Private rental market statistics, maps showing rents recorded between 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017
England summary
The median monthly rent was £675 with an interquartile range of £500 to £950.
London had the highest median monthly rent at £1,495, and the North East had the lowest median monthly rent
at £495. These regions were consistently the highest/lowest across all bedroom categories, apart from Studio
where the North West and East Midlands had the lowest rents. The South East had the second highest median
monthly rent, at £875.
The highest median rents for a borough or district in England were in Kensington and Chelsea, London (£2,611).
The lowest median rent was in City of Kingston upon Hull UA (£412).
Definitions
Median – when a series of numbers
are arranged by size the median
represents the middle value.
Interquartile range – difference
between lower quartile and upper
quartile, representing the middle 50 per
cent of monthly rent values.
Maps
The maps on the following pages show
the median monthly rents for the ‘all’
bedroom category for England and
each region.
The ranges for the maps are produced
using ‘natural breaks’; a method that
separates values into groups which are
naturally present in the data. Similar
values are gathered together in such a
way that the differences between
groups are maximised.
The rents contained within each group
are greater than or equal to the lower
bound and strictly less than the upper
bound. For example, a group with a
range of £400 to £450 would contain
rents greater than or equal to £400 and
strictly less than £450.
Readers should take care as some
categories have small sample sizes.
The full tables can be found on the
GOV.UK page for the release.
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Median and interquartile range of monthly rents by region: All bedroom categories between 1 April 2016 and 31
March 2017
This documents contains, for each region, a map showing the monthly rent for the ‘all’ bedroom category.
This is a reduction in the number of maps that were produced to accompany previous releases.
Please send any feedback on this change to [email protected]
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Private rental market statistics, ‘All’ monthly rentsrecorded between 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 for England
Statistics derived from fewer than five observations have been suppressed and denoted by ‘-’.
The data used to generate these statistics are based on a sample of rental information, collected by Rent Officers from landlords and letting agents.
The composition of this sample changes over time therefore any differences in median rent may be due to differences in the sample rather than true changes in the rental market.
Key Area
Median
Rent (£)
1 North East 495
2 North West 535
3 Yorkshire and the Humber 520
4 East Midlands 550
5 West Midlands 575
6 East 750
7 London 1,495
8 South East 875
9 South West 695
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Private rental market statistics, ‘All’ monthly rentsrecorded between 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 for the North East
Statistics derived from fewer than five observations have been suppressed and denoted by ‘-’.
The data used to generate these statistics are based on a sample of rental information, collected by Rent Officers from landlords and letting agents.
The composition of this sample changes over time therefore any differences in median rent may be due to differences in the sample rather than true changes in the rental market.
Key Area
Median
Rent (£)
1 County Durham UA 450
2 Darlington UA 450
3 Hartlepool UA 433
4 Middlesbrough UA 450
5 Northumberland UA 475
6 Redcar and Cleveland UA 495
7 Stockton-on-Tees UA 525
8 Gateshead 499
9 Newcastle upon Tyne 625
10 North Tyneside 525
11 South Tyneside 475
12 Sunderland 495
Tyne and Wear (Met County)
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Private rental market statistics, ‘All’ monthly rentsrecorded between 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 for the North West
Statistics derived from fewer than five observations have been suppressed and denoted by ‘-’.
The data used to generate these statistics are based on a sample of rental information, collected by Rent Officers from landlords and letting agents.
The composition of this sample changes over time therefore any differences in median rent may be due to differences in the sample rather than true changes in the rental market.
