Average private rent: every council in England

Kensington and Chelsea had the highest average private rent of England’s 294 councils in August 2026, at £3,690.

Hartlepool had the lowest, at £558. The middle council, West Northamptonshire, had £1,084.

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

Average private rent for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region	Value
1	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	£3,690
2	WestminsterLondon	London	£3,196
3	IslingtonLondon	London	£2,868
4	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	£2,825
5	CamdenLondon	London	£2,819
6	HackneyLondon	London	£2,658
7	WandsworthLondon	London	£2,632
8	LambethLondon	London	£2,525
9	SouthwarkLondon	London	£2,474
10	Tower HamletsLondon	London	£2,453
11	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	£2,333
12	HaringeyLondon	London	£2,219
13	MertonLondon	London	£2,172
14	EalingLondon	London	£2,109
15	BrentLondon	London	£2,014
16	GreenwichLondon	London	£1,995
17	OxfordSouth East	South East	£1,963
18	HounslowLondon	London	£1,952
19	BarnetLondon	London	£1,949
20	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	£1,931
21	NewhamLondon	London	£1,928
22	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	£1,891
23	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,885
24	BristolSouth West	South West	£1,883
25	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	£1,844
=26	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	£1,829
=26	LewishamLondon	London	£1,829
=26	WatfordEast of England	East of England	£1,829
29	EnfieldLondon	London	£1,827
30	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	£1,826
31	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	£1,811
32	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	£1,809
33	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	£1,808
34	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	£1,805
35	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	£1,800
36	HarrowLondon	London	£1,778
37	Waltham ForestLondon	London	£1,763
38	GuildfordSouth East	South East	£1,736
39	RedbridgeLondon	London	£1,726
40	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	£1,698
41	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	£1,696
42	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	£1,690
43	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	£1,685
44	BromleyLondon	London	£1,684
45	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	£1,640
46	TandridgeSouth East	South East	£1,637
=47	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	£1,620
=47	WokingSouth East	South East	£1,620
49	DacorumEast of England	East of England	£1,594
50	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	£1,586
51	CroydonLondon	London	£1,582
52	DartfordSouth East	South East	£1,575
53	ReadingSouth East	South East	£1,574
54	HillingdonLondon	London	£1,570
=55	HaveringLondon	London	£1,565
=55	SloughSouth East	South East	£1,565
57	SuttonLondon	London	£1,556
58	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	£1,551
59	BexleyLondon	London	£1,537
=60	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,533
=60	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	£1,533
62	HarlowEast of England	East of England	£1,521
63	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	£1,512
64	WinchesterSouth East	South East	£1,508
65	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	£1,503
66	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	£1,489
67	CrawleySouth East	South East	£1,488
68	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	£1,475
69	HorshamSouth East	South East	£1,474
70	WokinghamSouth East	South East	£1,466
71	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	£1,464
72	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	£1,462
73	WaverleySouth East	South East	£1,459
74	StevenageEast of England	East of England	£1,440
75	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	£1,439
76	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,434
77	BasildonEast of England	East of England	£1,424
78	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	£1,423
79	HartSouth East	South East	£1,414
80	AdurSouth East	South East	£1,410
81	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£1,408
82	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£1,402
83	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	£1,398
84	RushmoorSouth East	South East	£1,385
85	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	£1,380
86	ManchesterNorth West	North West	£1,373
87	TraffordNorth West	North West	£1,369
88	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	£1,368
89	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	£1,352
90	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	£1,344
91	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	£1,338
92	GraveshamSouth East	South East	£1,336
=93	ChichesterSouth East	South East	£1,333
=93	LewesSouth East	South East	£1,333
95	ExeterSouth West	South West	£1,318
96	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	£1,309
97	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	£1,306
98	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£1,305
99	CherwellSouth East	South East	£1,304
100	RochfordEast of England	East of England	£1,300
=101	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	£1,297
=101	WorthingSouth East	South East	£1,297
103	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	£1,289
104	CanterburySouth East	South East	£1,280
105	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,279
=106	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	£1,262
=106	East HampshireSouth East	South East	£1,262
=106	WealdenSouth East	South East	£1,262
109	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	£1,261
110	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	£1,257
111	CotswoldSouth West	South West	£1,252
112	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,250
113	AshfordSouth East	South East	£1,248
114	New ForestSouth East	South East	£1,244
115	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,241
116	Test ValleySouth East	South East	£1,235
117	MedwaySouth East	South East	£1,232
118	ArunSouth East	South East	£1,231
119	LutonEast of England	East of England	£1,222
120	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	£1,215
121	EastleighSouth East	South East	£1,214
122	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	£1,213
123	North SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,209
124	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,199
125	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	£1,197
126	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,183
127	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	£1,178
128	FarehamSouth East	South East	£1,176
129	BedfordEast of England	East of England	£1,173
130	SalfordNorth West	North West	£1,170
=131	EastbourneSouth East	South East	£1,169
=131	GosportSouth East	South East	£1,169
133	RotherSouth East	South East	£1,165
134	HavantSouth East	South East	£1,151
135	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,149
136	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,145
137	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£1,142
138	MaldonEast of England	East of England	£1,139
139	StockportNorth West	North West	£1,119
140	ThanetSouth East	South East	£1,118
141	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£1,116
142	SwaleSouth East	South East	£1,114
143	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,103
144	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,099
145	SwindonSouth West	South West	£1,096
146	TewkesburySouth West	South West	£1,093
147	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,084
148	WiltshireSouth West	South West	£1,082
149	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£1,057
150	DorsetSouth West	South West	£1,056
151	TendringEast of England	East of England	£1,053
152	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,049
153	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,047
154	StroudSouth West	South West	£1,041
155	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£1,038
156	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,024
157	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,023
