Renting in Farnborough

Average Rent in Farnborough: £1,375/mo

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Median asking rent across 1,078 live Farnborough listings on 4 portals from £550/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

£1,375 /month

1,078 live listings · 4 portals

Median monthly rent in Farnborough by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£925/mo	28
1 bed	£1,200/mo	420
2 bed	£1,450/mo	383
3 bed	£1,800/mo	137
4+ bed	£2,250/mo	110

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Farnborough

What it costs to rent in Farnborough

Farnborough currently has 1,078 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,375 a month. 14 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 27% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is GU16 at around £1,250/mo, while GU15 sits nearer £2,100/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 Farnborough by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 1,078 live listings across 4 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Farnborough

£925/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Farnborough is £925 a month, 33% below the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 28 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Farnborough

£1,200/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Farnborough is £1,200 a month, 13% below the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 420 listings currently on the market.

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

£1,450/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Farnborough is £1,450 a month, 5% above the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 383 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Farnborough

£1,800/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Farnborough is £1,800 a month, 31% above the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 137 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Farnborough

£2,250/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Farnborough is £2,250 a month, 64% above the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 110 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 Rushmoor rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Rushmoor, the ONS area that covers Farnborough. Latest: £1,387/mo (Jul 26, +5.6% YoY).

Latest

£1,387

Jul 26

Annual

+5.6%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,026

Aug 21

Total change

+35%

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 Farnborough

Flats & apartments

721

72% of listings

Houses

273

27% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 41% of the 276 houses currently advertised in Farnborough.

Terraced
41%114
Semi-detached
24%65
Detached
21%57
Other house
13%37
Bungalow
1%3

Rent by postcode

Where Farnborough rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 887 live listings in 5 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Farnborough

1GU15£2,100/mo7 rentals
2GU17£2,100/mo6 rentals
3GU14£1,395/mo821 rentals

Cheapest in Farnborough

1GU16£1,250/mo42 rentals
2GU12£1,375/mo4 rentals
3GU14£1,395/mo821 rentals

Features · Farnborough

Garden, parking, and floor area in Farnborough

Live signal across 1,078 Farnborough rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

77%

of 217 Farnborough listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

93%

of 388 Farnborough listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Farnborough this week

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

14 new this weekUpdated today

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Farnborough

Most Farnborough homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 42,420 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.26

≈ Band C–D

Stock

42k

42,420 properties

A
4%1,490
B
21%8,990
C
40%16,870
D
22%9,230
E
10%4,180
F
3%1,300
G
1%330
H
0%20

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 Farnborough

89% of Farnborough premises can already get full-fibre and 96% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

89%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

96%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

486 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
89%
Gigabit-capable
96%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Rushmoor), July 2025, covering 42,603 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Farnborough homes

54% of Farnborough 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

54%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

46%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

40k

39,685 EPCs

A
0%172
B
14%5,424
C
40%15,923
D
35%13,716
E
10%3,796
F
1%538
G
0%116

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Rushmoor. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Farnborough

8 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Farnborough centroid. The five closest:

1
St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · GU14 7AP
0.25 mi
2
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · GU14 7BW
0.40 mi
3
Tower Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school · GU14 0BW
0.70 mi
4
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · GU14 8LS
0.78 mi
5
North Farnborough Infant School
Primary · Community school · GU14 8AJ
0.81 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Farnborough centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Farnborough

Lower Crime AreaEstimated — limited data

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Farnborough has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 14 of 14 postcode districts analysed, the median was 52 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Farnborough is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

52 crimes per area (median)
14 of 14 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Farnborough 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 Farnborough

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.

Cove has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Farnborough.

Cove
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (66) · pop. ~14,000
13
per 1k
Hawley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (47) · pop. ~6,000
16
per 1k
North Camp
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (40) · pop. ~5,000
18
per 1k
West Heath
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (25) · pop. ~5,000
17
per 1k
Farnborough North
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (69) · pop. ~6,000
34
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

Farnborough listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in Farnborough.

Rightmove

513

OnTheMarket

374

OpenRent

187

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Farnborough — your questions answered

How much is rent in Farnborough?

The average (median) asking rent in Farnborough is £1,375 a month — a 1-bed is £1,200 and a 2-bed £1,450, based on 1,078 live listings across 4 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Farnborough?

The median asking rent for a studio in Farnborough is £925 a month, 33% below the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 28 studios currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Farnborough is £1,200 a month, 13% below the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 420 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Farnborough is £1,450 a month, 5% above the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 383 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Farnborough is £1,800 a month, 31% above the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 137 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Farnborough is £2,250 a month, 64% above the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 110 listings currently on the market.

How many rental properties are available in Farnborough?

There are currently 1,078 rental properties available in Farnborough, with 14 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Farnborough safe for renters?

Farnborough has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 52 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 Farnborough?

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

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