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

Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of England’s 294 councils in September 2026 (four-bedroom or larger private rent £5,728).

Hartlepool was the cheapest (£810). The middle council, West Northamptonshire, had £1,686.

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

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Four-bedroom or larger 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	£5,728
2	WestminsterLondon	London	£5,447
3	IslingtonLondon	London	£4,253
4	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	£4,234
5	CamdenLondon	London	£3,986
6	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	£3,936
7	WandsworthLondon	London	£3,828
8	LambethLondon	London	£3,734
9	HackneyLondon	London	£3,686
10	SouthwarkLondon	London	£3,670
11	Tower HamletsLondon	London	£3,390
12	EalingLondon	London	£3,316
13	MertonLondon	London	£3,281
14	BarnetLondon	London	£3,199
15	HaringeyLondon	London	£3,196
16	HounslowLondon	London	£3,093
17	BrentLondon	London	£3,058
18	GreenwichLondon	London	£3,006
19	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	£2,985
20	BromleyLondon	London	£2,943
21	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	£2,907
22	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	£2,882
23	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	£2,876
24	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	£2,852
25	OxfordSouth East	South East	£2,850
26	TandridgeSouth East	South East	£2,845
27	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	£2,823
28	EnfieldLondon	London	£2,817
29	HarrowLondon	London	£2,795
30	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	£2,781
31	RedbridgeLondon	London	£2,724
32	LewishamLondon	London	£2,719
33	WokingSouth East	South East	£2,707
34	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	£2,698
35	NewhamLondon	London	£2,677
36	CroydonLondon	London	£2,674
=37	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	£2,657
=37	WatfordEast of England	East of England	£2,657
39	HillingdonLondon	London	£2,654
40	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	£2,632
41	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	£2,600
42	Waltham ForestLondon	London	£2,579
43	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	£2,578
44	BristolSouth West	South West	£2,558
45	GuildfordSouth East	South East	£2,553
46	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	£2,546
47	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	£2,532
48	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	£2,523
49	SuttonLondon	London	£2,513
50	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	£2,506
51	HaveringLondon	London	£2,499
52	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	£2,498
53	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	£2,489
54	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	£2,479
55	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£2,477
56	HorshamSouth East	South East	£2,454
57	SloughSouth East	South East	£2,438
58	BexleyLondon	London	£2,430
59	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	£2,429
60	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	£2,422
61	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	£2,413
62	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	£2,402
63	WaverleySouth East	South East	£2,378
64	DartfordSouth East	South East	£2,377
65	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	£2,376
66	ReadingSouth East	South East	£2,365
67	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£2,354
68	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	£2,333
69	DacorumEast of England	East of England	£2,316
70	HartSouth East	South East	£2,307
71	WokinghamSouth East	South East	£2,305
72	CrawleySouth East	South East	£2,271
73	WinchesterSouth East	South East	£2,260
74	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	£2,257
75	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£2,252
76	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	£2,243
77	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	£2,229
=78	CherwellSouth East	South East	£2,224
=78	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	£2,224
80	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	£2,219
81	HarlowEast of England	East of England	£2,213
82	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	£2,209
83	LewesSouth East	South East	£2,186
84	RushmoorSouth East	South East	£2,179
85	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£2,147
86	StevenageEast of England	East of England	£2,134
87	ChichesterSouth East	South East	£2,130
88	BasildonEast of England	East of England	£2,128
89	TraffordNorth West	North West	£2,113
90	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£2,099
91	GraveshamSouth East	South East	£2,096
92	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	£2,092
93	WealdenSouth East	South East	£2,091
94	AdurSouth East	South East	£2,085
95	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	£2,083
96	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	£2,071
97	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	£2,060
98	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	£2,057
99	CotswoldSouth West	South West	£2,055
100	AshfordSouth East	South East	£2,049
101	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	£2,046
102	ManchesterNorth West	North West	£2,024
103	Test ValleySouth East	South East	£2,003
=104	ArunSouth East	South East	£1,997
=104	New ForestSouth East	South East	£1,997
106	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	£1,987
107	East HampshireSouth East	South East	£1,982
108	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	£1,979
109	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	£1,968
110	FarehamSouth East	South East	£1,939
111	WorthingSouth East	South East	£1,935
112	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	£1,920
113	ExeterSouth West	South West	£1,918
114	CanterburySouth East	South East	£1,913
115	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,911
116	RotherSouth East	South East	£1,910
117	HavantSouth East	South East	£1,907
118	MaldonEast of England	East of England	£1,901
119	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	£1,896
120	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,885
121	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	£1,879
=122	EastleighSouth East	South East	£1,876
=122	SwaleSouth East	South East	£1,876
124	RochfordEast of England	East of England	£1,873
125	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,863
126	North SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,851
127	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	£1,844
128	LutonEast of England	East of England	£1,829
129	MedwaySouth East	South East	£1,827
130	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,816
131	BedfordEast of England	East of England	£1,812
132	EastbourneSouth East	South East	£1,804
133	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	£1,801
134	TewkesburySouth West	South West	£1,799
135	SalfordNorth West	North West	£1,774
136	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,756
=137	StockportNorth West	North West	£1,754
=137	WiltshireSouth West	South West	£1,754
139	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	£1,739
140	GosportSouth East	South East	£1,734
141	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£1,710
142	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,694
143	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,692
144	ThanetSouth East	South East	£1,691
145	DorsetSouth West	South West	£1,688
=146	DoverSouth East	South East	£1,686
=146	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,686
148	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£1,671
=149	StroudSouth West	South West	£1,668
=149	SwindonSouth West	South West	£1,668
151	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£1,663
152	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,658
153	South HamsSouth West	South West	£1,633
154	East DevonSouth West	South West	£1,629
155	SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,628
156	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£1,627
157	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£1,622
