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

Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of the UK’s 316 councils in September 2026 (four-bedroom or larger private rent £5,728).

Hartlepool was the cheapest (£810). The middle council, Cheshire East, had £1,622.

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

Map of four-bedroom or larger private rent across the UK

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Four-bedroom or larger 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	£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	CardiffWales	Wales	£1,705
143	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,694
144	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,692
145	ThanetSouth East	South East	£1,691
146	DorsetSouth West	South West	£1,688
=147	DoverSouth East	South East	£1,686
=147	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,686
149	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£1,671
=150	StroudSouth West	South West	£1,668
=150	SwindonSouth West	South West	£1,668
152	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£1,663
153	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,658
154	South HamsSouth West	South West	£1,633
155	East DevonSouth West	South West	£1,629
156	SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,628
157	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£1,627
158	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£1,622
159	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,613
160	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,609
161	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£1,605
162	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,602
=163	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,593
=163	TendringEast of England	East of England	£1,593
165	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,587
166	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£1,586
167	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,582
168	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£1,579
=169	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,569
=169	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,569
171	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£1,563
172	BuryNorth West	North West	£1,559
173	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£1,558
174	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,556
175	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£1,553
176	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,551
177	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,545
178	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,533
179	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£1,531
180	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,522
181	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£1,519
182	HastingsSouth East	South East	£1,514
183	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£1,511
184	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£1,498
185	CornwallSouth West	South West	£1,496
=186	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,495
=186	MonmouthshireWales	Wales	£1,495
188	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,486
189	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£1,482
190	Vale of GlamorganWales	Wales	£1,471
191	OldhamNorth West	North West	£1,466
=192	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,462
=192	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£1,462
194	BoltonNorth West	North West	£1,461
195	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£1,456
=196	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,455
=196	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,455
198	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,453
199	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,450
=200	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£1,449
=200	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,449
202	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,447
203	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,445
204	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,433
205	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,427
206	SeftonNorth West	North West	£1,414
207	FyldeNorth West	North West	£1,411
208	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,409
=209	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,408
=209	TamesideNorth West	North West	£1,408
211	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,406
212	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,405
=213	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,404
=213	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£1,404
215	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£1,393
216	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,386
217	TorfaenWales	Wales	£1,385
218	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£1,383
219	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,376
220	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,367
=221	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,365
=221	NewportWales	Wales	£1,365
223	West DevonSouth West	South West	£1,363
224	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,361
225	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,360
=226	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£1,356
=226	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,356
228	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,354
229	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,350
230	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,347
231	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,345
232	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£1,337
233	FlintshireWales	Wales	£1,335
=234	North DevonSouth West	South West	£1,334
=234	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,334
236	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£1,329
237	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£1,326
238	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£1,324
239	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,322
240	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,321
241	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,318
242	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,317
243	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,314
244	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,311
245	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£1,307
246	TorbaySouth West	South West	£1,300
247	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£1,298
248	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,292
249	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,288
250	SwanseaWales	Wales	£1,276
251	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£1,274
252	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£1,273
253	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,259
254	WirralNorth West	North West	£1,255
255	PrestonNorth West	North West	£1,251
256	WyreNorth West	North West	£1,249
257	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,245
258	ConwyWales	Wales	£1,238
259	LancasterNorth West	North West	£1,235
260	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,234
261	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£1,232
262	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£1,231
263	WrexhamWales	Wales	£1,228
264	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£1,225
265	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,224
266	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,210
267	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£1,202
268	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,199
269	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,197
270	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,194
271	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,173
272	HaltonNorth West	North West	£1,169
273	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£1,168
274	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,166
275	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,162
=276	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,151
=276	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,151
278	WiganNorth West	North West	£1,147
=279	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,144
=279	BridgendWales	Wales	£1,144
281	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£1,134
282	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,130
283	DenbighshireWales	Wales	£1,119
284	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,114
285	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£1,113
286	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£1,103
287	CaerphillyWales	Wales	£1,101
=288	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,099
=288	PendleNorth West	North West	£1,099
290	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£1,095
291	Isle of AngleseyWales	Wales	£1,089
292	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,088
293	Merthyr TydfilWales	Wales	£1,087
294	CeredigionWales	Wales	£1,086
295	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,085
=296	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,083
=296	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£1,083
298	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,079
=299	GwyneddWales	Wales	£1,059
=299	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,059
=299	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£1,059
302	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£1,055
303	PembrokeshireWales	Wales	£1,039
304	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£1,033
305	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£1,004
306	CarmarthenshireWales	Wales	£1,002
307	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£991
308	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£987
309	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	Wales	£985
310	Neath Port TalbotWales	Wales	£978
311	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£960
312	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£955
313	PowysWales	Wales	£953
314	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£946
315	Blaenau GwentWales	Wales	£902
316	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£810
–	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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