Average private rent: every council in North West
Manchester had the highest average private rent of North West’s 35 councils in August 2026, at £1,373.
Burnley had the lowest, at £631. The middle council, Lancaster, had £823.
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | £1,373 |
| 2 | Trafford | £1,369 |
| 3 | Salford | £1,170 |
| 4 | Stockport | £1,119 |
| 5 | Cheshire West and Chester | £991 |
| 6 | Cheshire East | £985 |
| 7 | Bury | £969 |
| 8 | Oldham | £942 |
| 9 | Sefton | £938 |
| 10 | Tameside | £931 |
| 11 | Liverpool | £913 |
| 12 | Warrington | £899 |
| 13 | Bolton | £894 |
| 14 | Fylde | £870 |
| 15 | Wirral | £859 |
| 16 | Knowsley | £858 |
| 17 | Rochdale | £855 |
| 18 | Lancaster | £823 |
| 19 | Ribble Valley | £818 |
| 20 | Westmorland and Furness | £816 |
| 21 | Rossendale | £811 |
| 22 | St. Helens | £807 |
| =23 | South Ribble | £805 |
| =23 | West Lancashire | £805 |
| 25 | Chorley | £798 |
| 26 | Preston | £790 |
| 27 | Halton | £749 |
| 28 | Wigan | £746 |
| 29 | Wyre | £743 |
| 30 | Blackpool | £719 |
| 31 | Blackburn with Darwen | £714 |
| 32 | Cumberland | £681 |
| 33 | Pendle | £670 |
| 34 | Hyndburn | £648 |
| 35 | Burnley | £631 |