Listz area intelligence

Average private rental costs by council

Compare ONS modelled average monthly rents across England and Wales for typical bedroom counts and property types.

316 councils2 retained without a published estimate
September 2026Latest published rental period
One bedroomSelected accommodation measure

Accommodation type

These are modelled council averages, not advertised-property medians. They describe the wider private rental market and do not represent university halls, purpose-built student accommodation, a guaranteed asking rent or the price of a particular property.

Highest average rents: One bedroom

Highest average rents for One bedroom
RankCouncil areaMonthlyAnnual equivalentAnnual changeMonthly change
1Kensington and Chelsea£2,674£32,088+3.5%+1.3%
2Westminster£2,557£30,684+0.1%+0.4%
3Islington£2,189£26,268+7.1%+0.5%
4Camden£2,063£24,756+1.6%+0.5%
5Hammersmith and Fulham£2,025£24,300+5.2%+1.3%
6Hackney£2,007£24,084+4.0%+0.3%
7Tower Hamlets£1,998£23,976+3.6%+0.3%
8Wandsworth£1,943£23,316+4.4%+0.2%
9Southwark£1,907£22,884+7.5%+1.7%
10Lambeth£1,890£22,680+3.4%+0.5%
11Richmond upon Thames£1,744£20,928+5.6%+0.6%
12Merton£1,645£19,740+5.6%+0.4%
13Haringey£1,643£19,716+1.3%+0.2%
14Ealing£1,642£19,704+3.9%+0.8%
15Newham£1,631£19,572+2.8%+0.1%
16Hounslow£1,589£19,068+3.6%+0.4%
17Brent£1,578£18,936+4.7%+0.1%
18Greenwich£1,564£18,768+6.0%+0.1%
19Barnet£1,502£18,024+3.0%+0.1%
20Lewisham£1,459£17,508+2.1%+0.1%

Lowest average rents: One bedroom

Lowest average rents for One bedroom
RankCouncil areaMonthlyAnnual equivalentAnnual changeMonthly change
1Hartlepool£403£4,836+1.0%+0.5%
2Redcar and Cleveland£457£5,484+1.4%+0.1%
3North East Lincolnshire£458£5,496+7.5%+1.1%
4County Durham£459£5,508+6.4%+0.5%
5Powys£464£5,568+8.4%+0.4%
6Burnley£466£5,592+3.0%+0.2%
7North Lincolnshire£472£5,664+5.7%+0.1%
8Hyndburn£487£5,844+3.6%+0.3%
9Rotherham£490£5,880+3.6%+0.4%
10Bolsover£493£5,916+2.5%-0.9%
11Doncaster£496£5,952+5.2%+0.7%
12Northumberland£496£5,952+7.1%+0.2%
13Darlington£497£5,964+5.8%+0.2%
14Middlesbrough£498£5,976+3.6%-0.1%
15Pendle£499£5,988+6.5%+0.4%
16Kingston upon Hull, City of£500£6,000+7.3%+0.1%
17Neath Port Talbot£501£6,012+5.8%+0.4%
18East Riding of Yorkshire£502£6,024+4.4%-0.2%
19Blackpool£503£6,036+6.9%+0.4%
20Carmarthenshire£503£6,036+6.4%+0.6%

Methodology and limitations

Ranking measure

ONS modelled average monthly private rent for the selected bedroom count or property type in September 2026.

Coverage

The current publication supplies estimates for 316 of 318 Listz areas. City of London and Isles of Scilly remain visible in the underlying dataset as unavailable.

Change figures

Annual change compares with the same month one year earlier. Monthly change compares with the preceding month and may be revised in later releases.

Interpretation

Council averages conceal neighbourhood and property-level variation. Furnishing, condition, size, exact location and included services can materially change the rent.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.