Most expensive and cheapest places in Wales to rent (September 2026)
Cardiff was the most expensive of Wales’s 22 councils in September 2026 (average private rent £1,179).
Powys was the cheapest (£624). The middle council, Merthyr Tydfil, had £754.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff | £1,179 |
| 2 | Monmouthshire | £994 |
| 3 | Vale of Glamorgan | £978 |
| 4 | Newport | £962 |
| 5 | Torfaen | £865 |
| 6 | Swansea | £853 |
| 7 | Flintshire | £817 |
| 8 | Conwy | £799 |
| 9 | Wrexham | £773 |
| 10 | Bridgend | £765 |
| 11 | Merthyr Tydfil | £754 |
| 12 | Caerphilly | £752 |
| 13 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | £747 |
| 14 | Gwynedd | £728 |
| 15 | Ceredigion | £724 |
| 16 | Denbighshire | £723 |
| 17 | Isle of Anglesey | £717 |
| 18 | Pembrokeshire | £697 |
| 19 | Neath Port Talbot | £692 |
| 20 | Carmarthenshire | £690 |
| 21 | Blaenau Gwent | £682 |
| 22 | Powys | £624 |