Private rented homes: every council in England

City of London had the highest private rented homes of England’s 296 councils in 2021, at 48.3%.

North East Derbyshire had the lowest, at 10.0%. The middle council, Bury, had 17.7%.

Private rented homes for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region	Value
1	City of LondonLondon	London	48.3%
2	WestminsterLondon	London	43.3%
3	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	39.6%
4	NewhamLondon	London	38.5%
5	Tower HamletsLondon	London	38.2%
6	Isles of ScillySouth West	South West	36.6%
7	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	36.4%
8	WandsworthLondon	London	36.3%
9	BrentLondon	London	36.0%
=10	CamdenLondon	London	35.6%
=10	HaringeyLondon	London	35.6%
12	EalingLondon	London	34.0%
=13	BarnetLondon	London	32.7%
=13	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	32.7%
15	ManchesterNorth West	North West	32.3%
=16	HackneyLondon	London	32.2%
=16	OxfordSouth East	South East	32.2%
18	ReadingSouth East	South East	31.9%
19	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	31.8%
=20	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	31.4%
=20	LambethLondon	London	31.4%
22	IslingtonLondon	London	31.2%
23	HounslowLondon	London	30.9%
24	SloughSouth East	South East	30.7%
25	RedbridgeLondon	London	30.4%
26	HarrowLondon	London	29.6%
27	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	29.4%
28	EnfieldLondon	London	29.3%
29	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	29.2%
30	MertonLondon	London	29.1%
31	LutonEast of England	East of England	29.0%
32	SouthwarkLondon	London	28.7%
=33	HastingsSouth East	South East	28.6%
=33	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	28.6%
=33	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	28.6%
36	WatfordEast of England	East of England	28.2%
37	Waltham ForestLondon	London	27.8%
38	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	27.3%
=39	LewishamLondon	London	27.2%
=39	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	27.2%
41	NorwichEast of England	East of England	26.9%
42	SalfordNorth West	North West	26.8%
=43	EastbourneSouth East	South East	26.6%
=43	TorbaySouth West	South West	26.6%
45	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	26.5%
46	ThanetSouth East	South East	26.3%
47	BristolSouth West	South West	26.2%
48	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	26.1%
49	HillingdonLondon	London	25.9%
50	CroydonLondon	London	25.8%
51	GreenwichLondon	London	25.5%
52	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	25.4%
53	ExeterSouth West	South West	24.9%
=54	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	24.7%
=54	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	24.7%
56	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	24.4%
57	BurnleyNorth West	North West	24.3%
58	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	24.2%
59	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	23.9%
60	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	23.4%
61	HyndburnNorth West	North West	23.1%
=62	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	23.0%
=62	IpswichEast of England	East of England	23.0%
=62	PendleNorth West	North West	23.0%
65	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	22.8%
=66	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	22.6%
=66	PlymouthSouth West	South West	22.6%
68	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	22.5%
=69	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	22.4%
=69	PrestonNorth West	North West	22.4%
=69	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	22.4%
=72	CanterburySouth East	South East	22.0%
=72	WorthingSouth East	South East	22.0%
74	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	21.8%
75	LancasterNorth West	North West	21.7%
=76	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	21.5%
=76	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	21.5%
=76	RushmoorSouth East	South East	21.5%
=79	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	21.3%
=79	GloucesterSouth West	South West	21.3%
=81	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	21.2%
=81	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	21.2%
83	WokingSouth East	South East	21.1%
84	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	21.0%
85	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	20.9%
86	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	20.7%
=87	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	20.6%
=87	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	20.6%
=89	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.4%
=89	North DevonSouth West	South West	20.4%
=91	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	20.3%
=91	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	20.3%
=91	SuttonLondon	London	20.3%
=94	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	20.2%
=94	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	20.2%
=94	MedwaySouth East	South East	20.2%
=94	TorridgeSouth West	South West	20.2%
=98	FenlandEast of England	East of England	20.0%
=98	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.0%
=100	CherwellSouth East	South East	19.8%
=100	CrawleySouth East	South East	19.8%
=100	TendringEast of England	East of England	19.8%
103	CornwallSouth West	South West	19.7%
104	GuildfordSouth East	South East	19.6%
105	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.5%
106	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	19.4%
=107	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	19.3%
=107	SwindonSouth West	South West	19.3%
=109	FyldeNorth West	North West	19.2%
=109	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	19.2%
=111	BedfordEast of England	East of England	19.1%
=111	GraveshamSouth East	South East	19.1%
=111	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	19.1%
=111	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	19.1%
=111	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	19.1%
=116	DoverSouth East	South East	19.0%
=116	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.0%
=116	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.0%
=119	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.9%
=119	WirralNorth West	North West	18.9%
=121	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.8%
=121	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	18.8%
=123	GosportSouth East	South East	18.7%
=123	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	18.7%
=125	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	18.6%
=125	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	18.6%
=125	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.6%
=128	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.4%
=128	North SomersetSouth West	South West	18.4%
=128	SwaleSouth East	South East	18.4%
=131	RochdaleNorth West	North West	18.3%
=131	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	18.3%
=133	ArunSouth East	South East	18.2%
=133	SeftonNorth West	North West	18.2%
=133	West DevonSouth West	South West	18.2%
=133	WyreNorth West	North West	18.2%
=137	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	18.1%
=137	ChichesterSouth East	South East	18.1%
=137	DartfordSouth East	South East	18.1%
=140	BoltonNorth West	North West	18.0%
=140	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.0%
=140	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.0%
=143	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	17.9%
=143	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	17.9%
=143	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.9%
=143	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	17.9%
=147	AshfordSouth East	South East	17.7%
=147	BuryNorth West	North West	17.7%
=147	OldhamNorth West	North West	17.7%
=147	SomersetSouth West summed-from-output-areas	South West	17.7%
=151	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	17.6%
=151	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	17.6%
=151	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	17.6%
=151	WinchesterSouth East	South East	17.6%
=155	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	17.5%
