Renting in Brighton

Average Rent in Brighton

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The average rent in Brighton is £1,600/mo, with 6,910 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Brighton rental appears.

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Renting in Brighton

What it costs to rent in Brighton

Brighton currently has 6,910 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,600 a month. 300 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 38% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is BN11 at around £1,295/mo, while BN52 sits nearer £2,300/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

Brighton rental market at a glance

6,910

Active rentals in Brighton

£1,600/mo

Median monthly rent

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Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Brighton

Median monthly rent, based on 6,910 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£1,150/mo	1769
2 bed	£1,690/mo	1411
3 bed	£2,100/mo	644
4+ bed	£2,784/mo	1738
Room	£700/mo	794

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

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Brighton rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Brighton. Latest: £1,826/mo (Mar 26, +0.9% YoY).

Latest

£1,826

Mar 26

Annual

+0.9%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,432

Apr 21

Total change

+28%

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 Brighton pay goes on rent?

Renters in Brighton spend an estimated 65% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,826/mo

£21,912/yr

Median pay

£33,506/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

65%

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 Brighton

Most Brighton homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 135,160 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.85

≈ Band B–C

Stock

135k

135,160 properties

A
22%29,990
B
22%30,090
C
26%35,310
D
15%20,260
E
9%11,650
F
4%4,790
G
2%2,850
H
0%220

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 Brighton

59% of Brighton premises can already get full-fibre and 85% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

59%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

85%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

98%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

458 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
59%
Gigabit-capable
85%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
98%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Brighton and Hove), July 2025, covering 135,239 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Brighton homes

45% of Brighton 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

124k

124,469 EPCs

A
0%291
B
7%8,879
C
37%46,531
D
40%49,617
E
13%15,564
F
2%2,754
G
1%833

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

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Brighton

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

1
Middle Street Primary School
Primary · Community school · BN1 1AL
0.24 mi
2
Carlton Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school · BN2 9HS
0.29 mi
3
Tarnerland Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · BN2 0GR
0.33 mi
4
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · BN1 3LP
0.41 mi
5
Royal Spa Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · BN2 0BT
0.45 mi

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

Property types

What’s on offer in Brighton

Flats & apartments

3220

54% of listings

Houses

1946

33% of listings

Rooms

794

13% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 50% of the 1,964 houses currently advertised in Brighton.

Terraced
50%983
Other house
28%548
Semi-detached
16%318
Detached
5%97
Bungalow
1%18

Rent by postcode

Where Brighton rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 3,831 live listings in 8 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Brighton

1BN52£2,300/mo4 rentals
2BN2£1,900/mo1471 rentals
3BN88£1,850/mo163 rentals

Cheapest in Brighton

1BN11£1,295/mo3 rentals
2BN50£1,450/mo142 rentals
3BN3£1,595/mo237 rentals

Features · Brighton

Garden, parking, and floor area in Brighton

Live signal across 6,910 Brighton rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

73%

of 1,468 Brighton listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

61%

of 1,304 Brighton listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£2.43 /sqft

Median 844 sqft across 735 Brighton listings that publish floor area.

Area safety

Safety in Brighton

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Brighton has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 22 of 22 postcode districts analysed, the median was 17 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Brighton is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

17 crimes per area (median)
22 of 22 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Brighton ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

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

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Brighton

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.

Patcham has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Brighton.

Hove
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (194) · pop. ~92,000
8.0
per 1k
Kemptown
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (389) · pop. ~14,000
98
per 1k
Preston Park
Typical for city
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (101) · pop. ~10,000
26
per 1k
Hanover
Higher crime
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (482) · pop. ~9,000
210
per 1k
Patcham
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (25) · pop. ~18,000
4.2
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

Brighton listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Brighton.

Rightmove

4417

OpenRent

1190

SpareRoom

794

OnTheMarket

266

Leaders

243

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Frequently asked

Renting in Brighton — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Brighton?

The median rent in Brighton is £1600/month based on 6910 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Brighton?

There are currently 6910 rental properties available in Brighton, with 300 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Brighton safe for renters?

Brighton has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 17 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 Brighton?

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

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