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

Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of England’s 294 councils in September 2026 (two-bedroom private rent £3,475).

Hartlepool was the cheapest (£512). The middle council, Norwich, had £976.

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

Map of two-bedroom private rent across the UK

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Two-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	£3,475
2	WestminsterLondon	London	£3,320
3	IslingtonLondon	London	£2,712
4	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	£2,656
5	CamdenLondon	London	£2,634
6	HackneyLondon	London	£2,498
7	WandsworthLondon	London	£2,469
8	Tower HamletsLondon	London	£2,427
9	SouthwarkLondon	London	£2,387
10	LambethLondon	London	£2,353
11	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	£2,237
12	EalingLondon	London	£2,049
13	HaringeyLondon	London	£2,040
14	MertonLondon	London	£2,032
15	NewhamLondon	London	£1,995
16	HounslowLondon	London	£1,956
17	BrentLondon	London	£1,937
18	GreenwichLondon	London	£1,935
19	BarnetLondon	London	£1,862
20	LewishamLondon	London	£1,793
21	EnfieldLondon	London	£1,770
22	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	£1,765
23	Waltham ForestLondon	London	£1,732
24	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	£1,723
25	HarrowLondon	London	£1,718
26	RedbridgeLondon	London	£1,689
27	OxfordSouth East	South East	£1,662
28	BromleyLondon	London	£1,649
29	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	£1,635
30	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	£1,619
31	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	£1,613
32	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	£1,609
33	WatfordEast of England	East of England	£1,602
34	HillingdonLondon	London	£1,598
35	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	£1,596
36	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	£1,590
37	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	£1,586
38	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	£1,584
39	CroydonLondon	London	£1,577
40	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	£1,568
41	SuttonLondon	London	£1,567
42	GuildfordSouth East	South East	£1,557
43	BristolSouth West	South West	£1,551
44	HaveringLondon	London	£1,544
45	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,530
46	BexleyLondon	London	£1,529
47	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	£1,525
48	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	£1,498
49	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	£1,493
50	TandridgeSouth East	South East	£1,476
51	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	£1,469
52	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	£1,456
53	WokingSouth East	South East	£1,450
54	SloughSouth East	South East	£1,426
55	DartfordSouth East	South East	£1,424
56	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	£1,414
57	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	£1,406
58	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	£1,401
59	ReadingSouth East	South East	£1,399
60	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,397
61	DacorumEast of England	East of England	£1,394
62	CrawleySouth East	South East	£1,392
63	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	£1,373
64	HorshamSouth East	South East	£1,366
65	WaverleySouth East	South East	£1,364
66	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	£1,362
67	WokinghamSouth East	South East	£1,348
68	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	£1,343
69	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	£1,340
70	HarlowEast of England	East of England	£1,335
=71	StevenageEast of England	East of England	£1,325
=71	WinchesterSouth East	South East	£1,325
73	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	£1,321
74	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£1,307
75	HartSouth East	South East	£1,306
76	AdurSouth East	South East	£1,305
77	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	£1,302
78	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,293
79	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	£1,291
80	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	£1,283
81	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£1,280
82	RushmoorSouth East	South East	£1,274
83	BasildonEast of England	East of England	£1,272
84	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	£1,245
85	ManchesterNorth West	North West	£1,239
86	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	£1,232
=87	CherwellSouth East	South East	£1,229
=87	ChichesterSouth East	South East	£1,229
89	LewesSouth East	South East	£1,226
90	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	£1,222
91	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	£1,219
92	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£1,218
93	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	£1,213
94	GraveshamSouth East	South East	£1,209
95	TraffordNorth West	North West	£1,205
96	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	£1,199
97	WorthingSouth East	South East	£1,184
98	East HampshireSouth East	South East	£1,182
99	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	£1,172
100	RochfordEast of England	East of England	£1,171
101	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	£1,170
102	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	£1,156
103	ArunSouth East	South East	£1,149
104	AshfordSouth East	South East	£1,148
105	WealdenSouth East	South East	£1,147
106	Test ValleySouth East	South East	£1,144
107	MedwaySouth East	South East	£1,140
108	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	£1,139
=109	CanterburySouth East	South East	£1,138
=109	New ForestSouth East	South East	£1,138
111	ExeterSouth West	South West	£1,130
112	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	£1,124
113	LutonEast of England	East of England	£1,122
114	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	£1,117
=115	CotswoldSouth West	South West	£1,115
=115	EastleighSouth East	South East	£1,115
=117	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	£1,108
=117	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,108
119	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,105
120	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	£1,103
121	HavantSouth East	South East	£1,092
122	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,088
123	SalfordNorth West	North West	£1,086
124	EastbourneSouth East	South East	£1,083
125	North SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,082
126	FarehamSouth East	South East	£1,076
127	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,069
128	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	£1,066
129	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,065
130	GosportSouth East	South East	£1,049
=131	StockportNorth West	North West	£1,042
=131	SwaleSouth East	South East	£1,042
133	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	£1,041
134	BedfordEast of England	East of England	£1,032
135	MaldonEast of England	East of England	£1,031
136	RotherSouth East	South East	£1,029
137	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,021
=138	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	£1,010
=138	ThanetSouth East	South East	£1,010
140	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,009
141	SwindonSouth West	South West	£994
142	TewkesburySouth West	South West	£990
143	WiltshireSouth West	South West	£981
144	TendringEast of England	East of England	£979
145	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£977
=146	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£976
=146	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£976
148	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£974
149	DorsetSouth West	South West	£969
=150	DoverSouth East	South East	£966
=150	StroudSouth West	South West	£966
152	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£965
153	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£962
154	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£958
155	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£935
156	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£928
