Annual rent change: every council in North West
Oldham had the strongest annual rent change of North West’s 35 councils in August 2026, at 12.5%.
Bury had the weakest, at 0.8%. The middle council, Preston, had 5.9%.
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldham | 12.5% |
| 2 | Knowsley | 11.4% |
| 3 | Bolton | 11.1% |
| 4 | Rochdale | 8.5% |
| =5 | Chorley | 7.1% |
| =5 | Halton | 7.1% |
| =7 | Blackpool | 7.0% |
| =7 | Cumberland | 7.0% |
| =7 | Wirral | 7.0% |
| 10 | Wyre | 6.9% |
| =11 | Cheshire East | 6.6% |
| =11 | St. Helens | 6.6% |
| =11 | Wigan | 6.6% |
| 14 | Westmorland and Furness | 6.4% |
| =15 | Lancaster | 6.3% |
| =15 | Pendle | 6.3% |
| 17 | Cheshire West and Chester | 6.1% |
| 18 | Preston | 5.9% |
| =19 | Liverpool | 5.6% |
| =19 | West Lancashire | 5.6% |
| =21 | Ribble Valley | 5.4% |
| =21 | South Ribble | 5.4% |
| =21 | Stockport | 5.4% |
| =24 | Fylde | 5.3% |
| =24 | Sefton | 5.3% |
| =24 | Warrington | 5.3% |
| 27 | Tameside | 5.2% |
| 28 | Blackburn with Darwen | 4.4% |
| 29 | Rossendale | 4.3% |
| 30 | Manchester | 4.2% |
| 31 | Hyndburn | 3.7% |
| 32 | Salford | 3.3% |
| 33 | Burnley | 2.9% |
| 34 | Trafford | 2.5% |
| 35 | Bury | 0.8% |