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

Oxford was the most expensive of South East’s 64 councils in September 2026 (average private rent £1,957).

Isle of Wight was the cheapest (£953). The middle council, Portsmouth, had £1,374.

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Average private rent for every council in South East, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Oxford	£1,957
2	Elmbridge	£1,885
3	Sevenoaks	£1,828
4	Brighton and Hove	£1,816
5	Windsor and Maidenhead	£1,801
6	Guildford	£1,754
7	Spelthorne	£1,726
8	Epsom and Ewell	£1,713
9	Reigate and Banstead	£1,652
10	Tandridge	£1,649
11	Woking	£1,628
12	Runnymede	£1,600
13	Reading	£1,582
14	Dartford	£1,580
15	Slough	£1,567
16	Mole Valley	£1,565
17	Tunbridge Wells	£1,543
18	Winchester	£1,514
19	Surrey Heath	£1,510
20	Tonbridge and Malling	£1,500
21	Crawley	£1,495
22	Horsham	£1,490
23	Buckinghamshire	£1,486
24	Bracknell Forest	£1,481
25	Waverley	£1,470
26	Wokingham	£1,469
27	Mid Sussex	£1,436
=28	Hart	£1,418
=28	South Oxfordshire	£1,418
30	Adur	£1,416
31	Rushmoor	£1,391
32	Portsmouth	£1,374
33	Vale of White Horse	£1,369
34	West Berkshire	£1,355
35	Milton Keynes	£1,346
36	Gravesham	£1,345
37	Lewes	£1,343
38	Chichester	£1,340
39	Cherwell	£1,316
40	West Oxfordshire	£1,315
41	Basingstoke and Deane	£1,312
42	Maidstone	£1,303
43	Worthing	£1,300
44	Canterbury	£1,288
45	Wealden	£1,266
46	East Hampshire	£1,265
47	Southampton	£1,261
48	Ashford	£1,253
49	New Forest	£1,249
50	Arun	£1,240
51	Test Valley	£1,236
52	Medway	£1,235
53	Eastleigh	£1,219
54	Folkestone and Hythe	£1,189
55	Fareham	£1,179
56	Eastbourne	£1,174
57	Gosport	£1,173
58	Rother	£1,164
59	Havant	£1,159
60	Swale	£1,127
61	Thanet	£1,125
62	Dover	£1,037
63	Hastings	£1,008
64	Isle of Wight	£953

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