=157	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£922
=157	South HamsSouth West	South West	£922
=159	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£921
=159	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£921
161	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£919
162	SomersetSouth West	South West	£918
163	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£916
=164	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£915
=164	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£915
166	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£912
167	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£905
=168	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£904
=168	East DevonSouth West	South West	£904
170	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£901
171	HastingsSouth East	South East	£898
172	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£897
173	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£896
174	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£893
=175	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£890
=175	TamesideNorth West	North West	£890
=177	BuryNorth West	North West	£889
=177	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£889
179	OldhamNorth West	North West	£888
=180	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£887
=180	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£887
182	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£886
183	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£885
184	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£884
185	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£879
186	CornwallSouth West	South West	£877
187	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£874
188	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£873
189	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£864
=190	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£853
=190	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£853
192	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£851
193	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£849
194	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£845
=195	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£844
=195	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£844
197	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£842
=198	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£840
=198	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£840
200	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£839
=201	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£832
=201	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£832
203	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£830
204	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£824
205	BoltonNorth West	North West	£822
206	TorbaySouth West	South West	£819
207	SeftonNorth West	North West	£815
=208	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£812
=208	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£812
=210	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£809
=210	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£809
212	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£806
213	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£803
214	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£802
215	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£800
216	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£799
217	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£798
=218	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£792
=218	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£792
220	FyldeNorth West	North West	£791
221	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£788
=222	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£782
=222	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£782
=224	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£780
=224	North DevonSouth West	South West	£780
226	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£779
227	West DevonSouth West	South West	£778
=228	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£776
=228	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£776
230	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£773
=231	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£771
=231	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£771
233	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£770
234	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£769
=235	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£768
=235	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£768
237	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£767
238	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£760
=239	LancasterNorth West	North West	£758
=239	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£758
=239	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£758
242	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£753
243	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£749
244	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£747
=245	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£743
=245	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£743
=245	WirralNorth West	North West	£743
=248	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£742
=248	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£742
=248	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£742
251	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£738
252	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£735
=253	PrestonNorth West	North West	£731
=253	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£731
255	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£730
256	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£729
257	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£727
258	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£724
259	WyreNorth West	North West	£721
=260	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£714
=260	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£714
262	WiganNorth West	North West	£703
263	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£698
264	HaltonNorth West	North West	£690
265	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£689
266	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£688
267	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£676
=268	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£670
=268	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£670
270	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£669
271	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£665
272	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£664
273	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£663
274	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£656
=275	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£650
=275	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£650
277	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£649
278	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£648
279	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£641
280	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£639
281	PendleNorth West	North West	£636
282	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£634
=283	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£631
=283	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£631
=283	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£631
286	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£624
287	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£623
288	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£618
289	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£617
290	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£610
291	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£590
292	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£587
293	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£582
294	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£512
–	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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