Annual rent change: every council in Wales
Powys had the strongest annual rent change of Wales’s 22 councils in August 2026, at 9.1%.
Merthyr Tydfil had the weakest, at −1.6%. The middle council, Isle of Anglesey, had 5.2%.
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powys | 9.1% |
| 2 | Caerphilly | 8.1% |
| 3 | Bridgend | 7.8% |
| 4 | Flintshire | 7.2% |
| 5 | Gwynedd | 6.9% |
| 6 | Blaenau Gwent | 6.8% |
| 7 | Carmarthenshire | 6.6% |
| 8 | Neath Port Talbot | 6.3% |
| =9 | Denbighshire | 6.2% |
| =9 | Swansea | 6.2% |
| 11 | Isle of Anglesey | 5.2% |
| 12 | Pembrokeshire | 4.7% |
| 13 | Ceredigion | 4.4% |
| 14 | Cardiff | 3.5% |
| 15 | Wrexham | 3.2% |
| =16 | Newport | 2.7% |
| =16 | Vale of Glamorgan | 2.7% |
| 18 | Conwy | 2.6% |
| 19 | Monmouthshire | 2.3% |
| =20 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | 1.7% |
| =20 | Torfaen | 1.7% |
| 22 | Merthyr Tydfil | −1.6% |