158	DoverSouth East	South East	£1,021
159	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,020
160	SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,016
161	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,014
=162	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£1,012
=162	South HamsSouth West	South West	£1,012
164	HastingsSouth East	South East	£1,007
165	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,005
166	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£1,004
167	CornwallSouth West	South West	£1,000
168	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£998
169	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£995
=170	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£992
=170	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£992
172	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£991
173	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£985
174	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£982
175	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£981
176	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£977
177	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£976
178	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£973
179	BuryNorth West	North West	£969
180	East DevonSouth West	South West	£968
181	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£965
=182	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£961
=182	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£961
184	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£960
185	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£958
186	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£954
187	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£953
188	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£951
189	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£946
190	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£945
=191	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£942
=191	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£942
=191	OldhamNorth West	North West	£942
194	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£941
=195	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£938
=195	SeftonNorth West	North West	£938
197	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£937
198	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£934
=199	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£931
=199	TamesideNorth West	North West	£931
201	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£928
=202	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£925
=202	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£925
204	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£924
205	TorbaySouth West	South West	£920
206	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£914
207	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£913
208	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£904
209	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£901
210	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£899
211	BoltonNorth West	North West	£894
212	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£882
213	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£878
214	FyldeNorth West	North West	£870
215	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£867
216	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£865
217	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£861
218	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£860
219	WirralNorth West	North West	£859
=220	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£858
=220	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£858
=220	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£858
223	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£857
224	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£855
225	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£849
=226	North DevonSouth West	South West	£846
=226	West DevonSouth West	South West	£846
228	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£845
=229	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£842
=229	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£842
231	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£841
232	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£834
233	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£833
234	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£828
235	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£825
236	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£824
=237	LancasterNorth West	North West	£823
=237	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£823
239	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£821
240	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£819
=241	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£818
=241	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£818
243	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£816
244	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£811
245	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£807
=246	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£806
=246	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£806
=246	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£806
=249	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£805
=249	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£805
251	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£804
252	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£799
253	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£798
254	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£795
255	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£791
=256	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£790
=256	PrestonNorth West	North West	£790
258	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£789
259	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£782
260	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£775
261	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£758
262	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£756
263	HaltonNorth West	North West	£749
264	WiganNorth West	North West	£746
265	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£745
=266	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£743
=266	WyreNorth West	North West	£743
268	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£741
269	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£735
270	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£728
271	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£727
272	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£724
273	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£719
274	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£715
275	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£714
276	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£707
277	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£706
278	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£704
279	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£698
280	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£696
281	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£695
=282	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£694
=282	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£694
284	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£689
285	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£686
286	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£681
287	PendleNorth West	North West	£670
288	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£653
289	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£650
290	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£648
291	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£644
292	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£643
293	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£631
294	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£558
–	City of LondonLondon excluded-low-volumes	London	No figure
–	Isles of ScillySouth West excluded-low-volumes	South West	No figure

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