109 UK cities · 12 regions · 2026/27 data

Average Rent by City UK — 2026 Comparison

Compare monthly rent across 109+ cities in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Filter by region and enter your salary to see personalised affordability labels.

Is each city affordable for you?

Optional

Enter your salary to see personalised affordability labels on every city.

Showing 109 of 109 cities

Add your salary above to see affordability labels

City1-bed /mo1-bed /mo2-bed /mo

Aberdeen

Scotland

£810

£980

Basingstoke

South East

£945

£1,190

Bath

South West

£1,350

£1,700

Beeston

East Midlands

£675

£850

Belfast

Northern Ireland

£765

£935

Birmingham

West Midlands

£855

£1,105

Blackburn

North West

£585

£725

Blackpool

North West

£585

£725

Bolton

North West

£630

£810

Bournemouth

South West

£1,035

£1,275

Bradford

Yorkshire & Humber

£630

£810

Bridgend

Wales

£675

£850

Brighton

South East

£1,305

£1,660

Bristol

South West

£1,215

£1,490

Burnley

North West

£540

£680

Cambridge

East of England

£1,395

£1,745

Canterbury

South East

£990

£1,235

Cardiff

Wales

£900

£1,150

Carlisle

North West

£630

£810

Chelmsford

East of England

£990

£1,235

Chelsea

London

£2,880

£3,825

Cheltenham

South West

£990

£1,235

Chester

North West

£900

£1,150

Clifton

South West

£1,170

£1,530

Colchester

East of England

£855

£1,065

Coventry

West Midlands

£810

£1,020

Crawley

South East

£990

£1,235

Darlington

North East

£630

£810

Derby

East Midlands

£675

£850

Derry

Northern Ireland

£630

£810

Didsbury

North West

£945

£1,190

Doncaster

Yorkshire & Humber

£630

£810

Dudley

West Midlands

£630

£810

Dundee

Scotland

£630

£810

Durham

North East

£765

£935

Edinburgh

Scotland

£1,305

£1,700

Exeter

South West

£945

£1,190

Gateshead

North East

£675

£850

Glasgow

Scotland

£855

£1,065

Gloucester

South West

£810

£1,020

Guildford

South East

£1,305

£1,660

Harrogate

Yorkshire & Humber

£945

£1,190

Hartlepool

North East

£540

£680

Headingley

Yorkshire & Humber

£765

£980

Hemel Hempstead

South East

£1,080

£1,360

High Wycombe

South East

£1,080

£1,360

Huddersfield

Yorkshire & Humber

£675

£850

Hull

Yorkshire & Humber

£585

£725

Inverness

Scotland

£765

£935

Ipswich

East of England

£765

£935

Jesmond

North East

£810

£1,060

Kensington

London

£2,700

£3,570

King's Lynn

East of England

£675

£850

Lancaster

North West

£720

£895

Leeds

Yorkshire & Humber

£855

£1,065

Leicester

East Midlands

£720

£895

Lincoln

East Midlands

£675

£850

Lisburn

Northern Ireland

£720

£895

Liverpool

North West

£765

£935

Livingston

Scotland

£810

£1,020

Llanelli

Wales

£585

£750

London

£1,890

£2,425

Loughborough

East Midlands

£675

£850

Luton

South East

£945

£1,190

Maidstone

South East

£900

£1,150

Manchester

North West

£1,035

£1,320

Middlesbrough

North East

£585

£725

Milton Keynes

South East

£990

£1,235

Newcastle

North East

£720

£895

Newport

Wales

£765

£935

Newry

Northern Ireland

£630

£810

Northampton

East Midlands

£765

£935

Norwich

East of England

£810

£1,020

Nottingham

East Midlands

£720

£895

Oxford

South East

£1,440

£1,785

Perth

Scotland

£765

£935

Peterborough

East of England

£810

£1,020

Plymouth

South West

£765

£935

Portsmouth

South East

£900

£1,105

Preston

North West

£675

£850

Reading

South East

£1,125

£1,405

Salford

North West

£945

£1,190

Salisbury

South West

£990

£1,235

Scarborough

Yorkshire & Humber

£630

£810

Sheffield

Yorkshire & Humber

£720

£895

Shrewsbury

West Midlands

£720

£895

Slough

South East

£1,080

£1,360

Solihull

West Midlands

£900

£1,150

Southampton

South East

£945

£1,190

Southend-on-Sea

East of England

£900

£1,150

St Albans

South East

£1,260

£1,615

Stirling

Scotland

£855

£1,065

Stockport

North West

£855

£1,065

Sunderland

North East

£585

£725

Swansea

Wales

£720

£895

Swindon

South West

£900

£1,150

Taunton

South West

£810

£1,020

Telford

West Midlands

£675

£850

Torquay

South West

£720

£895

Wakefield

Yorkshire & Humber

£675

£850

Walsall

West Midlands

£630

£810

Warrington

North West

£810

£1,020

Watford

South East

£1,125

£1,405

West Bridgford

East Midlands

£855

£1,105

Winchester

South East

£1,170

£1,490

Wolverhampton

West Midlands

£675

£850

Worcester

West Midlands

£765

£935

Wrexham

Wales

£675

£850

York

Yorkshire & Humber

£945

£1,190

Indicative averages for 2026/27. Actual prices vary by area and availability.

All UK cities — average rent table 2026

Sorted alphabetically. 109 cities across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Figures are indicative averages for 2026/27.

