RentData

Average rent in England

Private renters in England paid an average of £1,466 a month in September 2026 (+4.0% on a year earlier). A two-bedroom costs £1,341, 4% above the UK average of £1,287. Across its 294 areas, two-bedroom rents range from £512 in Hartlepool to £3,475 in Kensington and Chelsea.

Average rent
£1,466
September 2026
12-month change
+4.0%
Average house price
£293,525
Median full-time pay £39,243

Rent by number of bedrooms

1 bedroom
£1,199
2 bedrooms
£1,341
3 bedrooms
£1,497
4+ bedrooms
£2,170

Average monthly private rent (pcm).

Areas in England, cheapest first

#Area1 bed2 bed3 bedChange (12m)
1Hartlepool£403£512£612+1.3%
2County Durham£459£582£697+6.1%
3North East Lincolnshire£458£587£686+7.6%
4Burnley£466£590£698+3.0%
5Redcar and Cleveland£457£610£725+1.5%
6North Lincolnshire£472£617£752+5.8%
7Rotherham£490£618£747+3.4%
8Kingston upon Hull£500£623£745+7.5%
9Hyndburn£487£624£730+3.7%
10Darlington£497£631£769+6.2%
11Northumberland£496£631£768+7.0%
12Barnsley£507£631£754+7.2%
13Middlesbrough£498£634£754+3.9%
14Pendle£499£636£743+6.4%
15Bolsover£493£639£741+2.6%
16Doncaster£496£641£763+5.2%
17South Tyneside£523£648£780+7.4%
18Cumberland£512£649£792+7.2%
19East Riding of Yorkshire£502£650£799+4.6%
20Sunderland£525£650£776+4.1%
21Blackpool£503£656£798+7.1%
22Blackburn with Darwen£535£663£783+3.8%
23Bassetlaw£508£664£809+3.5%
24Stoke-on-Trent£520£665£800+5.1%
25Stockton-on-Tees£537£669£799+3.4%
26East Lindsey£525£670£823+7.2%
27Bradford£545£670£803+1.6%
28West Lindsey£542£676£827+9.2%
29Calderdale£551£688£821+3.2%
30Staffordshire Moorlands£529£689£870+7.6%
31Halton£549£690£832+6.9%
32Chesterfield£542£698£835+3.4%
33Wigan£544£703£842+6.4%
34Mansfield£555£714£854+5.5%
35Kirklees£585£714£869+12.5%
36Wyre£530£721£860+7.2%
37North East Derbyshire£569£724£880+3.6%
38Gateshead£593£727£848+5.7%
39Ashfield£562£729£852+5.0%
40Wakefield£579£730£874+5.9%
41Preston£579£731£860+5.7%
42West Lancashire£588£731£845+5.0%
43Melton£559£735£904+6.7%
44North Tyneside£592£738£908+6.5%
45Torridge£567£742£912+2.1%
46South Ribble£565£742£895+5.5%
47St. Helens£596£742£907+6.9%
48South Holland£596£743£907+4.5%
49Newark and Sherwood£562£743£897+5.3%
50Wirral£574£743£909+6.7%
51Newcastle-under-Lyme£581£747£899+7.0%
52Amber Valley£589£749£923+5.2%
53Wyre Forest£592£753£911-1.2%
54Lancaster£606£758£933+6.6%
55Rossendale£593£758£912+3.7%
56South Kesteven£585£758£917+2.5%
57North Kesteven£581£760£925+5.5%
58Boston£607£767£927+3.3%
59Derbyshire Dales£600£768£920+10.1%
60Chorley£601£768£910+7.2%
61Knowsley£602£769£932+11.0%
62Great Yarmouth£590£770£933+7.1%
63Telford and Wrekin£599£771£955+6.3%
64North Yorkshire£595£771£945+2.3%
65Shropshire£611£773£959+4.8%
