# Most expensive and cheapest places in the UK to rent a one-bedroom home (September 2026)

Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of the UK’s 316 councils in September 2026 (one-bedroom private rent £2,674).

Hartlepool was the cheapest (£403). The middle council, Nottingham, had £735.

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

| Rank | Area | One-bedroom private rent | Region or nation | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) | £2,674 | London | – |
| 2 | [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) | £2,557 | London | – |
| 3 | [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) | £2,189 | London | – |
| 4 | [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) | £2,063 | London | – |
| 5 | [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham) | £2,025 | London | – |
| 6 | [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) | £2,007 | London | – |
| 7 | [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) | £1,998 | London | – |
| 8 | [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth) | £1,943 | London | – |
| 9 | [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) | £1,907 | London | – |
| 10 | [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) | £1,890 | London | – |
| 11 | [Richmond upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames) | £1,744 | London | – |
| 12 | [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) | £1,645 | London | – |
| 13 | [Haringey](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey) | £1,643 | London | – |
| 14 | [Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing) | £1,642 | London | – |
| 15 | [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham) | £1,631 | London | – |
| 16 | [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) | £1,589 | London | – |
| 17 | [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) | £1,578 | London | – |
| 18 | [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) | £1,564 | London | – |
| 19 | [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet) | £1,502 | London | – |
| 20 | [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) | £1,459 | London | – |
| 21 | [Enfield](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield) | £1,426 | London | – |
| 22 | [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) | £1,407 | London | – |
| 23 | [Harrow](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow) | £1,395 | London | – |
| 24 | [Kingston upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames) | £1,386 | London | – |
| 25 | [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) | £1,378 | London | – |
| 26 | [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge) | £1,373 | London | – |
| 27 | [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) | £1,346 | South East | – |
| 28 | [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) | £1,318 | London | – |
| 29 | [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) | £1,278 | South East | – |
| 30 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | £1,275 | East of England | – |
| 31 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | £1,272 | East of England | – |
| 32 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | £1,269 | East of England | – |
| 33 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | £1,268 | East of England | – |
| 34 | [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) | £1,267 | London | – |
| 35 | [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon) | £1,260 | London | – |
| 36 | [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge) | £1,259 | South East | – |
| 37 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | £1,255 | East of England | – |
| 38 | [Spelthorne](https://openindex.co.uk/spelthorne) | £1,252 | South East | – |
| 39 | [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) | £1,248 | London | – |
| 40 | [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) | £1,245 | South East | – |
| =41 | [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) | £1,231 | London | – |
| =41 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | £1,231 | East of England | – |
| 43 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | £1,230 | South West | – |
| 44 | [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) | £1,218 | London | – |
| 45 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | £1,212 | South West | – |
| =46 | [Epsom and Ewell](https://openindex.co.uk/epsom-and-ewell) | £1,197 | South East | – |
| =46 | [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) | £1,197 | South East | – |
| 48 | [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) | £1,194 | South East | – |
| 49 | [Tandridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tandridge) | £1,166 | South East | – |
| =50 | [Mole Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/mole-valley) | £1,149 | South East | – |
| =50 | [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) | £1,149 | South East | – |
| 52 | [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) | £1,142 | South East | – |
| 53 | [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) | £1,138 | South East | – |
| 54 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | £1,136 | East of England | – |
| 55 | [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) | £1,120 | South East | – |
| 56 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | £1,111 | East of England | – |
| 57 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | £1,109 | East of England | – |
| 58 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | £1,097 | East of England | – |
| 59 | [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) | £1,095 | South East | – |
| 60 | [Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede) | £1,093 | South East | – |
| 61 | [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) | £1,080 | South East | – |
| 62 | [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley) | £1,071 | South East | – |
| 63 | [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) | £1,065 | South East | – |
| 64 | [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) | £1,062 | South East | – |
| 65 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | £1,061 | East of England | – |
| 66 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | £1,058 | East of England | – |
| 67 | [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) | £1,056 | South East | – |
| 68 | [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire) | £1,053 | South East | – |
| 69 | [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) | £1,043 | South East | – |
| 70 | [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) | £1,041 | South East | – |
| 71 | [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) | £1,039 | South East | – |
| 72 | [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) | £1,033 | South East | – |
| =73 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | £1,031 | East of England | – |
| =73 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | £1,031 | East of England | – |
| 75 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | £1,028 | East of England | – |
| 76 | [Hart](https://openindex.co.uk/hart) | £1,025 | South East | – |
| 77 | [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) | £1,021 | South East | – |
| 78 | [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) | £1,018 | South East | – |
| 79 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | £1,010 | East of England | – |
| 80 | [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) | £1,007 | North West | – |
| 81 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | £1,006 | South West | – |
| 82 | [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) | £1,003 | South East | – |
| 83 | [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) | £998 | South East | – |
| 84 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | £985 | East of England | – |
| 85 | [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) | £984 | South East | – |
