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

Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of the UK’s 316 councils in September 2026 (three-bedroom private rent £4,130).

Hartlepool was the cheapest (£612). The middle council, Rushcliffe, had £1,138.

45 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 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	£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	CardiffWales	Wales	£1,212
144	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	£1,199
145	DorsetSouth West	South West	£1,194
146	TendringEast of England	East of England	£1,192
=147	DoverSouth East	South East	£1,184
=147	StroudSouth West	South West	£1,184
149	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£1,179
150	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£1,172
151	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,171
152	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,156
153	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£1,144
=154	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,142
=154	SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,142
=156	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,141
=156	South HamsSouth West	South West	£1,141
158	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,138
159	East DevonSouth West	South West	£1,133
160	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£1,132
161	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,130
162	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,127
163	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,126
164	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,120
165	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£1,116
166	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£1,115
167	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£1,112
168	HastingsSouth East	South East	£1,102
169	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,098
170	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,096
171	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,095
172	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£1,092
173	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£1,091
=174	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,083
=174	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£1,083
=174	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,083
177	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£1,082
178	OldhamNorth West	North West	£1,078
179	CornwallSouth West	South West	£1,073
180	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,072
=181	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,069
=181	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£1,069
183	TamesideNorth West	North West	£1,068
=184	BuryNorth West	North West	£1,066
=184	MonmouthshireWales	Wales	£1,066
=186	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,061
=186	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,061
=188	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£1,054
=188	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£1,054
=188	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,054
191	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£1,053
192	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,043
193	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,037
194	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,027
195	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,026
196	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£1,022
197	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,015
198	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,014
199	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,013
200	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,012
201	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,006
202	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,005
203	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£1,003
204	TorbaySouth West	South West	£1,001
=205	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£999
=205	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£999
207	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£998
208	BoltonNorth West	North West	£997
209	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£996
210	SeftonNorth West	North West	£995
211	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£993
212	Vale of GlamorganWales	Wales	£991
213	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£985
214	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£982
215	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£979
216	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£972
=217	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£967
=217	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£967
=217	NewportWales	Wales	£967
=217	North DevonSouth West	South West	£967
221	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£966
222	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£965
=223	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£961
=223	West DevonSouth West	South West	£961
225	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£960
226	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£959
227	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£955
228	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£954
229	FyldeNorth West	North West	£950
230	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£949
231	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£948
232	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£947
233	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£946
234	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£945
235	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£941
236	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£940
=237	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£933
=237	LancasterNorth West	North West	£933
239	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£932
240	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£927
241	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£925
242	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£923
243	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£920
244	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£917
=245	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£912
=245	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£912
247	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£911
248	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£910
249	WirralNorth West	North West	£909
250	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£908
=251	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£907
=251	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£907
253	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£904
254	TorfaenWales	Wales	£900
=255	FlintshireWales	Wales	£899
=255	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£899
257	SwanseaWales	Wales	£898
258	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£897
259	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£895
260	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£880
261	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£874
262	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£870
263	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£869
264	ConwyWales	Wales	£865
=265	PrestonNorth West	North West	£860
=265	WyreNorth West	North West	£860
267	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£854
268	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£852
269	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£848
270	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£845
=271	WiganNorth West	North West	£842
=271	WrexhamWales	Wales	£842
273	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£835
274	HaltonNorth West	North West	£832
275	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£827
276	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£823
277	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£821
278	BridgendWales	Wales	£818
279	DenbighshireWales	Wales	£816
280	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£809
281	GwyneddWales	Wales	£808
282	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£803
283	Isle of AngleseyWales	Wales	£802
284	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£800
=285	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£799
=285	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£799
287	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£798
288	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£792
289	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£783
290	CaerphillyWales	Wales	£781
291	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£780
292	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£776
293	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£769
=294	CeredigionWales	Wales	£768
=294	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£768
296	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£763
297	PembrokeshireWales	Wales	£762
=298	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£754
=298	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£754
300	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£752
301	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	Wales	£750
302	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£747
303	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£745
304	CarmarthenshireWales	Wales	£744
305	PendleNorth West	North West	£743
306	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£741
307	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£730
308	Neath Port TalbotWales	Wales	£728
309	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£725
310	Merthyr TydfilWales	Wales	£722
311	PowysWales	Wales	£703
312	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£698
313	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£697
314	Blaenau GwentWales	Wales	£689
315	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£686
316	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£612
–	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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