Renting in Bury St Edmunds
Median asking rent · all sizes · 252 live listings · October 2026
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The median asking rent for homes of all sizes in Bury St Edmunds is £1,350 a month, from 252 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
| Size | Median asking rent |
|---|---|
| 1-bed | £1,088/moasking · 34 listings · Oct 2026 |
| 2-bed | £1,250/moasking · 109 listings · Oct 2026 |
| 3-bed | £1,450/moasking · 76 listings · Oct 2026 |
| 4+ bed | £2,225/moasking · 30 listings · Oct 2026 |
Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated . Weekly prices normalised to monthly. Each figure counts the live listings behind it; rooms are per room.
Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent in Bury St Edmunds by size, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/bury-st-edmunds, updated 28 October 2026.
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Renting in Bury St Edmunds
Bury St Edmunds currently has 252 rental listings on the property sites we track. The median asking rent for homes of all sizes in Bury St Edmunds is £1,350 a month, from 252 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026). 34 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 65% are houses and the rest are flats. How we measure this
Rents vary sharply by postcode. Median asking rents for homes of all sizes run from £1,100 a month in CB1 (3 live listings) to £1,700 in IP1 (5 live listings), the cheapest and priciest postcode districts we track in Bury St Edmunds (Dwellio, October 2026). 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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Rent by property size
Median monthly asking rent for each property size in Bury St Edmunds, October 2026. Every figure carries the number of live listings behind it.
The median asking rent for a 1-bed in Bury St Edmunds is £1,088 a month, 19% below the median for homes of all sizes, from 34 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 2-bed in Bury St Edmunds is £1,250 a month, 7% below the median for homes of all sizes, from 109 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 3-bed in Bury St Edmunds is £1,450 a month, 7% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 76 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 4+ bed home in Bury St Edmunds is £2,225 a month, 65% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 30 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property. Each size needs at least 10 live listings. Studio figures are hidden for now: listings whose bedroom count we couldn’t read were being counted as studios. How we measure this
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Rent trend · ONS PIPR
The ONS average rent paid in West Suffolk is £1,188 a month, up 4.2% on a year earlier, across private tenancies of all sizes (Office for National Statistics, September 2026). West Suffolk is the ONS area that covers Bury St Edmunds. The Office for National Statistics’ Price Index of Private Rents is the official series for rents being paid, including long-running tenancies; Dwellio’s figures above are asking rents.
Annual
+4.2%
vs a year earlier
Total change
+27%
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. How we measure this
Affordability · ONS ASHE
Renters in Bury St Edmunds spend an estimated 43% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).
Median pay
£33,437/yr
Median gross annual pay for residents · ONS ASHE 2025
Rent burden
43%
Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.
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. How we measure this
Property types
35% of listings
64% of listings
1% of listings
Property mix · houses
Terraced houses make up 52% of the 139 houses currently advertised in Bury St Edmunds.
Rent by postcode
Median monthly asking rent for homes of all sizes, grouped by postcode district, across 228 live listings in 5 districts (October 2026). Districts with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental; rooms in shared houses are left out.
Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent by postcode district in Bury St Edmunds, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/bury-st-edmunds, updated 28 October 2026.
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Features · Bury St Edmunds
Live signal across 252 Bury St Edmunds rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.
Garden
83%
of 86 Bury St Edmunds listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.
Parking
90%
of 115 Bury St Edmunds listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.
Floor area
£1.82/sq ft a monthMedian asking rent per sq ft · all sizes · 35 live listings · October 2026Median 807 sqft across the 35 Bury St Edmunds listings that publish floor area.
Live from the portals
34 homes came onto the Bury St Edmunds rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.
