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

Bristol was the most expensive of South West’s 26 councils in September 2026 (four-bedroom or larger private rent £2,558).

Torridge was the cheapest (£1,274). The middle council, Swindon, had £1,668.

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

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Four-bedroom or larger private rent for every council in South West, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Bristol£2,558
2Bath and North East Somerset£2,546
3South Gloucestershire£2,243
4Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£2,083
5Cotswold£2,055
6Cheltenham£1,920
7Exeter£1,918
8North Somerset£1,851
9Tewkesbury£1,799
10Wiltshire£1,754
11Dorset£1,688
=12Stroud£1,668
=12Swindon£1,668
14Gloucester£1,663
15South Hams£1,633
16East Devon£1,629
17Somerset£1,628
18Teignbridge£1,563
19Plymouth£1,498
20Cornwall£1,496
21Mid Devon£1,456
22Forest of Dean£1,449
23West Devon£1,363
24North Devon£1,334
25Torbay£1,300
26Torridge£1,274
–Isles of Scilly

ONS does not publish private rents for the City of London or the Isles of Scilly because too few rents are collected there.

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