| 86 | [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor) | £982 | South East | – |
| 87 | [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) | £979 | South East | – |
| 88 | [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) | £961 | South East | – |
| 89 | [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) | £953 | South East | – |
| 90 | [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) | £948 | South East | – |
| =91 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | £946 | East of England | – |
| =91 | [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) | £946 | North West | – |
| 93 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | £945 | East of England | – |
| 94 | [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) | £932 | South East | – |
| 95 | [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) | £930 | South East | – |
| 96 | [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) | £922 | South East | – |
| 97 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | £918 | South West | – |
| 98 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | £916 | East of England | – |
| 99 | [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) | £915 | South East | – |
| 100 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | £914 | South West | – |
| 101 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | £913 | East of England | – |
| 102 | [Cardiff](https://openindex.co.uk/cardiff) | £910 | Wales | – |
| =103 | [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire) | £903 | South East | – |
| =103 | [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) | £903 | South East | – |
| =105 | [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) | £898 | South East | – |
| =105 | [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) | £898 | South East | – |
| 107 | [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) | £897 | South East | – |
| =108 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | £891 | East of England | – |
| =108 | [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) | £891 | South East | – |
| 110 | [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) | £889 | North West | – |
| 111 | [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) | £888 | South East | – |
| 112 | [Warwick](https://openindex.co.uk/warwick) | £885 | West Midlands | – |
| 113 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | £884 | East of England | – |
| 114 | [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) | £883 | South East | – |
| 115 | [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) | £880 | South East | – |
| 116 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | £879 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 117 | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | £877 | South West | – |
| 118 | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | £875 | South West | – |
| 119 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | £870 | East of England | – |
| 120 | [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) | £868 | South East | – |
| 121 | [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) | £864 | South East | – |
| 122 | [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) | £861 | West Midlands | – |
| =123 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | £857 | East of England | – |
| =123 | [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/havant) | £857 | South East | – |
| 125 | [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) | £855 | South East | – |
| 126 | [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) | £834 | West Midlands | – |
| 127 | [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) | £833 | South East | – |
| =128 | [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport) | £825 | South East | – |
| =128 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | £825 | South West | – |
| 130 | [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) | £823 | South East | – |
| 131 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | £822 | South West | – |
| =132 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | £821 | East of England | – |
| =132 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | £821 | East of England | – |
| =134 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | £816 | North East | – |
| =134 | [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) | £816 | North West | – |
| =134 | [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon) | £816 | West Midlands | – |
| 137 | [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) | £812 | South East | – |
| =138 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | £802 | East of England | – |
| =138 | [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) | £802 | South East | – |
| 140 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | £794 | East of England | – |
| 141 | [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) | £788 | South East | – |
| 142 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | £783 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 143 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | £781 | East of England | – |
| 144 | [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) | £777 | South East | – |
| 145 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | £761 | East of England | – |
| 146 | [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry) | £760 | West Midlands | – |
| 147 | [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby) | £756 | West Midlands | – |
| =148 | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | £755 | South West | – |
| =148 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | £755 | South West | – |
| 150 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | £754 | East Midlands | – |
| 151 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | £750 | East of England | – |
| =152 | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | £748 | South West | – |
| =152 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | £748 | East of England | – |
| 154 | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | £747 | South West | – |
| 155 | [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover) | £739 | South East | – |
| =156 | [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) | £738 | West Midlands | – |
| =156 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | £738 | South West | – |
| 158 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | £735 | East Midlands | – |
| 159 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | £734 | East of England | – |
| 160 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | £733 | South West | – |
| 161 | [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) | £731 | North West | – |
| =162 | [Monmouthshire](https://openindex.co.uk/monmouthshire) | £730 | Wales | – |
| =162 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | £730 | East Midlands | – |
| 164 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | £726 | East Midlands | – |
| 165 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | £725 | East of England | – |
| 166 | [Vale of Glamorgan](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-glamorgan) | £723 | Wales | – |
| =167 | [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) | £721 | West Midlands | – |
| =167 | [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire) | £721 | West Midlands | – |
| =169 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | £719 | East of England | – |
| =169 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | £719 | East Midlands | – |
| 171 | [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) | £716 | West Midlands | – |
| 172 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | £713 | East Midlands | – |
| =173 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | £711 | East Midlands | – |
| =173 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | £711 | East of England | – |