2 bed property
Denham Close, Bury St Edmunds IP33
2 bed terraced house
2 Bed Terraced House, Denham Close, IP33
4 bed terraced house
4 Bed Terraced House, Bury St. Edmunds, IP32
3 bed terraced house
IP32
2 bed terraced house
Denham Close, Bury St Edmunds, IP33
2 bed flat/apartment
Bullen Close, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33
2 bed terraced house
Selway Drive, Bury St. Edmunds IP32
3 bed semi-detached house
Tassel Road, Bury St. Edmunds IP32
4 bed detached house
Byfield Way, Bury St. Edmunds IP33
2 bed property
Bury St Edmunds IP33
3 bed semi-detached house
Bury St Edmunds IP32
2 bed terraced house
Victoria Street, Bury St Edmunds IP33
1 bed flat/apartment
Gosnold Street IP33
3 bed property
Rembrandt Way, Bury St. Edmunds
2 bed semi-detached house
Cannon Street, Bury St. Edmunds
3 bed semi-detached house
Tassel Road, Bury St Edmunds
2 bed terraced house
Selway Drive, Bury St Edmunds
3 bed terraced house
Pemberton Walk, Bury St. Edmunds
2 bed property
Long Brackland, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1JH
1 bed property
Liberty Lodge, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
2 bed terraced house
Denham Close, Bury St Edmunds, IP33
3 bed semi-detached house
Raynham Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6ED
3 bed terraced house
83 Merchant Avenue, Bury St Edmunds, IP32
2 bed terraced house
Hepworth Avenue, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33
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Council tax · VOA 2024
Most Bury St Edmunds homes sit in Band B. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 83,750 properties on the council-tax list.
Modal band
B
most common band
Mean band
2.89
≈ Band B–C
Stock
84k
83,750 properties
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
73% of Bury St Edmunds premises can already get full-fibre and 76% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.
Full fibre
73%
FTTP-ready premises
Gigabit
76%
≥1Gbit/s available
Superfast
99%
≥30Mbit/s available
Mean speed
419 Mbit/s
bucket-weighted estimate
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (West Suffolk), July 2025, covering 82,755 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.
Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC
48% of Bury St Edmunds 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
48%
good energy-efficiency stock
Bands D–G
52%
below the proposed 2030 floor
Certificates
71k
70,939 EPCs
Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under West Suffolk. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.
Schools · GIAS · DfE
10 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Bury St Edmunds centroid. The five closest:
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · IP33 1RE
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · IP33 1QG
St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · IP33 3BJ
King Edward VI CEVC School
Secondary · Voluntary controlled school · IP33 3BH
Priory School
Not applicable · Academy special converter · IP32 7BH
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Bury St Edmunds centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.
Area safety
Based on the latest police data (October 2026), Bury St Edmunds has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 11 of 11 postcode districts analysed, the median was 10 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Bury St Edmunds is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.
Bury St Edmunds 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
Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for August 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.
Most common: Violent crime (24) · pop. ~9,000
Most common: Violent crime (40) · pop. ~7,000
Most common: Violent crime (60) · pop. ~6,000
Most common: Violent crime (48) · pop. ~5,000
Most common: Violent crime (14) · pop. ~2,500
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.
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The median asking rent for homes of all sizes in Bury St Edmunds is £1,350 a month, from 252 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 1-bed in Bury St Edmunds is £1,088 a month, 19% below the median for homes of all sizes, from 34 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 2-bed in Bury St Edmunds is £1,250 a month, 7% below the median for homes of all sizes, from 109 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 3-bed in Bury St Edmunds is £1,450 a month, 7% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 76 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 4+ bed home in Bury St Edmunds is £2,225 a month, 65% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 30 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
There are currently 252 rental properties available in Bury St Edmunds, with 34 new listings added in the last 7 days.
Bury St Edmunds has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 10 reported crimes per postcode area (October 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.
The most commonly reported crime category in Bury St Edmunds is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for October 2026.
Across East of England
How Bury St Edmunds compares with the other 20 places we track in East of England — median asking rent from live listings, updated October 2026.
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Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent across East of England, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/bury-st-edmunds, updated 28 October 2026.
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