Renting in Runcorn

Average Rent in Runcorn: £885/mo

Rent in Runcorn before the rush.

Median asking rent across 1,009 live Runcorn 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

£885 /month

1,009 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Runcorn by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£650/mo	9
1 bed	£645/mo	200
2 bed	£850/mo	389
3 bed	£1,100/mo	294
4+ bed	£1,450/mo	89
Room (house share)	£500/mo	28

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

Where in Runcorn are you looking?

Free to sign up · no card needed · upgrade when you’re ready

Renting in Runcorn

What it costs to rent in Runcorn

Runcorn currently has 1,009 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £885 a month. 10 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 64% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is WA10 at around £750/mo, while L26 sits nearer £2,000/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 Runcorn 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 Runcorn by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 1,009 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Runcorn

£650/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Runcorn is £650 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £885, based on 9 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Runcorn

£645/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Runcorn is £645 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £885, based on 200 listings currently on the market.

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

£850/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Runcorn is £850 a month, 4% below the city-wide median of £885, based on 389 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Runcorn

£1,100/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Runcorn is £1,100 a month, 24% above the city-wide median of £885, based on 294 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Runcorn

£1,450/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Runcorn is £1,450 a month, 64% above the city-wide median of £885, based on 89 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Runcorn

£500/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Runcorn house share is £500 a month, 44% below the city-wide median of £885, based on 28 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.

Free monthly digest

Watch Runcorn rents without checking every week

One email a month: what the median rent did, which postcodes moved, and how much came to market. Built from live listings across six UK property sites. No card, no account, unsubscribe anytime.

We’ll email you once to confirm. See our privacy policy.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Halton rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Halton, the ONS area that covers Runcorn. Latest: £745/mo (Jul 26, +7.1% YoY).

Latest

£745

Jul 26

Annual

+7.1%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£564

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Runcorn

Flats & apartments

185

34% of listings

Houses

327

59% of listings

Rooms

5% of listings

Bungalows

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 56% of the 337 houses currently advertised in Runcorn.

Terraced
56%188
Semi-detached
21%72
Other house
13%45
Detached
7%22
Bungalow
3%10

Rent by postcode

Where Runcorn rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 858 live listings in 27 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Runcorn

1L26£2,000/mo3 rentals
2L18£1,700/mo7 rentals
3L17£1,400/mo10 rentals

Cheapest in Runcorn

1WA10£750/mo55 rentals
2L13£773/mo12 rentals
3WA3£813/mo6 rentals

Features · Runcorn

Garden, parking, and floor area in Runcorn

Live signal across 1,009 Runcorn rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

82%

of 197 Runcorn listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

83%

of 222 Runcorn listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Runcorn this week

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

10 new this weekUpdated today

Listings refresh as our scraper picks up new properties for Runcorn. Click through to the source portal to enquire.

How it works

Your first Runcorn alert in under a minute

Four steps between you and never missing a good one in Runcorn.

Tell us where home is

Pop in your budget, bed count and favourite corners of Runcorn. A minute, tops.

We'll watch the portals

Six major sites, checked every couple of minutes. Yes, on Sundays too.

Alert lands in your inbox

The moment a match appears, email arrives before most people open the app.

You get there first

Message the agent while the listing is still warm.

Start here

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Runcorn

Most Runcorn homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 59,000 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.17

≈ Band B–C

Stock

59k

59,000 properties

A
46%27,260
B
22%12,740
C
14%8,310
D
9%5,200
E
7%3,850
F
2%1,250
G
1%350
H
0%40

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 Runcorn

89% of Runcorn premises can already get full-fibre and 97% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

89%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

97%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

488 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
89%
Gigabit-capable
97%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Halton), July 2025, covering 59,274 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Runcorn homes

51% of Runcorn 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

51%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

49%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

47k

46,912 EPCs

A
1%273
B
11%5,258
C
40%18,613
D
36%16,974
E
10%4,649
F
2%897
G
1%248

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

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Runcorn

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

1
Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · WA7 1LD
0.14 mi
2
Victoria Road Primary School
Primary · Community school · WA7 5BN
0.30 mi
3
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · WA7 1RZ
0.33 mi
4
Widnes Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · WA8 0EL
0.58 mi
5
St Clement's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · WA7 4NX
0.62 mi

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

Area safety

Safety in Runcorn

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Runcorn has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 99 of 99 postcode districts analysed, the median was 203 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Runcorn is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

203 crimes per area (median)
99 of 99 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Runcorn’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 Runcorn

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.

Widnes has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Runcorn.

Widnes
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (124) · pop. ~61,000
4.4
per 1k
Halton
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (57) · pop. ~8,000
14
per 1k
Weston Point
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (73) · pop. ~4,000
46
per 1k
Palacefields
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (96) · pop. ~5,000
43
per 1k
Castlefields
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (97) · pop. ~4,000
52
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

Runcorn listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Runcorn.

PrimeLocation

372

OpenRent

221

Rightmove

220

OnTheMarket

167

SpareRoom

Leaders

Start getting alerts

Get Runcorn alerts first

Free to sign up — no card needed. We’ll email the moment a matching rental goes live in Runcorn.

Free to start — no card needed

Dwellio

£9.99/mo

Alerts that land before the rush.

Within 15 minutes

Up to 10 search areas
Alerts within 15 minutes of listing
Unlimited email alerts
Price-drop alerts
Back-on-market alerts
"Days on market" badge
Priority support from a human

No card to sign up · 7-day Pro trial when you upgrade · cancel anytime

Frequently asked

Renting in Runcorn — your questions answered

How much is rent in Runcorn?

The average (median) asking rent in Runcorn is £885 a month — a 1-bed is £645 and a 2-bed £850, based on 1,009 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Runcorn?

The median asking rent for a studio in Runcorn is £650 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £885, based on 9 studios currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Runcorn is £645 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £885, based on 200 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Runcorn is £850 a month, 4% below the city-wide median of £885, based on 389 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Runcorn is £1,100 a month, 24% above the city-wide median of £885, based on 294 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Runcorn is £1,450 a month, 64% above the city-wide median of £885, based on 89 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Runcorn?

The median asking rent for a room in a Runcorn house share is £500 a month, 44% below the city-wide median of £885, based on 28 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Runcorn?

There are currently 1,009 rental properties available in Runcorn, with 10 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Runcorn safe for renters?

Runcorn has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 203 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 Runcorn?

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

Across North West

Average rent across North West

How Runcorn compares with the other 24 places we track in North West — median asking rent from live listings, updated September 2026.

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

Compare across the UK

Average rent in major UK cities

See how Runcorn compares with the UK’s largest rental markets — median rents, area data and live alerts for each.

Renting guides

Search smarter than the Runcorn crowd

Guides on covering every portal and reaching new Runcorn listings first.

Start getting Runcorn alerts today

Free to sign up. No card needed. Cancel anytime.

Start free

Free to sign up
No card needed
Cancel anytime
Setup in 60 seconds