Most expensive and cheapest places in England to rent a one-bedroom home (September 2026)

Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of England’s 294 councils in September 2026 (one-bedroom private rent £2,674).

Hartlepool was the cheapest (£403). The middle council, Tewkesbury, had £755.

2 councils have no figure, and they are listed at the end with the reason.

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One-bedroom private rent for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region	Value
1	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	£2,674
2	WestminsterLondon	London	£2,557
3	IslingtonLondon	London	£2,189
4	CamdenLondon	London	£2,063
5	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	£2,025
6	HackneyLondon	London	£2,007
7	Tower HamletsLondon	London	£1,998
8	WandsworthLondon	London	£1,943
9	SouthwarkLondon	London	£1,907
10	LambethLondon	London	£1,890
11	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	£1,744
12	MertonLondon	London	£1,645
13	HaringeyLondon	London	£1,643
14	EalingLondon	London	£1,642
15	NewhamLondon	London	£1,631
16	HounslowLondon	London	£1,589
17	BrentLondon	London	£1,578
18	GreenwichLondon	London	£1,564
19	BarnetLondon	London	£1,502
20	LewishamLondon	London	£1,459
21	EnfieldLondon	London	£1,426
22	Waltham ForestLondon	London	£1,407
23	HarrowLondon	London	£1,395
24	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	£1,386
25	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	£1,378
26	RedbridgeLondon	London	£1,373
27	OxfordSouth East	South East	£1,346
28	BromleyLondon	London	£1,318
29	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	£1,278
30	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	£1,275
31	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	£1,272
32	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	£1,269
33	WatfordEast of England	East of England	£1,268
34	CroydonLondon	London	£1,267
35	HillingdonLondon	London	£1,260
36	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	£1,259
37	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	£1,255
38	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	£1,252
39	SuttonLondon	London	£1,248
40	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	£1,245
=41	BexleyLondon	London	£1,231
=41	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	£1,231
43	BristolSouth West	South West	£1,230
44	HaveringLondon	London	£1,218
45	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,212
=46	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	£1,197
=46	GuildfordSouth East	South East	£1,197
48	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	£1,194
49	TandridgeSouth East	South East	£1,166
=50	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	£1,149
=50	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	£1,149
52	SloughSouth East	South East	£1,142
53	WokingSouth East	South East	£1,138
54	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	£1,136
55	ReadingSouth East	South East	£1,120
56	DacorumEast of England	East of England	£1,111
57	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	£1,109
58	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,097
59	DartfordSouth East	South East	£1,095
60	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	£1,093
61	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	£1,080
62	CrawleySouth East	South East	£1,071
63	WaverleySouth East	South East	£1,065
64	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	£1,062
65	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	£1,061
66	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	£1,058
67	WokinghamSouth East	South East	£1,056
68	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£1,053
69	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	£1,043
70	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	£1,041
71	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	£1,039
72	HorshamSouth East	South East	£1,033
=73	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,031
=73	StevenageEast of England	East of England	£1,031
75	HarlowEast of England	East of England	£1,028
76	HartSouth East	South East	£1,025
77	WinchesterSouth East	South East	£1,021
78	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	£1,018
79	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£1,010
80	ManchesterNorth West	North West	£1,007
81	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	£1,006
82	AdurSouth East	South East	£1,003
83	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	£998
84	BasildonEast of England	East of England	£985
85	CherwellSouth East	South East	£984
86	RushmoorSouth East	South East	£982
87	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	£979
88	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£961
89	ChichesterSouth East	South East	£953
90	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	£948
=91	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	£946
=91	TraffordNorth West	North West	£946
93	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	£945
94	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	£932
95	LewesSouth East	South East	£930
96	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	£922
97	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	£918
98	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	£916
99	GraveshamSouth East	South East	£915
100	ExeterSouth West	South West	£914
101	LutonEast of England	East of England	£913
=102	East HampshireSouth East	South East	£903
=102	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	£903
=104	AshfordSouth East	South East	£898
=104	WealdenSouth East	South East	£898
106	MedwaySouth East	South East	£897
=107	RochfordEast of England	East of England	£891
=107	WorthingSouth East	South East	£891
109	SalfordNorth West	North West	£889
110	Test ValleySouth East	South East	£888
111	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	£885
112	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	£884
113	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	£883
114	CanterburySouth East	South East	£880
115	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£879
116	CotswoldSouth West	South West	£877
117	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	£875
118	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	£870
119	New ForestSouth East	South East	£868
120	EastleighSouth East	South East	£864
121	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	£861
=122	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	£857
=122	HavantSouth East	South East	£857
124	ArunSouth East	South East	£855
125	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£834
126	FarehamSouth East	South East	£833
=127	GosportSouth East	South East	£825
=127	SwindonSouth West	South West	£825
129	EastbourneSouth East	South East	£823
130	North SomersetSouth West	South West	£822
=131	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	£821
=131	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£821
=133	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	£816
=133	StockportNorth West	North West	£816
=133	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£816
136	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	£812
=137	BedfordEast of England	East of England	£802
=137	RotherSouth East	South East	£802
139	MaldonEast of England	East of England	£794
140	SwaleSouth East	South East	£788
141	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£783
142	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£781
143	ThanetSouth East	South East	£777
144	TendringEast of England	East of England	£761
145	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£760
146	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£756
=147	TewkesburySouth West	South West	£755
=147	WiltshireSouth West	South West	£755
149	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£754
150	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£750
=151	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£748
=151	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£748
153	StroudSouth West	South West	£747
154	DoverSouth East	South East	£739
=155	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£738
=155	South HamsSouth West	South West	£738
157	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£735
158	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£734
159	DorsetSouth West	South West	£733
