Renting in Bury St Edmunds

Average Rent in Bury St Edmunds: £1,350/mo

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Median asking rent across 1,294 live Bury St Edmunds listings on 5 portals from £450/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

£1,350 /month

1,294 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Bury St Edmunds by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£1,065/mo	21
1 bed	£998/mo	204
2 bed	£1,250/mo	534
3 bed	£1,500/mo	333
4+ bed	£2,250/mo	202

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 Bury St Edmunds

What it costs to rent in Bury St Edmunds

Bury St Edmunds currently has 1,294 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,350 a month. 69 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 61% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is PE38 at around £775/mo, while CB3 sits nearer £2,275/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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Rent by property size

Average rent in Bury St Edmunds by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 1,294 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Bury St Edmunds

£1,065/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Bury St Edmunds is £1,065 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 21 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Bury St Edmunds

£998/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Bury St Edmunds is £998 a month, 26% below the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 204 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Bury St Edmunds

£1,250/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Bury St Edmunds is £1,250 a month, 7% below the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 534 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Bury St Edmunds

£1,500/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Bury St Edmunds is £1,500 a month, 11% above the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 333 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Bury St Edmunds

£2,250/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Bury St Edmunds is £2,250 a month, 67% above the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 202 listings currently on the market.

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 West Suffolk rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in West Suffolk, the ONS area that covers Bury St Edmunds. Latest: £1,179/mo (Jul 26, +3.9% YoY).

Latest

£1,179

Jul 26

Annual

+3.9%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£929

Aug 21

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.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Bury St Edmunds pay goes on rent?

Renters in Bury St Edmunds spend an estimated 42% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,179/mo

£14,148/yr

Median pay

£33,437/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

42%

Stretched — above 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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Bury St Edmunds

Flats & apartments

350

38% of listings

Houses

559

61% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Bury St Edmunds — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 49% of the 566 houses currently advertised in Bury St Edmunds.

Terraced
49%276
Other house
21%121
Semi-detached
16%88
Detached
13%74
Bungalow
1%7

Rent by postcode

Where Bury St Edmunds rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 879 live listings in 38 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Bury St Edmunds

1CB3£2,275/mo4 rentals
2CB1£1,750/mo25 rentals
3CB25£1,700/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Bury St Edmunds

1PE38£775/mo5 rentals
2PE13£875/mo3 rentals
3PE30£898/mo14 rentals

Features · Bury St Edmunds

Garden, parking, and floor area in Bury St Edmunds

Live signal across 1,294 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

92%

of 258 Bury St Edmunds listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

95%

of 406 Bury St Edmunds listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£1.76 /sqft

Median 850 sqft across 188 Bury St Edmunds listings that publish floor area.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Bury St Edmunds this week

69 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.

69 new this weekUpdated today

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Bury St Edmunds

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

most common band

Mean band

2.89

≈ Band B–C

Stock

84k

83,750 properties

A
15%12,670
B
35%28,930
C
21%17,220
D
15%12,290
E
9%7,350
F
4%3,020
G
2%2,080
H
0%200

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 Bury St Edmunds

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

Full fibre (FTTP)
73%
Gigabit-capable
76%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

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

EPC ratings for Bury St Edmunds homes

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

A
1%471
B
14%10,151
C
33%23,644
D
34%24,426
E
13%9,144
F
4%2,536
G
1%567

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

State-funded schools near Bury St Edmunds

10 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Bury St Edmunds centroid. The five closest:

1
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · IP33 1RE
0.29 mi
2
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · IP33 1QG
0.36 mi
3
St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · IP33 3BJ
0.51 mi
4
King Edward VI CEVC School
Secondary · Voluntary controlled school · IP33 3BH
0.56 mi
5
Priory School
Not applicable · Academy special converter · IP32 7BH
0.61 mi

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

Safety in Bury St Edmunds

Lower Crime AreaEstimated — limited data

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Bury St Edmunds has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 11 of 11 postcode districts analysed, the median was 6 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Bury St Edmunds is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

6 crimes per area (median)
11 of 11 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of 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

Safety by suburb in Bury St Edmunds

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.

Moreton Hall has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Bury St Edmunds.

Moreton Hall
Safer area
Most common: Shoplifting (10) · pop. ~9,000
4.4
per 1k
Southgate
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (42) · pop. ~7,000
17
per 1k
Northgate
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (76) · pop. ~6,000
34
per 1k
Howard Estate
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (68) · pop. ~5,000
33
per 1k
Westley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (22) · pop. ~2,500
14
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

Bury St Edmunds listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Bury St Edmunds.

Rightmove

557

OnTheMarket

329

PrimeLocation

291

OpenRent

115

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Bury St Edmunds — your questions answered

How much is rent in Bury St Edmunds?

The average (median) asking rent in Bury St Edmunds is £1,350 a month — a 1-bed is £998 and a 2-bed £1,250, based on 1,294 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Bury St Edmunds?

The median asking rent for a studio in Bury St Edmunds is £1,065 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 21 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Bury St Edmunds?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Bury St Edmunds is £998 a month, 26% below the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 204 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Bury St Edmunds?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Bury St Edmunds is £1,250 a month, 7% below the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 534 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Bury St Edmunds?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Bury St Edmunds is £1,500 a month, 11% above the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 333 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Bury St Edmunds?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Bury St Edmunds is £2,250 a month, 67% above the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 202 listings currently on the market.

How many rental properties are available in Bury St Edmunds?

There are currently 1,294 rental properties available in Bury St Edmunds, with 69 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Bury St Edmunds safe for renters?

Bury St Edmunds has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 6 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Bury St Edmunds?

The most commonly reported crime category in Bury St Edmunds is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

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