Three-bedroom private rent: every council in England
Kensington and Chelsea had the highest three-bedroom private rent of England’s 294 councils in August 2026, at £4,074.
Hartlepool had the lowest, at £608. The middle council, Huntingdonshire, had £1,170.
2 councils have no figure, and they are listed at the end with the reason.
| Rank | Council | Region | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kensington and ChelseaLondon | London | £4,074 |
| 2 | WestminsterLondon | London | £3,895 |
| 3 | CamdenLondon | London | £3,055 |
| 4 | IslingtonLondon | London | £3,005 |
| 5 | Hammersmith and FulhamLondon | London | £2,992 |
| 6 | HackneyLondon | London | £2,846 |
| 7 | WandsworthLondon | London | £2,810 |
| 8 | Tower HamletsLondon | London | £2,750 |
| 9 | SouthwarkLondon | London | £2,732 |
| 10 | Richmond upon ThamesLondon | London | £2,684 |
| 11 | LambethLondon | London | £2,682 |
| 12 | MertonLondon | London | £2,407 |
| 13 | EalingLondon | London | £2,406 |
| 14 | HaringeyLondon | London | £2,356 |
| 15 | BrentLondon | London | £2,271 |
| 16 | BarnetLondon | London | £2,256 |
| 17 | GreenwichLondon | London | £2,242 |
| 18 | HounslowLondon | London | £2,241 |
| 19 | NewhamLondon | London | £2,212 |
| 20 | Kingston upon ThamesLondon | London | £2,154 |
| 21 | EnfieldLondon | London | £2,098 |
| 22 | HarrowLondon | London | £2,064 |
| 23 | LewishamLondon | London | £2,057 |
| 24 | OxfordSouth East | South East | £2,034 |
| 25 | Waltham ForestLondon | London | £2,023 |
| 26 | St AlbansEast of England | East of England | £2,019 |
| 27 | BromleyLondon | London | £1,990 |
| 28 | RedbridgeLondon | London | £1,981 |
| 29 | Three RiversEast of England | East of England | £1,972 |
| =30 | Epping ForestEast of England | East of England | £1,941 |
| =30 | HertsmereEast of England | East of England | £1,941 |
| 32 | ElmbridgeSouth East | South East | £1,937 |
| 33 | SevenoaksSouth East | South East | £1,926 |
| 34 | Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East | South East | £1,916 |
| 35 | HillingdonLondon | London | £1,913 |
| 36 | CambridgeEast of England | East of England | £1,907 |
| =37 | Barking and DagenhamLondon | London | £1,899 |
| =37 | SuttonLondon | London | £1,899 |
| 39 | Epsom and EwellSouth East | South East | £1,870 |
| 40 | GuildfordSouth East | South East | £1,866 |
| 41 | BexleyLondon | London | £1,865 |
| 42 | CroydonLondon | London | £1,858 |
| 43 | Mole ValleySouth East | South East | £1,856 |
| 44 | HaveringLondon | London | £1,847 |
| 45 | SpelthorneSouth East | South East | £1,839 |
| 46 | TandridgeSouth East | South East | £1,833 |
| 47 | WatfordEast of England | East of England | £1,825 |
| 48 | Reigate and BansteadSouth East | South East | £1,818 |
| 49 | Bath and North East SomersetSouth West | South West | £1,811 |
| 50 | Brighton and HoveSouth East | South East | £1,797 |
| 51 | BroxbourneEast of England | East of England | £1,780 |
| 52 | WokingSouth East | South East | £1,760 |
| 53 | BristolSouth West | South West | £1,759 |
| 54 | BrentwoodEast of England | East of England | £1,716 |
| 55 | SloughSouth East | South East | £1,712 |
| 56 | DartfordSouth East | South East | £1,709 |
| 57 | Tunbridge WellsSouth East | South East | £1,702 |
| 58 | HorshamSouth East | South East | £1,700 |
| 59 | East HertfordshireEast of England | East of England | £1,673 |
| 60 | RunnymedeSouth East | South East | £1,672 |
| 61 | ReadingSouth East | South East | £1,671 |
| 62 | DacorumEast of England | East of England | £1,655 |
| =63 | Welwyn HatfieldEast of England | East of England | £1,646 |
| =63 | WokinghamSouth East | South East | £1,646 |
| 65 | Bracknell ForestSouth East | South East | £1,643 |
| 66 | CrawleySouth East | South East | £1,642 |
| 67 | WaverleySouth East | South East | £1,634 |
| 68 | Tonbridge and MallingSouth East | South East | £1,626 |
| 69 | WinchesterSouth East | South East | £1,624 |
| 70 | Mid SussexSouth East | South East | £1,621 |
| 71 | South OxfordshireSouth East | South East | £1,615 |
| 72 | Surrey HeathSouth East | South East | £1,613 |
| 73 | AdurSouth East | South East | £1,606 |
| 74 | BuckinghamshireSouth East | South East | £1,603 |
| 75 | HartSouth East | South East | £1,581 |
| 76 | North HertfordshireEast of England | East of England | £1,576 |
| 77 | HarlowEast of England | East of England | £1,573 |
| 78 | South GloucestershireSouth West | South West | £1,556 |
