Rental alerts for Dumfries
Houses & Flats to Rent in Dumfries
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121 rentals available from £400/mo. We monitor 4 property sites 24/7 and alert you the moment a match appears.
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Latest rentals in Dumfries
The freshest listings we picked up across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders.
£550/moOnTheMarket1 bed house
Old Union Street, Dumfries, DG1
12View listing
£550/moOnTheMarketStudio flat/apartment
White Sands, Dumfries, DG1
1View listing
£600/moOnTheMarket1 bed flat/apartment
Laurieknowe, Dumfries, DG2
11View listing
£795/moOnTheMarket2 bed bungalow
337 Annan Road, Dumfries, DG1
21View listing
£600/moOnTheMarket1 bed flat/apartment
Friars Vennel, Dumfries
11View listing
£580/moPrimeLocation1 bed property
6c Sillerknowe Court, Biggar ML12
1View listing
£665/moPrimeLocation1 bed property
Myddleton Street, Carlisle CA1
1View listing
£995/moPrimeLocation3 bed property
Littlegill Cottage Abington, Biggar, Lanarkshire ML12
3View listing
£750/moPrimeLocation1 bed property
315 Birtin Works, Henry St S3
1View listing
£600/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
Henry Street, Dumfries, Dumfries And Galloway DG1
2View listing
£650/moOnTheMarket3 bed terraced house
The Grove, Heathhall, Dumfries, DG1 1TW
3View listing
£600/moOnTheMarket2 bed terraced house
Henry Street, Dumfries and Galloway DG1
21View listing
£1,200/moPrimeLocation4 bed property
Langrigg, Wigton, Cumbria CA7
4View listing
£600/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
Well Street, Lockerbie DG11
2View listing
£950/moPrimeLocation3 bed property
Greencroft, Brampton CA8
3View listing- £650/moOpenRent
2 bed flat/apartment
2 Bed Flat, Swans Vennel, DG1
21View listing - £680/moOpenRent
10 bed room
Room in a Shared House, St Michael Street, DG1
1010View listing - £600/moOpenRent
2 bed flat/apartment
2 Bed Flat, Castle Strret, DG1
21View listing - £860/moOpenRent
2 bed flat/apartment
2 Bed Maisonette, Nith Place, DG1
21View listing - £900/moOpenRent
2 bed flat/apartment
2 Bed Flat, St. Michael Street, DG1
21View listing - £520/moOpenRent
4 bed room
Room in a Shared House, Old Union Street, DG1
42View listing - £500/moOpenRent
7 bed room
Room in a Shared House, Queensberry Street, DG1
71View listing - £690/moOpenRent
7 bed room
Room in a Shared House, Annan Road, DG1
75View listing - £690/moOpenRent
10 bed room
Room in a Shared House, St Michael Street, DG1
1010View listing
Listings refresh as our scraper picks up new properties for Dumfries. Click through to the source portal to enquire.
Renting in Dumfries
What it costs to rent in Dumfries
Dumfries currently has 121 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £650 a month. 5 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 33% are houses and the rest are flats.
Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is DG1 at around £615/mo, while CA1 sits nearer £748/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.
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Market snapshot
Dumfries rental market at a glance
Active rentals in Dumfries
Median monthly rent
Property sites we watch
Rental prices
Rent by bedrooms in Dumfries
Median monthly rent, based on 121 active listings across 4 property sites.
| Bedrooms | Median rent | Available |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bed | £585/mo | 35 |
| 2 bed | £650/mo | 38 |
| 3 bed | £800/mo | 22 |
| 4+ bed | £665/mo | 23 |
Updated June 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
5365% of listings
Houses
2632% of listings
Bungalows
22% of listings
Property mix · houses
Houses to rent in Dumfries — what's on the market
Terraced houses make up 46% of the 28 houses currently advertised in Dumfries.
- Terraced46%13
- Other house25%7
- Semi-detached14%4
- Detached7%2
- Bungalow7%2
Rent by postcode
Where Dumfries rent is highest and lowest
Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 120 live listings in 3 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.
Most expensive in Dumfries
- 1CA1£748/mo4 rentals
- 2DG2£650/mo35 rentals
- 3DG1£615/mo59 rentals
Cheapest in Dumfries
- 1DG1£615/mo59 rentals
- 2DG2£650/mo35 rentals
- 3CA1£748/mo4 rentals
Area safety
Safety in Dumfries
Lower Crime AreaEstimated — limited dataBased on the latest police data (June 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: June 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 April 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.
Georgetown
No data available this month · pop. ~5,000
0.0per 1kMaxwelltown
No data available this month · pop. ~4,000
0.0per 1kHeathhall
No data available this month · pop. ~2,000
0.0per 1kLocharbriggs
No data available this month · pop. ~3,000
0.0per 1kLincluden
No data available this month · pop. ~3,000
0.0per 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.
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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 121 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-06).
How many rental properties are available in Dumfries?
There are currently 121 rental properties available in Dumfries, with 5 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 (June 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 June 2026.
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