# Rent growth: fastest and slowest places in Wales (September 2026)

Powys had the strongest annual rent change of Wales’s 22 councils in September 2026, at 8.6%.

Merthyr Tydfil had the weakest, at −1.9%. The middle council, Isle of Anglesey, had 5.9%.

| Rank | Area | Annual rent change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys) | 8.6% |
| 2 | [Flintshire](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire) | 7.9% |
| 3 | [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend) | 7.8% |
| =4 | [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly) | 7.1% |
| =4 | [Gwynedd](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd) | 7.1% |
| 6 | [Carmarthenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire) | 6.5% |
| 7 | [Neath Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot) | 6.3% |
| 8 | [Denbighshire](https://openindex.co.uk/denbighshire) | 6.2% |
| 9 | [Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea) | 6.0% |
| =10 | [Blaenau Gwent](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent) | 5.9% |
| =10 | [Isle of Anglesey](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-anglesey) | 5.9% |
| 12 | [Pembrokeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/pembrokeshire) | 4.6% |
| 13 | [Ceredigion](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion) | 3.7% |
| 14 | [Cardiff](https://openindex.co.uk/cardiff) | 3.2% |
| 15 | [Wrexham](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham) | 3.0% |
| 16 | [Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport) | 2.9% |
| 17 | [Conwy](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy) | 2.7% |
| 18 | [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/torfaen) | 2.3% |
| 19 | [Monmouthshire](https://openindex.co.uk/monmouthshire) | 2.1% |
| 20 | [Vale of Glamorgan](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-glamorgan) | 1.7% |
| 21 | [Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf) | 0.6% |
| 22 | [Merthyr Tydfil](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil) | −1.9% |

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)
- [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)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/rent-change/south-west)

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

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