One-bedroom private rent: every council in England

Kensington and Chelsea had the highest one-bedroom private rent of England’s 294 councils in August 2026, at £2,640.

Hartlepool had the lowest, at £401. The middle council, West Northamptonshire, had £752.

2 councils have no figure, and they are listed at the end with the reason.

One-bedroom private rent for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region	Value
1	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	£2,640
2	WestminsterLondon	London	£2,548
3	IslingtonLondon	London	£2,178
4	CamdenLondon	London	£2,054
5	HackneyLondon	London	£2,001
6	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	£2,000
7	Tower HamletsLondon	London	£1,992
8	WandsworthLondon	London	£1,938
9	LambethLondon	London	£1,882
10	SouthwarkLondon	London	£1,876
11	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	£1,732
=12	HaringeyLondon	London	£1,639
=12	MertonLondon	London	£1,639
14	NewhamLondon	London	£1,630
15	EalingLondon	London	£1,629
16	HounslowLondon	London	£1,583
17	BrentLondon	London	£1,577
18	GreenwichLondon	London	£1,563
19	BarnetLondon	London	£1,500
20	LewishamLondon	London	£1,457
21	EnfieldLondon	London	£1,422
22	Waltham ForestLondon	London	£1,400
23	HarrowLondon	London	£1,394
24	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	£1,379
25	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	£1,377
26	RedbridgeLondon	London	£1,368
27	OxfordSouth East	South East	£1,351
28	BromleyLondon	London	£1,312
29	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	£1,275
30	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	£1,271
=31	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	£1,266
=31	WatfordEast of England	East of England	£1,266
33	CroydonLondon	London	£1,265
34	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	£1,264
35	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	£1,258
36	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	£1,256
37	HillingdonLondon	London	£1,252
38	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	£1,246
39	SuttonLondon	London	£1,239
40	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	£1,232
41	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	£1,230
42	BexleyLondon	London	£1,229
43	BristolSouth West	South West	£1,225
44	HaveringLondon	London	£1,217
45	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,207
46	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	£1,189
47	GuildfordSouth East	South East	£1,185
48	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	£1,182
49	TandridgeSouth East	South East	£1,159
=50	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	£1,142
=50	SloughSouth East	South East	£1,142
52	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	£1,139
53	WokingSouth East	South East	£1,133
54	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	£1,132
55	ReadingSouth East	South East	£1,116
56	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	£1,107
57	DacorumEast of England	East of England	£1,098
58	DartfordSouth East	South East	£1,092
59	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,086
60	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	£1,084
=61	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	£1,067
=61	CrawleySouth East	South East	£1,067
63	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	£1,063
64	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	£1,059
65	WaverleySouth East	South East	£1,057
66	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	£1,056
67	WokinghamSouth East	South East	£1,054
68	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£1,042
69	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	£1,037
70	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	£1,035
71	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	£1,032
72	StevenageEast of England	East of England	£1,028
73	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,024
=74	HartSouth East	South East	£1,023
=74	HorshamSouth East	South East	£1,023
76	HarlowEast of England	East of England	£1,022
77	WinchesterSouth East	South East	£1,017
78	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£1,010
79	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	£1,009
80	ManchesterNorth West	North West	£1,003
=81	AdurSouth East	South East	£1,000
=81	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	£1,000
83	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	£987
84	BasildonEast of England	East of England	£983
85	RushmoorSouth East	South East	£979
86	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	£978
87	CherwellSouth East	South East	£975
88	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£954
89	ChichesterSouth East	South East	£947
90	TraffordNorth West	North West	£944
91	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	£943
92	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	£941
93	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	£936
94	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	£930
95	LewesSouth East	South East	£924
96	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	£919
97	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	£918
98	ExeterSouth West	South West	£915
99	GraveshamSouth East	South East	£910
100	LutonEast of England	East of England	£907
101	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	£905
=102	East HampshireSouth East	South East	£901
=102	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	£901
104	WealdenSouth East	South East	£897
105	MedwaySouth East	South East	£896
106	AshfordSouth East	South East	£894
=107	RochfordEast of England	East of England	£890
=107	WorthingSouth East	South East	£890
=109	SalfordNorth West	North West	£888
=109	Test ValleySouth East	South East	£888
111	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	£883
112	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	£881
113	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	£878
114	CanterburySouth East	South East	£876
115	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£875
116	CotswoldSouth West	South West	£870
117	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	£869
118	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	£865
119	New ForestSouth East	South East	£864
120	EastleighSouth East	South East	£862
121	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	£858
122	HavantSouth East	South East	£852
123	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	£850
124	ArunSouth East	South East	£849
125	FarehamSouth East	South East	£832
126	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£830
127	GosportSouth East	South East	£823
=128	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	£820
=128	North SomersetSouth West	South West	£820
=128	SwindonSouth West	South West	£820
131	EastbourneSouth East	South East	£819
132	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£818
133	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£816
134	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	£814
135	StockportNorth West	North West	£812
136	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	£805
137	RotherSouth East	South East	£804
138	BedfordEast of England	East of England	£800
139	MaldonEast of England	East of England	£796
140	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£782
141	SwaleSouth East	South East	£779
142	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£778
143	ThanetSouth East	South East	£773
144	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£759
145	TendringEast of England	East of England	£758
146	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£755
147	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£752
148	WiltshireSouth West	South West	£749
149	TewkesburySouth West	South West	£746
=150	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£745
=150	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£745
=152	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£744
=152	StroudSouth West	South West	£744
154	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£741
155	South HamsSouth West	South West	£737
156	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£735
=157	DorsetSouth West	South West	£732
=157	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£732
