Most expensive and cheapest places in England to rent (September 2026)

Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of England’s 294 councils in September 2026 (average private rent £3,739).

Hartlepool was the cheapest (£562). The middle council, Wiltshire, had £1,091.

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

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Average 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	£3,739
2	WestminsterLondon	London	£3,209
3	IslingtonLondon	London	£2,884
4	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	£2,861
5	CamdenLondon	London	£2,834
6	HackneyLondon	London	£2,667
7	WandsworthLondon	London	£2,640
8	LambethLondon	London	£2,538
9	SouthwarkLondon	London	£2,516
10	Tower HamletsLondon	London	£2,462
11	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	£2,349
12	HaringeyLondon	London	£2,225
13	MertonLondon	London	£2,181
14	EalingLondon	London	£2,126
15	BrentLondon	London	£2,018
16	GreenwichLondon	London	£1,998
17	HounslowLondon	London	£1,962
18	OxfordSouth East	South East	£1,957
19	BarnetLondon	London	£1,953
20	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	£1,934
21	NewhamLondon	London	£1,931
=22	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,893
=22	BristolSouth West	South West	£1,893
24	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	£1,885
=25	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	£1,846
=25	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	£1,846
27	WatfordEast of England	East of England	£1,834
28	EnfieldLondon	London	£1,833
29	LewishamLondon	London	£1,832
=30	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	£1,828
=30	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	£1,828
32	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	£1,821
33	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	£1,816
34	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	£1,805
35	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	£1,801
36	HarrowLondon	London	£1,781
37	Waltham ForestLondon	London	£1,772
38	GuildfordSouth East	South East	£1,754
39	RedbridgeLondon	London	£1,734
40	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	£1,726
41	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	£1,713
42	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	£1,700
43	BromleyLondon	London	£1,693
44	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	£1,692
45	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	£1,652
46	TandridgeSouth East	South East	£1,649
47	WokingSouth East	South East	£1,628
48	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	£1,623
49	DacorumEast of England	East of England	£1,613
50	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	£1,600
51	CroydonLondon	London	£1,586
52	ReadingSouth East	South East	£1,582
53	HillingdonLondon	London	£1,581
54	DartfordSouth East	South East	£1,580
55	SuttonLondon	London	£1,569
=56	HaveringLondon	London	£1,567
=56	SloughSouth East	South East	£1,567
58	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	£1,565
59	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,550
60	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	£1,543
61	BexleyLondon	London	£1,540
62	HarlowEast of England	East of England	£1,531
63	WinchesterSouth East	South East	£1,514
=64	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	£1,510
=64	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	£1,510
66	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	£1,500
67	CrawleySouth East	South East	£1,495
68	HorshamSouth East	South East	£1,490
69	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	£1,486
70	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	£1,481
71	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	£1,474
72	WaverleySouth East	South East	£1,470
73	WokinghamSouth East	South East	£1,469
=74	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,445
=74	StevenageEast of England	East of England	£1,445
76	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	£1,439
77	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	£1,436
78	BasildonEast of England	East of England	£1,428
=79	HartSouth East	South East	£1,418
=79	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£1,418
81	AdurSouth East	South East	£1,416
82	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£1,407
83	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	£1,400
84	RushmoorSouth East	South East	£1,391
85	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	£1,389
86	ManchesterNorth West	North West	£1,380
87	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	£1,374
88	TraffordNorth West	North West	£1,373
89	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	£1,369
90	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	£1,355
91	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	£1,346
92	GraveshamSouth East	South East	£1,345
93	LewesSouth East	South East	£1,343
94	ChichesterSouth East	South East	£1,340
95	ExeterSouth West	South West	£1,318
=96	CherwellSouth East	South East	£1,316
=96	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	£1,316
98	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£1,315
99	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	£1,312
100	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	£1,305
101	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	£1,303
102	RochfordEast of England	East of England	£1,302
103	WorthingSouth East	South East	£1,300
104	CanterburySouth East	South East	£1,288
105	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,284
106	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	£1,269
=107	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	£1,266
=107	WealdenSouth East	South East	£1,266
109	East HampshireSouth East	South East	£1,265
110	CotswoldSouth West	South West	£1,263
111	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	£1,261
112	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,258
113	AshfordSouth East	South East	£1,253
114	New ForestSouth East	South East	£1,249
115	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,244
116	ArunSouth East	South East	£1,240
117	Test ValleySouth East	South East	£1,236
118	MedwaySouth East	South East	£1,235
119	LutonEast of England	East of England	£1,231
120	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	£1,223
121	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	£1,220
122	EastleighSouth East	South East	£1,219
123	North SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,212
124	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,206
125	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	£1,200
126	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	£1,189
127	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,188
128	FarehamSouth East	South East	£1,179
129	BedfordEast of England	East of England	£1,177
130	EastbourneSouth East	South East	£1,174
=131	GosportSouth East	South East	£1,173
=131	SalfordNorth West	North West	£1,173
133	RotherSouth East	South East	£1,164
134	HavantSouth East	South East	£1,159
135	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,150
=136	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,148
=136	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£1,148
138	MaldonEast of England	East of England	£1,137
139	SwaleSouth East	South East	£1,127
=140	StockportNorth West	North West	£1,125
=140	ThanetSouth East	South East	£1,125
142	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£1,122
=143	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,106
=143	TewkesburySouth West	South West	£1,106
145	SwindonSouth West	South West	£1,103
146	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,100
147	WiltshireSouth West	South West	£1,091
148	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,088
149	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£1,065
150	DorsetSouth West	South West	£1,059
151	TendringEast of England	East of England	£1,058
152	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,051
153	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,050
154	StroudSouth West	South West	£1,047
155	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£1,042
156	DoverSouth East	South East	£1,037
