Dwellio UK Rental Index
Average Rent by City Across the UK
The median asking rent across 218 UK cities is £1,038 a month, based on the August 2026 snapshot — and up 4.9% on the year (ONS). Compare average rents by city, region and bedroom below — every figure links through to live listings.
Updated August 2026
National median rent
£1,038
across 218 cities
Cheapest city
£640
Hartlepool
Most expensive city
£3,800
Westminster
Listings tracked
554,696
across 6 portals
State of the market
Are UK rents still rising?
Official — ONS, year on year
+4.9%
Average annual change across the 120 areas the ONS tracks, to March 2026. Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.
Dwellio asking rents — month on month
0.0%
Median month-on-month change in advertised asking rent across the 218 cities we track (August 2026).
Across the 218 UK cities in this month's index (August 2026), the median asking rent is £1,038 a month. Rents run from £640 in Hartlepool to £3,800 in Westminster — the priciest city is about 5.9× the cheapest. 104 of the 218 cities still have a median under £1,000 a month. The official ONS index shows rents up 4.9% over the year to March 2026, well down from the double-digit rises of 2022–23.
Month on month
Where asking rents moved most
Biggest month-over-month shifts in median asking rent, August 2026. Only cities with a large enough sample in both months are ranked — single-month moves can be noisy.
Rising fastest
- Dumfries£695+6.9%
- King's Lynn£798+6.3%
- Burton upon Trent£895+5.3%
- Dunfermline£1,095+4.3%
- Lichfield£1,193+3.7%
Falling fastest
- Bury St Edmunds£1,350-3.2%
- Aberystwyth£763-2.9%
- Ayr£675-2.9%
- Bracknell£1,350-1.8%
- Chichester£1,375-1.8%
By region
Average rent by UK region
Median asking rent for each region, aggregated from the 218 cities in the index, August 2026.
| Region | Median rent | Cities | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | £2,700 | 19 | 80,429 |
| South East | £1,350 | 35 | 81,811 |
| East of England | £1,200 | 21 | 45,836 |
| South West | £1,163 | 18 | 50,570 |
| Northern Ireland | £1,025 | 6 | 1,931 |
| West Midlands | £950 | 23 | 55,599 |
| East Midlands | £925 | 15 | 45,596 |
| Wales | £900 | 7 | 16,473 |
| North West | £895 | 25 | 66,501 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £850 | 21 | 55,708 |
| Scotland | £850 | 18 | 36,210 |
| North East | £713 | 10 | 18,032 |
Every city
Median rent by UK city
Median monthly asking rents for 218 UK cities, August 2026. Sort by any column — including month-on-month change — filter by name or region, and tap a city for full local data.
218 cities
| WestminsterLondon | £3,800 | £3,142 | £4,150 | £6,750 | — | 2,493 |
| CamdenLondon | £3,250 | £2,460 | £3,250 | £4,767 | — | 2,044 |
| HammersmithLondon | £3,250 | £2,555 | £4,000 | £4,329 | — | 786 |
| FulhamLondon | £3,150 | £2,500 | £3,200 | £4,200 | — | 813 |
| IslingtonLondon | £3,000 | £2,350 | £3,250 | £3,850 | — | 1,692 |
| WandsworthLondon | £2,965 | £2,250 | £3,000 | £3,600 | — | 1,664 |
| HackneyLondon | £2,950 | £2,318 | £3,200 | £3,800 | — | 1,378 |
| LambethLondon | £2,850 | £2,383 | £2,900 | £3,500 | — | 1,559 |
| SouthwarkLondon | £2,850 | £2,250 | £2,913 | £3,700 | — | 1,260 |
| Tower HamletsLondon | £2,700 | £2,197 | £2,947 | £3,448 | — | 1,896 |
| LondonLondon | £2,400 | £1,850 | £2,500 | £3,000 | 0.0% | 55,515 |
| GreenwichLondon | £2,300 | £1,900 | £2,400 | £3,000 | — | 469 |
| NewhamLondon | £2,300 | £1,900 | £2,350 | £2,600 | — | 1,590 |
| HaringeyLondon | £2,150 | £1,700 | £2,250 | £2,700 | — | 1,716 |
| EalingLondon | £2,100 | £1,650 | £2,275 | £2,888 | — | 964 |
| BrentLondon | £2,050 | £1,650 | £2,250 | £2,950 | — | 1,695 |
| LewishamLondon | £1,950 | £1,600 | £2,150 | £2,750 | — | 1,335 |
| OxfordSouth East | £1,850 | £1,250 | £1,800 | £2,123 | 0.0% | 5,727 |
| BromleyLondon | £1,800 | £1,400 | £1,800 | £2,250 | — | 404 |
| EpsomSouth East | £1,800 | £1,387 | £1,850 | £2,490 | 0.0% | 1,526 |