| 175 | [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) | £708 | North West | – |
| 176 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | £707 | South West | – |
| 177 | [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) | £703 | West Midlands | – |
| 178 | [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) | £701 | North West | – |
| 179 | [Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport) | £700 | Wales | – |
| 180 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | £698 | East of England | – |
| 181 | [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) | £697 | South East | – |
| 182 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | £695 | South West | – |
| 183 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | £694 | East of England | – |
| 184 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | £693 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 185 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | £691 | South West | – |
| 186 | [Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea) | £689 | Wales | – |
| =187 | [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) | £688 | North West | – |
| =187 | [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) | £688 | North West | – |
| =189 | [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) | £686 | North West | – |
| =189 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | £686 | East Midlands | – |
| =191 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | £685 | South West | – |
| =191 | [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) | £685 | West Midlands | – |
| 193 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | £683 | East Midlands | – |
| 194 | [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) | £680 | West Midlands | – |
| 195 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | £679 | East Midlands | – |
| 196 | [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) | £678 | West Midlands | – |
| =197 | [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) | £676 | North West | – |
| =197 | [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon) | £676 | West Midlands | – |
| 199 | [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) | £675 | West Midlands | – |
| =200 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | £670 | East of England | – |
| =200 | [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) | £670 | West Midlands | – |
| 202 | [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) | £664 | South East | – |
| 203 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | £662 | East Midlands | – |
| 204 | [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) | £658 | North West | – |
| =205 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | £657 | South West | – |
| =205 | [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) | £657 | West Midlands | – |
| 207 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | £651 | East Midlands | – |
| 208 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | £650 | East of England | – |
| 209 | [Nuneaton and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth) | £649 | West Midlands | – |
| 210 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | £643 | South West | – |
| =211 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | £637 | East Midlands | – |
| =211 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | £637 | East Midlands | – |
| 213 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | £633 | East Midlands | – |
| 214 | [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) | £631 | West Midlands | – |
| 215 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | £628 | East of England | – |
| 216 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | £625 | East Midlands | – |
| 217 | [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) | £624 | North West | – |
| =218 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | £623 | East of England | – |
| =218 | [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) | £623 | North West | – |
| 220 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | £621 | South West | – |
| 221 | [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/torfaen) | £619 | Wales | – |
| 222 | [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire) | £616 | West Midlands | – |
| 223 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | £615 | East Midlands | – |
| 224 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | £614 | East Midlands | – |
| 225 | [Fylde](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde) | £613 | North West | – |
| =226 | [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley) | £611 | North West | – |
| =226 | [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) | £611 | West Midlands | – |
| 228 | [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) | £609 | West Midlands | – |
| 229 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | £608 | South West | – |
| =230 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | £607 | East Midlands | – |
| =230 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | £607 | East of England | – |
| =232 | [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) | £606 | North West | – |
| =232 | [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) | £606 | North West | – |
| =234 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | £603 | East Midlands | – |
| =234 | [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) | £603 | West Midlands | – |
| 236 | [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley) | £602 | North West | – |
| 237 | [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) | £601 | North West | – |
| 238 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | £600 | East Midlands | – |
| =239 | [Flintshire](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire) | £599 | Wales | – |
| =239 | [Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin) | £599 | West Midlands | – |
| =239 | [Wrexham](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham) | £599 | Wales | – |
| =242 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | £596 | East Midlands | – |
| =242 | [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) | £596 | North West | – |
| 244 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | £595 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 245 | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | £594 | South West | – |
| =246 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | £593 | North East | – |
| =246 | [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) | £593 | North West | – |
| =248 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | £592 | North East | – |
| =248 | [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) | £592 | West Midlands | – |
| =250 | [Conwy](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy) | £590 | Wales | – |
| =250 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | £590 | East of England | – |
| =250 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | £590 | South West | – |
| =253 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | £589 | East Midlands | – |
| =253 | [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) | £589 | West Midlands | – |
| 255 | [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) | £588 | North West | – |
| =256 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | £585 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =256 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | £585 | East Midlands | – |
| =258 | [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) | £581 | West Midlands | – |
| =258 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | £581 | East Midlands | – |
| =260 | [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) | £579 | North West | – |
| =260 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | £579 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 262 | [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) | £574 | North West | – |
