Renting in Farnborough

Average Rent in Farnborough: £1,400/mo

Median asking rent · all sizes · 246 live listings · October 2026

Rent in Farnborough before the rush.

The median asking rent for homes of all sizes in Farnborough is £1,400 a month, from 246 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

Median asking rent£1,400 /monthAll sizes · 246 live listings · October 2026
Median asking rent in Farnborough by property size, October 2026
SizeMedian asking rent
1-bed£1,200/moasking · 99 listings · Oct 2026
2-bed£1,400/moasking · 79 listings · Oct 2026
3-bed£1,800/moasking · 39 listings · Oct 2026
4+ bed£2,300/moasking · 13 listings · Oct 2026

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated . Weekly prices normalised to monthly. Each figure counts the live listings behind it; rooms are per room.

Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent in Farnborough by size, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/farnborough, updated 28 October 2026.

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Renting in Farnborough

What it costs to rent in Farnborough

Farnborough currently has 246 rental listings on the property sites we track. The median asking rent for homes of all sizes in Farnborough is £1,400 a month, from 246 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026). 73 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 27% are houses and the rest are flats. How we measure this

Rents vary sharply by postcode. Median asking rents for homes of all sizes run from £1,350 a month in GU14 (154 live listings) to £1,900 in GU17 (3 live listings), the cheapest and priciest postcode districts we track in Farnborough (Dwellio, October 2026). 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 in Farnborough, October 2026. Every figure carries the number of live listings behind it.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Farnborough

£1,200/moMedian asking rent · 1-bed · 99 live listings · October 2026

The median asking rent for a 1-bed in Farnborough is £1,200 a month, 14% below the median for homes of all sizes, from 99 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

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

£1,400/moMedian asking rent · 2-bed · 79 live listings · October 2026

The median asking rent for a 2-bed in Farnborough is £1,400 a month, in line with the median for homes of all sizes, from 79 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Farnborough

£1,800/moMedian asking rent · 3-bed · 39 live listings · October 2026

The median asking rent for a 3-bed in Farnborough is £1,800 a month, 29% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 39 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Farnborough

£2,300/moMedian asking rent · 4+ bed · 13 live listings · October 2026

The median asking rent for a 4+ bed home in Farnborough is £2,300 a month, 64% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 13 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property. Each size needs at least 10 live listings. Studio figures are hidden for now: listings whose bedroom count we couldn’t read were being counted as studios. How we measure this

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Rushmoor rents have moved

The ONS average rent paid in Rushmoor is £1,391 a month, up 4.3% on a year earlier, across private tenancies of all sizes (Office for National Statistics, September 2026). Rushmoor is the ONS area that covers Farnborough. The Office for National Statistics’ Price Index of Private Rents is the official series for rents being paid, including long-running tenancies; Dwellio’s figures above are asking rents.

Latest£1,391/moONS average rent paid · all sizes · Rushmoor · September 2026

Annual

+4.3%

vs a year earlier

5 years earlier£1,034/moONS average rent paid · all sizes · Rushmoor · October 2021

Total change

+35%

since 2021

£1,025£1,225£1,400Oct 21Apr 24Sept 26
ONS average rent paid · all sizes · Rushmoor · October 2021 to September 2026

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. How we measure this

Property types

What’s on offer in Farnborough

Flats & apartments

148

73% of listings

Houses

55

27% of listings

How we measure this

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 40% of the 55 houses currently advertised in Farnborough.

  • Terraced
    40%22
  • Other house
    29%16
  • Semi-detached
    24%13
  • Detached
    7%4

How we measure this

Rent by postcode

Where Farnborough rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly asking rent for homes of all sizes, grouped by postcode district, across 157 live listings in 2 districts (October 2026). Districts with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental; rooms in shared houses are left out.

Most expensive in Farnborough

  1. 1GU17£1,900/moall sizes · asking · Oct 20263 live listings
  2. 2GU14£1,350/moall sizes · asking · Oct 2026154 live listings

Cheapest in Farnborough

  1. 1GU14£1,350/moall sizes · asking · Oct 2026154 live listings
  2. 2GU17£1,900/moall sizes · asking · Oct 20263 live listings

Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent by postcode district in Farnborough, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/farnborough, updated 28 October 2026.

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Features · Farnborough

Garden, parking, and floor area in Farnborough

Live signal across 246 Farnborough rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

74%

of 73 Farnborough listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

94%

of 117 Farnborough listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

How we measure this

Live from the portals

New rentals in Farnborough this week

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

73 new this weekUpdated today
  1. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Farnborough Road, Farnborough GU14
    £1,400/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Farnborough Road, Farnborough GU14

    11View listing
  2. 3 bed terraced house for rent in Pinewood Park, Farnborough, GU14
    £1,650/moOnTheMarket

    3 bed terraced house

    Pinewood Park, Farnborough, GU14

    31View listing
  3. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Queensmead, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14
    £1,250/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Queensmead, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14

    1View listing
  4. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Southampton Street, Farnborough
    £1,400/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Southampton Street, Farnborough

    21View listing
  5. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Sherborne Road, Farnborough GU14
    £1,150/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Sherborne Road, Farnborough GU14