| 79 | StevenageEast of England | East of England | £1,551 |
| 80 | ChelmsfordEast of England | East of England | £1,543 |
| 81 | RushmoorSouth East | South East | £1,532 |
| 82 | South CambridgeshireEast of England | East of England | £1,530 |
| 83 | West OxfordshireSouth East | South East | £1,518 |
| 84 | West BerkshireSouth East | South East | £1,511 |
| 85 | BasildonEast of England | East of England | £1,508 |
| 86 | ChichesterSouth East | South East | £1,507 |
| 87 | LewesSouth East | South East | £1,506 |
| 88 | Vale of White HorseSouth East | South East | £1,503 |
| =89 | East HampshireSouth East | South East | £1,483 |
| =89 | TraffordNorth West | North West | £1,483 |
| 91 | ThurrockEast of England | East of England | £1,474 |
| 92 | CherwellSouth East | South East | £1,470 |
| 93 | Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East | South East | £1,466 |
| 94 | GraveshamSouth East | South East | £1,465 |
| 95 | MaidstoneSouth East | South East | £1,461 |
| 96 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West | South West | £1,456 |
| 97 | Milton KeynesSouth East | South East | £1,451 |
| 98 | UttlesfordEast of England | East of England | £1,442 |
| 99 | ManchesterNorth West | North West | £1,433 |
| =100 | RochfordEast of England | East of England | £1,428 |
| =100 | WealdenSouth East | South East | £1,428 |
| =100 | WorthingSouth East | South East | £1,428 |
| 103 | Castle PointEast of England | East of England | £1,425 |
| 104 | Test ValleySouth East | South East | £1,408 |
| 105 | AshfordSouth East | South East | £1,407 |
| 106 | ArunSouth East | South East | £1,395 |
| 107 | New ForestSouth East | South East | £1,391 |
| 108 | Central BedfordshireEast of England | East of England | £1,376 |
| 109 | CanterburySouth East | South East | £1,368 |
| 110 | EastleighSouth East | South East | £1,363 |
| 111 | ExeterSouth West | South West | £1,362 |
| =112 | PortsmouthSouth East | South East | £1,360 |
| =112 | Southend-on-SeaEast of England | East of England | £1,360 |
| 114 | SouthamptonSouth East | South East | £1,357 |
| =115 | BraintreeEast of England | East of England | £1,354 |
| =115 | CheltenhamSouth West | South West | £1,354 |
| =115 | HavantSouth East | South East | £1,354 |
| 118 | North SomersetSouth West | South West | £1,345 |
| 119 | CotswoldSouth West | South West | £1,343 |
| 120 | LutonEast of England | East of England | £1,337 |
| 121 | MedwaySouth East | South East | £1,336 |
| =122 | FarehamSouth East | South East | £1,330 |
| =122 | WarwickWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,330 |
| 124 | West SuffolkEast of England | East of England | £1,320 |
| 125 | EastbourneSouth East | South East | £1,306 |
| 126 | ColchesterEast of England | East of England | £1,301 |
| 127 | RotherSouth East | South East | £1,295 |
| 128 | SalfordNorth West | North West | £1,287 |
| 129 | Folkestone and HytheSouth East | South East | £1,285 |
| 130 | YorkYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,279 |
| 131 | GosportSouth East | South East | £1,274 |
| 132 | Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,267 |
| 133 | StockportNorth West | North West | £1,266 |
| 134 | SolihullWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,262 |
| 135 | BedfordEast of England | East of England | £1,260 |
| 136 | MaldonEast of England | East of England | £1,245 |
| 137 | SwaleSouth East | South East | £1,244 |
| 138 | TewkesburySouth West | South West | £1,243 |
| 139 | ThanetSouth East | South East | £1,229 |
| 140 | WiltshireSouth West | South West | £1,220 |
| 141 | SwindonSouth West | South West | £1,218 |
| 142 | GloucesterSouth West | South West | £1,213 |
| 143 | Newcastle upon TyneNorth East | North East | £1,194 |
| 144 | DorsetSouth West | South West | £1,191 |
| 145 | TendringEast of England | East of England | £1,186 |
| 146 | StroudSouth West | South West | £1,178 |
| 147 | HuntingdonshireEast of England | East of England | £1,170 |
| 148 | East CambridgeshireEast of England | East of England | £1,168 |
| =149 | DoverSouth East | South East | £1,166 |
| =149 | West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,166 |
| 151 | LichfieldWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,158 |
| 152 | South HamsSouth West | South West | £1,139 |
| 153 | LeedsYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,138 |
| 154 | NorwichEast of England | East of England | £1,137 |
| 155 | SomersetSouth West | South West | £1,135 |
