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

Manchester was the most expensive of North West’s 35 councils in September 2026 (two-bedroom private rent £1,239).

Burnley was the cheapest (£590). The middle council, Knowsley, had £769.

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Two-bedroom private rent for every council in North West, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Manchester£1,239
2Trafford£1,205
3Salford£1,086
4Stockport£1,042
5Cheshire West and Chester£922
6Cheshire East£905
7Tameside£890
8Bury£889
9Oldham£888
10Liverpool£840
11Warrington£839
12Bolton£822
13Sefton£815
14Rochdale£803
15Fylde£791
=16Ribble Valley£776
=16Westmorland and Furness£776
18Knowsley£769
19Chorley£768
=20Lancaster£758
=20Rossendale£758
22Wirral£743
=23South Ribble£742
=23St. Helens£742
=25Preston£731
=25West Lancashire£731
27Wyre£721
28Wigan£703
29Halton£690
30Blackburn with Darwen£663
31Blackpool£656
32Cumberland£649
33Pendle£636
34Hyndburn£624
35Burnley£590

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