City	Region	1-bed /mo	2-bed /mo	3-bed /mo	1-bed /yr
Aberdeen	Scotland	£810	£980	£1,125	£9,720
Basingstoke	South East	£945	£1,190	£1,390	£11,340
Bath	South West	£1,350	£1,700	£1,990	£16,200
Beeston	East Midlands	£675	£850	£975	£8,100
Belfast	Northern Ireland	£765	£935	£1,090	£9,180
Birmingham	West Midlands	£855	£1,105	£1,275	£10,260
Blackburn	North West	£585	£725	£825	£7,020
Blackpool	North West	£585	£725	£825	£7,020
Bolton	North West	£630	£810	£940	£7,560
Bournemouth	South West	£1,035	£1,275	£1,465	£12,420
Bradford	Yorkshire & Humber	£630	£810	£940	£7,560
Bridgend	Wales	£675	£850	£975	£8,100
Brighton	South East	£1,305	£1,660	£1,950	£15,660
Bristol	South West	£1,215	£1,490	£1,725	£14,580
Burnley	North West	£540	£680	£790	£6,480
Cambridge	East of England	£1,395	£1,745	£2,025	£16,740
Canterbury	South East	£990	£1,235	£1,425	£11,880
Cardiff	Wales	£900	£1,150	£1,315	£10,800
Carlisle	North West	£630	£810	£940	£7,560
Chelmsford	East of England	£990	£1,235	£1,425	£11,880
Chelsea	London	£2,880	£3,825	£5,250	£34,560
Cheltenham	South West	£990	£1,235	£1,425	£11,880
Chester	North West	£900	£1,150	£1,315	£10,800
Clifton	South West	£1,170	£1,530	£1,875	£14,040
Colchester	East of England	£855	£1,065	£1,240	£10,260
Coventry	West Midlands	£810	£1,020	£1,200	£9,720
Crawley	South East	£990	£1,235	£1,425	£11,880
Darlington	North East	£630	£810	£940	£7,560
Derby	East Midlands	£675	£850	£1,015	£8,100
Derry	Northern Ireland	£630	£810	£940	£7,560
Didsbury	North West	£945	£1,190	£1,425	£11,340
Doncaster	Yorkshire & Humber	£630	£810	£940	£7,560
Dudley	West Midlands	£630	£810	£940	£7,560
Dundee	Scotland	£630	£810	£940	£7,560
Durham	North East	£765	£935	£1,090	£9,180
Edinburgh	Scotland	£1,305	£1,700	£1,990	£15,660
Exeter	South West	£945	£1,190	£1,390	£11,340
Gateshead	North East	£675	£850	£975	£8,100
Glasgow	Scotland	£855	£1,065	£1,240	£10,260
Gloucester	South West	£810	£1,020	£1,200	£9,720
Guildford	South East	£1,305	£1,660	£1,950	£15,660
Harrogate	Yorkshire & Humber	£945	£1,190	£1,390	£11,340
Hartlepool	North East	£540	£680	£790	£6,480
Headingley	Yorkshire & Humber	£765	£980	£1,200	£9,180
Hemel Hempstead	South East	£1,080	£1,360	£1,575	£12,960
High Wycombe	South East	£1,080	£1,360	£1,575	£12,960
Huddersfield	Yorkshire & Humber	£675	£850	£975	£8,100
Hull	Yorkshire & Humber	£585	£725	£825	£7,020
Inverness	Scotland	£765	£935	£1,090	£9,180
Ipswich	East of England	£765	£935	£1,090	£9,180
Jesmond	North East	£810	£1,060	£1,275	£9,720
Kensington	London	£2,700	£3,570	£4,875	£32,400
King's Lynn	East of England	£675	£850	£975	£8,100
Lancaster	North West	£720	£895	£1,050	£8,640
Leeds	Yorkshire & Humber	£855	£1,065	£1,240	£10,260
Leicester	East Midlands	£720	£895	£1,050	£8,640