160	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£731
161	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£730
162	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£726
163	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£725
=164	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£721
=164	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£721
=166	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£719
=166	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£719
168	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£716
169	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£713
=170	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£711
=170	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£711
172	OldhamNorth West	North West	£708
173	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£707
174	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£703
175	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£701
176	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£698
177	HastingsSouth East	South East	£697
178	SomersetSouth West	South West	£695
179	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£694
180	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£693
181	East DevonSouth West	South West	£691
=182	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£688
=182	TamesideNorth West	North West	£688
=184	BuryNorth West	North West	£686
=184	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£686
=186	CornwallSouth West	South West	£685
=186	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£685
188	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£683
189	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£680
190	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£679
191	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£678
=192	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£676
=192	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£676
194	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£675
=195	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£670
=195	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£670
197	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£664
198	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£662
199	BoltonNorth West	North West	£658
=200	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£657
=200	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£657
202	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£651
203	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£650
204	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£649
205	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£643
=206	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£637
=206	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£637
208	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£633
209	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£631
210	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£628
211	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£625
212	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£624
=213	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£623
=213	SeftonNorth West	North West	£623
215	TorbaySouth West	South West	£621
216	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£616
217	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£615
218	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£614
219	FyldeNorth West	North West	£613
=220	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£611
=220	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£611
222	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£609
223	West DevonSouth West	South West	£608
=224	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£607
=224	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£607
=226	LancasterNorth West	North West	£606
=226	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£606
=228	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£603
=228	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£603
230	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£602
231	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£601
232	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£600
233	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£599
=234	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£596
=234	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£596
236	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£595
237	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£594
=238	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£593
=238	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£593
=240	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£592
=240	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£592
=242	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£590
=242	North DevonSouth West	South West	£590
=244	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£589
=244	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£589
246	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£588
=247	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£585
=247	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£585
=249	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£581
=249	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£581
=251	PrestonNorth West	North West	£579
=251	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£579
253	WirralNorth West	North West	£574
254	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£569
255	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£567
256	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£565
=257	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£562
=257	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£562
259	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£559
260	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£555
261	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£551
262	HaltonNorth West	North West	£549
263	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£545
264	WiganNorth West	North West	£544
=265	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£542
=265	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£542
267	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£537
268	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£535
269	WyreNorth West	North West	£530
270	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£529
=271	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£525
=271	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£525
273	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£523
274	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£520
275	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£512
276	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£508
277	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£507
278	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£503
279	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£502
280	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£500
281	PendleNorth West	North West	£499
282	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£498
283	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£497
=284	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£496
=284	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£496
286	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£493
287	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£490
288	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£487
289	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£472
290	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£466
291	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£459
292	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£458
293	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£457
294	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£403
–	City of LondonLondon ONS does not publish private rents for the City of London or the Isles of Scilly because too few rents are collected there.	London	No figure
–	Isles of ScillySouth West ONS does not publish private rents for the City of London or the Isles of Scilly because too few rents are collected there.	South West	No figure

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