Two-bedroom private rent: every council in the UK

Kensington and Chelsea had the highest two-bedroom private rent of the UK’s 316 councils in August 2026, at £3,428.

Hartlepool had the lowest, at £509. The middle council, South Hams, had £921.

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

Two-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	£3,428
2	WestminsterLondon	London	£3,305
3	IslingtonLondon	London	£2,697
4	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	£2,622
5	CamdenLondon	London	£2,621
6	HackneyLondon	London	£2,489
7	WandsworthLondon	London	£2,463
8	Tower HamletsLondon	London	£2,418
9	SouthwarkLondon	London	£2,348
10	LambethLondon	London	£2,342
11	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	£2,222
12	HaringeyLondon	London	£2,034
13	EalingLondon	London	£2,033
14	MertonLondon	London	£2,024
15	NewhamLondon	London	£1,993
16	HounslowLondon	London	£1,947
17	BrentLondon	London	£1,934
18	GreenwichLondon	London	£1,932
19	BarnetLondon	London	£1,858
20	LewishamLondon	London	£1,789
21	EnfieldLondon	London	£1,764
22	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	£1,755
23	Waltham ForestLondon	London	£1,723
24	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	£1,721
25	HarrowLondon	London	£1,715
26	RedbridgeLondon	London	£1,681
27	OxfordSouth East	South East	£1,667
28	BromleyLondon	London	£1,641
29	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	£1,633
30	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	£1,613
31	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	£1,604
32	WatfordEast of England	East of England	£1,599
33	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	£1,589
34	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	£1,588
35	HillingdonLondon	London	£1,586
36	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	£1,584
37	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	£1,582
38	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	£1,579
39	CroydonLondon	London	£1,573
40	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	£1,567
41	SuttonLondon	London	£1,554
42	BristolSouth West	South West	£1,544
43	HaveringLondon	London	£1,542
44	GuildfordSouth East	South East	£1,541
45	BexleyLondon	London	£1,526
46	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,523
47	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	£1,518
48	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	£1,483
49	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	£1,479
50	TandridgeSouth East	South East	£1,467
51	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	£1,455
52	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	£1,451
53	WokingSouth East	South East	£1,443
54	SloughSouth East	South East	£1,425
55	DartfordSouth East	South East	£1,419
56	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	£1,405
57	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	£1,399
58	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	£1,394
59	ReadingSouth East	South East	£1,393
60	CrawleySouth East	South East	£1,385
61	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,382
62	DacorumEast of England	East of England	£1,378
63	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	£1,375
64	WaverleySouth East	South East	£1,354
65	HorshamSouth East	South East	£1,352
=66	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	£1,345
=66	WokinghamSouth East	South East	£1,345
68	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	£1,335
69	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	£1,333
70	HarlowEast of England	East of England	£1,327
71	StevenageEast of England	East of England	£1,321
72	WinchesterSouth East	South East	£1,318
73	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	£1,310
74	HartSouth East	South East	£1,303
75	AdurSouth East	South East	£1,299
76	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£1,292
=77	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	£1,291
=77	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	£1,291
79	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,284
80	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£1,281
81	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	£1,274
=82	BasildonEast of England	East of England	£1,269
=82	RushmoorSouth East	South East	£1,269
84	ManchesterNorth West	North West	£1,233
85	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	£1,230
86	ChichesterSouth East	South East	£1,222
=87	CherwellSouth East	South East	£1,217
=87	LewesSouth East	South East	£1,217
=87	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	£1,217
90	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	£1,216
91	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	£1,214
92	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	£1,210
93	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£1,208
94	TraffordNorth West	North West	£1,202
95	GraveshamSouth East	South East	£1,201
96	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	£1,193
97	WorthingSouth East	South East	£1,182
98	East HampshireSouth East	South East	£1,180
=99	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	£1,169
=99	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	£1,169
=99	RochfordEast of England	East of England	£1,169
102	Test ValleySouth East	South East	£1,144
=103	AshfordSouth East	South East	£1,143
=103	WealdenSouth East	South East	£1,143
105	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	£1,142
106	ArunSouth East	South East	£1,140
107	MedwaySouth East	South East	£1,137
108	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	£1,135
=109	CanterburySouth East	South East	£1,132
=109	New ForestSouth East	South East	£1,132
111	ExeterSouth West	South West	£1,131
112	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	£1,116
=113	LutonEast of England	East of England	£1,114
=113	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	£1,114
115	EastleighSouth East	South East	£1,111
=116	CotswoldSouth West	South West	£1,105
=116	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,105
118	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	£1,099
119	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,097
120	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	£1,096
=121	CardiffWales	Wales	£1,085
=121	HavantSouth East	South East	£1,085
123	SalfordNorth West	North West	£1,084
124	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,082
=125	EastbourneSouth East	South East	£1,079
=125	North SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,079
127	FarehamSouth East	South East	£1,073
128	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,065
129	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	£1,063
130	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,061
131	GosportSouth East	South East	£1,044
132	StockportNorth West	North West	£1,036
133	MaldonEast of England	East of England	£1,033
=134	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	£1,031
=134	RotherSouth East	South East	£1,031
=136	BedfordEast of England	East of England	£1,029
=136	SwaleSouth East	South East	£1,029
138	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,020
139	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	£1,007
140	ThanetSouth East	South East	£1,004
141	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,003
142	SwindonSouth West	South West	£987
143	TewkesburySouth West	South West	£978
=144	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£975
=144	TendringEast of England	East of England	£975
146	WiltshireSouth West	South West	£973
147	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£972
148	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£971
=149	DorsetSouth West	South West	£967
=149	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£967
=149	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£967
152	StroudSouth West	South West	£961
153	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£958
154	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£954
155	DoverSouth East	South East	£952
156	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£933
157	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£922
158	South HamsSouth West	South West	£921
159	MonmouthshireWales	Wales	£920
160	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£916
161	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£915
=162	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£914
=162	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£914
=164	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£913
