Four-bedroom or larger private rent: every council in England
Kensington and Chelsea had the highest four-bedroom or larger private rent of England’s 294 councils in August 2026, at £5,650.
Hartlepool had the lowest, at £806. The middle council, East Cambridgeshire, had £1,665.
2 councils have no figure, and they are listed at the end with the reason.
| Rank | Council | Region | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kensington and ChelseaLondon | London | £5,650 |
| 2 | WestminsterLondon | London | £5,424 |
| 3 | IslingtonLondon | London | £4,229 |
| 4 | Hammersmith and FulhamLondon | London | £4,181 |
| 5 | CamdenLondon | London | £3,967 |
| 6 | Richmond upon ThamesLondon | London | £3,907 |
| 7 | WandsworthLondon | London | £3,818 |
| 8 | LambethLondon | London | £3,715 |
| 9 | HackneyLondon | London | £3,674 |
| 10 | SouthwarkLondon | London | £3,608 |
| 11 | Tower HamletsLondon | London | £3,378 |
| 12 | EalingLondon | London | £3,287 |
| 13 | MertonLondon | London | £3,267 |
| 14 | BarnetLondon | London | £3,192 |
| 15 | HaringeyLondon | London | £3,186 |
| 16 | HounslowLondon | London | £3,076 |
| 17 | BrentLondon | London | £3,052 |
| 18 | GreenwichLondon | London | £3,001 |
| 19 | SevenoaksSouth East | South East | £2,952 |
| 20 | BromleyLondon | London | £2,926 |
| 21 | St AlbansEast of England | East of England | £2,902 |
| 22 | ElmbridgeSouth East | South East | £2,884 |
| 23 | Epping ForestEast of England | East of England | £2,878 |
| 24 | OxfordSouth East | South East | £2,858 |
| 25 | Kingston upon ThamesLondon | London | £2,836 |
| 26 | TandridgeSouth East | South East | £2,825 |
| 27 | EnfieldLondon | London | £2,807 |
| 28 | HertsmereEast of England | East of England | £2,797 |
| 29 | HarrowLondon | London | £2,789 |
| 30 | Three RiversEast of England | East of England | £2,777 |
| 31 | LewishamLondon | London | £2,714 |
| 32 | RedbridgeLondon | London | £2,711 |
| 33 | Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East | South East | £2,696 |
| 34 | WokingSouth East | South East | £2,692 |
| 35 | NewhamLondon | London | £2,672 |
| 36 | CroydonLondon | London | £2,667 |
| 37 | CambridgeEast of England | East of England | £2,656 |
| 38 | WatfordEast of England | East of England | £2,650 |
| 39 | HillingdonLondon | London | £2,634 |
| 40 | Epsom and EwellSouth East | South East | £2,598 |
| 41 | Mole ValleySouth East | South East | £2,576 |
| 42 | Waltham ForestLondon | London | £2,565 |
| 43 | Reigate and BansteadSouth East | South East | £2,559 |
| 44 | BristolSouth West | South West | £2,546 |
| 45 | Bath and North East SomersetSouth West | South West | £2,535 |
| 46 | GuildfordSouth East | South East | £2,527 |
| 47 | Barking and DagenhamLondon | London | £2,519 |
| 48 | BroxbourneEast of England | East of England | £2,497 |
| 49 | HaveringLondon | London | £2,496 |
| 50 | SuttonLondon | London | £2,492 |
| 51 | SpelthorneSouth East | South East | £2,488 |
| 52 | Tonbridge and MallingSouth East | South East | £2,480 |
| 53 | Brighton and HoveSouth East | South East | £2,478 |
| 54 | Tunbridge WellsSouth East | South East | £2,462 |
| 55 | East HertfordshireEast of England | East of England | £2,449 |
| 56 | SloughSouth East | South East | £2,436 |
| 57 | HorshamSouth East | South East | £2,429 |
| 58 | BexleyLondon | London | £2,424 |
| 59 | Surrey HeathSouth East | South East | £2,411 |
| =60 | BrentwoodEast of England | East of England | £2,408 |
| =60 | RunnymedeSouth East | South East | £2,408 |
| 62 | Bracknell ForestSouth East | South East | £2,371 |
| 63 | DartfordSouth East | South East | £2,369 |
| 64 | WaverleySouth East | South East | £2,360 |
| 65 | BuckinghamshireSouth East | South East | £2,357 |
| 66 | ReadingSouth East | South East | £2,353 |
| 67 | Welwyn HatfieldEast of England | East of England | £2,337 |
| 68 | South OxfordshireSouth East | South East | £2,327 |
| 69 | HartSouth East | South East | £2,301 |
| 70 | WokinghamSouth East | South East | £2,300 |
| 71 | DacorumEast of England | East of England | £2,288 |
| 72 | CrawleySouth East | South East | £2,260 |
| 73 | WinchesterSouth East | South East | £2,249 |
| 74 | North HertfordshireEast of England | East of England | £2,235 |
| 75 | Vale of White HorseSouth East | South East | £2,230 |
| 76 | South GloucestershireSouth West | South West | £2,228 |
| 77 | ChelmsfordEast of England | East of England | £2,220 |
| 78 | Mid SussexSouth East | South East | £2,209 |
| 79 | CherwellSouth East | South East | £2,204 |
| 80 | HarlowEast of England | East of England | £2,199 |