| =156 | BirminghamWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,134 |
| =156 | RushcliffeEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,134 |
| 158 | RugbyWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,123 |
| =159 | East DevonSouth West | South West | £1,122 |
| =159 | Mid SuffolkEast of England | East of England | £1,122 |
| =159 | Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,122 |
| 162 | Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West | North West | £1,121 |
| 163 | HarboroughEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,117 |
| 164 | BaberghEast of England | East of England | £1,110 |
| 165 | South NorfolkEast of England | East of England | £1,107 |
| 166 | Cheshire EastNorth West | North West | £1,106 |
| 167 | HastingsSouth East | South East | £1,100 |
| 168 | BromsgroveWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,091 |
| 169 | Isle of WightSouth East | South East | £1,089 |
| 170 | WorcesterWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,087 |
| 171 | TeignbridgeSouth West | South West | £1,086 |
| 172 | Malvern HillsWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,084 |
| 173 | BlabyEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,082 |
| 174 | PeterboroughEast of England | East of England | £1,079 |
| 175 | BroadlandEast of England | East of England | £1,078 |
| 176 | CornwallSouth West | South West | £1,077 |
| 177 | WychavonWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,075 |
| =178 | North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,067 |
| =178 | OldhamNorth West | North West | £1,067 |
| 180 | CoventryWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,066 |
| =181 | BuryNorth West | North West | £1,065 |
| =181 | PlymouthSouth West | South West | £1,065 |
| 183 | TamesideNorth West | North West | £1,063 |
| 184 | North WarwickshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,059 |
| =185 | King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England | East of England | £1,053 |
| =185 | RedditchWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,053 |
| 187 | NottinghamEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,052 |
| 188 | IpswichEast of England | East of England | £1,046 |
| 189 | LeicesterEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,045 |
| 190 | BrecklandEast of England | East of England | £1,044 |
| =191 | CharnwoodEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,029 |
| =191 | Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,029 |
| 193 | South StaffordshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,019 |
| 194 | WarringtonNorth West | North West | £1,016 |
| =195 | Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,014 |
| =195 | SandwellWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,014 |
| 197 | WolverhamptonWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,011 |
| =198 | South DerbyshireEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,006 |
| =198 | TamworthWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,006 |
| 200 | BroxtoweEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,003 |
| 201 | North NorfolkEast of England | East of England | £1,002 |
| 202 | TorbaySouth West | South West | £997 |
| 203 | Mid DevonSouth West | South West | £995 |
| =204 | RutlandEast Midlands | East Midlands | £993 |
| =204 | SeftonNorth West | North West | £993 |
| 206 | North West LeicestershireEast Midlands | East Midlands | £992 |
| =207 | High PeakEast Midlands | East Midlands | £991 |
| =207 | LincolnEast Midlands | East Midlands | £991 |
| 209 | BoltonNorth West | North West | £989 |
| =210 | FenlandEast of England | East of England | £979 |
| =210 | GedlingEast Midlands | East Midlands | £979 |
| 212 | StaffordWest Midlands | West Midlands | £978 |
| 213 | SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £967 |
| 214 | North DevonSouth West | South West | £965 |
| 215 | Cannock ChaseWest Midlands | West Midlands | £964 |
| 216 | LiverpoolNorth West | North West | £963 |
| =217 | Forest of DeanSouth West | South West | £960 |
| =217 | RochdaleNorth West | North West | £960 |
| 219 | HerefordshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | £955 |
| 220 | Telford and WrekinWest Midlands | West Midlands | £954 |
| =221 | ShropshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | £953 |
| =221 | WalsallWest Midlands | West Midlands | £953 |