158	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,613
159	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,609
160	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£1,605
161	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,602
=162	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,593
=162	TendringEast of England	East of England	£1,593
164	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,587
165	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£1,586
166	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,582
167	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£1,579
=168	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,569
=168	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,569
170	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£1,563
171	BuryNorth West	North West	£1,559
172	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£1,558
173	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,556
174	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£1,553
175	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,551
176	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,545
177	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,533
178	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£1,531
179	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,522
180	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£1,519
181	HastingsSouth East	South East	£1,514
182	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£1,511
183	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£1,498
184	CornwallSouth West	South West	£1,496
185	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,495
186	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,486
187	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£1,482
188	OldhamNorth West	North West	£1,466
=189	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,462
=189	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£1,462
191	BoltonNorth West	North West	£1,461
192	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£1,456
=193	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,455
=193	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,455
195	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,453
196	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,450
=197	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£1,449
=197	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,449
199	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,447
200	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,445
201	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,433
202	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,427
203	SeftonNorth West	North West	£1,414
204	FyldeNorth West	North West	£1,411
205	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,409
=206	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,408
=206	TamesideNorth West	North West	£1,408
208	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,406
209	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,405
=210	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,404
=210	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£1,404
212	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£1,393
213	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,386
214	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£1,383
215	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,376
216	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,367
217	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,365
218	West DevonSouth West	South West	£1,363
219	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,361
220	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,360
=221	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£1,356
=221	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,356
223	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,354
224	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,350
225	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,347
226	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,345
227	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£1,337
=228	North DevonSouth West	South West	£1,334
=228	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,334
230	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£1,329
231	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£1,326
232	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£1,324
233	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,322
234	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,321
235	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,318
236	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,317
237	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,314
238	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,311
239	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£1,307
240	TorbaySouth West	South West	£1,300
241	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£1,298
242	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,292
243	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,288
244	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£1,274
245	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£1,273
246	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,259
247	WirralNorth West	North West	£1,255
248	PrestonNorth West	North West	£1,251
249	WyreNorth West	North West	£1,249
250	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,245
251	LancasterNorth West	North West	£1,235
252	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,234
253	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£1,232
254	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£1,231
255	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£1,225
256	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,224
257	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,210
258	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£1,202
259	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,199
260	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,197
261	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,194
262	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,173
263	HaltonNorth West	North West	£1,169
264	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£1,168
265	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,166
266	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,162
=267	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,151
=267	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,151
269	WiganNorth West	North West	£1,147
270	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,144
271	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£1,134
272	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,130
273	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,114
274	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£1,113
275	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£1,103
=276	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,099
=276	PendleNorth West	North West	£1,099
278	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£1,095
279	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,088
280	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,085
=281	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,083
=281	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£1,083
283	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,079
=284	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,059
=284	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£1,059
286	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£1,055
287	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£1,033
288	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£1,004
289	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£991
290	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£987
291	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£960
292	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£955
293	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£946
294	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£810
–	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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