Four-bedroom or larger private rent: every council in the UK

Kensington and Chelsea had the highest four-bedroom or larger private rent of the UK’s 316 councils in August 2026, at £5,650.

Hartlepool had the lowest, at £806. The middle council, Cheshire East, had £1,610.

45 councils have no figure, and they are listed at the end with the reason.

Four-bedroom or larger private rent for every council in the UK, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region or nation	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	CardiffWales	Wales	£1,703
142	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£1,698
143	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,697
144	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,690
145	DorsetSouth West	South West	£1,684
=146	ThanetSouth East	South East	£1,681
=146	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,681
148	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£1,665
149	DoverSouth East	South East	£1,661
150	StroudSouth West	South West	£1,660
=151	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,656
=151	SwindonSouth West	South West	£1,656
153	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£1,655
154	South HamsSouth West	South West	£1,631
155	SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,619
156	East DevonSouth West	South West	£1,615
157	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£1,612
158	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£1,610
159	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,603
160	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,600
161	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£1,598
162	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,595
163	TendringEast of England	East of England	£1,586
164	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,584
=165	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,578
=165	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£1,578
167	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£1,573
168	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,571
169	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,570
170	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,564
=171	BuryNorth West	North West	£1,559
=171	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,559
173	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£1,556
174	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£1,555
175	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£1,547
176	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,541
177	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,535
178	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,528
179	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£1,519
=180	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£1,515
=180	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,515
182	HastingsSouth East	South East	£1,512
183	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£1,510
184	CornwallSouth West	South West	£1,502
=185	MonmouthshireWales	Wales	£1,493
=185	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£1,493
187	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,481
188	Vale of GlamorganWales	Wales	£1,478
189	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,475
190	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£1,472
191	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,466
192	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,460
193	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£1,455
=194	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,453
=194	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,453
=196	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£1,452
=196	OldhamNorth West	North West	£1,452
198	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£1,450
199	BoltonNorth West	North West	£1,449
200	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,446
201	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,442
202	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,441
203	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,438
204	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,431
205	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,419
=206	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,412
=206	SeftonNorth West	North West	£1,412
208	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,405
209	FyldeNorth West	North West	£1,404
210	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,403
211	TamesideNorth West	North West	£1,402
=212	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£1,398
=212	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,398
214	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,397
215	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£1,389
216	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,385
=217	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£1,377
=217	TorfaenWales	Wales	£1,377
219	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,369
220	NewportWales	Wales	£1,362
221	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,359
=222	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,358
=222	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,358
224	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£1,355
225	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,353
226	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,352
227	West DevonSouth West	South West	£1,351
228	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,346
229	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,345
230	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,341
231	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,339
232	North DevonSouth West	South West	£1,331
233	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£1,330
234	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£1,327
235	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,326
236	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£1,324
237	FlintshireWales	Wales	£1,323
238	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£1,321
=239	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,320
=239	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,320
241	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,311
242	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,309
243	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,308
244	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,302
245	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£1,300
246	TorbaySouth West	South West	£1,296
247	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£1,293
248	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,283
249	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,280
250	SwanseaWales	Wales	£1,275
251	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£1,269
252	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£1,267
=253	PrestonNorth West	North West	£1,250
=253	WirralNorth West	North West	£1,250
255	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,249
256	WyreNorth West	North West	£1,242
257	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,240
258	ConwyWales	Wales	£1,233
259	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£1,232
260	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,231
=261	LancasterNorth West	North West	£1,226
=261	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£1,226
263	WrexhamWales	Wales	£1,224
264	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£1,221
265	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,217
266	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,209
267	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£1,196
268	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,194
269	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,191
270	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,188
271	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,170
272	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£1,166
273	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,164
274	HaltonNorth West	North West	£1,162
275	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,156
276	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,146
277	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,145
278	WiganNorth West	North West	£1,143
279	BridgendWales	Wales	£1,142
=280	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,132
=280	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£1,132
=282	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,124
=282	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,124
284	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£1,113
285	DenbighshireWales	Wales	£1,111
286	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,108
=287	CaerphillyWales	Wales	£1,094
=287	PendleNorth West	North West	£1,094
289	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£1,093
290	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£1,092
=291	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,087
=291	Merthyr TydfilWales	Wales	£1,087
293	CeredigionWales	Wales	£1,086
294	Isle of AngleseyWales	Wales	£1,084
295	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,080
296	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£1,079
297	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,076
298	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,074
299	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,058
300	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£1,057
301	GwyneddWales	Wales	£1,055
302	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£1,050
303	PembrokeshireWales	Wales	£1,036
304	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£1,028
305	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£999
306	CarmarthenshireWales	Wales	£997
307	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	Wales	£995
308	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£991
309	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£985
310	Neath Port TalbotWales	Wales	£976
311	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£952
312	PowysWales	Wales	£950
313	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£949
314	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£943
315	Blaenau GwentWales	Wales	£903
316	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£806
–	Aberdeen CityScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	AberdeenshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	AngusScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Argyll and ButeScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	BelfastNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	City of EdinburghScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	City of LondonLondon excluded-low-volumes	London	No figure
–	ClackmannanshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Dumfries and GallowayScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Dundee CityScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	East AyrshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	East DunbartonshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	East LothianScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	East RenfrewshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	FalkirkScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	FifeScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Glasgow CityScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	HighlandScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	InverclydeScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Isles of ScillySouth West excluded-low-volumes	South West	No figure
–	Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	MidlothianScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	MorayScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	North AyrshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	North LanarkshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Orkney IslandsScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Perth and KinrossScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	RenfrewshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Scottish BordersScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Shetland IslandsScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	South AyrshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	South LanarkshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	StirlingScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	West DunbartonshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	West LothianScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure

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