# Rent growth: fastest and slowest places in Yorkshire and The Humber (September 2026)

Kirklees had the strongest annual rent change of Yorkshire and The Humber’s 15 councils in September 2026, at 12.5%.

Bradford had the weakest, at 1.6%. The middle council, Doncaster, had 5.2%.

| Rank | Area | Annual rent change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 12.5% |
| 2 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 7.6% |
| 3 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 7.5% |
| 4 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 7.2% |
| 5 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 6.7% |
| 6 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 5.9% |
| 7 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 5.8% |
| 8 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 5.2% |
| 9 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 4.6% |
| 10 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 4.5% |
| 11 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 4.1% |
| 12 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 3.4% |
| 13 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 3.2% |
| 14 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 2.3% |
| 15 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 1.6% |

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)
- [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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