=157	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,022
=157	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,022
159	SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,021
160	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,020
161	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,015
=162	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£1,014
=162	South HamsSouth West	South West	£1,014
164	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,011
=165	HastingsSouth East	South East	£1,008
=165	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£1,008
167	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£1,002
168	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£1,000
=169	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£998
=169	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£998
=171	CornwallSouth West	South West	£995
=171	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£995
173	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£992
=174	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£984
=174	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£984
176	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£983
=177	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£982
=177	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£982
179	East DevonSouth West	South West	£977
=180	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£970
=180	BuryNorth West	North West	£970
182	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£967
183	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£966
=184	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£965
=184	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£965
186	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£962
187	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£955
=188	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£953
=188	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£953
190	OldhamNorth West	North West	£951
191	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£948
192	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£947
193	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£943
=194	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£941
=194	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£941
196	SeftonNorth West	North West	£940
197	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£938
198	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£936
=199	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£935
=199	TamesideNorth West	North West	£935
201	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£932
=202	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£930
=202	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£930
204	TorbaySouth West	South West	£924
205	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£920
206	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£918
207	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£916
208	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£909
209	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£903
=210	BoltonNorth West	North West	£902
=210	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£902
212	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£888
213	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£881
214	FyldeNorth West	North West	£875
215	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£871
216	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£868
217	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£865
218	WirralNorth West	North West	£862
=219	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£861
=219	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£861
=221	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£860
=221	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£860
223	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£859
224	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£855
225	West DevonSouth West	South West	£854
226	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£852
=227	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£848
=227	North DevonSouth West	South West	£848
229	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£846
230	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£844
231	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£841
=232	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£838
=232	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£838
234	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£837
235	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£831
236	LancasterNorth West	North West	£830
=237	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£828
=237	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£828
=237	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£828
240	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£826
241	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£822
242	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£819
243	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£818
244	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£814
245	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£811
=246	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£810
=246	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£810
=248	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£809
=248	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£809
250	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£808
251	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£807
252	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£805
253	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£803
254	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£799
255	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£797
256	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£793
257	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£792
258	PrestonNorth West	North West	£791
259	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£784
260	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£779
=261	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£760
=261	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£760
263	HaltonNorth West	North West	£754
264	WiganNorth West	North West	£749
265	WyreNorth West	North West	£747
266	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£746
267	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£744
268	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£739
269	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£736
270	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£735
271	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£732
272	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£724
273	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£723
274	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£718
275	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£715
276	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£710
277	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£707
278	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£700
=279	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£699
=279	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£699
281	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£697
282	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£696
283	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£695
284	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£691
285	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£689
286	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£687
287	PendleNorth West	North West	£673
288	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£654
289	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£653
290	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£651
291	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£650
292	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£645
293	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£633
294	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£562
–	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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