Lincoln	East Midlands	£675	£850	£975	£8,100
Lisburn	Northern Ireland	£720	£895	£1,050	£8,640
Liverpool	North West	£765	£935	£1,090	£9,180
Livingston	Scotland	£810	£1,020	£1,200	£9,720
Llanelli	Wales	£585	£750	£865	£7,020
London	London	£1,890	£2,425	£2,775	£22,680
Loughborough	East Midlands	£675	£850	£975	£8,100
Luton	South East	£945	£1,190	£1,390	£11,340
Maidstone	South East	£900	£1,150	£1,315	£10,800
Manchester	North West	£1,035	£1,320	£1,540	£12,420
Middlesbrough	North East	£585	£725	£825	£7,020
Milton Keynes	South East	£990	£1,235	£1,425	£11,880
Newcastle	North East	£720	£895	£1,050	£8,640
Newport	Wales	£765	£935	£1,090	£9,180
Newry	Northern Ireland	£630	£810	£940	£7,560
Northampton	East Midlands	£765	£935	£1,090	£9,180
Norwich	East of England	£810	£1,020	£1,200	£9,720
Nottingham	East Midlands	£720	£895	£1,050	£8,640
Oxford	South East	£1,440	£1,785	£2,025	£17,280
Perth	Scotland	£765	£935	£1,090	£9,180
Peterborough	East of England	£810	£1,020	£1,165	£9,720
Plymouth	South West	£765	£935	£1,090	£9,180
Portsmouth	South East	£900	£1,105	£1,275	£10,800
Preston	North West	£675	£850	£975	£8,100
Reading	South East	£1,125	£1,405	£1,650	£13,500
Salford	North West	£945	£1,190	£1,390	£11,340
Salisbury	South West	£990	£1,235	£1,425	£11,880
Scarborough	Yorkshire & Humber	£630	£810	£940	£7,560
Sheffield	Yorkshire & Humber	£720	£895	£1,050	£8,640
Shrewsbury	West Midlands	£720	£895	£1,050	£8,640
Slough	South East	£1,080	£1,360	£1,575	£12,960
Solihull	West Midlands	£900	£1,150	£1,315	£10,800
Southampton	South East	£945	£1,190	£1,390	£11,340
Southend-on-Sea	East of England	£900	£1,150	£1,315	£10,800
St Albans	South East	£1,260	£1,615	£1,840	£15,120
Stirling	Scotland	£855	£1,065	£1,240	£10,260
Stockport	North West	£855	£1,065	£1,240	£10,260
Sunderland	North East	£585	£725	£825	£7,020
Swansea	Wales	£720	£895	£1,050	£8,640
Swindon	South West	£900	£1,150	£1,315	£10,800
Taunton	South West	£810	£1,020	£1,200	£9,720
Telford	West Midlands	£675	£850	£975	£8,100
Torquay	South West	£720	£895	£1,050	£8,640
Wakefield	Yorkshire & Humber	£675	£850	£975	£8,100
Walsall	West Midlands	£630	£810	£940	£7,560
Warrington	North West	£810	£1,020	£1,200	£9,720
Watford	South East	£1,125	£1,405	£1,615	£13,500
West Bridgford	East Midlands	£855	£1,105	£1,350	£10,260
Winchester	South East	£1,170	£1,490	£1,725	£14,040
Wolverhampton	West Midlands	£675	£850	£975	£8,100
Worcester	West Midlands	£765	£935	£1,090	£9,180
Wrexham	Wales	£675	£850	£975	£8,100
York	Yorkshire & Humber	£945	£1,190	£1,390	£11,340

Indicative averages derived from ONS Private Rental Index, HomeLet Rental Index, and Rightmove/Zoopla market data. Prices vary by area, condition, and availability.

