Most expensive and cheapest places in North West to rent a three-bedroom home (September 2026)
Trafford was the most expensive of North West’s 35 councils in September 2026 (three-bedroom private rent £1,488).
Burnley was the cheapest (£698). The middle council, Lancaster, had £933.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trafford | £1,488 |
| 2 | Manchester | £1,441 |
| 3 | Salford | £1,291 |
| 4 | Stockport | £1,273 |
| 5 | Cheshire West and Chester | £1,132 |
| 6 | Cheshire East | £1,115 |
| 7 | Oldham | £1,078 |
| 8 | Tameside | £1,068 |
| 9 | Bury | £1,066 |
| 10 | Warrington | £1,022 |
| 11 | Bolton | £997 |
| 12 | Sefton | £995 |
| 13 | Liverpool | £967 |
| 14 | Rochdale | £965 |
| 15 | Fylde | £950 |
| 16 | Westmorland and Furness | £946 |
| 17 | Ribble Valley | £941 |
| 18 | Lancaster | £933 |
| 19 | Knowsley | £932 |
| 20 | Rossendale | £912 |
| 21 | Chorley | £910 |
| 22 | Wirral | £909 |
| 23 | St. Helens | £907 |
| 24 | South Ribble | £895 |
| =25 | Preston | £860 |
| =25 | Wyre | £860 |
| 27 | West Lancashire | £845 |
| 28 | Wigan | £842 |
| 29 | Halton | £832 |
| 30 | Blackpool | £798 |
| 31 | Cumberland | £792 |
| 32 | Blackburn with Darwen | £783 |
| 33 | Pendle | £743 |
| 34 | Hyndburn | £730 |
| 35 | Burnley | £698 |