=164	SomersetSouth West	South West	£913
166	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£912
167	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£911
168	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£908
169	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£899
=170	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£898
=170	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£898
172	HastingsSouth East	South East	£897
173	East DevonSouth West	South West	£896
174	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£895
175	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£893
176	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£892
177	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£890
178	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£889
=179	BuryNorth West	North West	£888
=179	Vale of GlamorganWales	Wales	£888
181	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£886
182	TamesideNorth West	North West	£885
=183	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£882
=183	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£882
185	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£881
186	CornwallSouth West	South West	£880
187	OldhamNorth West	North West	£879
188	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£878
=189	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£872
=189	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£872
191	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£869
192	NewportWales	Wales	£863
193	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£858
194	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£851
195	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£848
196	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£847
197	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£846
198	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£844
199	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£842
200	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£840
=201	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£839
=201	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£839
=203	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£837
=203	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£837
205	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£835
=206	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£828
=206	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£828
208	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£819
209	TorbaySouth West	South West	£817
210	BoltonNorth West	North West	£815
211	SeftonNorth West	North West	£814
212	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£811
=213	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£809
=213	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£809
215	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£807
216	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£801
217	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£800
218	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£799
=219	SwanseaWales	Wales	£797
=219	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£797
221	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£795
222	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£792
223	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£791
224	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£789
225	FyldeNorth West	North West	£787
226	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£782
227	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£781
=228	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£778
=228	North DevonSouth West	South West	£778
230	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£775
231	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£773
=232	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£772
=232	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£772
=234	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£771
=234	West DevonSouth West	South West	£771
236	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£770
237	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£769
238	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£768
239	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£767
240	TorfaenWales	Wales	£766
241	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£764
242	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£763
243	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£760
244	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£758
=245	FlintshireWales	Wales	£756
=245	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£756
247	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£755
248	LancasterNorth West	North West	£753
249	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£744
250	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£742
=251	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£741
=251	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£741
253	WirralNorth West	North West	£740
=254	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£739
=254	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£739
256	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£738
257	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£737
258	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£736
259	ConwyWales	Wales	£734
=260	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£731
=260	PrestonNorth West	North West	£731
=260	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£731
263	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£726
264	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£725
=265	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£723
=265	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£723
267	WyreNorth West	North West	£717
268	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£712
269	WrexhamWales	Wales	£711
=270	DenbighshireWales	Wales	£707
=270	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£707
272	BridgendWales	Wales	£701
273	WiganNorth West	North West	£700
274	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£696
275	Isle of AngleseyWales	Wales	£693
276	CaerphillyWales	Wales	£689
277	HaltonNorth West	North West	£686
278	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£685
279	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£684
280	GwyneddWales	Wales	£676
=281	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£675
=281	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	Wales	£675
283	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£673
284	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£668
285	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£666
286	CeredigionWales	Wales	£663
=287	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£662
=287	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£662
289	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£658
290	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£652
291	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£650
=292	CarmarthenshireWales	Wales	£647
=292	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£647
=294	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£645
=294	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£645
296	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£643
=297	Merthyr TydfilWales	Wales	£640
=297	PembrokeshireWales	Wales	£640
299	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£636
=300	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£634
=300	Neath Port TalbotWales	Wales	£634
302	PendleNorth West	North West	£633
=303	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£630
=303	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£630
305	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£629
=306	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£621
=306	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£621
308	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£616
309	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£615
310	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£609
311	Blaenau GwentWales	Wales	£605
312	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£588
313	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£580
314	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£579
315	PowysWales	Wales	£578
316	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£509
–	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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