66Westmorland and Furness£606£776£946+6.2%
67Ribble Valley£611£776£941+5.3%
68West Devon£608£778£961+3.9%
69East Staffordshire£616£779£948+7.0%
70North Devon£590£780£967-0.3%
71Dudley£609£780£940+3.1%
72Herefordshire£603£782£967+2.9%
73Cannock Chase£589£782£966+7.2%
74Derby£615£788£949+4.7%
75Fylde£613£791£950+5.4%
76Erewash£603£792£954+3.0%
77Stafford£631£792£979+6.5%
78East Suffolk£607£798£947+5.8%
79Gedling£633£799£985+3.6%
80Forest of Dean£594£800£961-0.9%
81Walsall£657£802£960+9.4%
82Rochdale£624£803£965+8.8%
83South Derbyshire£614£806£1,013+4.9%
84Fenland£628£809£982+3.7%
85North Norfolk£623£809£1,003+4.0%
86High Peak£625£812£993+7.4%
87Mid Devon£643£812£999+1.6%
88Sefton£623£815£995+5.0%
89Torbay£621£819£1,001+3.7%
90Bolton£658£822£997+9.7%
91North West Leicestershire£637£824£998+8.2%
92Nuneaton and Bedworth£649£830£1,006+2.0%
93Lincoln£662£832£996+4.0%
94Tamworth£678£832£1,012+0.4%
95Warrington£676£839£1,022+5.3%
96Broxtowe£651£840£1,005-1.6%
97Liverpool£688£840£967+5.4%
98Hinckley and Bosworth£637£842£1,027+2.8%
99Rutland£679£844£999+2.1%
100Sheffield£693£844£972+4.1%
101Wolverhampton£675£845£1,014+10.7%
102King's Lynn and West Norfolk£650£849£1,054+3.6%
103Sandwell£680£851£1,015+7.3%
104Charnwood£683£853£1,037+4.8%
105Breckland£670£853£1,053+4.6%
106South Staffordshire£670£864£1,026+6.3%
107Teignbridge£657£873£1,091+3.6%
108Isle of Wight£664£874£1,092+6.8%
109Cornwall£685£877£1,073+0.9%
110Wychavon£676£879£1,083+4.9%
111North Warwickshire£721£884£1,061+4.3%
112North Northamptonshire£686£885£1,072+4.7%
113Malvern Hills£703£886£1,096+7.1%
114Oadby and Wigston£730£887£1,120+2.2%
115Redditch£685£887£1,061+11.3%
116Oldham£708£888£1,078+13.3%
117Plymouth£707£889£1,069+4.4%
118Bury£686£889£1,066+0.7%
119Leicester£713£890£1,043+0.9%
120Tameside£688£890£1,068+5.1%
121South Norfolk£698£893£1,112+3.3%
122Peterborough£711£896£1,082+4.9%
123Broadland£694£897£1,083+4.1%
124Hastings£697£898£1,102+1.7%
125Rushcliffe£726£901£1,138+2.8%
126East Devon£691£904£1,133+6.6%
127Bromsgrove£721£904£1,098+2.6%
128Cheshire East£701£905£1,115+7.2%
129Blaby£711£912£1,083+4.9%
130Worcester£716£915£1,095+6.1%
131Coventry£760£915£1,069+2.3%
132Nottingham£735£916£1,054+1.7%
133Somerset£695£918£1,142+6.3%
134Harborough£719£919£1,127+4.5%
135Babergh£719£921£1,116+3.3%
136Ipswich£748£921£1,054+4.5%
137Cheshire West and Chester£731£922£1,132+6.7%
138South Hams£738£922£1,141+3.0%
139Mid Suffolk£725£928£1,130+6.9%
140Rugby£756£935£1,126+5.2%
141West Northamptonshire£754£958£1,171+3.3%
142East Cambridgeshire£734£962£1,172+0.0%
143Lichfield£738£965£1,156+6.5%
144Stroud£747£966£1,184+6.5%
145Dover£739£966£1,184+10.2%
146Dorset£733£969£1,194+4.2%
147Huntingdonshire£750£974£1,179+4.0%
148Gloucester£748£976£1,219+6.8%
