Average private rent: every council in the UK

Kensington and Chelsea had the highest average private rent of the UK’s 316 councils in August 2026, at £3,690.

Hartlepool had the lowest, at £558. The middle council, Leicester, had £1,023.

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

Average 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	£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	CardiffWales	Wales	£1,177
129	FarehamSouth East	South East	£1,176
130	BedfordEast of England	East of England	£1,173
131	SalfordNorth West	North West	£1,170
=132	EastbourneSouth East	South East	£1,169
=132	GosportSouth East	South East	£1,169
134	RotherSouth East	South East	£1,165
135	HavantSouth East	South East	£1,151
136	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,149
137	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,145
138	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£1,142
139	MaldonEast of England	East of England	£1,139
140	StockportNorth West	North West	£1,119
141	ThanetSouth East	South East	£1,118
142	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£1,116
143	SwaleSouth East	South East	£1,114
144	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,103
145	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,099
146	SwindonSouth West	South West	£1,096
147	TewkesburySouth West	South West	£1,093
148	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,084
149	WiltshireSouth West	South West	£1,082
150	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£1,057
151	DorsetSouth West	South West	£1,056
152	TendringEast of England	East of England	£1,053
153	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,049
154	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,047
155	StroudSouth West	South West	£1,041
156	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£1,038
157	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,024
158	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,023
159	DoverSouth East	South East	£1,021
160	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,020
161	SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,016
162	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,014
=163	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£1,012
=163	South HamsSouth West	South West	£1,012
165	HastingsSouth East	South East	£1,007
166	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,005
167	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£1,004
168	CornwallSouth West	South West	£1,000
169	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£998
170	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£995
171	MonmouthshireWales	Wales	£994
=172	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£992
=172	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£992
174	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£991
175	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£985
=176	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£982
=176	Vale of GlamorganWales	Wales	£982
178	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£981
179	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£977
180	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£976
181	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£973
182	BuryNorth West	North West	£969
183	East DevonSouth West	South West	£968
184	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£965
=185	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£961
=185	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£961
187	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£960
188	NewportWales	Wales	£959
189	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£958
190	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£954
191	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£953
192	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£951
193	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£946
194	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£945
=195	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£942
=195	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£942
=195	OldhamNorth West	North West	£942
198	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£941
=199	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£938
=199	SeftonNorth West	North West	£938
201	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£937
202	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£934
=203	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£931
=203	TamesideNorth West	North West	£931
205	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£928
=206	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£925
=206	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£925
208	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£924
209	TorbaySouth West	South West	£920
210	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£914
211	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£913
212	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£904
213	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£901
214	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£899
215	BoltonNorth West	North West	£894
216	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£882
217	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£878
218	FyldeNorth West	North West	£870
219	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£867
220	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£865
221	TorfaenWales	Wales	£862
222	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£861
223	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£860
224	WirralNorth West	North West	£859
=225	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£858
=225	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£858
=225	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£858
228	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£857
229	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£855
230	SwanseaWales	Wales	£852
231	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£849
=232	North DevonSouth West	South West	£846
=232	West DevonSouth West	South West	£846
234	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£845
=235	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£842
=235	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£842
237	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£841
238	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£834
239	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£833
240	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£828
241	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£825
242	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£824
=243	LancasterNorth West	North West	£823
=243	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£823
245	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£821
246	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£819
=247	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£818
=247	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£818
249	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£816
=250	FlintshireWales	Wales	£811
=250	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£811
252	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£807
=253	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£806
=253	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£806
=253	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£806
=256	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£805
=256	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£805
258	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£804
259	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£799
260	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£798
261	ConwyWales	Wales	£796
262	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£795
263	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£791
=264	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£790
=264	PrestonNorth West	North West	£790
266	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£789
267	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£782
268	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£775
269	WrexhamWales	Wales	£770
270	BridgendWales	Wales	£763
271	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£758
272	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£756
=273	Merthyr TydfilWales	Wales	£754
=273	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	Wales	£754
275	HaltonNorth West	North West	£749
276	CaerphillyWales	Wales	£747
277	WiganNorth West	North West	£746
278	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£745
=279	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£743
=279	WyreNorth West	North West	£743
281	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£741
282	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£735
283	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£728
284	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£727
=285	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£724
=285	GwyneddWales	Wales	£724
287	CeredigionWales	Wales	£723
288	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£719
289	DenbighshireWales	Wales	£718
290	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£715
=291	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£714
=291	Isle of AngleseyWales	Wales	£714
293	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£707
294	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£706
295	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£704
296	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£698
297	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£696
298	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£695
=299	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£694
=299	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£694
=299	PembrokeshireWales	Wales	£694
302	Neath Port TalbotWales	Wales	£690
303	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£689
304	CarmarthenshireWales	Wales	£687
305	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£686
=306	Blaenau GwentWales	Wales	£681
=306	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£681
308	PendleNorth West	North West	£670
309	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£653
310	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£650
311	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£648
312	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£644
313	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£643
314	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£631
315	PowysWales	Wales	£621
316	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£558
–	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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