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Renting in Rugby

What it costs to rent in Rugby

Rugby currently has 982 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £875 a month. 56 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 55% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is CV21 at around £755/mo, while LE17 sits nearer £1,300/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.

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Market snapshot

Rugby rental market at a glance

982

Active rentals in Rugby

£875/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Rugby

Median monthly rent, based on 982 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£750/mo	275
2 bed	£950/mo	213
3 bed	£1,275/mo	216
4+ bed	£1,650/mo	161
Room	£607/mo	90

Updated June 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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: £1,028/mo (Mar 26, +5.4% YoY).

Latest

£1,028

Mar 26

Annual

+5.4%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£781

Apr 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

£1,028/mo

£12,336/yr

Median pay

£41,814/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

30%

Very affordable — well below the 30% rent-burden threshold.

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.

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Rugby

Flats & apartments

256

39% of listings

Houses

312

47% of listings

Rooms

14% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 42% of the 317 houses currently advertised in Rugby.

Terraced
42%132
Semi-detached
31%98
Detached
14%43
Other house
12%39
Bungalow
2%5

Rent by postcode

Where Rugby rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 737 live listings in 12 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Rugby

1LE17£1,300/mo3 rentals
2CV32£1,300/mo5 rentals
3CV22£1,200/mo127 rentals

Cheapest in Rugby

1CV21£755/mo462 rentals
2CV5£760/mo8 rentals
3CV1£795/mo33 rentals

Features · Rugby

Garden, parking, and floor area in Rugby

Live signal across 982 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 210 Rugby listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

86%

of 246 Rugby listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Rugby

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (June 2026), Rugby has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 26 of 26 postcode districts analysed, the median was 197 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Rugby is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

197 crimes per area (median)
26 of 26 postcode districts covered
Data: June 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 April 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

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

Bilton
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (36) · pop. ~13,000
6.8
per 1k
Hillmorton
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (17) · pop. ~11,000
5.5
per 1k
New Bilton
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (79) · pop. ~8,000
28
per 1k
Newbold on Avon
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (28) · pop. ~8,000
12
per 1k
Brownsover
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (38) · pop. ~9,000
13
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

424

OpenRent

283

PrimeLocation

116

SpareRoom

OnTheMarket

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Rugby — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Rugby?

The median rent in Rugby is £875/month based on 982 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-06).

How many rental properties are available in Rugby?

There are currently 982 rental properties available in Rugby, with 56 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 197 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 Rugby?

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

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