Renting in Burnley

Average Rent in Burnley

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The average rent in Burnley is £650/mo, with 1,374 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Burnley rental appears.

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Renting in Burnley

What it costs to rent in Burnley

Burnley currently has 1,374 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £650 a month. 62 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 72% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is BB11 at around £593/mo, while BL7 sits nearer £1,150/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

Burnley rental market at a glance

1,374

Active rentals in Burnley

£650/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Burnley

Median monthly rent, based on 1,374 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£500/mo	303
2 bed	£650/mo	622
3 bed	£850/mo	309
4+ bed	£1,395/mo	76
Room	£475/mo	57

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

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Burnley rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Burnley. Latest: £624/mo (Mar 26, +4.9% YoY).

Latest

£624

Mar 26

Annual

+4.9%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£476

Apr 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 Burnley pay goes on rent?

Renters in Burnley spend an estimated 25% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£624/mo

£7,488/yr

Median pay

£29,680/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

25%

Very affordable — well below the 30% rent-burden threshold.

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 Burnley

Most Burnley homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band A–B across 42,890 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

1.83

≈ Band A–B

Stock

43k

42,890 properties

A
60%25,770
B
14%5,820
C
15%6,460
D
7%3,040
E
3%1,310
F
1%340
G
0%130
H
0%20

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 Burnley

89% of Burnley premises can already get full-fibre and 96% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

89%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

96%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

485 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
89%
Gigabit-capable
96%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Burnley), July 2025, covering 42,690 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Burnley homes

32% of Burnley 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

32%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

68%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

44k

43,582 EPCs

A
0%159
B
6%2,684
C
26%11,242
D
43%18,642
E
19%8,086
F
5%2,000
G
2%769

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

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Burnley

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

1
Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · BB11 2DL
0.34 mi
2
Burnley Springfield Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · BB11 3HP
0.47 mi
3
Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · BB11 4LB
0.49 mi
4
Coal Clough Academy
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision sponsor led · BB11 4PF
0.62 mi
5
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · BB10 4BH
0.65 mi

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

Property types

What’s on offer in Burnley

Flats & apartments

216

26% of listings

Houses

565

67% of listings

Rooms

7% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 81% of the 566 houses currently advertised in Burnley.

Terraced
81%461
Other house
10%56
Semi-detached
7%42
Detached
1%6
Bungalow
0%1

Rent by postcode

Where Burnley rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,085 live listings in 23 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Burnley

1BL7£1,150/mo7 rentals
2BB18£1,150/mo7 rentals
3OL11£1,130/mo7 rentals

Cheapest in Burnley

1BB11£593/mo312 rentals
2BB9£638/mo50 rentals
3BB10£650/mo298 rentals

Features · Burnley

Garden, parking, and floor area in Burnley

Live signal across 1,374 Burnley rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

69%

of 150 Burnley listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

72%

of 197 Burnley listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Burnley

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Burnley has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 31 of 31 postcode districts analysed, the median was 76 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Burnley is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

76 crimes per area (median)
31 of 31 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Burnley 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 Burnley

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.

Padiham has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Burnley.

Padiham
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (71) · pop. ~10,000
15
per 1k
Brunshaw
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (176) · pop. ~6,000
83
per 1k
Rosehill
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (193) · pop. ~7,000
75
per 1k
Burnley Wood
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (207) · pop. ~6,000
96
per 1k
Whittlefield
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (169) · pop. ~5,000
90
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

Burnley listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Burnley.

Rightmove

491

PrimeLocation

345

OpenRent

272

OnTheMarket

209

SpareRoom

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Frequently asked

Renting in Burnley — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Burnley?

The median rent in Burnley is £650/month based on 1374 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Burnley?

There are currently 1374 rental properties available in Burnley, with 62 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Burnley safe for renters?

Burnley has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 76 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 Burnley?

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

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