Renting in Belfast

Average Rent in Belfast: £1,000/mo

Rent in Belfast before the rush.

Median asking rent across 1,883 live Belfast listings on 6 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,000 /month

1,883 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Belfast by property size
SizeMedian rentListings
Studio£950/mo314
1 bed£776/mo439
2 bed£1,200/mo406
3 bed£1,350/mo146
4+ bed£1,895/mo79
Room (house share)£550/mo499

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated . Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Belfast

What it costs to rent in Belfast

Belfast currently has 1,883 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,000 a month. 99 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 30% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is BT36 at around £725/mo, while PO22 sits nearer £2,143/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.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Belfast around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Belfast by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 1,883 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Belfast

£950/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Belfast is £950 a month, 5% below the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 314 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Belfast

£776/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Belfast is £776 a month, 22% below the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 439 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Belfast

£1,200/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Belfast is £1,200 a month, 20% above the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 406 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Belfast

£1,350/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Belfast is £1,350 a month, 35% above the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 146 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Belfast

£1,895/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Belfast is £1,895 a month, 90% above the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 79 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Belfast

£550/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Belfast house share is £550 a month, 45% below the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 499 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Property types

What’s on offer in Belfast

Flats & apartments

726

47% of listings

Houses

311

20% of listings

Rooms

499

32% of listings

Bungalows

9

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Other house houses make up 74% of the 324 houses currently advertised in Belfast.

  • Other house
    74%241
  • Terraced
    10%33
  • Semi-detached
    10%32
  • Detached
    3%9
  • Bungalow
    3%9

Rent by postcode

Where Belfast rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,101 live listings in 46 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Belfast

  1. 1PO22£2,143/mo4 rentals
  2. 2PO18£1,800/mo4 rentals
  3. 3BN18£1,750/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Belfast

  1. 1BT36£725/mo3 rentals
  2. 2PE10£750/mo3 rentals
  3. 3BT28£795/mo6 rentals

Features · Belfast

Garden, parking, and floor area in Belfast

Live signal across 1,883 Belfast rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

56%

of 110 Belfast listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

66%

of 90 Belfast listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Belfast this week

99 homes came onto the Belfast rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

99 new this weekUpdated today
  1. 4 bed house for rent in Lapwing Heights, Bosham, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18
    £2,300/moLeaders

    4 bed house

    Lapwing Heights, Bosham, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18

    42View listing
  2. house for rent in Ogley Road, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8
    £1,400/moLeaders

    Studio house

    Ogley Road, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8

    View listing
  3. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Celia Close, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7
    £825/moLeaders

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Celia Close, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7

    11View listing
  4. 1 bed property for rent in Highfield Avenue, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14
    £795/moLeaders

    1 bed property

    Highfield Avenue, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14

    1View listing
  5. 3 bed house for rent in Dunholme Court, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2
    £995/moLeaders

    3 bed house

    Dunholme Court, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2

    31View listing
  6. 3 bed house for rent in Fields Avenue, Halewood, Liverpool, Merseyside, L26
    £1,900/moLeaders

    3 bed house

    Fields Avenue, Halewood, Liverpool, Merseyside, L26

    3View listing
  7. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in The Parklands, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5
    £1,100/moLeaders

    1 bed flat/apartment

    The Parklands, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5

    11View listing
  8. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Great Suffolk Street, London, SE1
    £2,600/moLeaders

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Great Suffolk Street, London, SE1

    11View listing
  9. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Deptford Broadway, London, SE8
    £1,350/moLeaders

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Deptford Broadway, London, SE8

    11View listing
  10. 3 bed semi-detached house for rent in 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Lucerne Parade, BT9
    £1,200/moOpenRent

    3 bed semi-detached house

    3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Lucerne Parade, BT9

    31View listing
  11. 3 bed room for rent in Room in a Shared House, Glen Manor Road, BT36
    £700/moOpenRent

    3 bed room

    Room in a Shared House, Glen Manor Road, BT36

    33View listing
  12. 1 bed property for rent in BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER
    £715/moRightmove

