# 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.

| Rank | Area | Annual rent change | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | 14.4% | – |
| 2 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | 7.5% | – |
| 3 | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | 6.8% | – |
| 4 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | 6.6% | – |
| 5 | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | 6.5% | – |
| =6 | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | 6.3% | – |
| =6 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | 6.3% | – |
| 8 | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | 6.1% | – |
| 9 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | 5.8% | – |
| 10 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | 5.7% | – |
| 11 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | 5.0% | – |
| 12 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | 4.9% | – |
| 13 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | 4.4% | – |
| 14 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | 4.2% | – |
| 15 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | 3.9% | – |
| 16 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | 3.7% | – |
| 17 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | 3.6% | – |
| 18 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | 3.1% | – |
| 19 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | 3.0% | – |
| 20 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | 2.2% | – |
| 21 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | 2.1% | – |
| 22 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | 1.5% | – |
| 23 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | 0.9% | – |
| 24 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | 0.2% | – |
| 25 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | −0.3% | – |
| 26 | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | −0.9% | – |
| – | [Isles of Scilly](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly) | No figure | ONS does not publish private rents for the City of London or the Isles of Scilly because too few rents are collected there. |

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

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

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