Renting in Bournemouth

Average Rent in Bournemouth

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The average rent in Bournemouth is £1,200/mo, with 5,830 live listings across 6 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Bournemouth rental appears.

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Renting in Bournemouth

What it costs to rent in Bournemouth

Bournemouth currently has 5,830 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,200 a month. 379 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 21% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is BH7 at around £1,020/mo, while BH21 sits nearer £1,750/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

Bournemouth rental market at a glance

5,830

Active rentals in Bournemouth

£1,200/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Bournemouth

Median monthly rent, based on 5,830 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£895/mo	1615
2 bed	£1,250/mo	1709
3 bed	£1,663/mo	565
4+ bed	£2,320/mo	1074
Room	£650/mo	503

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

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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: £1,397/mo (Mar 26, +3.6% YoY).

Latest

£1,397

Mar 26

Annual

+3.6%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,044

Apr 21

Total change

+34%

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

£1,397/mo

£16,764/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.

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Bournemouth

Flats & apartments

3161

70% of listings

Houses

846

19% of listings

Rooms

503

11% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Detached houses make up 44% of the 864 houses currently advertised in Bournemouth.

Detached
44%383
Semi-detached
22%192
Other house
21%182
Terraced
11%91
Bungalow
2%16

Rent by postcode

Where Bournemouth rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 3,363 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

1BH21£1,750/mo4 rentals
2BH9£1,700/mo542 rentals
3BH13£1,650/mo13 rentals

Cheapest in Bournemouth

1BH7£1,020/mo88 rentals
2BH12£1,095/mo29 rentals
3BH25£1,095/mo3 rentals

Features · Bournemouth

Garden, parking, and floor area in Bournemouth

Live signal across 5,830 Bournemouth rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

76%

of 1,454 Bournemouth listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

85%

of 2,000 Bournemouth listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Bournemouth

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Bournemouth has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 29 of 29 postcode districts analysed, the median was 114 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Bournemouth is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

114 crimes per area (median)
29 of 29 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% 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 May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

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

Westbourne
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (60) · pop. ~11,000
17
per 1k
Boscombe
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (126) · pop. ~14,000
32
per 1k
Southbourne
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (62) · pop. ~13,000
13
per 1k
Winton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (105) · pop. ~15,000
26
per 1k
Charminster
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (112) · pop. ~12,000
35
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

3452

OpenRent

1187

SpareRoom

503

PrimeLocation

363

OnTheMarket

202

Leaders

123

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Frequently asked

Renting in Bournemouth — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Bournemouth?

The median rent in Bournemouth is £1200/month based on 5830 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Bournemouth?

There are currently 5830 rental properties available in Bournemouth, with 379 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 114 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 Bournemouth?

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

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