UK rent by region — what you need to earn in 2026

Based on 2026/27 averages, the most affordable rents in the UK are in the North East and North West of England. Cities like Burnley, Hartlepool, Blackpool, Hull, and Middlesbrough have 1-bed averages below £650/month. In contrast, London, Oxford, Bath, Cambridge, and Edinburgh sit at the expensive end, where 1-bed rents regularly exceed £1,400/month.

Bristol, Brighton, and Guildford have seen significant rent growth and now rival some London boroughs for affordability pressure. If you are relocating for work, your salary needs to account for the local rent premium — the difference between a 1-bed in Burnley (around £550/month) and London (around £1,890/month) is more than 3.4×.

London affordability

To comfortably afford the average London 1-bed (£1,890/month) within the 30% threshold, you would need a salary of approximately £75,600/year. At a stretch (35%), that's still around £64,800. The UK median full-time salary of approximately £34,000–£35,000 is simply insufficient for a single person to afford the London average alone — which explains high rates of flatsharing, long commutes, and rent cost overburden in the capital.

Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland

Edinburgh is the most expensive city in Scotland at approximately £1,450/month for a 1-bed, driven by tourism, a large student population, and housing supply constraints. Glasgow remains far more affordable at around £950/month. In Wales, Cardiff has seen sharp rent growth to approximately £1,000/month, while Swansea and Wrexham remain below £700/month. Belfast is one of the most affordable capitals in the UK at around £850/month for a 1-bed.

Check my rent affordability Calculate my rent budget

Frequently asked questions

Which UK city has the cheapest rent in 2026?

The cheapest rents in the UK in 2026 are found in the North East and parts of the North West. Cities like Burnley, Hartlepool, Sunderland, Hull, and Blackpool have average 1-bedroom rents below £600/month. These areas offer significantly more purchasing power for renters on lower or average UK salaries.

What is the average rent in London in 2026?

In 2026, the average monthly rent for a 1-bedroom property in London is approximately £1,890, and around £2,425 for a 2-bedroom. These figures vary significantly by borough — outer London boroughs like Croydon or Bromley typically sit 20–30% below the inner London average, while areas like Chelsea, Kensington, and the City can be 50–100% above.

What salary do you need to afford London rent?

To afford the average London 1-bed (£1,890/month) within the recommended 30% threshold, you need a gross salary of approximately £75,600/year. At a stretch (40%), you still need around £56,700/year. The UK median full-time salary of around £34,000–£35,000 is insufficient to afford the London average alone — most Londoners on median salaries flatshare, commute from cheaper areas, or spend well above the 30% guideline.

How does Manchester rent compare to London?

Manchester is significantly more affordable than London. In 2026, the average 1-bedroom rent in Manchester is around £1,050/month — roughly 56% of the London average. To afford the Manchester average within the 30% threshold, you need a salary of approximately £42,000/year. Manchester has seen strong rent growth (15–20% over two years) due to high demand, but remains far more accessible than the capital.

What is the cheapest city to rent in outside London in England?

Outside London, some of the most affordable cities in England include Bradford, Burnley, Sunderland, Stoke-on-Trent, Blackpool, and Hull — all with average 1-bedroom rents below £650/month. These areas offer renters on average UK salaries a genuinely affordable option within the 30% guideline.

Is Edinburgh more expensive to rent than Manchester?

Yes. Edinburgh is the most expensive city in Scotland and one of the most expensive in the UK outside London. Average 1-bedroom rents in Edinburgh are around £1,450/month in 2026, compared to roughly £950/month in Glasgow and £1,050/month in Manchester. Edinburgh's high costs are driven by tourism, the festival economy, a large student population, and a constrained housing supply.