Rent growth: fastest and slowest places in West Midlands (September 2026)
Redditch had the strongest annual rent change of West Midlands’s 30 councils in September 2026, at 11.3%.
Wyre Forest had the weakest, at −1.2%. The middle council, Stratford-on-Avon, had 6.0%.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redditch | 11.3% |
| 2 | Wolverhampton | 10.7% |
| 3 | Walsall | 9.4% |
| 4 | Staffordshire Moorlands | 7.6% |
| 5 | Sandwell | 7.3% |
| 6 | Cannock Chase | 7.2% |
| 7 | Malvern Hills | 7.1% |
| =8 | East Staffordshire | 7.0% |
| =8 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 7.0% |
| 10 | Lichfield | 6.6% |
| 11 | Stafford | 6.5% |
| =12 | South Staffordshire | 6.3% |
| =12 | Telford and Wrekin | 6.3% |
| 14 | Worcester | 6.1% |
| 15 | Stratford-on-Avon | 6.0% |
| 16 | Rugby | 5.2% |
| 17 | Stoke-on-Trent | 5.1% |
| 18 | Wychavon | 4.9% |
| 19 | Shropshire | 4.8% |
| 20 | North Warwickshire | 4.3% |
| =21 | Birmingham | 3.3% |
| =21 | Solihull | 3.3% |
| 23 | Dudley | 3.1% |
| 24 | Herefordshire | 2.9% |
| 25 | Bromsgrove | 2.6% |
| 26 | Coventry | 2.3% |
| =27 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | 2.0% |
| =27 | Warwick | 2.0% |
| 29 | Tamworth | 0.4% |
| 30 | Wyre Forest | −1.2% |