Renting in Dumfries

Average Rent in Dumfries: £700/mo

Rent in Dumfries before the rush.

Median asking rent across 285 live Dumfries 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

£700 /month

285 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Dumfries by property size
SizeMedian rentListings
Studio£550/mo4
1 bed£595/mo71
2 bed£700/mo82
3 bed£850/mo51
4+ bed£950/mo43
Room (house share)£550/mo34

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

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Renting in Dumfries

What it costs to rent in Dumfries

Dumfries currently has 285 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £700 a month. 15 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 35% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is DG1 at around £650/mo, while DG12 sits nearer £950/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 Dumfries 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 Dumfries by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 285 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Dumfries

£550/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Dumfries is £550 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £700, based on 4 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Dumfries

£595/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Dumfries is £595 a month, 15% below the city-wide median of £700, based on 71 listings currently on the market.

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

£700/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Dumfries is £700 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £700, based on 82 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Dumfries

£850/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Dumfries is £850 a month, 21% above the city-wide median of £700, based on 51 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Dumfries

£950/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Dumfries is £950 a month, 36% above the city-wide median of £700, based on 43 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Dumfries

£550/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Dumfries house share is £550 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £700, based on 34 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 Dumfries rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Dumfries. Latest: £554/mo (Jul 26, +6.1% YoY).

Latest

£554

Jul 26

Annual

+6.1%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£453

Aug 21

Total change

+22%

since 2021

£425£475£550Aug 21Feb 24Jul 26

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Dumfries

Flats & apartments

80

49% of listings

Houses

43

27% of listings

Rooms

34

21% of listings

Bungalows

5

3% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 33% of the 48 houses currently advertised in Dumfries.

  • Terraced
    33%16
  • Other house
    29%14
  • Detached
    15%7
  • Semi-detached
    13%6
  • Bungalow
    10%5

Rent by postcode

Where Dumfries rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 205 live listings in 13 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Dumfries

  1. 1DG12£950/mo4 rentals
  2. 2CA4£875/mo4 rentals
  3. 3CA8£850/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Dumfries

  1. 1DG1£650/mo73 rentals
  2. 2CA3£650/mo7 rentals
  3. 3CA28£658/mo4 rentals

Live from the portals

New rentals in Dumfries this week

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

15 new this weekUpdated today
  1. 4 bed property for rent in Lazonby Terrace, Carlisle, Cumbria CA1
    £1,200/moPrimeLocation

    4 bed property

    Lazonby Terrace, Carlisle, Cumbria CA1

    4View listing
  2. 1 bed property for rent in London Road, Carlisle, Cumbria CA1
    £470/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    London Road, Carlisle, Cumbria CA1

    1View listing
  3. 1 bed property for rent in Westmorland Street, Carlisle CA2
    £625/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Westmorland Street, Carlisle CA2

    1View listing
  4. 3 bed property for rent in Valetta Gardens, Eastriggs, Annan DG12
    £950/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Valetta Gardens, Eastriggs, Annan DG12

    3View listing
  5. 3 bed property for rent in Valetta Gardens, Eastriggs, Annan DG12
    £950/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Valetta Gardens, Eastriggs, Annan DG12

    3View listing
  6. 3 bed property for rent in Kenneth Bank, Glencaple DG1
    £1,250/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Kenneth Bank, Glencaple DG1

    3View listing
  7. 2 bed property for rent in Dinning Close, Summerhill, Dumfries DG2
    £650/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Dinning Close, Summerhill, Dumfries DG2

    2View listing
  8. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in 38 Aspen Crescent, Dumfries, Dumfries And Galloway. DG1 4QF
    £525/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    38 Aspen Crescent, Dumfries, Dumfries And Galloway. DG1 4QF

    11View listing
  9. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Wallace Street, Dumfries and Galloway DG1
    £600/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Wallace Street, Dumfries and Galloway DG1

    11View listing
  10. 2 bed bungalow for rent in Dinning Close, Summerhill, Dumfries, DG2
    £650/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed bungalow

    Dinning Close, Summerhill, Dumfries, DG2

    21View listing
  11. 3 bed terraced house for rent in The Grove, Dumfries, DG1 1TN
    £650/moOnTheMarket

    3 bed terraced house

    The Grove, Dumfries, DG1 1TN

    3View listing
  12. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Wallace Street, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1
    £600/moRightmove

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Wallace Street, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1

    11View listing
  13. 3 bed terraced house for rent in The Grove, Dumfries, DG1 1TN
    £650/moRightmove

    3 bed terraced house

    The Grove, Dumfries, DG1 1TN

    3View listing
  14. 2 bed property for rent in East Nelson Street, Carlisle, Cumbria CA2
    £850/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    East Nelson Street, Carlisle, Cumbria CA2

    2View listing
  15. 3 bed property for rent in Carrick Road, Dumfries DG2
    £800/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Carrick Road, Dumfries DG2

    3View listing
  16. 2 bed property for rent in Laurieknowe, Dumfries, Dumfries And Galloway DG2
    £795/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Laurieknowe, Dumfries, Dumfries And Galloway DG2

    2View listing
  17. 2 bed property for rent in Ireby, Wigton, Cumbria CA7
    £725/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Ireby, Wigton, Cumbria CA7

    2View listing
  18. 3 bed property for rent in Ivegill, Carlisle CA4
    £1,400/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Ivegill, Carlisle CA4

    3View listing
  19. 3 bed property for rent in 13 Orton Road, Carlisle, Cumbria CA2
    £875/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    13 Orton Road, Carlisle, Cumbria CA2

    3View listing
  20. 2 bed property for rent in Abbey Street, Carlisle CA3
    £650/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Abbey Street, Carlisle CA3

    2View listing
  21. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Dumfries
    £725/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    21View listing
  22. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Dumfries
    £750/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    21View listing
  23. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Laurieknowe, Dumfries and Galloway DG2
    £795/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Laurieknowe, Dumfries and Galloway DG2

    2View listing
  24. 3 bed terraced house for rent in Carrick Road, Dumfries DG2
    £800/moOnTheMarket

    3 bed terraced house

    Carrick Road, Dumfries DG2

    31View listing

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73
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52
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34
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34

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Frequently asked

Renting in Dumfries — your questions answered

How much is rent in Dumfries?

The average (median) asking rent in Dumfries is £700 a month — a 1-bed is £595 and a 2-bed £700, based on 285 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Dumfries?

The median asking rent for a studio in Dumfries is £550 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £700, based on 4 studios currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Dumfries is £595 a month, 15% below the city-wide median of £700, based on 71 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Dumfries is £700 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £700, based on 82 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Dumfries is £850 a month, 21% above the city-wide median of £700, based on 51 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Dumfries is £950 a month, 36% above the city-wide median of £700, based on 43 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Dumfries?

The median asking rent for a room in a Dumfries house share is £550 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £700, based on 34 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Dumfries?

There are currently 285 rental properties available in Dumfries, with 15 new listings added in the last 7 days.

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