Renting in Rugby

Average Rent in Rugby: £950/mo

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Median asking rent across 1,819 live Rugby listings on 6 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

£950 /month

1,819 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Rugby by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£698/mo	48
1 bed	£750/mo	529
2 bed	£975/mo	443
3 bed	£1,298/mo	395
4+ bed	£1,650/mo	243
Room (house share)	£600/mo	161

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 Rugby

What it costs to rent in Rugby

Rugby currently has 1,819 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £950 a month. 69 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 53% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is CV1 at around £775/mo, while CV31 sits nearer £1,597/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 Rugby 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.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Rugby by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 1,819 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Rugby

£698/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Rugby is £698 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £950, based on 48 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Rugby

£750/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Rugby is £750 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £950, based on 529 listings currently on the market.

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

£975/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Rugby is £975 a month, 3% above the city-wide median of £950, based on 443 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Rugby

£1,298/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Rugby is £1,298 a month, 37% above the city-wide median of £950, based on 395 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Rugby

£1,650/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Rugby is £1,650 a month, 74% above the city-wide median of £950, based on 243 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Rugby

£600/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Rugby house share is £600 a month, 37% below the city-wide median of £950, based on 161 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

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 Rugby rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Rugby. Latest: £1,046/mo (Jul 26, +5.4% YoY).

Latest

£1,046

Jul 26

Annual

+5.4%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£792

Aug 21

Total change

+32%

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.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Rugby pay goes on rent?

Renters in Rugby spend an estimated 30% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,046/mo

£12,552/yr

Median pay

£41,814/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

30%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Property types

What’s on offer in Rugby

Flats & apartments

498

40% of listings

Houses

572

46% of listings

Rooms

161

13% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 40% of the 580 houses currently advertised in Rugby.

Terraced
40%230
Semi-detached
30%174
Other house
16%95
Detached
13%73
Bungalow
1%8

Rent by postcode

Where Rugby rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,180 live listings in 14 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Rugby

1CV31£1,597/mo7 rentals
2CV32£1,300/mo9 rentals
3NN6£1,300/mo5 rentals

Cheapest in Rugby

1CV1£775/mo73 rentals
2NN11£850/mo19 rentals
3CV21£900/mo614 rentals

Features · Rugby

Garden, parking, and floor area in Rugby

Live signal across 1,819 Rugby rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

84%

of 425 Rugby listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

87%

of 537 Rugby listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Rugby this week

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

69 new this weekUpdated today

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Rugby

Most Rugby homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 51,230 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.12

≈ Band C–D

Stock

51k

51,230 properties

A
18%9,060
B
23%12,030
C
24%12,280
D
14%7,180
E
10%5,240
F
7%3,460
G
4%1,870
H
0%110

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 Rugby

91% of Rugby premises can already get full-fibre and 92% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

91%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

92%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

470 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
91%
Gigabit-capable
92%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Rugby), July 2025, covering 51,223 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Rugby homes

54% of Rugby 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

41k

41,435 EPCs

A
1%501
B
21%8,800
C
31%13,021
D
33%13,786
E
10%4,192
F
2%900
G
1%235

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

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Rugby

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

1
Lawrence Sheriff School
Secondary · Academy converter · CV21 3AG
0.32 mi
2
Northlands Primary School
Primary · Community school · CV21 2SS
0.40 mi
3
St Marie's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · CV22 7AF
0.42 mi
4
Oakfield Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · CV22 6AU
0.53 mi
5
St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · CV22 7AU
0.61 mi

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

Area safety

Safety in Rugby

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Rugby has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 26 of 26 postcode districts analysed, the median was 205 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Rugby is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

205 crimes per area (median)
26 of 26 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Rugby’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 Rugby

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.

Bilton has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Rugby.

Bilton
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (39) · pop. ~13,000
6.0
per 1k
Hillmorton
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (39) · pop. ~11,000
8.6
per 1k
New Bilton
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (92) · pop. ~8,000
23
per 1k
Newbold on Avon
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (43) · pop. ~8,000
18
per 1k
Brownsover
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (65) · pop. ~9,000
19
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

Rugby listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Rugby.

Rightmove

807

OpenRent

380

PrimeLocation

292

OnTheMarket

175

SpareRoom

161

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Rugby — your questions answered

How much is rent in Rugby?

The average (median) asking rent in Rugby is £950 a month — a 1-bed is £750 and a 2-bed £975, based on 1,819 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Rugby?

The median asking rent for a studio in Rugby is £698 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £950, based on 48 studios currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Rugby is £750 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £950, based on 529 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Rugby is £975 a month, 3% above the city-wide median of £950, based on 443 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Rugby is £1,298 a month, 37% above the city-wide median of £950, based on 395 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Rugby is £1,650 a month, 74% above the city-wide median of £950, based on 243 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Rugby?

The median asking rent for a room in a Rugby house share is £600 a month, 37% below the city-wide median of £950, based on 161 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Rugby?

There are currently 1,819 rental properties available in Rugby, with 69 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Rugby safe for renters?

Rugby has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 205 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 Rugby?

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

Across West Midlands

Average rent across West Midlands

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