Renting in Bournemouth

Average Rent in Bournemouth: £1,200/mo

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Median asking rent across 7,308 live Bournemouth 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

£1,200 /month

7,308 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Bournemouth by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£775/mo	475
1 bed	£900/mo	2,038
2 bed	£1,250/mo	2,200
3 bed	£1,690/mo	700
4+ bed	£2,350/mo	1,250
Room (house share)	£650/mo	645

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Bournemouth

What it costs to rent in Bournemouth

Bournemouth currently has 7,308 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,200 a month. 297 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 20% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is BH7 at around £1,079/mo, while BH9 sits nearer £1,680/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 Bournemouth 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 Bournemouth by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 7,308 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Bournemouth

£775/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Bournemouth is £775 a month, 35% below the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 475 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Bournemouth

£900/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Bournemouth is £900 a month, 25% below the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 2,038 listings currently on the market.

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

£1,250/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Bournemouth is £1,250 a month, 4% above the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 2,200 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Bournemouth

£1,690/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Bournemouth is £1,690 a month, 41% above the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 700 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Bournemouth

£2,350/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Bournemouth is £2,350 a month, 96% above the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 1,250 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Bournemouth

£650/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Bournemouth house share is £650 a month, 46% below the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 645 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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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Bournemouth rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Bournemouth. Latest: £1,399/mo (Jul 26, +3.0% YoY).

Latest

£1,399

Jul 26

Annual

+3.0%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,064

Aug 21

Total change

+31%

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 Bournemouth pay goes on rent?

Renters in Bournemouth spend an estimated 53% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,399/mo

£16,788/yr

Median pay

£31,848/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

53%

Expensive — half of local median pay before tax.

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Bournemouth

Flats & apartments

4055

71% of listings

Houses

991

17% of listings

Rooms

645

11% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Detached houses make up 43% of the 1,010 houses currently advertised in Bournemouth.

Detached
43%432
Other house
23%231
Semi-detached
22%223
Terraced
11%107
Bungalow
2%17

Rent by postcode

Where Bournemouth rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 4,541 live listings in 17 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Bournemouth

1BH9£1,680/mo650 rentals
2BH13£1,635/mo12 rentals
3BH21£1,600/mo5 rentals

Cheapest in Bournemouth

1BH7£1,079/mo117 rentals
2BH25£1,095/mo3 rentals
3BH1£1,107/mo1156 rentals

Features · Bournemouth

Garden, parking, and floor area in Bournemouth

Live signal across 7,308 Bournemouth rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

74%

of 1,892 Bournemouth listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

85%

of 2,653 Bournemouth listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Bournemouth this week

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

297 new this weekUpdated today

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Bournemouth

Most Bournemouth homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 189,550 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.26

≈ Band C–D

Stock

190k

189,550 properties

A
14%26,570
B
18%34,390
C
29%54,260
D
19%36,000
E
12%21,840
F
5%9,420
G
3%5,790
H
1%1,300

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 Bournemouth

79% of Bournemouth premises can already get full-fibre and 90% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

79%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

90%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

467 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
79%
Gigabit-capable
90%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole), July 2025, covering 189,447 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Bournemouth homes

47% of Bournemouth 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

47%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

53%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

161k

161,419 EPCs

A
0%692
B
10%15,692
C
37%59,517
D
38%61,221
E
12%19,652
F
2%3,785
G
1%860

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

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Bournemouth

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

1
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · BH2 5LH
0.35 mi

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

Area safety

Safety in Bournemouth

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Bournemouth has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 29 of 29 postcode districts analysed, the median was 120 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Bournemouth is Violent crime, accounting for 35% of all incidents.

Crime overview

120 crimes per area (median)
29 of 29 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Violent crime
35% of incidents

Bournemouth’s figures sit in line with the national picture. Safety varies by street as much as by city — every Dwellio alert includes the area’s data to help.

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

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Bournemouth

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.

Westbourne has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Bournemouth.

Westbourne
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (61) · pop. ~11,000
19
per 1k
Boscombe
Higher crime
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (206) · pop. ~14,000
43
per 1k
Southbourne
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (76) · pop. ~13,000
20
per 1k
Winton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (114) · pop. ~15,000
26
per 1k
Charminster
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (140) · pop. ~12,000
37
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

Bournemouth listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Bournemouth.

Rightmove

4316

OpenRent

1436

SpareRoom

645

PrimeLocation

479

OnTheMarket

269

Leaders

163

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Frequently asked

Renting in Bournemouth — your questions answered

How much is rent in Bournemouth?

The average (median) asking rent in Bournemouth is £1,200 a month — a 1-bed is £900 and a 2-bed £1,250, based on 7,308 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Bournemouth?

The median asking rent for a studio in Bournemouth is £775 a month, 35% below the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 475 studios currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Bournemouth is £900 a month, 25% below the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 2,038 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Bournemouth is £1,250 a month, 4% above the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 2,200 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Bournemouth is £1,690 a month, 41% above the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 700 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Bournemouth is £2,350 a month, 96% above the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 1,250 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Bournemouth?

The median asking rent for a room in a Bournemouth house share is £650 a month, 46% below the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 645 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Bournemouth?

There are currently 7,308 rental properties available in Bournemouth, with 297 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Bournemouth safe for renters?

Bournemouth has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 120 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Violent crime. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Bournemouth?

The most commonly reported crime category in Bournemouth is Violent crime, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

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