Rental alerts for Runcorn

Property to Rent in Runcorn

Rent in Runcorn before the rush.

268 rentals available from £400/mo. We monitor 5 property sites 24/7 and alert you the moment a match appears.

Where in Runcorn are you looking?

14 days free · no card · cancel anytime

Fresh alerts, first

We email you the moment a matching rental lands in Runcorn.

Set it, leave it

Pick budget, bedrooms, areas of Runcorn — we remember the rest.

Down to the postcode

Narrow to one corner of Runcorn or watch the whole city.

Live from the portals

Latest rentals in Runcorn

The freshest listings we picked up across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders.

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

Market snapshot

Runcorn rental market at a glance

268

Active rentals in Runcorn

£850/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Runcorn

Median monthly rent, based on 268 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£600/mo	38
2 bed	£850/mo	107
3 bed	£1,100/mo	84
4+ bed	£1,100/mo	27
Room	£542/mo	9

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

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Runcorn

Flats & apartments

26% of listings

Houses

116

67% 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 58% of the 119 houses currently advertised in Runcorn.

Terraced
58%69
Semi-detached
24%28
Other house
11%13
Detached
5%6
Bungalow
3%3

Rent by postcode

Where Runcorn rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 250 live listings in 14 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Runcorn

1M50£1,493/mo5 rentals
2M15£1,430/mo5 rentals
3WA4£1,325/mo4 rentals

Cheapest in Runcorn

1WA10£748/mo8 rentals
2L8£775/mo5 rentals
3WA8£838/mo30 rentals

Area safety

Safety in Runcorn

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (May 2026), Runcorn has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 99 of 99 postcode districts analysed, the median was 187 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Runcorn is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

187 crimes per area (median)
99 of 99 postcode districts covered
Data: May 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 February 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 (67) · pop. ~61,000
3.3
per 1k
Halton
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (52) · pop. ~8,000
15
per 1k
Weston Point
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (66) · pop. ~4,000
40
per 1k
Palacefields
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (84) · pop. ~5,000
35
per 1k
Castlefields
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (83) · pop. ~4,000
46
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 5 property sites for rentals in Runcorn.

Rightmove

OpenRent

PrimeLocation

OnTheMarket

SpareRoom

Start getting alerts

Try Dwellio free for 14 days

We’ll email the moment a matching rental goes live in Runcorn.

14 days free — no card required

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

14 days free · no card · cancel anytime

Frequently asked

Renting in Runcorn — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Runcorn?

The median rent in Runcorn is £850/month based on 268 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-05).

How many rental properties are available in Runcorn?

There are currently 268 rental properties available in Runcorn, with 44 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 187 reported crimes per postcode area (May 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 May 2026.

Cities to rent in nearby

Areas to rent near Runcorn

More places renters search alongside Runcorn. We monitor every UK portal in each city — set alerts for as many as you like.

Start getting Runcorn alerts today

14 days free. No card. Cancel anytime.

Start free trial

14 days free
No card needed
Cancel anytime
Setup in 60 seconds