Renting in Halifax

Average Rent in Halifax: £795/mo

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Median asking rent across 1,156 live Halifax 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

£795 /month

1,156 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Halifax by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£550/mo	22
1 bed	£650/mo	382
2 bed	£750/mo	462
3 bed	£950/mo	187
4+ bed	£1,300/mo	103

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 13 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Halifax

What it costs to rent in Halifax

Halifax currently has 1,156 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £795 a month. 19 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 48% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is BD18 at around £550/mo, while BD6 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.

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Rent by property size

Average rent in Halifax by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 1,156 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Halifax

£550/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Halifax is £550 a month, 31% below the city-wide median of £795, based on 22 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Halifax

£650/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Halifax is £650 a month, 18% below the city-wide median of £795, based on 382 listings currently on the market.

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

£750/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Halifax is £750 a month, 6% below the city-wide median of £795, based on 462 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Halifax

£950/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Halifax is £950 a month, 19% above the city-wide median of £795, based on 187 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Halifax

£1,300/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Halifax is £1,300 a month, 64% above the city-wide median of £795, based on 103 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 Calderdale rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Calderdale, the ONS area that covers Halifax. Latest: £753/mo (Jul 26, +2.2% YoY).

Latest

£753

Jul 26

Annual

+2.2%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£559

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 Halifax

Flats & apartments

515

52% of listings

Houses

469

47% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 62% of the 473 houses currently advertised in Halifax.

Terraced
62%291
Other house
21%98
Semi-detached
13%63
Detached
4%17
Bungalow
1%4

Rent by postcode

Where Halifax rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 839 live listings in 19 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Halifax

1BD6£950/mo16 rentals
2BD12£925/mo8 rentals
3BD5£900/mo5 rentals

Cheapest in Halifax

1BD18£550/mo3 rentals
2BD1£625/mo13 rentals
3BD19£700/mo4 rentals

Features · Halifax

Garden, parking, and floor area in Halifax

Live signal across 1,156 Halifax rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

76%

of 265 Halifax listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

87%

of 329 Halifax listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Halifax this week

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

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Halifax

Most Halifax homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 97,030 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.24

≈ Band B–C

Stock

97k

97,030 properties

A
46%44,810
B
19%18,440
C
16%15,950
D
8%7,660
E
6%5,610
F
3%3,140
G
1%1,370
H
0%60

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 Halifax

77% of Halifax premises can already get full-fibre and 80% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

77%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

80%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

98%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

430 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
77%
Gigabit-capable
80%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
98%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Calderdale), July 2025, covering 95,325 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Halifax homes

33% of Halifax 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

33%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

67%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

86k

86,362 EPCs

A
0%197
B
6%5,035
C
27%23,672
D
40%34,635
E
21%17,887
F
4%3,359
G
2%1,577

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

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Halifax

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

1
Trinity Sixth Form Academy
16 plus · Free schools 16 to 19 · HX1 1UN
0.11 mi
2
Beech Hill School
Primary · Academy converter · HX1 5TN
0.44 mi
3
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · HX3 6LA
0.44 mi
4
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · HX1 2ER
0.49 mi
5
Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter · HX1 2ES
0.52 mi

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

Area safety

Safety in Halifax

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Halifax has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 85 of 85 postcode districts analysed, the median was 228 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Halifax is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

228 crimes per area (median)
85 of 85 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Halifax’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Halifax

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.

Hipperholme has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Halifax.

Sowerby Bridge
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (46) · pop. ~11,000
11
per 1k
Brighouse
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (68) · pop. ~32,000
7.6
per 1k
Elland
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (41) · pop. ~15,000
9.7
per 1k
Hipperholme
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (11) · pop. ~6,000
4.8
per 1k
Illingworth
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (111) · pop. ~8,000
38
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

Halifax listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Halifax.

Rightmove

580

OpenRent

295

OnTheMarket

187

PrimeLocation

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Halifax — your questions answered

How much is rent in Halifax?

The average (median) asking rent in Halifax is £795 a month — a 1-bed is £650 and a 2-bed £750, based on 1,156 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Halifax?

The median asking rent for a studio in Halifax is £550 a month, 31% below the city-wide median of £795, based on 22 studios currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Halifax is £650 a month, 18% below the city-wide median of £795, based on 382 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Halifax is £750 a month, 6% below the city-wide median of £795, based on 462 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Halifax is £950 a month, 19% above the city-wide median of £795, based on 187 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Halifax is £1,300 a month, 64% above the city-wide median of £795, based on 103 listings currently on the market.

How many rental properties are available in Halifax?

There are currently 1,156 rental properties available in Halifax, with 19 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Halifax safe for renters?

Halifax has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 228 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 Halifax?

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

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