149Norwich£781£976£1,144+0.8%
150Leeds£783£977£1,142+4.5%
151Tendring£761£979£1,192+3.7%
152Wiltshire£755£981£1,231+5.8%
153Tewkesbury£755£990£1,258+14.4%
154Swindon£825£994£1,227+5.0%
155Birmingham£834£1,009£1,141+3.3%
156Thanet£777£1,010£1,237+4.0%
157Newcastle upon Tyne£816£1,010£1,199+7.9%
158Stratford-on-Avon£816£1,021£1,269+6.0%
159Rother£802£1,029£1,294+1.1%
160Maldon£794£1,031£1,244+2.1%
161Bedford£802£1,032£1,265+2.5%
162Folkestone and Hythe£812£1,041£1,298+10.0%
163Swale£788£1,042£1,260+1.1%
164Stockport£816£1,042£1,273+5.4%
165Gosport£825£1,049£1,279+3.8%
166West Suffolk£821£1,065£1,326+4.2%
167Colchester£821£1,066£1,306+1.7%
168Solihull£861£1,069£1,268+3.3%
169Fareham£833£1,076£1,334+1.2%
170North Somerset£822£1,082£1,350+3.1%
171Eastbourne£823£1,083£1,313+1.9%
172Salford£889£1,086£1,291+3.1%
173York£879£1,088£1,286+6.7%
174Havant£857£1,092£1,364+4.1%
175Cheltenham£875£1,103£1,364+6.1%
176Central Bedfordshire£870£1,105£1,386+4.4%
177Braintree£857£1,108£1,366+2.5%
178Warwick£885£1,108£1,334+2.0%
179Cotswold£877£1,115£1,356+6.3%
180Eastleigh£864£1,115£1,368+3.7%
181Southampton£883£1,117£1,363+3.7%
182Luton£913£1,122£1,348+3.7%
183Southend-on-Sea£884£1,124£1,371+5.1%
184Exeter£914£1,130£1,362+0.2%
185New Forest£868£1,138£1,398+2.0%
186Canterbury£880£1,138£1,377+5.8%
187Portsmouth£903£1,139£1,366+2.9%
188Medway£897£1,140£1,340+1.6%
189Test Valley£888£1,144£1,409+4.6%
190Wealden£898£1,147£1,433+1.8%
191Ashford£898£1,148£1,414+3.2%
192Arun£855£1,149£1,407+3.7%
193Uttlesford£916£1,156£1,461+1.6%
194Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£918£1,170£1,458+2.3%
195Rochford£891£1,171£1,431+5.0%
196Castle Point£945£1,172£1,430+4.6%
197East Hampshire£903£1,182£1,488+2.0%
198Worthing£891£1,184£1,432-0.6%
199Maidstone£922£1,199£1,468+3.0%
200Trafford£946£1,205£1,488+3.0%
201Gravesham£915£1,209£1,476+5.0%
202Basingstoke and Deane£932£1,213£1,471+1.1%
203West Oxfordshire£961£1,218£1,531+3.6%
204Milton Keynes£979£1,219£1,455+4.0%
205Thurrock£946£1,222£1,484+5.3%
206Lewes£930£1,226£1,518+5.4%
207Cherwell£984£1,229£1,485+3.2%
208Chichester£953£1,229£1,517+3.5%
209West Berkshire£948£1,232£1,532+6.2%
210Manchester£1,007£1,239£1,441+4.6%
211Vale of White Horse£998£1,245£1,522+4.8%
212Basildon£985£1,272£1,513+4.8%
213Rushmoor£982£1,274£1,539+4.3%
214South Cambridgeshire£1,010£1,280£1,531+3.0%
215South Gloucestershire£1,006£1,283£1,567+4.9%
216Chelmsford£1,058£1,291£1,543+1.6%
217North Hertfordshire£1,031£1,293£1,588+6.4%
218Mid Sussex£1,018£1,302£1,636+4.3%
219Adur£1,003£1,305£1,614+3.3%
220Hart£1,025£1,306£1,586+3.2%
221South Oxfordshire£1,053£1,307£1,634+5.2%
222Buckinghamshire£1,043£1,321£1,616+5.8%
223Winchester£1,021£1,325£1,633+4.8%
