# Most expensive and cheapest places in South East to rent (September 2026)

Oxford was the most expensive of South East’s 64 councils in September 2026 (average private rent £1,957).

Isle of Wight was the cheapest (£953). The middle council, Portsmouth, had £1,374.

| Rank | Area | Average private rent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) | £1,957 |
| 2 | [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge) | £1,885 |
| 3 | [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) | £1,828 |
| 4 | [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) | £1,816 |
| 5 | [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) | £1,801 |
| 6 | [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) | £1,754 |
| 7 | [Spelthorne](https://openindex.co.uk/spelthorne) | £1,726 |
| 8 | [Epsom and Ewell](https://openindex.co.uk/epsom-and-ewell) | £1,713 |
| 9 | [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) | £1,652 |
| 10 | [Tandridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tandridge) | £1,649 |
| 11 | [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) | £1,628 |
| 12 | [Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede) | £1,600 |
| 13 | [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) | £1,582 |
| 14 | [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) | £1,580 |
| 15 | [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) | £1,567 |
| 16 | [Mole Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/mole-valley) | £1,565 |
| 17 | [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) | £1,543 |
| 18 | [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) | £1,514 |
| 19 | [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) | £1,510 |
| 20 | [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) | £1,500 |
| 21 | [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley) | £1,495 |
| 22 | [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) | £1,490 |
| 23 | [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) | £1,486 |
| 24 | [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) | £1,481 |
| 25 | [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) | £1,470 |
| 26 | [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) | £1,469 |
| 27 | [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) | £1,436 |
| =28 | [Hart](https://openindex.co.uk/hart) | £1,418 |
| =28 | [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire) | £1,418 |
| 30 | [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) | £1,416 |
| 31 | [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor) | £1,391 |
| 32 | [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) | £1,374 |
| 33 | [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) | £1,369 |
| 34 | [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) | £1,355 |
| 35 | [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) | £1,346 |
| 36 | [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) | £1,345 |
| 37 | [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) | £1,343 |
| 38 | [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) | £1,340 |
| 39 | [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) | £1,316 |
| 40 | [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) | £1,315 |
| 41 | [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) | £1,312 |
| 42 | [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) | £1,303 |
| 43 | [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) | £1,300 |
| 44 | [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) | £1,288 |
| 45 | [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) | £1,266 |
| 46 | [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire) | £1,265 |
| 47 | [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) | £1,261 |
| 48 | [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) | £1,253 |
| 49 | [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) | £1,249 |
| 50 | [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) | £1,240 |
| 51 | [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) | £1,236 |
| 52 | [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) | £1,235 |
| 53 | [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) | £1,219 |
| 54 | [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) | £1,189 |
| 55 | [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) | £1,179 |
| 56 | [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) | £1,174 |
| 57 | [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport) | £1,173 |
| 58 | [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) | £1,164 |
| 59 | [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/havant) | £1,159 |
| 60 | [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) | £1,127 |
| 61 | [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) | £1,125 |
| 62 | [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover) | £1,037 |
| 63 | [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) | £1,008 |
| 64 | [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) | £953 |

Source: Price Index of Private Rents, ONS private rents. Period: September 2026. Period: September 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents/england)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents/london)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/private-rents)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/private-rents)

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