Renting in Brighton

Average Rent in Brighton: £1,595/mo

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Median asking rent across 8,656 live Brighton listings on 5 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

£1,595 /month

8,656 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Brighton by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£990/mo	710
1 bed	£1,150/mo	2,361
2 bed	£1,695/mo	1,810
3 bed	£2,100/mo	785
4+ bed	£2,773/mo	1,942
Room (house share)	£700/mo	1,048

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 13 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Brighton

What it costs to rent in Brighton

Brighton currently has 8,656 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,595 a month. 349 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 36% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is BN21 at around £1,150/mo, while BN52 sits nearer £2,395/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 Brighton 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 Brighton by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 8,656 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Brighton

£990/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Brighton is £990 a month, 38% below the city-wide median of £1,595, based on 710 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Brighton

£1,150/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Brighton is £1,150 a month, 28% below the city-wide median of £1,595, based on 2,361 listings currently on the market.

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

£1,695/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Brighton is £1,695 a month, 6% above the city-wide median of £1,595, based on 1,810 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Brighton

£2,100/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Brighton is £2,100 a month, 32% above the city-wide median of £1,595, based on 785 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Brighton

£2,773/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Brighton is £2,773 a month, 74% above the city-wide median of £1,595, based on 1,942 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Brighton

£700/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Brighton house share is £700 a month, 56% below the city-wide median of £1,595, based on 1,048 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 Brighton rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Brighton. Latest: £1,809/mo (Jul 26, -1.1% YoY).

Latest

£1,809

Jul 26

Annual

-1.1%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,433

Aug 21

Total change

+26%

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

£1,809/mo

£21,708/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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Brighton

Flats & apartments

4127

55% of listings

Houses

2275

30% of listings

Rooms

1048

14% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 49% of the 2,300 houses currently advertised in Brighton.

Terraced
49%1,137
Other house
29%670
Semi-detached
16%357
Detached
5%111
Bungalow
1%25

Rent by postcode

Where Brighton rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 5,331 live listings in 10 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Brighton

1BN52£2,395/mo5 rentals
2BN51£2,300/mo14 rentals
3BN2£1,800/mo1897 rentals

Cheapest in Brighton

1BN21£1,150/mo3 rentals
2BN11£1,310/mo4 rentals
3BN50£1,450/mo296 rentals

Features · Brighton

Garden, parking, and floor area in Brighton

Live signal across 8,656 Brighton rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

70%

of 1,995 Brighton listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

58%

of 1,808 Brighton listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£2.42 /sqft

Median 818 sqft across 953 Brighton listings that publish floor area.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Brighton this week

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

349 new this weekUpdated today

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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.

Area safety

Safety in Brighton

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Brighton has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 22 of 22 postcode districts analysed, the median was 45 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Brighton is Violent crime, accounting for 24% of all incidents.

Crime overview

45 crimes per area (median)
22 of 22 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Violent crime
24% 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 July 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 (211) · pop. ~92,000
7.9
per 1k
Kemptown
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (418) · pop. ~14,000
106
per 1k
Preston Park
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (87) · pop. ~10,000
28
per 1k
Hanover
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (536) · pop. ~9,000
216
per 1k
Patcham
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (38) · pop. ~18,000
6.1
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

5433

OpenRent

1509

SpareRoom

1048

OnTheMarket

351

Leaders

315

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Frequently asked

Renting in Brighton — your questions answered

How much is rent in Brighton?

The average (median) asking rent in Brighton is £1,595 a month — a 1-bed is £1,150 and a 2-bed £1,695, based on 8,656 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Brighton?

The median asking rent for a studio in Brighton is £990 a month, 38% below the city-wide median of £1,595, based on 710 studios currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Brighton is £1,150 a month, 28% below the city-wide median of £1,595, based on 2,361 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Brighton is £1,695 a month, 6% above the city-wide median of £1,595, based on 1,810 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Brighton is £2,100 a month, 32% above the city-wide median of £1,595, based on 785 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Brighton is £2,773 a month, 74% above the city-wide median of £1,595, based on 1,942 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Brighton?

The median asking rent for a room in a Brighton house share is £700 a month, 56% below the city-wide median of £1,595, based on 1,048 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Brighton?

There are currently 8,656 rental properties available in Brighton, with 349 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 45 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 Brighton?

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

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