Average rent in the North West
Private renters in the North West paid an average of £975 a month in September 2026 (+5.7% on a year earlier). A two-bedroom costs £887, 31% below the UK average of £1,287. Across its 35 areas, two-bedroom rents range from £590 in Burnley to £1,239 in Manchester.
Average rent
£975
September 2026
12-month change
+5.7%
Average house price
£220,393
Median full-time pay £37,445
Rent by number of bedrooms
1 bedroom£705
2 bedrooms£887
3 bedrooms£1,063
4+ bedrooms£1,507
Average monthly private rent (pcm).
Areas in the North West, cheapest first
| # | Area | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | Change (12m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | £466 | £590 | £698 | +3.0% |
| 2 | Hyndburn | £487 | £624 | £730 | +3.7% |
| 3 | Pendle | £499 | £636 | £743 | +6.4% |
| 4 | Cumberland | £512 | £649 | £792 | +7.2% |
| 5 | Blackpool | £503 | £656 | £798 | +7.1% |
| 6 | Blackburn with Darwen | £535 | £663 | £783 | +3.8% |
| 7 | Halton | £549 | £690 | £832 | +6.9% |
| 8 | Wigan | £544 | £703 | £842 | +6.4% |
| 9 | Wyre | £530 | £721 | £860 | +7.2% |
| 10 | Preston | £579 | £731 | £860 | +5.7% |
| 11 | West Lancashire | £588 | £731 | £845 | +5.0% |
| 12 | South Ribble | £565 | £742 | £895 | +5.5% |
| 13 | St. Helens | £596 | £742 | £907 | +6.9% |
| 14 | Wirral | £574 | £743 | £909 | +6.7% |
| 15 | Lancaster | £606 | £758 | £933 | +6.6% |
| 16 | Rossendale | £593 | £758 | £912 | +3.7% |
| 17 | Chorley | £601 | £768 | £910 | +7.2% |
| 18 | Knowsley | £602 | £769 | £932 | +11.0% |
| 19 | Westmorland and Furness | £606 | £776 | £946 | +6.2% |
| 20 | Ribble Valley | £611 | £776 | £941 | +5.3% |
| 21 | Fylde | £613 | £791 | £950 | +5.4% |
| 22 | Rochdale | £624 | £803 | £965 | +8.8% |
| 23 | Sefton | £623 | £815 | £995 | +5.0% |
| 24 | Bolton | £658 | £822 | £997 | +9.7% |
| 25 | Warrington | £676 | £839 | £1,022 | +5.3% |
| 26 | Liverpool | £688 | £840 | £967 | +5.4% |
| 27 | Oldham | £708 | £888 | £1,078 | +13.3% |
| 28 | Bury | £686 | £889 | £1,066 | +0.7% |
| 29 | Tameside | £688 | £890 | £1,068 | +5.1% |
| 30 | Cheshire East | £701 | £905 | £1,115 | +7.2% |
| 31 | Cheshire West and Chester | £731 | £922 | £1,132 | +6.7% |
| 32 | Stockport | £816 | £1,042 | £1,273 | +5.4% |
| 33 | Salford | £889 | £1,086 | £1,291 | +3.1% |
| 34 | Trafford | £946 | £1,205 | £1,488 | +3.0% |
| 35 | Manchester | £1,007 | £1,239 | £1,441 | +4.6% |
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.