=157	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£732
160	DoverSouth East	South East	£728
161	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£725
162	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£724
163	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£721
164	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£720
=165	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£717
=165	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£717
167	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£716
168	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£713
=169	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£711
=169	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£711
171	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£710
172	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£705
173	OldhamNorth West	North West	£702
174	HastingsSouth East	South East	£697
=175	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£696
=175	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£696
=175	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£696
178	SomersetSouth West	South West	£692
179	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£691
180	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£690
181	CornwallSouth West	South West	£688
=182	BuryNorth West	North West	£686
=182	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£686
=184	East DevonSouth West	South West	£685
=184	TamesideNorth West	North West	£685
186	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£683
187	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£681
188	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£680
189	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£679
190	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£676
191	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£675
192	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£674
193	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£673
194	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£671
=195	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£665
=195	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£665
197	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£663
198	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£659
=199	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£655
=199	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£655
201	BoltonNorth West	North West	£654
202	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£653
203	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£651
204	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£650
205	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£641
206	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£639
207	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£634
208	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£631
209	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£630
210	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£627
211	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£625
212	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£623
=213	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£622
=213	SeftonNorth West	North West	£622
215	TorbaySouth West	South West	£619
216	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£614
=217	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£611
=217	FyldeNorth West	North West	£611
=217	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£611
=220	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£608
=220	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£608
=220	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£608
223	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£605
224	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£604
=225	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£603
=225	West DevonSouth West	South West	£603
227	LancasterNorth West	North West	£602
=228	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£601
=228	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£601
230	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£600
231	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£598
232	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£596
=233	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£594
=233	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£594
=235	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£593
=235	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£593
=235	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£593
=238	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£591
=238	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£591
=240	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£590
=240	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£590
=242	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£589
=242	North DevonSouth West	South West	£589
244	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£588
245	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£585
=246	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£584
=246	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£584
=246	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£584
=249	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£580
=249	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£580
251	PrestonNorth West	North West	£579
252	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£576
253	WirralNorth West	North West	£572
254	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£569
255	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£565
=256	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£562
=256	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£562
258	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£560
259	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£557
260	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£551
261	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£549
262	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£548
263	HaltonNorth West	North West	£547
264	WiganNorth West	North West	£542
265	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£541
266	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£540
267	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£536
268	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£535
=269	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£527
=269	WyreNorth West	North West	£527
271	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£523
272	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£522
273	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£521
274	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£518
275	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£508
276	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£507
277	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£504
278	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£503
279	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£501
280	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£500
281	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£499
=282	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£497
=282	PendleNorth West	North West	£497
284	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£496
285	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£495
286	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£493
287	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£488
288	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£485
289	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£472
290	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£465
291	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£457
292	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£456
293	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£453
294	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£401
–	City of LondonLondon excluded-low-volumes	London	No figure
–	Isles of ScillySouth West excluded-low-volumes	South West	No figure

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