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

Bristol was the most expensive of South West’s 26 councils in September 2026 (two-bedroom private rent £1,551).

Torridge was the cheapest (£742). The middle council, Dorset, had £969.

1 council has no figure, and it is listed at the end with the reason.

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Two-bedroom private rent for every council in South West, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Bristol£1,551
2Bath and North East Somerset£1,530
3South Gloucestershire£1,283
4Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£1,170
5Exeter£1,130
6Cotswold£1,115
7Cheltenham£1,103
8North Somerset£1,082
9Swindon£994
10Tewkesbury£990
11Wiltshire£981
12Gloucester£976
13Dorset£969
14Stroud£966
15South Hams£922
16Somerset£918
17East Devon£904
18Plymouth£889
19Cornwall£877
20Teignbridge£873
21Torbay£819
22Mid Devon£812
23Forest of Dean£800
24North Devon£780
25West Devon£778
26Torridge£742
–Isles of Scilly

ONS does not publish private rents for the City of London or the Isles of Scilly because too few rents are collected there.

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