224Stevenage£1,031£1,325£1,558+4.7%
225Harlow£1,028£1,335£1,585+4.4%
226Surrey Heath£1,041£1,340£1,621+2.0%
227Tonbridge and Malling£1,039£1,343£1,639+3.6%
228Wokingham£1,056£1,348£1,650+0.7%
229Bracknell Forest£1,080£1,362£1,666+2.5%
230Waverley£1,065£1,364£1,647-0.6%
231Horsham£1,033£1,366£1,718+4.8%
232Welwyn Hatfield£1,061£1,373£1,645+3.3%
233Crawley£1,071£1,392£1,652+3.3%
234Dacorum£1,111£1,394£1,677+2.5%
235East Hertfordshire£1,097£1,397£1,692+4.8%
236Reading£1,120£1,399£1,680+1.3%
237Brentwood£1,109£1,401£1,721+2.3%
238Runnymede£1,093£1,406£1,687+0.9%
239Tunbridge Wells£1,062£1,414£1,714+5.0%
240Dartford£1,095£1,424£1,716+3.2%
241Slough£1,142£1,426£1,716+2.3%
242Woking£1,138£1,450£1,770-1.0%
243Broxbourne£1,136£1,456£1,788+3.5%
244Mole Valley£1,149£1,469£1,873+3.8%
245Tandridge£1,166£1,476£1,846+5.7%
246Reigate and Banstead£1,149£1,493£1,832+3.2%
247Epsom and Ewell£1,197£1,498£1,896+4.1%
248Brighton and Hove£1,194£1,525£1,806-0.8%
249Bexley£1,231£1,529£1,870+1.7%
250Bath and North East Somerset£1,212£1,530£1,820+7.5%
251Havering£1,218£1,544£1,851+0.9%
252Bristol£1,230£1,551£1,769+5.7%
253Guildford£1,197£1,557£1,887+5.7%
254Sutton£1,248£1,567£1,916+3.0%
255Windsor and Maidenhead£1,245£1,568£1,918+0.7%
256Croydon£1,267£1,577£1,864+3.4%
257Elmbridge£1,259£1,584£1,932+2.7%
258Epping Forest£1,231£1,586£1,944+5.5%
259Three Rivers£1,275£1,590£1,976+2.0%
260Sevenoaks£1,278£1,596£1,948+6.9%
261Hillingdon£1,260£1,598£1,929+3.4%
262Watford£1,268£1,602£1,830+2.1%
263Spelthorne£1,252£1,609£1,873+7.1%
264Cambridge£1,255£1,613£1,908+1.9%
265Hertsmere£1,269£1,619£1,960+4.0%
266St Albans£1,272£1,635£2,023+2.7%
267Bromley£1,318£1,649£2,002+3.2%
268Oxford£1,346£1,662£2,030+2.4%
269Redbridge£1,373£1,689£1,992+2.1%
270Harrow£1,395£1,718£2,069+2.8%
271Barking and Dagenham£1,378£1,723£1,902+2.5%
272Waltham Forest£1,407£1,732£2,035+2.4%
273Kingston upon Thames£1,386£1,765£2,167-0.5%
274Enfield£1,426£1,770£2,106+5.4%
275Lewisham£1,459£1,793£2,062+2.1%
276Barnet£1,502£1,862£2,261+2.9%
277Greenwich£1,564£1,935£2,247+6.0%
278Brent£1,578£1,937£2,277+4.9%
279Hounslow£1,589£1,956£2,254+3.6%
280Newham£1,631£1,995£2,216+3.0%
281Merton£1,645£2,032£2,418+5.5%
282Haringey£1,643£2,040£2,363+1.3%
283Ealing£1,642£2,049£2,427+3.8%
284Richmond upon Thames£1,744£2,237£2,703+5.4%
285Lambeth£1,890£2,353£2,696+3.4%
286Southwark£1,907£2,387£2,779+7.3%
287Tower Hamlets£1,998£2,427£2,760+3.8%
288Wandsworth£1,943£2,469£2,818+4.1%
289Hackney£2,007£2,498£2,856+3.9%
290Camden£2,063£2,634£3,071+1.4%
291Hammersmith and Fulham£2,025£2,656£3,031+5.0%
292Islington£2,189£2,712£3,022+6.6%
293Westminster£2,557£3,320£3,912-0.4%
294Kensington and Chelsea£2,674£3,475£4,130+3.0%
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