Key Area
Median
Rent (£)
1 Blackburn with Darwen UA 450
2 Blackpool UA 525
3 Cheshire East UA 600
4 Cheshire West and Chester UA 600
5 Halton UA 525
6 Warrington UA 575
7 Allerdale 465
8 Barrow-in-Furness 450
9 Carlisle 450
10 Copeland 450
11 Eden 530
12 South Lakeland 620
13 Bolton 500
14 Bury 575
15 Manchester 695
16 Oldham 500
17 Rochdale 465
18 Salford 595
19 Stockport 650
20 Tameside 500
21 Trafford 795
22 Wigan 475
23 Burnley 425
24 Chorley 525
25 Fylde 550
26 Hyndburn 450
27 Lancaster 550
28 Pendle 433
29 Preston 500
30 Ribble Valley 598
31 Rossendale 475
32 South Ribble 550
33 West Lancashire 520
34 Wyre 550
35 Knowsley 550
36 Liverpool 450
37 Sefton 525
38 St. Helens 495
39 Wirral 495
Cumbria
Greater Manchester (Met County)
Lancashire
Merseyside (Met County)
5
Private rental market statistics, ‘All’ monthly rentsrecorded between 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 for Yorkshire and the Humber
Statistics derived from fewer than five observations have been suppressed and denoted by ‘-’.
The data used to generate these statistics are based on a sample of rental information, collected by Rent Officers from landlords and letting agents.
The composition of this sample changes over time therefore any differences in median rent may be due to differences in the sample rather than true changes in the rental market.
Key Area
Median
Rent (£)
1 East Riding of Yorkshire UA 500
2 Kingston upon Hull, City of UA 412
3 North East Lincolnshire UA 433
4 North Lincolnshire UA 477
5 York UA 725
6 Craven 550
7 Hambleton 575
8 Harrogate 710
9 Richmondshire 550
10 Ryedale 550
11 Scarborough 495
12 Selby 550
13 Barnsley 425
14 Doncaster 475
15 Rotherham 475
16 Sheffield 550
17 Bradford 480
18 Calderdale 490
19 Kirklees 475
20 Leeds 650
21 Wakefield 495
West Yorkshire (Met County)
South Yorkshire (Met County)
North Yorkshire
6
Private rental market statistics, ‘All’ monthly rentsrecorded between 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 for the East Midlands
Statistics derived from fewer than five observations have been suppressed and denoted by ‘-’.
The data used to generate these statistics are based on a sample of rental information, collected by Rent Officers from landlords and letting agents.
The composition of this sample changes over time therefore any differences in median rent may be due to differences in the sample rather than true changes in the rental market.
Key Area
Median
Rent (£)
1 Derby UA 495
2 Leicester UA 515
3 Nottingham UA 525
4 Rutland UA 650
5 Amber Valley 500
6 Bolsover 460
7 Chesterfield 495
8 Derbyshire Dales 625
9 Erewash 495
10 High Peak 500
11 North East Derbyshire 525
12 South Derbyshire 575
13 Blaby 625
14 Charnwood 475
15 Harborough 650
16 Hinckley and Bosworth 550
17 Melton 555
18 North West Leicestershire 575
19 Oadby and Wigston 640
20 Boston 585
21 East Lindsey 475
22 Lincoln 525
23 North Kesteven 550
24 South Holland 575
25 South Kesteven 575
26 West Lindsey 460
27 Corby 595
28 Daventry 700
29 East Northamptonshire 650
30 Kettering 595
31 Northampton 650
32 South Northamptonshire 825
33 Wellingborough 600
34 Ashfield 475
35 Bassetlaw 475
36 Broxtowe 550
37 Gedling 550
38 Mansfield 475
39 Newark and Sherwood 500
40 Rushcliffe 650
Northamptonshire
Nottinghamshire
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
Derbyshire
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Private rental market statistics, ‘All’ monthly rentsrecorded between 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 for the West Midlands
Statistics derived from fewer than five observations have been suppressed and denoted by ‘-’.
The data used to generate these statistics are based on a sample of rental information, collected by Rent Officers from landlords and letting agents.
The composition of this sample changes over time therefore any differences in median rent may be due to differences in the sample rather than true changes in the rental market.