| =81 | ThurrockEast of England | East of England | £2,195 |
| =81 | West BerkshireSouth East | South East | £2,195 |
| 83 | RushmoorSouth East | South East | £2,172 |
| 84 | LewesSouth East | South East | £2,170 |
| 85 | South CambridgeshireEast of England | East of England | £2,148 |
| 86 | StevenageEast of England | East of England | £2,126 |
| 87 | BasildonEast of England | East of England | £2,123 |
| 88 | ChichesterSouth East | South East | £2,117 |
| 89 | TraffordNorth West | North West | £2,106 |
| 90 | Milton KeynesSouth East | South East | £2,088 |
| 91 | WealdenSouth East | South East | £2,086 |
| 92 | West OxfordshireSouth East | South East | £2,082 |
| 93 | GraveshamSouth East | South East | £2,081 |
| 94 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West | South West | £2,080 |
| 95 | AdurSouth East | South East | £2,076 |
| 96 | Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East | South East | £2,065 |
| 97 | Central BedfordshireEast of England | East of England | £2,044 |
| 98 | AshfordSouth East | South East | £2,041 |
| 99 | Castle PointEast of England | East of England | £2,040 |
| 100 | CotswoldSouth West | South West | £2,037 |
| 101 | UttlesfordEast of England | East of England | £2,035 |
| 102 | ManchesterNorth West | North West | £2,014 |
| 103 | Test ValleySouth East | South East | £2,002 |
| 104 | New ForestSouth East | South East | £1,988 |
| 105 | ArunSouth East | South East | £1,982 |
| 106 | East HampshireSouth East | South East | £1,977 |
| =107 | BraintreeEast of England | East of England | £1,970 |
| =107 | MaidstoneSouth East | South East | £1,970 |
| 109 | PortsmouthSouth East | South East | £1,961 |
| 110 | FarehamSouth East | South East | £1,934 |
| 111 | WorthingSouth East | South East | £1,931 |
| 112 | ExeterSouth West | South West | £1,919 |
| 113 | RotherSouth East | South East | £1,913 |
| 114 | CheltenhamSouth West | South West | £1,908 |
| 115 | WarwickWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,907 |
| 116 | MaldonEast of England | East of England | £1,905 |
| 117 | CanterburySouth East | South East | £1,903 |
| 118 | HavantSouth East | South East | £1,895 |
| 119 | SouthamptonSouth East | South East | £1,890 |
| 120 | SolihullWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,877 |
| =121 | EastleighSouth East | South East | £1,870 |
| =121 | RochfordEast of England | East of England | £1,870 |
| 123 | Southend-on-SeaEast of England | East of England | £1,864 |
| 124 | West SuffolkEast of England | East of England | £1,856 |
| 125 | SwaleSouth East | South East | £1,855 |
| 126 | North SomersetSouth West | South West | £1,845 |
| 127 | Newcastle upon TyneNorth East | North East | £1,837 |
| 128 | MedwaySouth East | South East | £1,823 |
| =129 | LutonEast of England | East of England | £1,815 |
| =129 | Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,815 |
| 131 | BedfordEast of England | East of England | £1,806 |
| =132 | ColchesterEast of England | East of England | £1,796 |
| =132 | EastbourneSouth East | South East | £1,796 |
| 134 | TewkesburySouth West | South West | £1,778 |
| 135 | SalfordNorth West | North West | £1,770 |
| 136 | YorkYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,747 |
| 137 | StockportNorth West | North West | £1,745 |
| 138 | WiltshireSouth West | South West | £1,739 |
| 139 | GosportSouth East | South East | £1,727 |
| 140 | Folkestone and HytheSouth East | South East | £1,723 |
| 141 | HuntingdonshireEast of England | East of England | £1,698 |
| 142 | LichfieldWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,697 |
| 143 | LeedsYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,690 |
| 144 | DorsetSouth West | South West | £1,684 |
| =145 | ThanetSouth East | South East | £1,681 |
| =145 | West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,681 |
| 147 | East CambridgeshireEast of England | East of England | £1,665 |
| 148 | DoverSouth East | South East | £1,661 |
| 149 | StroudSouth West | South West | £1,660 |
| =150 | RugbyWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,656 |
| =150 | SwindonSouth West | South West | £1,656 |
| 152 | GloucesterSouth West | South West | £1,655 |
| 153 | South HamsSouth West | South West | £1,631 |
| 154 | SomersetSouth West | South West | £1,619 |
| 155 | East DevonSouth West | South West | £1,615 |
| 156 | Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West | North West | £1,612 |
| 157 | Cheshire EastNorth West | North West | £1,610 |
| 158 | BromsgroveWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,603 |
