Renting in Belfast

Average Rent in Belfast

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The average rent in Belfast is £1,062/mo, with 1,594 live listings across 6 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Belfast rental appears.

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Renting in Belfast

What it costs to rent in Belfast

Belfast currently has 1,594 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,062 a month. 45 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 32% 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.

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Market snapshot

Belfast rental market at a glance

1,594

Active rentals in Belfast

£1,062/mo

Median monthly rent

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Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Belfast

Median monthly rent, based on 1,594 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£776/mo	359
2 bed	£1,200/mo	390
3 bed	£1,400/mo	130
4+ bed	£1,850/mo	77
Room	£550/mo	400

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

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Property types

What’s on offer in Belfast

Flats & apartments

632

47% of listings

Houses

292

22% of listings

Rooms

400

30% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Other house houses make up 74% of the 303 houses currently advertised in Belfast.

Other house
74%225
Terraced
11%32
Semi-detached
10%30
Detached
3%9
Bungalow
2%7

Rent by postcode

Where Belfast rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 919 live listings in 54 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Belfast

1PO22£2,143/mo4 rentals
2PE9£2,105/mo4 rentals
3PO18£1,800/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Belfast

1BT36£725/mo3 rentals
2PE10£750/mo3 rentals
3BT28£795/mo5 rentals

Features · Belfast

Garden, parking, and floor area in Belfast

Live signal across 1,594 Belfast rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

53%

of 92 Belfast listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

64%

of 78 Belfast listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

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 May 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 (251) · pop. ~6,000
119
per 1k
Ormeau
Typical for city
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (277) · pop. ~14,000
57
per 1k
Malone
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (69) · pop. ~12,000
14
per 1k
Falls
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (222) · pop. ~18,000
39
per 1k
Shankill
Higher crime
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (353) · pop. ~9,000
124
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

602

SpareRoom

400

Rightmove

299

OpenRent

198

OnTheMarket

PrimeLocation

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Frequently asked

Renting in Belfast — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Belfast?

The median rent in Belfast is £1062/month based on 1594 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Belfast?

There are currently 1594 rental properties available in Belfast, with 45 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.

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