One-bedroom private rent: every council in the UK

Kensington and Chelsea had the highest one-bedroom private rent of the UK’s 316 councils in August 2026, at £2,640.

Hartlepool had the lowest, at £401. The middle council, Dorset, had £732.

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

One-bedroom private rent 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	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	CardiffWales	Wales	£908
101	LutonEast of England	East of England	£907
102	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	£905
=103	East HampshireSouth East	South East	£901
=103	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	£901
105	WealdenSouth East	South East	£897
106	MedwaySouth East	South East	£896
107	AshfordSouth East	South East	£894
=108	RochfordEast of England	East of England	£890
=108	WorthingSouth East	South East	£890
=110	SalfordNorth West	North West	£888
=110	Test ValleySouth East	South East	£888
112	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	£883
113	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	£881
114	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	£878
115	CanterburySouth East	South East	£876
116	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£875
117	CotswoldSouth West	South West	£870
118	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	£869
119	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	£865
120	New ForestSouth East	South East	£864
121	EastleighSouth East	South East	£862
122	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	£858
123	HavantSouth East	South East	£852
124	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	£850
125	ArunSouth East	South East	£849
126	FarehamSouth East	South East	£832
127	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£830
128	GosportSouth East	South East	£823
=129	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	£820
=129	North SomersetSouth West	South West	£820
=129	SwindonSouth West	South West	£820
132	EastbourneSouth East	South East	£819
133	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£818
134	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£816
135	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	£814
136	StockportNorth West	North West	£812
137	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	£805
138	RotherSouth East	South East	£804
139	BedfordEast of England	East of England	£800
140	MaldonEast of England	East of England	£796
141	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£782
142	SwaleSouth East	South East	£779
143	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£778
144	ThanetSouth East	South East	£773
145	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£759
146	TendringEast of England	East of England	£758
147	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£755
148	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£752
149	WiltshireSouth West	South West	£749
150	TewkesburySouth West	South West	£746
=151	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£745
=151	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£745
=153	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£744
=153	StroudSouth West	South West	£744
155	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£741
156	South HamsSouth West	South West	£737
157	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£735
=158	DorsetSouth West	South West	£732
=158	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£732
=158	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£732
161	MonmouthshireWales	Wales	£729
162	DoverSouth East	South East	£728
163	Vale of GlamorganWales	Wales	£726
164	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£725
165	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£724
166	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£721
167	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£720
=168	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£717
=168	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£717
170	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£716
171	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£713
=172	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£711
=172	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£711
174	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£710
175	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£705
176	OldhamNorth West	North West	£702
=177	HastingsSouth East	South East	£697
=177	NewportWales	Wales	£697
=179	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£696
=179	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£696
=179	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£696
182	SomersetSouth West	South West	£692
183	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£691
184	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£690
=185	CornwallSouth West	South West	£688
=185	SwanseaWales	Wales	£688
=187	BuryNorth West	North West	£686
=187	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£686
=189	East DevonSouth West	South West	£685
=189	TamesideNorth West	North West	£685
191	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£683
192	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£681
193	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£680
194	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£679
195	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£676
196	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£675
197	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£674
198	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£673
199	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£671
=200	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£665
=200	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£665
202	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£663
203	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£659
=204	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£655
=204	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£655
206	BoltonNorth West	North West	£654
207	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£653
208	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£651
209	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£650
210	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£641
211	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£639
212	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£634
213	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£631
214	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£630
215	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£627
216	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£625
217	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£623
=218	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£622
=218	SeftonNorth West	North West	£622
220	TorbaySouth West	South West	£619
221	TorfaenWales	Wales	£616
222	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£614
=223	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£611
=223	FyldeNorth West	North West	£611
=223	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£611
=226	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£608
=226	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£608
=226	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£608
229	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£605
230	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£604
=231	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£603
=231	West DevonSouth West	South West	£603
233	LancasterNorth West	North West	£602
=234	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£601
=234	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£601
236	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£600
237	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£598
238	WrexhamWales	Wales	£597
239	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£596
=240	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£594
=240	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£594
=242	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£593
=242	FlintshireWales	Wales	£593
=242	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£593
=242	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£593
=246	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£591
=246	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£591
=248	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£590
=248	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£590
=250	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£589
=250	North DevonSouth West	South West	£589
=252	ConwyWales	Wales	£588
=252	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£588
254	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£585
=255	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£584
=255	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£584
=255	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£584
=258	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£580
=258	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£580
260	PrestonNorth West	North West	£579
261	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£576
262	WirralNorth West	North West	£572
263	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£569
264	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£565
=265	BridgendWales	Wales	£562
=265	CeredigionWales	Wales	£562
=265	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£562
=265	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£562
269	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£560
270	GwyneddWales	Wales	£559
271	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£557
272	Merthyr TydfilWales	Wales	£552
=273	CaerphillyWales	Wales	£551
=273	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£551
275	Isle of AngleseyWales	Wales	£550
=276	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£549
=276	DenbighshireWales	Wales	£549
278	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£548
279	HaltonNorth West	North West	£547
280	WiganNorth West	North West	£542
281	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£541
282	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£540
283	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£536
284	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£535
285	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	Wales	£528
=286	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£527
=286	WyreNorth West	North West	£527
288	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£523
289	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£522
290	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£521
291	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£518
292	PembrokeshireWales	Wales	£514
293	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£508
294	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£507
295	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£504
=296	Blaenau GwentWales	Wales	£503
=296	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£503
298	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£501
=299	CarmarthenshireWales	Wales	£500
=299	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£500
=301	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£499
=301	Neath Port TalbotWales	Wales	£499
=303	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£497
=303	PendleNorth West	North West	£497
305	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£496
306	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£495
307	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£493
308	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£488
309	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£485
310	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£472
311	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£465
312	PowysWales	Wales	£462
313	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£457
314	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£456
315	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£453
316	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£401
–	Aberdeen CityScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	AberdeenshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	AngusScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Argyll and ButeScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	BelfastNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	City of EdinburghScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	City of LondonLondon excluded-low-volumes	London	No figure
–	ClackmannanshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Dumfries and GallowayScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Dundee CityScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	East AyrshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	East DunbartonshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	East LothianScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	East RenfrewshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	FalkirkScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	FifeScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Glasgow CityScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	HighlandScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	InverclydeScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Isles of ScillySouth West excluded-low-volumes	South West	No figure
–	Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	MidlothianScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	MorayScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	North AyrshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	North LanarkshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Orkney IslandsScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Perth and KinrossScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	RenfrewshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Scottish BordersScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Shetland IslandsScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	South AyrshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	South LanarkshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	StirlingScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	West DunbartonshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	West LothianScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure

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