Two-bedroom private rent: every council in North West
Manchester had the highest two-bedroom private rent of North West’s 35 councils in August 2026, at £1,233.
Burnley had the lowest, at £588. The middle council, Knowsley, had £767.
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | £1,233 |
| 2 | Trafford | £1,202 |
| 3 | Salford | £1,084 |
| 4 | Stockport | £1,036 |
| 5 | Cheshire West and Chester | £914 |
| 6 | Cheshire East | £898 |
| 7 | Bury | £888 |
| 8 | Tameside | £885 |
| 9 | Oldham | £879 |
| 10 | Liverpool | £837 |
| 11 | Warrington | £835 |
| 12 | Bolton | £815 |
| 13 | Sefton | £814 |
| 14 | Rochdale | £799 |
| 15 | Fylde | £787 |
| =16 | Ribble Valley | £772 |
| =16 | Westmorland and Furness | £772 |
| 18 | Knowsley | £767 |
| 19 | Chorley | £763 |
| 20 | Rossendale | £755 |
| 21 | Lancaster | £753 |
| 22 | Wirral | £740 |
| 23 | South Ribble | £738 |
| 24 | St. Helens | £737 |
| =25 | Preston | £731 |
| =25 | West Lancashire | £731 |
| 27 | Wyre | £717 |
| 28 | Wigan | £700 |
| 29 | Halton | £686 |
| 30 | Blackburn with Darwen | £662 |
| 31 | Blackpool | £652 |
| 32 | Cumberland | £643 |
| 33 | Pendle | £633 |
| 34 | Hyndburn | £621 |
| 35 | Burnley | £588 |