Renting in Wrexham

Average Rent in Wrexham

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The average rent in Wrexham is £800/mo, with 940 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Wrexham rental appears.

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Renting in Wrexham

What it costs to rent in Wrexham

Wrexham currently has 940 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £800 a month. 53 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 LL11 at around £650/mo, while CH7 sits nearer £1,400/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.

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Market snapshot

Wrexham rental market at a glance

940

Active rentals in Wrexham

£800/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Wrexham

Median monthly rent, based on 940 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£695/mo	239
2 bed	£850/mo	309
3 bed	£1,050/mo	179
4+ bed	£1,650/mo	82
Room	£600/mo	108

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

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Wrexham rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Wrexham. Latest: £759/mo (Mar 26, +5.0% YoY).

Latest

£759

Mar 26

Annual

+5.0%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£575

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 Wrexham pay goes on rent?

Renters in Wrexham 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

£759/mo

£9,108/yr

Median pay

£29,752/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.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Wrexham

Most Wrexham homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 61,700 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.59

≈ Band C–D

Stock

62k

61,700 properties

A
7%4,460
B
21%12,790
C
28%17,210
D
17%10,280
E
13%8,250
F
8%5,140
G
4%2,570
H
1%720
I
0%290

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 Wrexham

79% of Wrexham premises can already get full-fibre and 79% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

79%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

79%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

98%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

426 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
79%
Gigabit-capable
79%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
98%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Wrexham), July 2025, covering 62,595 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Wrexham homes

45% of Wrexham 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

45%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

55%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

46k

45,702 EPCs

A
1%441
B
8%3,799
C
35%16,101
D
38%17,425
E
13%5,715
F
4%1,630
G
1%591

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

Property types

What’s on offer in Wrexham

Flats & apartments

157

34% of listings

Houses

189

41% of listings

Rooms

108

23% of listings

Bungalows

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 41% of the 199 houses currently advertised in Wrexham.

Terraced
41%82
Semi-detached
29%57
Other house
15%30
Detached
10%20
Bungalow
5%10

Rent by postcode

Where Wrexham rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 811 live listings in 35 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Wrexham

1CH7£1,400/mo9 rentals
2CH3£1,349/mo9 rentals
3L25£1,300/mo7 rentals

Cheapest in Wrexham

1LL11£650/mo150 rentals
2L1£650/mo11 rentals
3LL13£675/mo188 rentals

Features · Wrexham

Garden, parking, and floor area in Wrexham

Live signal across 940 Wrexham rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

71%

of 112 Wrexham listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

57%

of 99 Wrexham listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Wrexham

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Wrexham has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 21 of 21 postcode districts analysed, the median was 76 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Wrexham is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

76 crimes per area (median)
21 of 21 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Wrexham 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 Wrexham

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Gwersyllt has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Wrexham.

Acrefair
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (10) · pop. ~3,000
9.3
per 1k
Rhosllanerchrugog
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (41) · pop. ~10,000
8.5
per 1k
Rhosddu
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (178) · pop. ~8,000
55
per 1k
Brynteg
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (29) · pop. ~5,000
9.8
per 1k
Gwersyllt
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (17) · pop. ~10,000
4.4
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

Wrexham listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Wrexham.

PrimeLocation

372

OnTheMarket

185

Rightmove

156

OpenRent

119

SpareRoom

108

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Frequently asked

Renting in Wrexham — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Wrexham?

The median rent in Wrexham is £800/month based on 940 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Wrexham?

There are currently 940 rental properties available in Wrexham, with 53 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Wrexham safe for renters?

Wrexham has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 76 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Wrexham?

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

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