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

Solihull was the most expensive of West Midlands’s 30 councils in September 2026 (average private rent £1,284).

Stoke-on-Trent was the cheapest (£718). The middle council, Sandwell, had £953.

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Average private rent for every council in West Midlands, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Solihull£1,284
2Warwick£1,244
3Stratford-on-Avon£1,150
4Birmingham£1,106
5Lichfield£1,100
6Rugby£1,051
7Coventry£1,022
8Bromsgrove£998
9Worcester£984
10North Warwickshire£983
11Redditch£982
12South Staffordshire£965
13Wychavon£962
14Malvern Hills£955
15Sandwell£953
16Wolverhampton£948
=17Tamworth£930
=17Walsall£930
19Nuneaton and Bedworth£918
20Stafford£902
21Cannock Chase£868
=22East Staffordshire£861
=22Telford and Wrekin£861
24Dudley£855
25Wyre Forest£838
26Newcastle-under-Lyme£837
27Herefordshire£831
28Shropshire£828
29Staffordshire Moorlands£732
30Stoke-on-Trent£718

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