Renting in Bath

Average Rent in Bath

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The average rent in Bath is £1,500/mo, with 2,687 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Bath rental appears.

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Renting in Bath

What it costs to rent in Bath

Bath currently has 2,687 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,500 a month. 150 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 40% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is BA20 at around £550/mo, while F3 sits nearer £3,640/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Bath rental market at a glance

2,687

Active rentals in Bath

£1,500/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Bath

Median monthly rent, based on 2,687 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£1,200/mo	697
2 bed	£1,650/mo	594
3 bed	£1,950/mo	314
4+ bed	£4,004/mo	601
Room	£700/mo	332

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Bath rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Bath. Latest: £1,876/mo (Mar 26, +8.2% YoY).

Latest

£1,876

Mar 26

Annual

+8.2%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,288

Apr 21

Total change

+46%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Bath pay goes on rent?

Renters in Bath spend an estimated 69% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,876/mo

£22,512/yr

Median pay

£32,481/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

69%

Severely stretched — most local renters need a flatmate or supplement income.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Bath

Most Bath homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 86,570 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.44

≈ Band C–D

Stock

87k

86,570 properties

A
11%9,280
B
23%19,580
C
25%21,270
D
17%14,450
E
12%10,400
F
7%5,940
G
6%5,200
H
1%450

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Bath

72% of Bath premises can already get full-fibre and 79% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

72%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

79%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

97%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

434 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
72%
Gigabit-capable
79%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
97%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Bath and North East Somerset), July 2025, covering 85,167 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Bath homes

45% of Bath homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

45%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

55%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

73k

72,553 EPCs

A
0%361
B
13%9,453
C
31%22,693
D
37%26,879
E
14%10,314
F
3%2,279
G
1%574

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Bath and North East Somerset. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Bath

8 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Bath centroid. The five closest:

1
Widcombe Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · BA2 4JG
0.38 mi
2
Widcombe CofE Junior School
Primary · Academy converter · BA2 4JG
0.38 mi
3
Beechen Cliff School
Secondary · Academy converter · BA2 4RE
0.61 mi
4
St Andrew's Church School
Primary · Academy converter · BA1 2SN
0.63 mi
5
Hayesfield Girls School
Secondary · Academy converter · BA2 3LA
0.66 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Bath centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Bath

Flats & apartments

1016

50% of listings

Houses

691

34% of listings

Rooms

332

16% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Bath — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 38% of the 700 houses currently advertised in Bath.

Terraced
38%263
Other house
34%237
Semi-detached
17%120
Detached
10%71
Bungalow
1%9

Rent by postcode

Where Bath rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 2,140 live listings in 29 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Bath

1F3£3,640/mo5 rentals
2F1£3,640/mo6 rentals
3BS1£1,650/mo9 rentals

Cheapest in Bath

1BA20£550/mo22 rentals
2BA21£550/mo28 rentals
3BA3£600/mo11 rentals

Features · Bath

Garden, parking, and floor area in Bath

Live signal across 2,687 Bath rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

84%

of 520 Bath listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

83%

of 643 Bath listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Bath

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Bath has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 37 of 37 postcode districts analysed, the median was 213 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Bath is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

213 crimes per area (median)
37 of 37 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Bath’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Bath

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Weston has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Bath.

Widcombe
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (142) · pop. ~5,000
115
per 1k
Twerton
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (74) · pop. ~9,000
27
per 1k
Oldfield Park
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (144) · pop. ~8,000
71
per 1k
Larkhall
Typical for city
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (102) · pop. ~6,000
58
per 1k
Weston
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (41) · pop. ~8,000
13
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Bath listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Bath.

Rightmove

1367

OpenRent

440

PrimeLocation

368

SpareRoom

332

OnTheMarket

180

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Frequently asked

Renting in Bath — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Bath?

The median rent in Bath is £1500/month based on 2687 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Bath?

There are currently 2687 rental properties available in Bath, with 150 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Bath safe for renters?

Bath has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 213 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Bath?

The most commonly reported crime category in Bath is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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