Cheapest places to rent in the UK
The 50 UK areas with the lowest average two-bedroom rent in September 2026, among local authorities of 100,000+ people and Scottish rental areas. Dumfries and Galloway is cheapest at £562 a month, against a UK average of £1,287.
| # | Area | Region | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | Change (12m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | £426 | £562 | £756 | +5.6% |
| 2 | Powys | Wales | £464 | £581 | £703 | +8.6% |
| 3 | County Durham | North East | £459 | £582 | £697 | +6.1% |
| 4 | North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £458 | £587 | £686 | +7.6% |
| 5 | Burnley | North West | £466 | £590 | £698 | +3.0% |
| 6 | Ayrshires | Scotland | £459 | £594 | £775 | +1.3% |
| 7 | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | £457 | £610 | £725 | +1.5% |
| 8 | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £472 | £617 | £752 | +5.8% |
| 9 | Rotherham | Yorkshire and The Humber | £490 | £618 | £747 | +3.4% |
| 10 | Kingston upon Hull | Yorkshire and The Humber | £500 | £623 | £745 | +7.5% |
| 11 | Darlington | North East | £497 | £631 | £769 | +6.2% |
| 12 | Northumberland | North East | £496 | £631 | £768 | +7.0% |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | North East | £498 | £634 | £754 | +3.9% |
| 14 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | £479 | £635 | £829 | -0.4% |
| 15 | Pendle | North West | £499 | £636 | £743 | +6.4% |
| 16 | Neath Port Talbot | Wales | £501 | £636 | £728 | +6.3% |
| 17 | Doncaster | Yorkshire and The Humber | £496 | £641 | £763 | +5.2% |
| 18 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | £516 | £643 | £762 | +4.6% |
| 19 | South Tyneside | North East | £523 | £648 | £780 | +7.4% |
| 20 | Cumberland | North West | £512 | £649 | £792 | +7.2% |
| 21 | East Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £502 | £650 | £799 | +4.6% |
| 22 | Sunderland | North East | £525 | £650 | £776 | +4.1% |
| 23 | Carmarthenshire | Wales | £503 | £650 | £744 | +6.5% |
| 24 | Blackpool | North West | £503 | £656 | £798 | +7.1% |
| 25 | Blackburn with Darwen | North West | £535 | £663 | £783 | +3.8% |
| 26 | Bassetlaw | East Midlands | £508 | £664 | £809 | +3.5% |
| 27 | Stoke-on-Trent | West Midlands | £520 | £665 | £800 | +5.1% |
| 28 | North Lanarkshire | Scotland | £504 | £665 | £863 | -3.5% |
| 29 | Stockton-on-Tees | North East | £537 | £669 | £799 | +3.4% |
| 30 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Wales | £524 | £669 | £750 | +0.6% |
| 31 | East Lindsey | East Midlands | £525 | £670 | £823 | +7.2% |
| 32 | Bradford | Yorkshire and The Humber | £545 | £670 | £803 | +1.6% |
| 33 | Renfrewshire/Inverclyde | Scotland | £515 | £677 | £871 | -1.8% |
| 34 | Gwynedd | Wales | £563 | £679 | £808 | +7.1% |
| 35 | Calderdale | Yorkshire and The Humber | £551 | £688 | £821 | +3.2% |
| 36 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | £519 | £689 | £911 | +2.3% |
| 37 | Halton | North West | £549 | £690 | £832 | +6.9% |
| 38 | Caerphilly | Wales | £554 | £693 | £781 | +7.1% |
| 39 | Chesterfield | East Midlands | £542 | £698 | £835 | +3.4% |
| 40 | Wigan | North West | £544 | £703 | £842 | +6.4% |
| 41 | Bridgend | Wales | £564 | £703 | £818 | +7.8% |
| 42 | Highland and Islands | Scotland | £536 | £710 | £934 | +3.3% |
| 43 | Wrexham | Wales | £599 | £713 | £842 | +3.0% |
| 44 | Mansfield | East Midlands | £555 | £714 | £854 | +5.5% |
| 45 | Kirklees | Yorkshire and The Humber | £585 | £714 | £869 | +12.5% |
| 46 | Wyre | North West | £530 | £721 | £860 | +7.2% |
| 47 | North East Derbyshire | East Midlands | £569 | £724 | £880 | +3.6% |
| 48 | Gateshead | North East | £593 | £727 | £848 | +5.7% |
| 49 | Ashfield | East Midlands | £562 | £729 | £852 | +5.0% |
| 50 | Wakefield | Yorkshire and The Humber | £579 | £730 | £874 | +5.9% |
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (September 2026), average of new and existing private tenancies — official statistics in development. House prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Pay: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, median gross pay of full-time employees by place of residence. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See our methodology.