Key Area
Median
Rent (£)
1 Herefordshire, County of UA 575
2 Shropshire UA 550
3 Stoke-on-Trent UA 450
4 Telford and Wrekin UA 550
5 Cannock Chase 525
6 East Staffordshire 550
7 Lichfield 650
8 Newcastle-under-Lyme 500
9 South Staffordshire 625
10 Stafford 575
11 Staffordshire Moorlands 495
12 Tamworth 600
13 North Warwickshire 595
14 Nuneaton and Bedworth 530
15 Rugby 650
16 Stratford-on-Avon 750
17 Warwick 750
18 Birmingham 650
19 Coventry 550
20 Dudley 525
21 Sandwell 550
22 Solihull 775
23 Walsall 503
24 Wolverhampton 520
25 Bromsgrove 660
26 Malvern Hills 650
27 Redditch 625
28 Worcester 600
29 Wychavon 675
30 Wyre Forest 550
Warwickshire
Staffordshire
West Midlands (Met County)
Worcestershire
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Private rental market statistics, ‘All’ monthly rentsrecorded between 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 for the East
Statistics derived from fewer than five observations have been suppressed and denoted by ‘-’.
The data used to generate these statistics are based on a sample of rental information, collected by Rent Officers from landlords and letting agents.
The composition of this sample changes over time therefore any differences in median rent may be due to differences in the sample rather than true changes in the rental market.
Key Area
Median
Rent (£)
1 Bedford UA 750
2 Central Bedfordshire UA 825
3 Luton UA 775
4 Peterborough UA 595
5 Southend-on-Sea UA 750
6 Thurrock UA 850
7 Cambridge 1,100
8 East Cambridgeshire 780
9 Fenland 575
10 Huntingdonshire 700
11 South Cambridgeshire 900
12 Basildon 850
13 Braintree 750
14 Brentwood 1,100
15 Castle Point 810
16 Chelmsford 860
17 Colchester 700
18 Epping Forest 1,100
19 Harlow 875
20 Maldon 800
21 Rochford 900
22 Tendring 650
23 Uttlesford 900
24 Broxbourne 950
25 Dacorum 995
26 East Hertfordshire 950
27 Hertsmere 1,200
28 North Hertfordshire 850
29 St Albans 1,200
30 Stevenage 795
31 Three Rivers 1,200
32 Watford 1,060
33 Welwyn Hatfield 1,050
34 Breckland 625
35 Broadland 663
36 Great Yarmouth 525
37 King’s Lynn and West Norfolk 595
38 North Norfolk 590
39 Norwich 604
40 South Norfolk 625
Cambridgeshire
Essex
Hertfordshire
Norfolk
Key Area
Median
Rent (£)
41 Babergh 675
42 Forest Heath 926
43 Ipswich 600
44 Mid Suffolk 650
45 St Edmundsbury 750
46 Suffolk Coastal 625
47 Waveney 533
Suffolk
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Private rental market statistics, ‘All’ monthly rentsrecorded between 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 for London
Statistics derived from fewer than five observations have been suppressed and denoted by ‘-’.
The data used to generate these statistics are based on a sample of rental information, collected by Rent Officers from landlords and letting agents.
The composition of this sample changes over time therefore any differences in median rent may be due to differences in the sample rather than true changes in the rental market.
Key Area
Median
Rent (£)
1 Camden 1,842
2 City of London 2,058
3 Hackney 1,668
4 Hammersmith and Fulham 1,755
5 Haringey 1,400
6 Islington 1,733
7 Kensington and Chelsea 2,611
8 Lambeth 1,550
9 Lewisham 1,257
10 Newham 1,375
11 Southwark 1,500
12 Tower Hamlets 1,675
13 Wandsworth 1,650
14 Westminster 2,275
15 Barking and Dagenham 1,200
16 Barnet 1,395
17 Bexley 1,095
18 Brent 1,499
19 Bromley 1,200
20 Croydon 1,100
21 Ealing 1,400
22 Enfield 1,300
23 Greenwich 1,300
24 Harrow 1,350
25 Havering 1,050
26 Hillingdon 1,170
27 Hounslow 1,350
28 Kingston upon Thames 1,300
29 Merton 1,400
30 Redbridge 1,200
31 Richmond upon Thames 1,500
32 Sutton 1,100
33 Waltham Forest 1,250
Outer London
Inner London
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Private rental market statistics, ‘All’ monthly rentsrecorded between 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 for the South East
Statistics derived from fewer than five observations have been suppressed and denoted by ‘-’.