| 223 | West DevonSouth West | South West | £952 |
| 224 | ErewashEast Midlands | East Midlands | £949 |
| 225 | FyldeNorth West | North West | £945 |
| 226 | East StaffordshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | £943 |
| =227 | DudleyWest Midlands | West Midlands | £942 |
| =227 | Westmorland and FurnessNorth West | North West | £942 |
| 229 | North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £941 |
| 230 | East SuffolkEast of England | East of England | £940 |
| 231 | DerbyEast Midlands | East Midlands | £937 |
| 232 | Ribble ValleyNorth West | North West | £936 |
| 233 | Great YarmouthEast of England | East of England | £933 |
| 234 | KnowsleyNorth West | North West | £929 |
| 235 | LancasterNorth West | North West | £925 |
| 236 | BostonEast Midlands | East Midlands | £923 |
| 237 | North KestevenEast Midlands | East Midlands | £922 |
| =238 | Amber ValleyEast Midlands | East Midlands | £914 |
| =238 | South KestevenEast Midlands | East Midlands | £914 |
| 240 | Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands | East Midlands | £909 |
| =241 | RossendaleNorth West | North West | £908 |
| =241 | TorridgeSouth West | South West | £908 |
| =243 | North TynesideNorth East | North East | £905 |
| =243 | WirralNorth West | North West | £905 |
| 245 | ChorleyNorth West | North West | £904 |
| 246 | South HollandEast Midlands | East Midlands | £902 |
| 247 | St. HelensNorth West | North West | £901 |
| 248 | MeltonEast Midlands | East Midlands | £899 |
| 249 | Wyre ForestWest Midlands | West Midlands | £897 |
| =250 | Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands | East Midlands | £896 |
| =250 | Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands | West Midlands | £896 |
| 252 | South RibbleNorth West | North West | £890 |
| 253 | North East DerbyshireEast Midlands | East Midlands | £878 |
| 254 | WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £869 |
| =255 | KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £866 |
| =255 | Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands | West Midlands | £866 |
| 257 | PrestonNorth West | North West | £859 |
| 258 | WyreNorth West | North West | £854 |
| 259 | AshfieldEast Midlands | East Midlands | £847 |
| 260 | MansfieldEast Midlands | East Midlands | £846 |
| 261 | West LancashireNorth West | North West | £845 |
| 262 | GatesheadNorth East | North East | £844 |
| 263 | WiganNorth West | North West | £838 |
| 264 | ChesterfieldEast Midlands | East Midlands | £832 |
| 265 | HaltonNorth West | North West | £826 |
| 266 | West LindseyEast Midlands | East Midlands | £823 |
| 267 | East LindseyEast Midlands | East Midlands | £819 |
| 268 | CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £817 |
| 269 | BradfordYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £808 |
| 270 | BassetlawEast Midlands | East Midlands | £801 |
| 271 | East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £799 |
| 272 | Stockton-on-TeesNorth East | North East | £797 |
| 273 | Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands | West Midlands | £796 |
| 274 | BlackpoolNorth West | North West | £794 |
| 275 | CumberlandNorth West | North West | £785 |
| 276 | Blackburn with DarwenNorth West | North West | £782 |
| 277 | South TynesideNorth East | North East | £776 |
| 278 | SunderlandNorth East | North East | £773 |
| =279 | DarlingtonNorth East | North East | £766 |
| =279 | NorthumberlandNorth East | North East | £766 |
| 281 | DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £757 |
| 282 | MiddlesbroughNorth East | North East | £754 |
| 283 | BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £753 |
| 284 | North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £751 |
| 285 | BolsoverEast Midlands | East Midlands | £747 |
| 286 | Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £744 |
| 287 | RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £743 |
| 288 | PendleNorth West | North West | £739 |
| 289 | HyndburnNorth West | North West | £727 |
| 290 | Redcar and ClevelandNorth East | North East | £723 |
| 291 | BurnleyNorth West | North West | £696 |
| 292 | County DurhamNorth East | North East | £693 |
| 293 | North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £678 |
| 294 | HartlepoolNorth East | North East | £608 |
| – | City of LondonLondon excluded-low-volumes | London | No figure |
| – | Isles of ScillySouth West excluded-low-volumes | South West | No figure |