Private rented homes: every council in the UK

City of London had the highest private rented homes of the UK’s 361 councils in 2021, at 48.3%.

Na h-Eileanan Siar had the lowest, at 5.7%. The middle council, Hertsmere, had 17.3%.

Private rented homes 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	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%
=57	CardiffWales	Wales	24.3%
59	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	24.2%
60	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	23.9%
61	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	23.4%
=62	City of EdinburghScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	23.1%
=62	HyndburnNorth West	North West	23.1%
=64	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	23.0%
=64	IpswichEast of England	East of England	23.0%
=64	PendleNorth West	North West	23.0%
67	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	22.8%
=68	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	22.6%
=68	PlymouthSouth West	South West	22.6%
70	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	22.5%
=71	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	22.4%
=71	PrestonNorth West	North West	22.4%
=71	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	22.4%
=74	CanterburySouth East	South East	22.0%
=74	WorthingSouth East	South East	22.0%
76	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	21.8%
77	LancasterNorth West	North West	21.7%
=78	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	21.5%
=78	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	21.5%
=78	RushmoorSouth East	South East	21.5%
=81	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	21.3%
=81	GloucesterSouth West	South West	21.3%
=83	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	21.2%
=83	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	21.2%
=85	Dundee CityScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	21.1%
=85	WokingSouth East	South East	21.1%
87	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	21.0%
88	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	20.9%
89	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	20.7%
=90	CeredigionWales	Wales	20.6%
=90	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	20.6%
=90	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	20.6%
93	BelfastNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	20.5%
=94	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.4%
=94	North DevonSouth West	South West	20.4%
=96	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	20.3%
=96	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	20.3%
=96	SuttonLondon	London	20.3%
=99	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	20.2%
=99	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	20.2%
=99	MedwaySouth East	South East	20.2%
=99	TorridgeSouth West	South West	20.2%
=103	DenbighshireWales	Wales	20.0%
=103	FenlandEast of England	East of England	20.0%
=103	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.0%
106	Aberdeen CityScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	19.9%
=107	CherwellSouth East	South East	19.8%
=107	CrawleySouth East	South East	19.8%
=107	TendringEast of England	East of England	19.8%
110	CornwallSouth West	South West	19.7%
111	GuildfordSouth East	South East	19.6%
112	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.5%
113	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	19.4%
=114	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	19.3%
=114	SwindonSouth West	South West	19.3%
=116	FyldeNorth West	North West	19.2%
=116	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	19.2%
=118	BedfordEast of England	East of England	19.1%
=118	GraveshamSouth East	South East	19.1%
=118	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	19.1%
=118	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	19.1%
=118	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	19.1%
=123	ConwyWales	Wales	19.0%
=123	DoverSouth East	South East	19.0%
=123	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.0%
=123	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.0%
=127	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.9%
=127	Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	18.9%
=127	WirralNorth West	North West	18.9%
=130	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.8%
=130	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	18.8%
=132	GosportSouth East	South East	18.7%
=132	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	18.7%
=134	Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	18.6%
=134	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	18.6%
=134	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	18.6%
=134	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.6%
138	Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	18.5%
=139	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.4%
=139	North SomersetSouth West	South West	18.4%
=139	SwaleSouth East	South East	18.4%
=142	RochdaleNorth West	North West	18.3%
=142	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	18.3%
=144	ArunSouth East	South East	18.2%
=144	SeftonNorth West	North West	18.2%
=144	West DevonSouth West	South West	18.2%
=144	WyreNorth West	North West	18.2%
=148	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	18.1%
=148	ChichesterSouth East	South East	18.1%
=148	DartfordSouth East	South East	18.1%
=151	BoltonNorth West	North West	18.0%
=151	Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	18.0%
=151	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.0%
=151	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.0%
=151	SwanseaWales	Wales	18.0%
=156	Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	17.9%
=156	Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	17.9%
=156	PowysWales	Wales	17.9%
=156	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	17.9%
=156	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	17.9%
=156	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.9%
=156	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	17.9%
=163	AshfordSouth East	South East	17.7%
=163	BuryNorth West	North West	17.7%
=163	OldhamNorth West	North West	17.7%
=163	SomersetSouth West summed-from-output-areas	South West	17.7%
=167	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	17.6%
=167	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	17.6%
=167	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	17.6%
=167	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	Wales	17.6%
=167	WinchesterSouth East	South East	17.6%
=172	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	17.5%
=172	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.5%
=172	TamesideNorth West	North West	17.5%
=175	BromleyLondon	London	17.4%
=175	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.4%
=175	CotswoldSouth West	South West	17.4%
=175	WiltshireSouth West	South West	17.4%
=179	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.3%
=179	GwyneddWales	Wales	17.3%
=179	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	17.3%
=179	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	17.3%
=183	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.2%
=183	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.2%
=183	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.2%
=183	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.2%
=187	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.1%
=187	County DurhamNorth East	North East	17.1%
=187	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.1%
=187	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	17.1%
=187	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West summed-from-output-areas	North West	17.1%
=192	RossendaleNorth West	North West	17.0%
=192	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	17.0%
=194	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	16.9%
=194	Glasgow CityScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	16.9%
=194	LewesSouth East	South East	16.9%
=197	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.8%
=197	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	16.8%
=199	NewportWales	Wales	16.7%
=199	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.7%
201	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.6%
202	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	16.5%
=203	GatesheadNorth East	North East	16.4%
=203	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	16.4%
=203	PembrokeshireWales	Wales	16.4%
=203	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	16.4%
=207	DorsetSouth West	South West	16.3%
=207	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	16.3%
=207	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.3%
=210	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.2%
=210	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.2%