| 263 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | £569 | East Midlands | – |
| 264 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | £567 | South West | – |
| 265 | [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) | £565 | North West | – |
| 266 | [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend) | £564 | Wales | – |
| =267 | [Ceredigion](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion) | £563 | Wales | – |
| =267 | [Gwynedd](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd) | £563 | Wales | – |
| =269 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | £562 | East Midlands | – |
| =269 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | £562 | East Midlands | – |
| 271 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | £559 | East Midlands | – |
| 272 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | £555 | East Midlands | – |
| 273 | [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly) | £554 | Wales | – |
| =274 | [Denbighshire](https://openindex.co.uk/denbighshire) | £553 | Wales | – |
| =274 | [Isle of Anglesey](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-anglesey) | £553 | Wales | – |
| =274 | [Merthyr Tydfil](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil) | £553 | Wales | – |
| 277 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | £551 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 278 | [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) | £549 | North West | – |
| 279 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | £545 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 280 | [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) | £544 | North West | – |
| =281 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | £542 | East Midlands | – |
| =281 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | £542 | East Midlands | – |
| 283 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | £537 | North East | – |
| 284 | [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) | £535 | North West | – |
| 285 | [Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre) | £530 | North West | – |
| 286 | [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) | £529 | West Midlands | – |
| =287 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | £525 | East Midlands | – |
| =287 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | £525 | North East | – |
| 289 | [Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf) | £524 | Wales | – |
| 290 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | £523 | North East | – |
| 291 | [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) | £520 | West Midlands | – |
| 292 | [Pembrokeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/pembrokeshire) | £516 | Wales | – |
| 293 | [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) | £512 | North West | – |
| 294 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | £508 | East Midlands | – |
| 295 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | £507 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 296 | [Blaenau Gwent](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent) | £504 | Wales | – |
| =297 | [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) | £503 | North West | – |
| =297 | [Carmarthenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire) | £503 | Wales | – |
| 299 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | £502 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 300 | [Neath Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot) | £501 | Wales | – |
| 301 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | £500 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 302 | [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) | £499 | North West | – |
| 303 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | £498 | North East | – |
| 304 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | £497 | North East | – |
| =305 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | £496 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =305 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | £496 | North East | – |
| 307 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | £493 | East Midlands | – |
| 308 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | £490 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 309 | [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) | £487 | North West | – |
| 310 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | £472 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 311 | [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley) | £466 | North West | – |
| 312 | [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys) | £464 | Wales | – |
| 313 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | £459 | North East | – |
| 314 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | £458 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 315 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | £457 | North East | – |
| 316 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | £403 | North East | – |
| – | [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Antrim and Newtownabbey](https://openindex.co.uk/antrim-and-newtownabbey) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Ards and North Down](https://openindex.co.uk/ards-and-north-down) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon](https://openindex.co.uk/armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Belfast](https://openindex.co.uk/belfast) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Causeway Coast and Glens](https://openindex.co.uk/causeway-coast-and-glens) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) | No figure | London | ONS does not publish private rents for the City of London or the Isles of Scilly because too few rents are collected there. |
| – | [Clackmannanshire](https://openindex.co.uk/clackmannanshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Derry City and Strabane](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Fermanagh and Omagh](https://openindex.co.uk/fermanagh-and-omagh) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Isles of Scilly](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly) | No figure | South West | ONS does not publish private rents for the City of London or the Isles of Scilly because too few rents are collected there. |
| – | [Lisburn and Castlereagh](https://openindex.co.uk/lisburn-and-castlereagh) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Mid and East Antrim](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-and-east-antrim) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Mid Ulster](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Newry, Mourne and Down](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Orkney Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Perth and Kinross](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Shetland Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |
| – | [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council. |

Source: Price Index of Private Rents, ONS private rents. Period: September 2026. Period: September 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-1-bed/england)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-1-bed/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-1-bed/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-1-bed/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-1-bed/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-1-bed/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-1-bed/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-1-bed/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-1-bed/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-1-bed/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-1-bed/south-west)

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- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/private-rents-1-bed)

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