The data used to generate these statistics are based on a sample of rental information, collected by Rent Officers from landlords and letting agents.
The composition of this sample changes over time therefore any differences in median rent may be due to differences in the sample rather than true changes in the rental market.
Key Area
Median
Rent (£)
1 Bracknell Forest UA 895
2 Brighton and Hove UA 1,125
3 Isle of Wight UA 600
4 Medway UA 728
5 Milton Keynes UA 875
6 Portsmouth UA 700
7 Reading UA 900
8 Slough UA 850
9 Southampton UA 775
10 West Berkshire UA 900
11 Windsor and Maidenhead UA 1,250
12 Wokingham UA 1,095
13 Aylesbury Vale 850
14 Chiltern 1,250
15 South Bucks 1,250
16 Wycombe 1,000
Buckinghamshire
Key Area
Median
Rent (£)
17 Eastbourne 675
18 Hastings 575
19 Lewes 900
20 Rother 725
21 Wealden 850
22 Basingstoke and Deane 850
23 East Hampshire 800
24 Eastleigh 800
25 Fareham 800
26 Gosport 695
27 Hart 995
28 Havant 764
29 New Forest 840
30 Rushmoor 795
31 Test Valley 850
32 Winchester 1,000
East Sussex
Hampshire
Key Area
Median
Rent (£)
33 Ashford 695
34 Canterbury 810
35 Dartford 870
36 Dover 575
37 Gravesham 775
38 Maidstone 800
39 Sevenoaks 1,200
40 Shepway 575
41 Swale 700
42 Thanet 625
43 Tonbridge and Malling 900
44 Tunbridge Wells 945
45 Cherwell 865
46 Oxford 1,230
47 South Oxfordshire 1,000
48 Vale of White Horse 895
49 West Oxfordshire 895
50 Elmbridge 1,295
51 Epsom and Ewell 1,250
52 Guildford 1,250
53 Mole Valley 1,150
54 Reigate and Banstead 1,100
55 Runnymede 1,150
56 Spelthorne 1,150
57 Surrey Heath 1,050
58 Tandridge 1,175
59 Waverley 1,000
60 Woking 1,190
61 Adur 825
62 Arun 745
63 Chichester 875
64 Crawley 950
65 Horsham 985
66 Mid Sussex 925
67 Worthing 750
West Sussex
Kent
Oxfordshire
Surrey
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Private rental market statistics, ‘All’ monthly rentsrecorded between 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 for the South West
Statistics derived from fewer than five observations have been suppressed and denoted by ‘-’.
The data used to generate these statistics are based on a sample of rental information, collected by Rent Officers from landlords and letting agents.
The composition of this sample changes over time therefore any differences in median rent may be due to differences in the sample rather than true changes in the rental market.
Key Area
Median
Rent (£)
1 Bath and North East Somerset UA 995
2 Bournemouth UA 715
3 Bristol, City of UA 895
4 Cornwall UA 625
5 Isles of Scilly UA -
6 North Somerset UA 675
7 Plymouth UA 550
8 Poole UA 795
9 South Gloucestershire UA 800
10 Swindon UA 675
11 Torbay UA 575
12 Wiltshire UA 750
13 East Devon 675
14 Exeter 750
15 Mid Devon 610
16 North Devon 595
17 South Hams 725
18 Teignbridge 650
19 Torridge 550
20 West Devon 625
21 Christchurch 825
22 East Dorset 850
23 North Dorset 675
24 Purbeck 778
25 West Dorset 725
26 Weymouth and Portland 650
Dorset
Devon
Key Area
Median
Rent (£)
27 Cheltenham 700
28 Cotswold 825
29 Forest of Dean 595
30 Gloucester 525
31 Stroud 650
32 Tewkesbury 675
33 Mendip 650
34 Sedgemoor 595
35 South Somerset 600
36 Taunton Deane 625
37 West Somerset 610
Somerset
Gloucestershire