Rent growth: fastest and slowest places in South West (September 2026)
Tewkesbury had the strongest annual rent change of South West’s 26 councils in September 2026, at 14.4%.
Forest of Dean had the weakest, at −0.9%. The middle council, Plymouth, had 4.4%.
1 council has no figure, and it is listed at the end with the reason.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tewkesbury | 14.4% |
| 2 | Bath and North East Somerset | 7.5% |
| 3 | Gloucester | 6.8% |
| 4 | East Devon | 6.6% |
| 5 | Stroud | 6.5% |
| =6 | Cotswold | 6.3% |
| =6 | Somerset | 6.3% |
| 8 | Cheltenham | 6.1% |
| 9 | Wiltshire | 5.8% |
| 10 | Bristol | 5.7% |
| 11 | Swindon | 5.0% |
| 12 | South Gloucestershire | 4.9% |
| 13 | Plymouth | 4.4% |
| 14 | Dorset | 4.2% |
| 15 | West Devon | 3.9% |
| 16 | Torbay | 3.7% |
| 17 | Teignbridge | 3.6% |
| 18 | North Somerset | 3.1% |
| 19 | South Hams | 3.0% |
| 20 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 2.2% |
| 21 | Torridge | 2.1% |
| 22 | Mid Devon | 1.5% |
| 23 | Cornwall | 0.9% |
| 24 | Exeter | 0.2% |
| 25 | North Devon | −0.3% |
| 26 | Forest of Dean | −0.9% |
| – | Isles of Scilly ONS does not publish private rents for the City of London or the Isles of Scilly because too few rents are collected there. | No figure |