Renting in Stevenage

Average Rent in Stevenage: £1,400/mo

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Median asking rent across 2,424 live Stevenage 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

£1,400 /month

2,424 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Stevenage by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£950/mo	115
1 bed	£1,050/mo	720
2 bed	£1,450/mo	522
3 bed	£1,700/mo	450
4+ bed	£2,400/mo	216
Room (house share)	£700/mo	401

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 Stevenage

What it costs to rent in Stevenage

Stevenage currently has 2,424 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,400 a month. 103 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 52% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is LU1 at around £1,000/mo, while SG3 sits nearer £2,500/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 Stevenage 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 Stevenage by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 2,424 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Stevenage

£950/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Stevenage is £950 a month, 32% below the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 115 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Stevenage

£1,050/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Stevenage is £1,050 a month, 25% below the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 720 listings currently on the market.

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

£1,450/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Stevenage is £1,450 a month, 4% above the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 522 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Stevenage

£1,700/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Stevenage is £1,700 a month, 21% above the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 450 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Stevenage

£2,400/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Stevenage is £2,400 a month, 71% above the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 216 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Stevenage

£700/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Stevenage house share is £700 a month, 50% below the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 401 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 Stevenage rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Stevenage. Latest: £1,436/mo (Jul 26, +4.2% YoY).

Latest

£1,436

Jul 26

Annual

+4.2%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,053

Aug 21

Total change

+36%

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 Stevenage pay goes on rent?

Renters in Stevenage spend an estimated 48% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,436/mo

£17,232/yr

Median pay

£35,747/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

48%

Stretched — above 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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Stevenage

Flats & apartments

583

36% of listings

Houses

632

39% of listings

Rooms

401

25% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 46% of the 635 houses currently advertised in Stevenage.

Terraced
46%291
Other house
31%194
Semi-detached
17%111
Detached
6%36
Bungalow
0%3

Rent by postcode

Where Stevenage rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,586 live listings in 22 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Stevenage

1SG3£2,500/mo13 rentals
2AL6£2,300/mo5 rentals
3AL9£2,300/mo7 rentals

Cheapest in Stevenage

1LU1£1,000/mo103 rentals
2LU4£1,050/mo7 rentals
3LU3£1,150/mo28 rentals

Features · Stevenage

Garden, parking, and floor area in Stevenage

Live signal across 2,424 Stevenage rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

86%

of 295 Stevenage listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

90%

of 426 Stevenage listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Stevenage this week

103 homes came onto the Stevenage 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 Stevenage

Most Stevenage homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 38,270 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.12

≈ Band C–D

Stock

38k

38,270 properties

A
4%1,690
B
18%6,840
C
57%21,710
D
9%3,360
E
8%3,250
F
3%970
G
1%440
H
0%20

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 Stevenage

63% of Stevenage premises can already get full-fibre and 95% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

63%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

95%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

482 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
63%
Gigabit-capable
95%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Stevenage), July 2025, covering 38,245 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Stevenage homes

57% of Stevenage 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

57%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

43%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

36k

35,549 EPCs

A
1%215
B
8%2,738
C
48%17,185
D
36%12,873
E
7%2,323
F
1%182
G
0%33

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

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Stevenage

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

1
Broom Barns Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · SG1 1UE
0.34 mi
2
Fairlands Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · SG1 3JA
0.47 mi
3
St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Voluntary aided school · SG2 0PZ
0.71 mi
4
Woolenwick Junior School
Primary · Community school · SG1 2NU
0.78 mi
5
Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · SG1 2NU
0.78 mi

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

Area safety

Safety in Stevenage

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Stevenage has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 43 of 43 postcode districts analysed, the median was 99 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Stevenage is Violent crime, accounting for 7% of all incidents.

Crime overview

99 crimes per area (median)
43 of 43 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Violent crime
7% of incidents

Stevenage’s figures sit in line with the national picture. Safety varies by street as much as by city — every Dwellio alert includes the area’s data to help.

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

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Stevenage

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.

Chells has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Stevenage.

Old Town
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (164) · pop. ~9,000
58
per 1k
Pin Green
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (178) · pop. ~13,000
41
per 1k
Bedwell
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (145) · pop. ~7,000
70
per 1k
Chells
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (86) · pop. ~15,000
13
per 1k
Shephall
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (115) · pop. ~9,000
39
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

Stevenage listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Stevenage.

Rightmove

670

PrimeLocation

577

OnTheMarket

484

SpareRoom

401

OpenRent

291

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Stevenage — your questions answered

How much is rent in Stevenage?

The average (median) asking rent in Stevenage is £1,400 a month — a 1-bed is £1,050 and a 2-bed £1,450, based on 2,424 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Stevenage?

The median asking rent for a studio in Stevenage is £950 a month, 32% below the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 115 studios currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Stevenage is £1,050 a month, 25% below the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 720 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Stevenage is £1,450 a month, 4% above the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 522 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Stevenage is £1,700 a month, 21% above the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 450 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Stevenage is £2,400 a month, 71% above the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 216 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Stevenage?

The median asking rent for a room in a Stevenage house share is £700 a month, 50% below the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 401 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Stevenage?

There are currently 2,424 rental properties available in Stevenage, with 103 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Stevenage safe for renters?

Stevenage has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 99 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Violent crime. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Stevenage?

The most commonly reported crime category in Stevenage is Violent crime, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

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