# Most expensive and cheapest places in South West to rent a three-bedroom home (September 2026)

Bath and North East Somerset was the most expensive of South West’s 26 councils in September 2026 (three-bedroom private rent £1,820).

Torridge was the cheapest (£912). The middle council, Dorset, had £1,194.

1 council has no figure, and it is listed at the end with the reason.

| Rank | Area | Three-bedroom private rent | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | £1,820 | – |
| 2 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | £1,769 | – |
| 3 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | £1,567 | – |
| 4 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | £1,458 | – |
| 5 | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | £1,364 | – |
| 6 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | £1,362 | – |
| 7 | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | £1,356 | – |
| 8 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | £1,350 | – |
| 9 | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | £1,258 | – |
| 10 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | £1,231 | – |
| 11 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | £1,227 | – |
| 12 | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | £1,219 | – |
| 13 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | £1,194 | – |
| 14 | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | £1,184 | – |
| 15 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | £1,142 | – |
| 16 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | £1,141 | – |
| 17 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | £1,133 | – |
| 18 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | £1,091 | – |
| 19 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | £1,073 | – |
| 20 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | £1,069 | – |
| 21 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | £1,001 | – |
| 22 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | £999 | – |
| 23 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | £967 | – |
| =24 | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | £961 | – |
| =24 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | £961 | – |
| 26 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | £912 | – |
| – | [Isles of Scilly](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly) | No figure | ONS does not publish private rents for the City of London or the Isles of Scilly because too few rents are collected there. |

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

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/england)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/south-east)

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- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/private-rents-3-bed)

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