| 159 | North WarwickshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,600 |
| 160 | BaberghEast of England | East of England | £1,598 |
| 161 | HarboroughEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,595 |
| 162 | TendringEast of England | East of England | £1,586 |
| 163 | Mid SuffolkEast of England | East of England | £1,584 |
| =164 | BirminghamWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,578 |
| =164 | NorwichEast of England | East of England | £1,578 |
| 166 | South NorfolkEast of England | East of England | £1,573 |
| 167 | WychavonWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,571 |
| 168 | BlabyEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,570 |
| 169 | RushcliffeEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,564 |
| =170 | BuryNorth West | North West | £1,559 |
| =170 | Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,559 |
| 172 | TeignbridgeSouth West | South West | £1,556 |
| 173 | PeterboroughEast of England | East of England | £1,555 |
| 174 | BroadlandEast of England | East of England | £1,547 |
| 175 | WorcesterWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,541 |
| 176 | South StaffordshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,535 |
| 177 | North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,528 |
| 178 | BrecklandEast of England | East of England | £1,519 |
| =179 | Isle of WightSouth East | South East | £1,515 |
| =179 | RutlandEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,515 |
| 181 | HastingsSouth East | South East | £1,512 |
| 182 | King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England | East of England | £1,510 |
| 183 | CornwallSouth West | South West | £1,502 |
| 184 | PlymouthSouth West | South West | £1,493 |
| 185 | Malvern HillsWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,481 |
| 186 | CharnwoodEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,475 |
| 187 | IpswichEast of England | East of England | £1,472 |
| 188 | Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,466 |
| 189 | NottinghamEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,460 |
| 190 | WarringtonNorth West | North West | £1,455 |
| =191 | CoventryWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,453 |
| =191 | LeicesterEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,453 |
| =193 | Mid DevonSouth West | South West | £1,452 |
| =193 | OldhamNorth West | North West | £1,452 |
| 195 | Forest of DeanSouth West | South West | £1,450 |
| 196 | BoltonNorth West | North West | £1,449 |
| 197 | RedditchWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,446 |
| 198 | WolverhamptonWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,442 |
| 199 | South DerbyshireEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,441 |
| 200 | TamworthWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,438 |
| 201 | High PeakEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,431 |
| 202 | North West LeicestershireEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,419 |
| =203 | Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,412 |
| =203 | SeftonNorth West | North West | £1,412 |
| 205 | SandwellWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,405 |
| 206 | FyldeNorth West | North West | £1,404 |
| 207 | East StaffordshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,403 |
| 208 | TamesideNorth West | North West | £1,402 |
| =209 | Ribble ValleyNorth West | North West | £1,398 |
| =209 | ShropshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,398 |
| 211 | GedlingEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,397 |
| 212 | FenlandEast of England | East of England | £1,389 |
| 213 | BroxtoweEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,385 |
| 214 | RochdaleNorth West | North West | £1,377 |
| 215 | MeltonEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,369 |
| 216 | LincolnEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,359 |
| =217 | North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,358 |
| =217 | Telford and WrekinWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,358 |
| 219 | North NorfolkEast of England | East of England | £1,355 |
| 220 | StaffordWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,353 |
| 221 | Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,352 |
| 222 | West DevonSouth West | South West | £1,351 |
| 223 | Cannock ChaseWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,346 |
| 224 | HerefordshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,345 |
| 225 | East SuffolkEast of England | East of England | £1,341 |
