Most expensive and cheapest places in South West to rent a one-bedroom home (September 2026)
Bristol was the most expensive of South West’s 26 councils in September 2026 (one-bedroom private rent £1,230).
Torridge was the cheapest (£567). The middle council, Stroud, had £747.
1 council has no figure, and it is listed at the end with the reason.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol | £1,230 |
| 2 | Bath and North East Somerset | £1,212 |
| 3 | South Gloucestershire | £1,006 |
| 4 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | £918 |
| 5 | Exeter | £914 |
| 6 | Cotswold | £877 |
| 7 | Cheltenham | £875 |
| 8 | Swindon | £825 |
| 9 | North Somerset | £822 |
| =10 | Tewkesbury | £755 |
| =10 | Wiltshire | £755 |
| 12 | Gloucester | £748 |
| 13 | Stroud | £747 |
| 14 | South Hams | £738 |
| 15 | Dorset | £733 |
| 16 | Plymouth | £707 |
| 17 | Somerset | £695 |
| 18 | East Devon | £691 |
| 19 | Cornwall | £685 |
| 20 | Teignbridge | £657 |
| 21 | Mid Devon | £643 |
| 22 | Torbay | £621 |
| 23 | West Devon | £608 |
| 24 | Forest of Dean | £594 |
| 25 | North Devon | £590 |
| 26 | Torridge | £567 |
| – | Isles of Scilly ONS does not publish private rents for the City of London or the Isles of Scilly because too few rents are collected there. | No figure |