Average private rent: every council in West Midlands
Solihull had the highest average private rent of West Midlands’s 30 councils in August 2026, at £1,279.
Stoke-on-Trent had the lowest, at £715. The middle council, Malvern Hills, had £946.
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solihull | £1,279 |
| 2 | Warwick | £1,241 |
| 3 | Stratford-on-Avon | £1,149 |
| 4 | Lichfield | £1,103 |
| 5 | Birmingham | £1,099 |
| 6 | Rugby | £1,049 |
| 7 | Coventry | £1,020 |
| 8 | Bromsgrove | £992 |
| 9 | North Warwickshire | £982 |
| 10 | Worcester | £977 |
| 11 | Redditch | £976 |
| 12 | South Staffordshire | £958 |
| 13 | Wychavon | £954 |
| 14 | Sandwell | £953 |
| 15 | Malvern Hills | £946 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton | £945 |
| =17 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | £925 |
| =17 | Tamworth | £925 |
| 19 | Walsall | £924 |
| 20 | Stafford | £901 |
| 21 | Cannock Chase | £867 |
| 22 | Telford and Wrekin | £861 |
| =23 | Dudley | £858 |
| =23 | East Staffordshire | £858 |
| 25 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | £833 |
| 26 | Wyre Forest | £825 |
| 27 | Shropshire | £823 |
| 28 | Herefordshire | £821 |
| 29 | Staffordshire Moorlands | £728 |
| 30 | Stoke-on-Trent | £715 |