    22View listing
  6. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Lynchford Road, Farnborough, GU14
    £995/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Lynchford Road, Farnborough, GU14

    11View listing
  7. 3 bed terraced house for rent in High View Road, Farnborough, GU14
    £1,700/moOnTheMarket

    3 bed terraced house

    High View Road, Farnborough, GU14

    31View listing
  8. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Lincoln Court, Farnborough GU14
    £1,150/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Lincoln Court, Farnborough GU14

    11View listing
  9. 1 bed terraced house for rent in Farnborough
    £1,350/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed terraced house

    Farnborough

    11View listing
  10. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Pine Court, 44 Reading Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14
    £1,450/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Pine Court, 44 Reading Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14

    22View listing
  11. 3 bed detached house for rent in Tower Hill, Farnborough, GU14
    £2,200/moOnTheMarket

    3 bed detached house

    Tower Hill, Farnborough, GU14

    32View listing
  12. 3 bed semi-detached house for rent in Saffron Court, Farnborough
    £1,950/moOnTheMarket

    3 bed semi-detached house

    Saffron Court, Farnborough

    31View listing
  13. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Farnborough Road, FARNBOROUGH
    £1,350/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Farnborough Road, FARNBOROUGH

    11View listing
  14. 3 bed terraced house for rent in Chive Court, Farnborough, GU14
    £1,700/moOnTheMarket

    3 bed terraced house

    Chive Court, Farnborough, GU14

    31View listing
  15. 1 bed room for rent in Cambridge Road West, Farnborough, GU14
    £715/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed room

    Cambridge Road West, Farnborough, GU14

    12View listing
  16. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Queens Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14
    £1,200/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Queens Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14

    11View listing
  17. 3 bed terraced house for rent in Cove Road, Farnborough, GU14
    £1,800/moOnTheMarket

    3 bed terraced house

    Cove Road, Farnborough, GU14

    31View listing
  18. 3 bed semi-detached house for rent in West Heath Road, Farnborough GU14
    £1,800/moOnTheMarket

    3 bed semi-detached house

    West Heath Road, Farnborough GU14

    31View listing
  19. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Farnborough Road, Farnborough, GU14
    £1,450/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Farnborough Road, Farnborough, GU14

    11View listing
  20. 3 bed semi-detached house for rent in St David's Close, Farnborough GU14
    £1,650/moOnTheMarket

    3 bed semi-detached house

    St David's Close, Farnborough GU14

    32View listing
  21. 3 bed terraced house for rent in Hawley Road, Blackwater, Surrey, GU17
    £1,900/moOnTheMarket

    3 bed terraced house

    Hawley Road, Blackwater, Surrey, GU17

    31View listing
  22. 3 bed semi-detached house for rent in Farnborough
    £1,900/moOnTheMarket

    3 bed semi-detached house

    Farnborough

    32View listing
  23. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Grandview, 296 Farnborough Road, Farnborough, GU14
    £1,300/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Grandview, 296 Farnborough Road, Farnborough, GU14

    11View listing
  24. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Wallis Square, Hampshire GU14
    £1,200/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Wallis Square, Hampshire GU14

    11View listing

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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

C

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. 1

    St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School

    Primary · Voluntary aided school · GU14 7AP

    0.25 mi
  2. 2

    St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

    Primary · Voluntary aided school · GU14 7BW

    0.40 mi
  3. 3

    Tower Hill Primary School

    Primary · Community school · GU14 0BW

    0.70 mi
  4. 4

    St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

    Primary · Voluntary aided school · GU14 8LS

    0.78 mi
  5. 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 (October 2026), Farnborough has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 14 of 14 postcode districts analysed, the median was 50 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Farnborough is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

  • 50 crimes per area (median)
  • 14 of 14 postcode districts covered
  • Data: October 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 August 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

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

    Safer area

    Most common: Violent crime (62) · pop. ~14,000

    13
    per 1k
  • Hawley

    Safer area

    Most common: Violent crime (30) · pop. ~6,000

    13
    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 (26) · pop. ~5,000

    19
    per 1k
  • Farnborough North

    Higher crime

    Most common: Violent crime (54) · 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 3 property sites for rentals in Farnborough.

Rightmove
100
OnTheMarket
94
OpenRent
52

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Frequently asked

Renting in Farnborough — your questions answered

How much is rent in Farnborough?

The median asking rent for homes of all sizes in Farnborough is £1,400 a month, from 246 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

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

The median asking rent for a 1-bed in Farnborough is £1,200 a month, 14% below the median for homes of all sizes, from 99 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

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

The median asking rent for a 2-bed in Farnborough is £1,400 a month, in line with the median for homes of all sizes, from 79 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

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

The median asking rent for a 3-bed in Farnborough is £1,800 a month, 29% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 39 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

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

The median asking rent for a 4+ bed home in Farnborough is £2,300 a month, 64% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 13 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

How many rental properties are available in Farnborough?

There are currently 246 rental properties available in Farnborough, with 73 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 50 reported crimes per postcode area (October 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 October 2026.

Across South East

Average rent across South East

How Farnborough compares with the other 34 places we track in South East — median asking rent from live listings, updated October 2026.

Every city, every region, one table: the UK rental index.

Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent across South East, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/farnborough, updated 28 October 2026.

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