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

Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of the UK’s 316 councils in September 2026 (two-bedroom private rent £3,475).

Hartlepool was the cheapest (£512). The middle council, Cheshire West and Chester, had £922.

45 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 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	£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	CardiffWales	Wales	£1,086
=123	SalfordNorth West	North West	£1,086
125	EastbourneSouth East	South East	£1,083
126	North SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,082
127	FarehamSouth East	South East	£1,076
128	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,069
129	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	£1,066
130	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,065
131	GosportSouth East	South East	£1,049
=132	StockportNorth West	North West	£1,042
=132	SwaleSouth East	South East	£1,042
134	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	£1,041
135	BedfordEast of England	East of England	£1,032
136	MaldonEast of England	East of England	£1,031
137	RotherSouth East	South East	£1,029
138	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,021
=139	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	£1,010
=139	ThanetSouth East	South East	£1,010
141	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,009
142	SwindonSouth West	South West	£994
143	TewkesburySouth West	South West	£990
144	WiltshireSouth West	South West	£981
145	TendringEast of England	East of England	£979
146	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£977
=147	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£976
=147	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£976
149	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£974
150	DorsetSouth West	South West	£969
=151	DoverSouth East	South East	£966
=151	StroudSouth West	South West	£966
153	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£965
154	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£962
155	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£958
156	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£935
157	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£928
=158	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£922
=158	South HamsSouth West	South West	£922
=160	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£921
=160	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£921
=160	MonmouthshireWales	Wales	£921
163	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£919
164	SomersetSouth West	South West	£918
165	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£916
=166	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£915
=166	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£915
168	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£912
169	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£905
=170	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£904
=170	East DevonSouth West	South West	£904
172	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£901
173	HastingsSouth East	South East	£898
174	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£897
175	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£896
176	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£893
=177	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£890
=177	TamesideNorth West	North West	£890
=179	BuryNorth West	North West	£889
=179	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£889
181	OldhamNorth West	North West	£888
=182	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£887
=182	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£887
184	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£886
185	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£885
=186	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£884
=186	Vale of GlamorganWales	Wales	£884
188	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£879
189	CornwallSouth West	South West	£877
190	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£874
191	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£873
192	NewportWales	Wales	£865
193	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£864
=194	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£853
=194	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£853
196	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£851
197	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£849
198	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£845
=199	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£844
=199	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£844
201	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£842
=202	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£840
=202	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£840
204	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£839
=205	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£832
=205	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£832
207	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£830
208	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£824
209	BoltonNorth West	North West	£822
210	TorbaySouth West	South West	£819
211	SeftonNorth West	North West	£815
=212	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£812
=212	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£812
=214	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£809
=214	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£809
216	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£806
217	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£803
218	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£802
219	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£800
220	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£799
=221	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£798
=221	SwanseaWales	Wales	£798
=223	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£792
=223	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£792
225	FyldeNorth West	North West	£791
226	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£788
=227	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£782
=227	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£782
=229	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£780
=229	North DevonSouth West	South West	£780
231	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£779
232	West DevonSouth West	South West	£778
=233	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£776
=233	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£776
235	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£773
=236	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£771
=236	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£771
238	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£770
=239	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£769
=239	TorfaenWales	Wales	£769
=241	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£768
=241	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£768
243	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£767
244	FlintshireWales	Wales	£763
245	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£760
=246	LancasterNorth West	North West	£758
=246	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£758
=246	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£758
249	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£753
250	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£749
251	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£747
=252	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£743
=252	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£743
=252	WirralNorth West	North West	£743
=255	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£742
=255	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£742
=255	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£742
=258	ConwyWales	Wales	£738
=258	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£738
260	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£735
=261	PrestonNorth West	North West	£731
=261	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£731
263	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£730
264	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£729
265	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£727
266	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£724
267	WyreNorth West	North West	£721
=268	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£714
=268	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£714
270	WrexhamWales	Wales	£713
271	DenbighshireWales	Wales	£711
=272	BridgendWales	Wales	£703
=272	WiganNorth West	North West	£703
274	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£698
275	Isle of AngleseyWales	Wales	£697
276	CaerphillyWales	Wales	£693
277	HaltonNorth West	North West	£690
278	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£689
279	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£688
280	GwyneddWales	Wales	£679
281	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£676
=282	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£670
=282	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£670
=284	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	Wales	£669
=284	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£669
286	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£665
287	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£664
=288	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£663
=288	CeredigionWales	Wales	£663
290	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£656
=291	CarmarthenshireWales	Wales	£650
=291	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£650
=291	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£650
294	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£649
295	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£648
296	PembrokeshireWales	Wales	£643
297	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£641
298	Merthyr TydfilWales	Wales	£640
299	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£639
=300	Neath Port TalbotWales	Wales	£636
=300	PendleNorth West	North West	£636
302	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£634
=303	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£631
=303	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£631
=303	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£631
306	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£624
307	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£623
308	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£618
309	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£617
310	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£610
311	Blaenau GwentWales	Wales	£605
312	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£590
313	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£587
314	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£582
315	PowysWales	Wales	£581
316	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£512
–	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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