| 226 | SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,339 |
| 227 | North DevonSouth West | South West | £1,331 |
| 228 | ChorleyNorth West | North West | £1,330 |
| 229 | KnowsleyNorth West | North West | £1,327 |
| 230 | WalsallWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,326 |
| 231 | Great YarmouthEast of England | East of England | £1,324 |
| 232 | Westmorland and FurnessNorth West | North West | £1,321 |
| =233 | Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,320 |
| =233 | South KestevenEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,320 |
| 235 | ErewashEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,311 |
| 236 | Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,309 |
| 237 | North KestevenEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,308 |
| 238 | DerbyEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,302 |
| 239 | St. HelensNorth West | North West | £1,300 |
| 240 | TorbaySouth West | South West | £1,296 |
| 241 | LiverpoolNorth West | North West | £1,293 |
| 242 | BostonEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,283 |
| 243 | Amber ValleyEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,280 |
| 244 | TorridgeSouth West | South West | £1,269 |
| 245 | South RibbleNorth West | North West | £1,267 |
| =246 | PrestonNorth West | North West | £1,250 |
| =246 | WirralNorth West | North West | £1,250 |
| 248 | DudleyWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,249 |
| 249 | WyreNorth West | North West | £1,242 |
| 250 | Wyre ForestWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,240 |
| 251 | West LancashireNorth West | North West | £1,232 |
| 252 | KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,231 |
| =253 | LancasterNorth West | North West | £1,226 |
| =253 | RossendaleNorth West | North West | £1,226 |
| 255 | North TynesideNorth East | North East | £1,221 |
| 256 | WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,217 |
| 257 | North East DerbyshireEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,209 |
| 258 | GatesheadNorth East | North East | £1,196 |
| 259 | AshfieldEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,194 |
| 260 | South HollandEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,191 |
| 261 | Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,188 |
| 262 | ChesterfieldEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,170 |
| 263 | Stockton-on-TeesNorth East | North East | £1,166 |
| 264 | East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,164 |
| 265 | HaltonNorth West | North West | £1,162 |
| 266 | MansfieldEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,156 |
| 267 | West LindseyEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,146 |
| 268 | East LindseyEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,145 |
| 269 | WiganNorth West | North West | £1,143 |
| =270 | BassetlawEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,132 |
| =270 | NorthumberlandNorth East | North East | £1,132 |
| =272 | BolsoverEast Midlands | East Midlands | £1,124 |
| =272 | CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,124 |
| 274 | Blackburn with DarwenNorth West | North West | £1,113 |
| 275 | BradfordYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,108 |
| 276 | PendleNorth West | North West | £1,094 |
| 277 | CumberlandNorth West | North West | £1,093 |
| 278 | DarlingtonNorth East | North East | £1,092 |
| 279 | BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,087 |
| 280 | Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands | West Midlands | £1,080 |
| 281 | SunderlandNorth East | North East | £1,079 |
| 282 | DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,076 |
| 283 | RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,074 |
| 284 | North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,058 |
| 285 | Redcar and ClevelandNorth East | North East | £1,057 |
| 286 | BlackpoolNorth West | North West | £1,050 |
| 287 | South TynesideNorth East | North East | £1,028 |
| 288 | County DurhamNorth East | North East | £999 |
| 289 | MiddlesbroughNorth East | North East | £991 |
| 290 | Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £985 |
| 291 | BurnleyNorth West | North West | £952 |
| 292 | North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £949 |
| 293 | HyndburnNorth West | North West | £943 |
| 294 | HartlepoolNorth East | North East | £806 |
| – | City of LondonLondon excluded-low-volumes | London | No figure |
| – | Isles of ScillySouth West excluded-low-volumes | South West | No figure |