Average rent in Wales
Private renters in Wales paid an average of £848 a month in September 2026 (+4.1% on a year earlier). A two-bedroom costs £782, 39% below the UK average of £1,287. Across its 22 areas, two-bedroom rents range from £581 in Powys to £1,086 in Cardiff.
Average rent
£848
September 2026
12-month change
+4.1%
Average house price
£216,363
Median full-time pay £36,354
Rent by number of bedrooms
1 bedroom£637
2 bedrooms£782
3 bedrooms£892
4+ bedrooms£1,252
Average monthly private rent (pcm).
Areas in Wales, cheapest first
| # | Area | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | Change (12m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powys | £464 | £581 | £703 | +8.6% |
| 2 | Blaenau Gwent | £504 | £605 | £689 | +5.9% |
| 3 | Neath Port Talbot | £501 | £636 | £728 | +6.3% |
| 4 | Merthyr Tydfil | £553 | £640 | £722 | -1.9% |
| 5 | Pembrokeshire | £516 | £643 | £762 | +4.6% |
| 6 | Carmarthenshire | £503 | £650 | £744 | +6.5% |
| 7 | Ceredigion | £563 | £663 | £768 | +3.7% |
| 8 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | £524 | £669 | £750 | +0.6% |
| 9 | Gwynedd | £563 | £679 | £808 | +7.1% |
| 10 | Caerphilly | £554 | £693 | £781 | +7.1% |
| 11 | Isle of Anglesey | £553 | £697 | £802 | +5.9% |
| 12 | Bridgend | £564 | £703 | £818 | +7.8% |
| 13 | Denbighshire | £553 | £711 | £816 | +6.2% |
| 14 | Wrexham | £599 | £713 | £842 | +3.0% |
| 15 | Conwy | £590 | £738 | £865 | +2.8% |
| 16 | Flintshire | £599 | £763 | £899 | +7.9% |
| 17 | Torfaen | £619 | £769 | £900 | +2.3% |
| 18 | Swansea | £689 | £798 | £898 | +6.0% |
| 19 | Newport | £700 | £865 | £967 | +2.9% |
| 20 | Vale of Glamorgan | £723 | £884 | £991 | +1.7% |
| 21 | Monmouthshire | £730 | £921 | £1,066 | +2.1% |
| 22 | Cardiff | £910 | £1,086 | £1,212 | +3.2% |
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.