    1 bed property

    BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER

    11View listing
  13. 1 bed property for rent in BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER
    £767/moRightmove

    1 bed property

    BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER

    11View listing
  14. 1 bed property for rent in BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER
    £672/moRightmove

    1 bed property

    BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER

    11View listing
  15. 1 bed property for rent in BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER
    £706/moRightmove

    1 bed property

    BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER

    11View listing
  16. 1 bed property for rent in BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER
    £672/moRightmove

    1 bed property

    BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER

    11View listing
  17. 1 bed property for rent in BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER
    £663/moRightmove

    1 bed property

    BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER

    11View listing
  18. 1 bed property for rent in BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER
    £680/moRightmove

    1 bed property

    BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER

    11View listing
  19. 1 bed property for rent in BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER
    £685/moRightmove

    1 bed property

    BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER

    11View listing
  20. 1 bed property for rent in BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER
    £646/moRightmove

    1 bed property

    BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER

    11View listing
  21. 1 bed property for rent in BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER
    £793/moRightmove

    1 bed property

    BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER

    11View listing
  22. 1 bed property for rent in BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER
    £793/moRightmove

    1 bed property

    BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER

    11View listing
  23. flat/apartment for rent in BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER
    £932/moRightmove

    Studio flat/apartment

    BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER

    1View listing
  24. flat/apartment for rent in BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER | BT5
    £802/moRightmove

    Studio flat/apartment

    BELFAST | STUDENT | SEPTEMBER | BT5

    1View listing

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Area safety

Safety in Belfast

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (May 2026), Belfast has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 6 postcode areas monitored by Dwellio, the median was 148 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Belfast is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

  • 148 crimes per area (median)
  • Based on 6 postcode areas
  • Data: May 2026

Most reported

  • Anti-social behaviour
  • 0% of incidents

Belfast’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 Belfast

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

Malone has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Belfast.

  • Stranmillis

    Higher crime

    Most common: Anti-social behaviour (243) · pop. ~6,000

    118
    per 1k

  • Ormeau

    Typical for city

    Most common: Anti-social behaviour (271) · pop. ~14,000

    57
    per 1k

  • Malone

    Safer area

    Most common: Anti-social behaviour (73) · pop. ~12,000

    16
    per 1k

  • Falls

    Safer area

    Most common: Anti-social behaviour (225) · pop. ~18,000

    37
    per 1k

  • Shankill

    Higher crime

    Most common: Anti-social behaviour (347) · pop. ~9,000

    120
    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

Belfast listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Belfast.

Leaders
644
SpareRoom
499
Rightmove
430
OpenRent
210
OnTheMarket
85
PrimeLocation
15

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Frequently asked

Renting in Belfast — your questions answered

How much is rent in Belfast?

The average (median) asking rent in Belfast is £1,000 a month — a 1-bed is £776 and a 2-bed £1,200, based on 1,883 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Belfast?

The median asking rent for a studio in Belfast is £950 a month, 5% below the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 314 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Belfast?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Belfast is £776 a month, 22% below the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 439 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Belfast?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Belfast is £1,200 a month, 20% above the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 406 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Belfast?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Belfast is £1,350 a month, 35% above the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 146 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Belfast?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Belfast is £1,895 a month, 90% above the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 79 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Belfast?

The median asking rent for a room in a Belfast house share is £550 a month, 45% below the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 499 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Belfast?

There are currently 1,883 rental properties available in Belfast, with 99 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Belfast safe for renters?

Belfast has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 148 reported crimes per postcode area (May 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Belfast?

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

Across Northern Ireland

Average rent across Northern Ireland

How Belfast compares with the other 5 places we track in Northern Ireland — median asking rent from live listings, updated September 2026.

Every city, every region, one table: the UK rental index.

Compare across the UK

Average rent in major UK cities

See how Belfast compares with the UK’s largest rental markets — median rents, area data and live alerts for each.

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