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

Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of England’s 294 councils in September 2026 (three-bedroom private rent £4,130).

Hartlepool was the cheapest (£612). The middle council, Stroud, had £1,184.

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

Map of three-bedroom private rent across the UK

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Three-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	£4,130
2	WestminsterLondon	London	£3,912
3	CamdenLondon	London	£3,071
4	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	£3,031
5	IslingtonLondon	London	£3,022
6	HackneyLondon	London	£2,856
7	WandsworthLondon	London	£2,818
8	SouthwarkLondon	London	£2,779
9	Tower HamletsLondon	London	£2,760
10	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	£2,703
11	LambethLondon	London	£2,696
12	EalingLondon	London	£2,427
13	MertonLondon	London	£2,418
14	HaringeyLondon	London	£2,363
15	BrentLondon	London	£2,277
16	BarnetLondon	London	£2,261
17	HounslowLondon	London	£2,254
18	GreenwichLondon	London	£2,247
19	NewhamLondon	London	£2,216
20	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	£2,167
21	EnfieldLondon	London	£2,106
22	HarrowLondon	London	£2,069
23	LewishamLondon	London	£2,062
24	Waltham ForestLondon	London	£2,035
25	OxfordSouth East	South East	£2,030
26	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	£2,023
27	BromleyLondon	London	£2,002
28	RedbridgeLondon	London	£1,992
29	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	£1,976
30	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	£1,960
31	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	£1,948
32	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	£1,944
33	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	£1,932
34	HillingdonLondon	London	£1,929
35	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	£1,918
36	SuttonLondon	London	£1,916
37	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	£1,908
38	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	£1,902
39	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	£1,896
40	GuildfordSouth East	South East	£1,887
=41	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	£1,873
=41	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	£1,873
43	BexleyLondon	London	£1,870
44	CroydonLondon	London	£1,864
45	HaveringLondon	London	£1,851
46	TandridgeSouth East	South East	£1,846
47	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	£1,832
48	WatfordEast of England	East of England	£1,830
49	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,820
50	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	£1,806
51	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	£1,788
52	WokingSouth East	South East	£1,770
53	BristolSouth West	South West	£1,769
54	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	£1,721
55	HorshamSouth East	South East	£1,718
=56	DartfordSouth East	South East	£1,716
=56	SloughSouth East	South East	£1,716
58	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	£1,714
59	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,692
60	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	£1,687
61	ReadingSouth East	South East	£1,680
62	DacorumEast of England	East of England	£1,677
63	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	£1,666
64	CrawleySouth East	South East	£1,652
65	WokinghamSouth East	South East	£1,650
66	WaverleySouth East	South East	£1,647
67	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	£1,645
68	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	£1,639
69	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	£1,636
70	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£1,634
71	WinchesterSouth East	South East	£1,633
72	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	£1,621
73	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	£1,616
74	AdurSouth East	South East	£1,614
75	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,588
76	HartSouth East	South East	£1,586
77	HarlowEast of England	East of England	£1,585
78	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	£1,567
79	StevenageEast of England	East of England	£1,558
80	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	£1,543
81	RushmoorSouth East	South East	£1,539
82	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	£1,532
=83	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£1,531
=83	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£1,531
85	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	£1,522
86	LewesSouth East	South East	£1,518
87	ChichesterSouth East	South East	£1,517
88	BasildonEast of England	East of England	£1,513
=89	East HampshireSouth East	South East	£1,488
=89	TraffordNorth West	North West	£1,488
91	CherwellSouth East	South East	£1,485
92	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	£1,484
93	GraveshamSouth East	South East	£1,476
94	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	£1,471
95	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	£1,468
96	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	£1,461
97	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	£1,458
98	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	£1,455
99	ManchesterNorth West	North West	£1,441
100	WealdenSouth East	South East	£1,433
101	WorthingSouth East	South East	£1,432
102	RochfordEast of England	East of England	£1,431
103	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	£1,430
104	AshfordSouth East	South East	£1,414
105	Test ValleySouth East	South East	£1,409
106	ArunSouth East	South East	£1,407
107	New ForestSouth East	South East	£1,398
108	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,386
109	CanterburySouth East	South East	£1,377
110	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	£1,371
111	EastleighSouth East	South East	£1,368
=112	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	£1,366
=112	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	£1,366
=114	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	£1,364
=114	HavantSouth East	South East	£1,364
116	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	£1,363
117	ExeterSouth West	South West	£1,362
118	CotswoldSouth West	South West	£1,356
119	North SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,350
120	LutonEast of England	East of England	£1,348
121	MedwaySouth East	South East	£1,340
=122	FarehamSouth East	South East	£1,334
=122	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,334
124	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,326
125	EastbourneSouth East	South East	£1,313
126	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	£1,306
127	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	£1,298
128	RotherSouth East	South East	£1,294
129	SalfordNorth West	North West	£1,291
130	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,286
131	GosportSouth East	South East	£1,279
132	StockportNorth West	North West	£1,273
133	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,269
134	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,268
135	BedfordEast of England	East of England	£1,265
136	SwaleSouth East	South East	£1,260
137	TewkesburySouth West	South West	£1,258
138	MaldonEast of England	East of England	£1,244
139	ThanetSouth East	South East	£1,237
140	WiltshireSouth West	South West	£1,231
141	SwindonSouth West	South West	£1,227
142	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£1,219
143	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	£1,199
144	DorsetSouth West	South West	£1,194
145	TendringEast of England	East of England	£1,192
=146	DoverSouth East	South East	£1,184
=146	StroudSouth West	South West	£1,184
148	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£1,179
149	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£1,172
150	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,171
151	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,156
152	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£1,144
=153	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,142
=153	SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,142
=155	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,141
=155	South HamsSouth West	South West	£1,141
157	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,138
