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Lockwood Charlotte, NC

The peaceful yet hip neighborhood of Lockwood features spacious lofts and houses for rent just two miles from downtown Charlotte. The famous NoDa Brewing Company lies just a few blocks north, and the nearby Charlotte Amtrak station serves as your gateway to points east and west. With its incredibly short commutes to Uptown, Lockwood is a hidden gem that is quickly gaining the attention of new residents. If you rent your Charlotte apartment in Lockwood, you'll be about a mile from Johnson & Wales University and two miles northeast of Bank of America Stadium, home of the NFL's Carolina Panthers. You'll find a variety of shops, restaurants, and businesses throughout this urban neighborhood, including International Paper and the WSOC-TV station.

Rent Trends

As of July 2026, the average apartment rent in Lockwood is $1,359 for a studio, $1,500 for one bedroom, and $2,160 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in Lockwood has decreased by -9.6% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 577 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,359/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 737 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,500/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,165 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,160/month

    Average Rent

Learn More About Lockwood

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Great Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

80 / 100

Great Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

80 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

60 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

40 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Exceptional Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Discovery Place
  • Charlotte Nature Museum
  • RibbonWalk Nature Preserve
  • Wing Haven Gardens & Bird Sanctuary
  • Evergreen Nature Preserve

Airports

  • Charlotte/Douglas International
  • Concord-Padgett Regional

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.