Renting in Dumfries

Average Rent in Dumfries

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The average rent in Dumfries is £650/mo, with 170 live listings across 4 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Dumfries rental appears.

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Renting in Dumfries

What it costs to rent in Dumfries

Dumfries currently has 170 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £650 a month. 9 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 31% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is DG2 7TL at around £400/mo, while CA8 sits nearer £850/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

Dumfries rental market at a glance

170

Active rentals in Dumfries

£650/mo

Median monthly rent

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Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Dumfries

Median monthly rent, based on 170 active listings across 4 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£580/mo	50
2 bed	£650/mo	52
3 bed	£800/mo	30
4+ bed	£680/mo	34

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

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 (Mar 26, +5.0% YoY).

Latest

£554

Mar 26

Annual

+5.0%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£447

Apr 21

Total change

+24%

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Dumfries

Flats & apartments

68% of listings

Houses

30% of listings

Bungalows

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 45% of the 31 houses currently advertised in Dumfries.

Terraced
45%14
Other house
23%7
Semi-detached
13%4
Detached
13%4
Bungalow
6%2

Rent by postcode

Where Dumfries rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 168 live listings in 10 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Dumfries

1CA8£850/mo3 rentals
2CA1£795/mo13 rentals
3CA7£700/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Dumfries

1DG2 7TL£400/mo3 rentals
2KA18£450/mo3 rentals
3DG1£608/mo64 rentals

Area safety

Safety in Dumfries

Lower Crime AreaEstimated — limited data

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Dumfries has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 6 of 6 postcode districts analysed, the median was 0 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Dumfries is Anti-social behaviour.

Crime overview

0 crimes per area (median)
6 of 6 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0 incidents recorded

Dumfries 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 Dumfries

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.

Georgetown has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Dumfries.

Georgetown
No data available this month · pop. ~5,000
0.0
per 1k
Maxwelltown
No data available this month · pop. ~4,000
0.0
per 1k
Heathhall
No data available this month · pop. ~2,000
0.0
per 1k
Locharbriggs
No data available this month · pop. ~3,000
0.0
per 1k
Lincluden
No data available this month · pop. ~3,000
0.0
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

Dumfries listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in Dumfries.

OpenRent

PrimeLocation

OnTheMarket

Rightmove

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Frequently asked

Renting in Dumfries — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Dumfries?

The median rent in Dumfries is £650/month based on 170 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Dumfries?

There are currently 170 rental properties available in Dumfries, with 9 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Dumfries safe for renters?

Dumfries has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 0 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 Dumfries?

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

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