158	East DevonSouth West	South West	£1,133
159	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£1,132
160	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,130
161	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,127
162	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,126
163	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,120
164	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£1,116
165	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£1,115
166	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£1,112
167	HastingsSouth East	South East	£1,102
168	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,098
169	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,096
170	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,095
171	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£1,092
172	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£1,091
=173	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,083
=173	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£1,083
=173	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,083
176	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£1,082
177	OldhamNorth West	North West	£1,078
178	CornwallSouth West	South West	£1,073
179	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,072
=180	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,069
=180	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£1,069
182	TamesideNorth West	North West	£1,068
183	BuryNorth West	North West	£1,066
=184	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,061
=184	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,061
=186	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£1,054
=186	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£1,054
=186	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,054
189	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£1,053
190	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,043
191	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,037
192	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,027
193	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,026
194	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£1,022
195	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,015
196	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,014
197	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,013
198	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,012
199	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,006
200	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,005
201	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£1,003
202	TorbaySouth West	South West	£1,001
=203	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£999
=203	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£999
205	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£998
206	BoltonNorth West	North West	£997
207	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£996
208	SeftonNorth West	North West	£995
209	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£993
210	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£985
211	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£982
212	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£979
213	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£972
=214	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£967
=214	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£967
=214	North DevonSouth West	South West	£967
217	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£966
218	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£965
=219	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£961
=219	West DevonSouth West	South West	£961
221	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£960
222	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£959
223	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£955
224	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£954
225	FyldeNorth West	North West	£950
226	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£949
227	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£948
228	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£947
229	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£946
230	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£945
231	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£941
232	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£940
=233	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£933
=233	LancasterNorth West	North West	£933
235	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£932
236	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£927
237	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£925
238	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£923
239	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£920
240	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£917
=241	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£912
=241	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£912
243	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£911
244	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£910
245	WirralNorth West	North West	£909
246	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£908
=247	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£907
=247	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£907
249	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£904
250	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£899
251	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£897
252	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£895
253	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£880
254	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£874
255	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£870
256	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£869
=257	PrestonNorth West	North West	£860
=257	WyreNorth West	North West	£860
259	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£854
260	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£852
261	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£848
262	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£845
263	WiganNorth West	North West	£842
264	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£835
265	HaltonNorth West	North West	£832
266	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£827
267	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£823
268	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£821
269	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£809
270	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£803
271	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£800
=272	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£799
=272	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£799
274	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£798
275	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£792
276	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£783
277	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£780
278	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£776
279	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£769
280	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£768
281	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£763
=282	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£754
=282	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£754
284	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£752
285	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£747
286	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£745
287	PendleNorth West	North West	£743
288	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£741
289	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£730
290	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£725
291	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£698
292	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£697
293	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£686
294	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£612
–	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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