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

Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of the UK’s 316 councils in September 2026 (one-bedroom private rent £2,674).

Hartlepool was the cheapest (£403). The middle council, Nottingham, had £735.

45 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 the UK, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region or nation	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	CardiffWales	Wales	£910
=103	East HampshireSouth East	South East	£903
=103	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	£903
=105	AshfordSouth East	South East	£898
=105	WealdenSouth East	South East	£898
107	MedwaySouth East	South East	£897
=108	RochfordEast of England	East of England	£891
=108	WorthingSouth East	South East	£891
110	SalfordNorth West	North West	£889
111	Test ValleySouth East	South East	£888
112	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	£885
113	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	£884
114	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	£883
115	CanterburySouth East	South East	£880
116	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£879
117	CotswoldSouth West	South West	£877
118	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	£875
119	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	£870
120	New ForestSouth East	South East	£868
121	EastleighSouth East	South East	£864
122	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	£861
=123	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	£857
=123	HavantSouth East	South East	£857
125	ArunSouth East	South East	£855
126	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£834
127	FarehamSouth East	South East	£833
=128	GosportSouth East	South East	£825
=128	SwindonSouth West	South West	£825
130	EastbourneSouth East	South East	£823
131	North SomersetSouth West	South West	£822
=132	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	£821
=132	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£821
=134	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	£816
=134	StockportNorth West	North West	£816
=134	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£816
137	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	£812
=138	BedfordEast of England	East of England	£802
=138	RotherSouth East	South East	£802
140	MaldonEast of England	East of England	£794
141	SwaleSouth East	South East	£788
142	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£783
143	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£781
144	ThanetSouth East	South East	£777
145	TendringEast of England	East of England	£761
146	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£760
147	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£756
=148	TewkesburySouth West	South West	£755
=148	WiltshireSouth West	South West	£755
150	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£754
151	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£750
=152	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£748
=152	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£748
154	StroudSouth West	South West	£747
155	DoverSouth East	South East	£739
=156	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£738
=156	South HamsSouth West	South West	£738
158	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£735
159	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£734
160	DorsetSouth West	South West	£733
161	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£731
=162	MonmouthshireWales	Wales	£730
=162	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£730
164	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£726
165	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£725
166	Vale of GlamorganWales	Wales	£723
=167	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£721
=167	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£721
=169	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£719
=169	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£719
171	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£716
172	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£713
=173	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£711
=173	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£711
175	OldhamNorth West	North West	£708
176	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£707
177	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£703
178	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£701
179	NewportWales	Wales	£700
180	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£698
181	HastingsSouth East	South East	£697
182	SomersetSouth West	South West	£695
183	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£694
184	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£693
185	East DevonSouth West	South West	£691
186	SwanseaWales	Wales	£689
=187	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£688
=187	TamesideNorth West	North West	£688
=189	BuryNorth West	North West	£686
=189	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£686
=191	CornwallSouth West	South West	£685
=191	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£685
193	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£683
194	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£680
195	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£679
196	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£678
=197	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£676
=197	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£676
199	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£675
=200	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£670
=200	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£670
202	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£664
203	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£662
204	BoltonNorth West	North West	£658
=205	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£657
=205	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£657
207	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£651
208	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£650
209	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£649
210	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£643
=211	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£637
=211	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£637
213	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£633
214	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£631
215	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£628
216	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£625
217	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£624
=218	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£623
=218	SeftonNorth West	North West	£623
220	TorbaySouth West	South West	£621
221	TorfaenWales	Wales	£619
222	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£616
223	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£615
224	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£614
225	FyldeNorth West	North West	£613
=226	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£611
=226	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£611
228	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£609
229	West DevonSouth West	South West	£608
=230	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£607
=230	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£607
=232	LancasterNorth West	North West	£606
=232	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£606
=234	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£603
=234	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£603
236	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£602
237	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£601
238	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£600
=239	FlintshireWales	Wales	£599
=239	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£599
=239	WrexhamWales	Wales	£599
=242	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£596
=242	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£596
244	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£595
245	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£594
=246	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£593
=246	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£593
=248	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£592
=248	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£592
=250	ConwyWales	Wales	£590
=250	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£590
=250	North DevonSouth West	South West	£590
=253	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£589
=253	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£589
255	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£588
=256	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£585
=256	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£585
=258	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£581
=258	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£581
=260	PrestonNorth West	North West	£579
=260	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£579
262	WirralNorth West	North West	£574
263	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£569
264	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£567
265	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£565
266	BridgendWales	Wales	£564
=267	CeredigionWales	Wales	£563
=267	GwyneddWales	Wales	£563
=269	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£562
=269	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£562
271	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£559
272	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£555
273	CaerphillyWales	Wales	£554
=274	DenbighshireWales	Wales	£553
=274	Isle of AngleseyWales	Wales	£553
=274	Merthyr TydfilWales	Wales	£553
277	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£551
278	HaltonNorth West	North West	£549
279	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£545
280	WiganNorth West	North West	£544
=281	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£542
=281	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£542
283	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£537
284	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£535
285	WyreNorth West	North West	£530
286	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£529
=287	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£525
=287	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£525
289	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	Wales	£524
290	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£523
291	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£520
292	PembrokeshireWales	Wales	£516
293	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£512
294	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£508
295	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£507
296	Blaenau GwentWales	Wales	£504
=297	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£503
=297	CarmarthenshireWales	Wales	£503
299	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£502
300	Neath Port TalbotWales	Wales	£501
301	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£500
302	PendleNorth West	North West	£499
303	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£498
304	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£497
=305	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£496
=305	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£496
307	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£493
308	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£490
309	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£487
310	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£472
311	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£466
312	PowysWales	Wales	£464
313	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£459
314	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£458
315	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£457
316	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£403
–	AberdeenScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	AberdeenshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	AngusScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Argyll and ButeScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	BelfastNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	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
–	ClackmannanshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Dumfries and GallowayScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	DundeeScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	East AyrshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	East DunbartonshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	East LothianScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	East RenfrewshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	EdinburghScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	FalkirkScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	FifeScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	GlasgowScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	HighlandScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	InverclydeScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	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
–	Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	MidlothianScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	MorayScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	North AyrshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	North LanarkshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Orkney IslandsScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Perth and KinrossScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	RenfrewshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Scottish BordersScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Shetland IslandsScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	South AyrshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	South LanarkshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	StirlingScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	West DunbartonshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	West LothianScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure

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