Rent has grown 6.9%, slightly ahead of the region's 5.8%.

Here's how that breaks down by property type:

💷 Buy-to-let snapshot by property type

Estimated gross yield, calculated from average price and average rent by property type. Excludes costs, fees, and void periods.

🏠 Investment opportunity we're marketing

3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Bonnivard Gardens, Seghill, Cramlington — £169,950 — New Listing. Move-in ready, EPC C, freehold - genuinely homebuyer-focused, sold vacant with no tenant in place.

For more properties we're marketing across Northumberland, visit nguhomes.co.uk.

That's what making money from property in Northumberland actually looks like right now - real rent increases, on real properties, not just a market average. If you'd like to talk through your rent, a purchase, or your wider portfolio, just reply and I'll go through the numbers with you.