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

Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of the UK’s 316 councils in September 2026 (average private rent £3,739).

Hartlepool was the cheapest (£562). The middle council, Coventry, had £1,022.

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

Map of average private rent across the UK

Average 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	£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	CardiffWales	Wales	£1,179
=128	FarehamSouth East	South East	£1,179
130	BedfordEast of England	East of England	£1,177
131	EastbourneSouth East	South East	£1,174
=132	GosportSouth East	South East	£1,173
=132	SalfordNorth West	North West	£1,173
134	RotherSouth East	South East	£1,164
135	HavantSouth East	South East	£1,159
136	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,150
=137	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,148
=137	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£1,148
139	MaldonEast of England	East of England	£1,137
140	SwaleSouth East	South East	£1,127
=141	StockportNorth West	North West	£1,125
=141	ThanetSouth East	South East	£1,125
143	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£1,122
=144	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,106
=144	TewkesburySouth West	South West	£1,106
146	SwindonSouth West	South West	£1,103
147	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,100
148	WiltshireSouth West	South West	£1,091
149	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,088
150	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£1,065
151	DorsetSouth West	South West	£1,059
152	TendringEast of England	East of England	£1,058
153	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,051
154	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,050
155	StroudSouth West	South West	£1,047
156	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£1,042
157	DoverSouth East	South East	£1,037
=158	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,022
=158	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,022
160	SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,021
161	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,020
162	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,015
=163	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£1,014
=163	South HamsSouth West	South West	£1,014
165	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,011
=166	HastingsSouth East	South East	£1,008
=166	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£1,008
168	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£1,002
169	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£1,000
=170	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£998
=170	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£998
=172	CornwallSouth West	South West	£995
=172	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£995
174	MonmouthshireWales	Wales	£994
175	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£992
=176	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£984
=176	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£984
178	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£983
=179	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£982
=179	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£982
181	Vale of GlamorganWales	Wales	£978
182	East DevonSouth West	South West	£977
=183	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£970
=183	BuryNorth West	North West	£970
185	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£967
186	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£966
=187	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£965
=187	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£965
=189	NewportWales	Wales	£962
=189	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£962
191	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£955
=192	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£953
=192	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£953
194	OldhamNorth West	North West	£951
195	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£948
196	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£947
197	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£943
=198	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£941
=198	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£941
200	SeftonNorth West	North West	£940
201	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£938
202	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£936
=203	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£935
=203	TamesideNorth West	North West	£935
205	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£932
=206	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£930
=206	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£930
208	TorbaySouth West	South West	£924
209	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£920
210	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£918
211	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£916
212	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£909
213	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£903
=214	BoltonNorth West	North West	£902
=214	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£902
216	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£888
217	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£881
218	FyldeNorth West	North West	£875
219	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£871
220	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£868
=221	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£865
=221	TorfaenWales	Wales	£865
223	WirralNorth West	North West	£862
=224	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£861
=224	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£861
=226	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£860
=226	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£860
228	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£859
229	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£855
230	West DevonSouth West	South West	£854
231	SwanseaWales	Wales	£853
232	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£852
=233	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£848
=233	North DevonSouth West	South West	£848
235	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£846
236	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£844
237	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£841
=238	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£838
=238	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£838
240	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£837
241	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£831
242	LancasterNorth West	North West	£830
=243	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£828
=243	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£828
=243	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£828
246	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£826
247	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£822
248	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£819
249	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£818
250	FlintshireWales	Wales	£817
251	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£814
252	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£811
=253	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£810
=253	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£810
=255	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£809
=255	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£809
257	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£808
258	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£807
259	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£805
260	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£803
=261	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£799
=261	ConwyWales	Wales	£799
263	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£797
264	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£793
265	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£792
266	PrestonNorth West	North West	£791
267	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£784
268	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£779
269	WrexhamWales	Wales	£773
270	BridgendWales	Wales	£765
=271	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£760
=271	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£760
=273	HaltonNorth West	North West	£754
=273	Merthyr TydfilWales	Wales	£754
275	CaerphillyWales	Wales	£752
276	WiganNorth West	North West	£749
=277	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	Wales	£747
=277	WyreNorth West	North West	£747
279	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£746
280	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£744
281	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£739
282	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£736
283	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£735
284	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£732
285	GwyneddWales	Wales	£728
=286	CeredigionWales	Wales	£724
=286	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£724
=288	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£723
=288	DenbighshireWales	Wales	£723
290	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£718
291	Isle of AngleseyWales	Wales	£717
292	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£715
293	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£710
294	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£707
295	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£700
=296	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£699
=296	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£699
=298	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£697
=298	PembrokeshireWales	Wales	£697
300	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£696
301	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£695
302	Neath Port TalbotWales	Wales	£692
303	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£691
304	CarmarthenshireWales	Wales	£690
305	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£689
306	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£687
307	Blaenau GwentWales	Wales	£682
308	PendleNorth West	North West	£673
309	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£654
310	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£653
311	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£651
312	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£650
313	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£645
314	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£633
315	PowysWales	Wales	£624
316	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£562
–	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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