=210	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.2%
=210	RotherSouth East	South East	16.2%
=214	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	16.1%
=214	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	16.1%
=214	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.1%
=214	Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	16.1%
=214	South HamsSouth West	South West	16.1%
=219	Blaenau GwentWales	Wales	16.0%
=219	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	16.0%
=219	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	16.0%
=219	East DevonSouth West	South West	16.0%
=219	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.0%
=219	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.0%
=219	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.0%
=226	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.9%
=226	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	15.9%
=226	WiganNorth West	North West	15.9%
=229	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	15.8%
=229	HaveringLondon	London	15.8%
=229	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	15.8%
=229	WrexhamWales	Wales	15.8%
=233	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	15.7%
=233	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	15.7%
=233	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	15.7%
=233	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	15.7%
=233	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	15.7%
=233	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	15.7%
=239	Isle of AngleseyWales	Wales	15.6%
=239	Vale of GlamorganWales	Wales	15.6%
=241	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	15.5%
=241	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	15.5%
=241	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	15.5%
=244	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	15.4%
=244	HarlowEast of England	East of England	15.4%
=244	Merthyr TydfilWales	Wales	15.4%
=244	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	15.4%
=244	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	15.4%
=249	BexleyLondon	London	15.3%
=249	BridgendWales	Wales	15.3%
=249	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	15.3%
=249	TraffordNorth West	North West	15.3%
=253	North TynesideNorth East	North East	15.2%
=253	WarringtonNorth West	North West	15.2%
=255	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	15.1%
=255	St. HelensNorth West	North West	15.1%
=257	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	15.0%
=257	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	15.0%
=257	StevenageEast of England	East of England	15.0%
=260	CarmarthenshireWales	Wales	14.9%
=260	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	14.9%
=260	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.9%
=260	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	14.9%
=264	AdurSouth East	South East	14.8%
=264	BaberghEast of England	East of England	14.8%
=264	SunderlandNorth East	North East	14.8%
=264	Test ValleySouth East	South East	14.8%
=268	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.7%
=268	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.7%
=268	WaverleySouth East	South East	14.7%
271	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.6%
=272	HorshamSouth East	South East	14.5%
=272	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.5%
=272	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	14.5%
=275	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.4%
=275	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.4%
=275	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.4%
=275	StockportNorth West	North West	14.4%
=279	DacorumEast of England	East of England	14.3%
=279	HaltonNorth West	North West	14.3%
=279	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	14.3%
=279	New ForestSouth East	South East	14.3%
=279	TewkesburySouth West	South West	14.3%
284	BasildonEast of England	East of England	14.2%
=285	CumberlandNorth West summed-from-output-areas	North West	14.1%
=285	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	14.1%
=285	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.1%
=285	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.1%
=285	WokinghamSouth East	South East	14.1%
=290	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	14.0%
=290	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	14.0%
=292	Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	13.9%
=292	ChorleyNorth West	North West	13.9%
=292	EastleighSouth East	South East	13.9%
=292	Neath Port TalbotWales	Wales	13.9%
=292	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	13.9%
=292	West LancashireNorth West	North West	13.9%
298	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.8%
=299	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	13.7%
=299	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	13.7%
=299	Perth and KinrossScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	13.7%
=299	Scottish BordersScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	13.7%
=299	StroudSouth West	South West	13.7%
=304	HartSouth East	South East	13.6%
=304	MonmouthshireWales	Wales	13.6%
=306	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	13.5%
=306	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	13.5%
=306	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	13.5%
=306	WealdenSouth East	South East	13.5%
=310	Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	13.4%
=310	Dumfries and GallowayScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	13.4%
=310	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	13.4%
=310	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	13.4%
=314	CaerphillyWales	Wales	13.3%
=314	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.3%
=314	TandridgeSouth East	South East	13.3%
=317	FlintshireWales	Wales	13.2%
=317	South TynesideNorth East	North East	13.2%
319	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.1%
320	East HampshireSouth East	South East	13.0%
=321	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	12.8%
=321	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	12.8%
=321	South RibbleNorth West	North West	12.8%
=321	StirlingScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	12.8%
=325	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	12.7%
=325	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	12.7%
327	FarehamSouth East	South East	12.6%
328	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	12.5%
329	HavantSouth East	South East	12.4%
330	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	12.3%
331	MorayScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	11.9%
=332	AngusScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	11.8%
=332	MaldonEast of England	East of England	11.8%
=334	Argyll and ButeScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	11.6%
=334	FifeScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	11.6%
=336	Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	11.2%
=336	TorfaenWales	Wales	11.2%
338	RenfrewshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	11.0%
=339	HighlandScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	10.7%
=339	RochfordEast of England	East of England	10.7%
=341	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	10.6%
=341	InverclydeScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	10.6%
=341	South AyrshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	10.6%
=341	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	10.6%
=345	North AyrshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	10.0%
=345	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	10.0%
347	Orkney IslandsScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	9.6%
=348	East AyrshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	9.5%
=348	South LanarkshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	9.5%
350	West LothianScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	9.3%
351	AberdeenshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	9.1%
352	ClackmannanshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	8.9%
353	North LanarkshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	8.6%
354	East LothianScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	8.5%
355	FalkirkScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	8.3%
356	West DunbartonshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	8.2%
357	MidlothianScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	7.7%
358	Shetland IslandsScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	7.0%
=359	East DunbartonshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	5.8%
=359	East RenfrewshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	5.8%
361	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	5.7%

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