=155	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.5%
=155	TamesideNorth West	North West	17.5%
=158	BromleyLondon	London	17.4%
=158	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.4%
=158	CotswoldSouth West	South West	17.4%
=158	WiltshireSouth West	South West	17.4%
=162	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.3%
=162	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	17.3%
=162	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	17.3%
=165	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.2%
=165	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.2%
=165	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.2%
=165	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.2%
=169	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.1%
=169	County DurhamNorth East	North East	17.1%
=169	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.1%
=169	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	17.1%
=169	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West summed-from-output-areas	North West	17.1%
=174	RossendaleNorth West	North West	17.0%
=174	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	17.0%
=176	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	16.9%
=176	LewesSouth East	South East	16.9%
=178	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.8%
=178	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	16.8%
180	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.7%
181	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.6%
182	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	16.5%
=183	GatesheadNorth East	North East	16.4%
=183	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	16.4%
=183	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	16.4%
=186	DorsetSouth West	South West	16.3%
=186	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	16.3%
=186	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.3%
=189	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.2%
=189	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.2%
=189	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.2%
=189	RotherSouth East	South East	16.2%
=193	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	16.1%
=193	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	16.1%
=193	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.1%
=193	South HamsSouth West	South West	16.1%
=197	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	16.0%
=197	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	16.0%
=197	East DevonSouth West	South West	16.0%
=197	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.0%
=197	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.0%
=197	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.0%
=203	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.9%
=203	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	15.9%
=203	WiganNorth West	North West	15.9%
=206	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	15.8%
=206	HaveringLondon	London	15.8%
=206	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	15.8%
=209	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	15.7%
=209	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	15.7%
=209	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	15.7%
=209	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	15.7%
=209	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	15.7%
=209	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	15.7%
=215	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	15.5%
=215	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	15.5%
=215	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	15.5%
=218	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	15.4%
=218	HarlowEast of England	East of England	15.4%
=218	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	15.4%
=218	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	15.4%
=222	BexleyLondon	London	15.3%
=222	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	15.3%
=222	TraffordNorth West	North West	15.3%
=225	North TynesideNorth East	North East	15.2%
=225	WarringtonNorth West	North West	15.2%
=227	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	15.1%
=227	St. HelensNorth West	North West	15.1%
=229	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	15.0%
=229	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	15.0%
=229	StevenageEast of England	East of England	15.0%
=232	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	14.9%
=232	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.9%
=232	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	14.9%
=235	AdurSouth East	South East	14.8%
=235	BaberghEast of England	East of England	14.8%
=235	SunderlandNorth East	North East	14.8%
=235	Test ValleySouth East	South East	14.8%
=239	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.7%
=239	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.7%
=239	WaverleySouth East	South East	14.7%
242	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.6%
=243	HorshamSouth East	South East	14.5%
=243	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.5%
=243	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	14.5%
=246	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.4%
=246	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.4%
=246	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.4%
=246	StockportNorth West	North West	14.4%
=250	DacorumEast of England	East of England	14.3%
=250	HaltonNorth West	North West	14.3%
=250	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	14.3%
=250	New ForestSouth East	South East	14.3%
=250	TewkesburySouth West	South West	14.3%
255	BasildonEast of England	East of England	14.2%
=256	CumberlandNorth West summed-from-output-areas	North West	14.1%
=256	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	14.1%
=256	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.1%
=256	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.1%
=256	WokinghamSouth East	South East	14.1%
=261	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	14.0%
=261	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	14.0%
=263	ChorleyNorth West	North West	13.9%
=263	EastleighSouth East	South East	13.9%
=263	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	13.9%
=263	West LancashireNorth West	North West	13.9%
267	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.8%
=268	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	13.7%
=268	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	13.7%
=268	StroudSouth West	South West	13.7%
271	HartSouth East	South East	13.6%
=272	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	13.5%
=272	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	13.5%
=272	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	13.5%
=272	WealdenSouth East	South East	13.5%
=276	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	13.4%
=276	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	13.4%
=278	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.3%
=278	TandridgeSouth East	South East	13.3%
280	South TynesideNorth East	North East	13.2%
281	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.1%
282	East HampshireSouth East	South East	13.0%
=283	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	12.8%
=283	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	12.8%
=283	South RibbleNorth West	North West	12.8%
=286	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	12.7%
=286	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	12.7%
288	FarehamSouth East	South East	12.6%
289	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	12.5%
290	HavantSouth East	South East	12.4%
291	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	12.3%
292	MaldonEast of England	East of England	11.8%
293	RochfordEast of England	East of England	10.7%
=294	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	10.6%
=294	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	10.6%
296	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	10.0%

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