Renting in Warrington

Average Rent in Warrington: £925/mo

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Median asking rent across 1,902 live Warrington listings on 5 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

£925 /month

1,902 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Warrington by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£675/mo	60
1 bed	£725/mo	451
2 bed	£925/mo	579
3 bed	£1,250/mo	353
4+ bed	£1,500/mo	244
Room (house share)	£595/mo	215

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

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Renting in Warrington

What it costs to rent in Warrington

Warrington currently has 1,902 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £925 a month. 148 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 WA55 at around £725/mo, while WA5 sits nearer £1,100/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 Warrington 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 Warrington by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 1,902 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Warrington

£675/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Warrington is £675 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £925, based on 60 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Warrington

£725/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Warrington is £725 a month, 22% below the city-wide median of £925, based on 451 listings currently on the market.

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

£925/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Warrington is £925 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £925, based on 579 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Warrington

£1,250/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Warrington is £1,250 a month, 35% above the city-wide median of £925, based on 353 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Warrington

£1,500/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Warrington is £1,500 a month, 62% above the city-wide median of £925, based on 244 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Warrington

£595/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Warrington house share is £595 a month, 36% below the city-wide median of £925, based on 215 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 Warrington rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Warrington. Latest: £894/mo (Jul 26, +5.1% YoY).

Latest

£894

Jul 26

Annual

+5.1%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£667

Aug 21

Total change

+34%

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 Warrington pay goes on rent?

Renters in Warrington spend an estimated 31% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£894/mo

£10,728/yr

Median pay

£34,144/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

31%

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 Warrington

Flats & apartments

645

41% of listings

Houses

701

44% of listings

Rooms

215

14% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 46% of the 720 houses currently advertised in Warrington.

Terraced
46%328
Semi-detached
28%198
Other house
14%101
Detached
10%75
Bungalow
3%18

Rent by postcode

Where Warrington rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,212 live listings in 8 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Warrington

1WA5£1,100/mo328 rentals
2WA12£1,075/mo4 rentals
3WA13£1,050/mo25 rentals

Cheapest in Warrington

1WA55£725/mo25 rentals
2WA1£825/mo283 rentals
3WA2£895/mo262 rentals

Features · Warrington

Garden, parking, and floor area in Warrington

Live signal across 1,902 Warrington rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

78%

of 451 Warrington listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

86%

of 580 Warrington listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Warrington this week

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

148 new this weekUpdated today

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Warrington

Most Warrington homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 96,590 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.78

≈ Band B–C

Stock

97k

96,590 properties

A
28%27,400
B
22%21,310
C
21%19,830
D
13%12,350
E
8%7,910
F
5%4,860
G
3%2,700
H
0%230

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 Warrington

92% of Warrington premises can already get full-fibre and 97% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

92%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

97%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

489 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
92%
Gigabit-capable
97%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Warrington), July 2025, covering 96,020 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Warrington homes

51% of Warrington 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

78k

77,683 EPCs

A
0%307
B
12%9,120
C
39%30,210
D
38%29,415
E
9%7,001
F
2%1,275
G
0%355

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

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Warrington

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

1
UTC Warrington
Secondary · University technical college · WA2 7NG
0.29 mi
2
Latchford St James CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · WA4 1AP
0.37 mi
3
St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · WA1 2GN
0.63 mi
4
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · WA5 0JS
0.63 mi
5
Priestley College
16 plus · Academy 16-19 converter · WA4 6RD
0.76 mi

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

Area safety

Safety in Warrington

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Warrington has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 88 of 88 postcode districts analysed, the median was 68 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Warrington is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

68 crimes per area (median)
88 of 88 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Warrington ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

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

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Warrington

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.

Penketh has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Warrington.

Stockton Heath
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (92) · pop. ~6,000
40
per 1k
Great Sankey
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (68) · pop. ~20,000
7.2
per 1k
Latchford
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (129) · pop. ~12,000
29
per 1k
Orford
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (157) · pop. ~13,000
24
per 1k
Penketh
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (18) · pop. ~12,000
2.5
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

Warrington listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Warrington.

Rightmove

943

OpenRent

468

OnTheMarket

256

SpareRoom

215

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Warrington — your questions answered

How much is rent in Warrington?

The average (median) asking rent in Warrington is £925 a month — a 1-bed is £725 and a 2-bed £925, based on 1,902 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Warrington?

The median asking rent for a studio in Warrington is £675 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £925, based on 60 studios currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Warrington is £725 a month, 22% below the city-wide median of £925, based on 451 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Warrington is £925 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £925, based on 579 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Warrington is £1,250 a month, 35% above the city-wide median of £925, based on 353 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Warrington is £1,500 a month, 62% above the city-wide median of £925, based on 244 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Warrington?

The median asking rent for a room in a Warrington house share is £595 a month, 36% below the city-wide median of £925, based on 215 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Warrington?

There are currently 1,902 rental properties available in Warrington, with 148 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Warrington safe for renters?

Warrington has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 68 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 Warrington?

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

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