| MaidenheadSouth East | £1,701 | £1,300 | £1,750 | £2,300 | ▼ -1.7% | 2,300 |
| BathSouth West | £1,650 | £1,200 | £1,679 | £2,000 | 0.0% | 3,061 |
| CroydonLondon | £1,650 | £1,400 | £1,750 | £2,250 | — | 1,156 |
| BrightonSouth East | £1,600 | £1,150 | £1,695 | £2,100 | 0.0% | 7,811 |
| CambridgeEast of England | £1,600 | £1,250 | £1,750 | £1,950 | 0.0% | 5,952 |
| GuildfordSouth East | £1,600 | £1,200 | £1,850 | £2,300 | 0.0% | 2,469 |
| St AlbansEast of England | £1,600 | £1,257 | £1,750 | £2,200 | 0.0% | 1,603 |
| St AndrewsScotland | £1,600 | £1,296 | £1,610 | £1,750 | ▲ +1.5% | 180 |
| WokingSouth East | £1,550 | £1,250 | £1,650 | £2,100 | 0.0% | 1,759 |
| WatfordEast of England | £1,548 | £1,250 | £1,750 | £2,100 | 0.0% | 2,474 |
| BristolSouth West | £1,500 | £1,100 | £1,550 | £1,800 | 0.0% | 12,028 |
| EdinburghScotland | £1,500 | £1,150 | £1,450 | £2,150 | 0.0% | 10,592 |
| SloughSouth East | £1,500 | £1,200 | £1,600 | £2,000 | ▲ +0.3% | 3,755 |
| WokinghamSouth East | £1,500 | £1,200 | £1,500 | £2,000 | 0.0% | 1,241 |
| BasildonEast of England | £1,499 | £1,050 | £1,450 | £1,750 | ▼ -0.1% | 1,925 |
| HarlowEast of England | £1,450 | £1,195 | £1,550 | £1,850 | 0.0% | 1,725 |
| Tunbridge WellsSouth East | £1,450 | £1,100 | £1,500 | £1,997 | 0.0% | 1,584 |
| WinchesterSouth East | £1,450 | £700 | £1,500 | £1,700 | 0.0% | 2,149 |
| Milton KeynesSouth East | £1,410 | £1,150 | £1,350 | £1,650 | ▲ +0.7% | 4,036 |
| ChelmsfordEast of England | £1,400 | £1,150 | £1,500 | £1,800 | 0.0% | 2,440 |
| StevenageEast of England | £1,400 | £1,050 | £1,425 | £1,700 | 0.0% | 2,063 |
| FarnboroughSouth East | £1,395 | £1,200 | £1,450 | £1,800 | ▼ -0.4% | 1,006 |
| ReadingSouth East | £1,385 | £1,100 | £1,500 | £1,800 | ▼ -0.5% | 6,925 |
| ChichesterSouth East | £1,375 | £925 | £1,350 | £1,645 | ▼ -1.8% | 1,030 |
| CrawleySouth East | £1,375 | £1,200 | £1,500 | £1,800 | ▼ -0.7% | 1,101 |
| AldershotSouth East | £1,350 | £1,000 | £1,400 | £1,850 | 0.0% | 852 |
| BasingstokeSouth East | £1,350 | £1,075 | £1,350 | £1,650 | 0.0% | 1,401 |
| BracknellSouth East | £1,350 | £1,185 | £1,543 | £1,850 | ▼ -1.8% | 1,671 |
| Bury St EdmundsEast of England | £1,350 | £1,000 | £1,270 | £1,500 | ▼ -3.2% | 1,023 |
| High WycombeSouth East | £1,350 | £1,100 | £1,425 | £1,800 | 0.0% | 2,060 |
| ManchesterNorth West | £1,350 | £1,100 | £1,375 | £1,600 | 0.0% | 19,587 |
| FleetSouth East | £1,343 | £1,150 | £1,400 | £1,900 | ▼ -0.6% | 591 |
| AylesburySouth East | £1,300 | £1,000 | £1,300 | £1,750 | 0.0% | 2,121 |
| CanterburySouth East | £1,300 | £895 | £1,300 | £1,500 | 0.0% | 3,236 |
| ChathamSouth East | £1,300 | £985 | £1,300 | £1,475 | 0.0% | 2,872 |
| LivingstonScotland | £1,295 | £1,013 | £1,150 | £1,425 | ▲ +3.6% | 608 |
| SalfordNorth West | £1,295 | £1,100 | £1,350 | £1,650 | 0.0% | 3,014 |
| AndoverSouth East | £1,250 | £925 | £1,245 | £1,495 | 0.0% | 680 |
| AshfordSouth East | £1,250 | £950 | £1,250 | £1,500 | 0.0% | 1,128 |
| ElyEast of England | £1,250 | £900 | £1,198 | £1,400 | 0.0% | 228 |
| Leamington SpaWest Midlands | £1,250 | £895 | £1,250 | £1,450 | 0.0% | 1,362 |
| MaidstoneSouth East | £1,250 | £950 | £1,300 | £1,650 | 0.0% | 2,012 |
| NewburySouth East | £1,250 | £1,000 | £1,350 | £1,725 | 0.0% | 925 |
| PortsmouthSouth East | £1,250 | £844 | £1,300 | £1,500 | ▲ +1.5% | 3,949 |
| WorthingSouth East | £1,250 | £1,000 | £1,350 | £1,700 | 0.0% | 1,050 |
| YorkYorkshire and the Humber | £1,250 | £975 | £1,250 | £1,500 | 0.0% | 3,191 |
| ExeterSouth West | £1,235 | £900 | £1,250 | £1,475 | ▲ +0.8% | 3,085 |
| HarrogateYorkshire and the Humber | £1,207 | £825 | £1,200 | £1,550 | ▲ +0.5% | 1,260 |
| BedfordEast of England | £1,200 | £875 | £1,200 | £1,500 | 0.0% | 2,316 |
| BournemouthSouth West | £1,200 | £900 | £1,250 | £1,650 | 0.0% | 6,571 |
| CheltenhamSouth West | £1,200 | £900 | £1,250 | £1,600 | 0.0% | 2,420 |
| ColchesterEast of England | £1,200 | £850 | £1,200 | £1,500 | 0.0% | 2,737 |
| DorchesterSouth West | £1,200 | £950 | £1,200 | £1,400 | 0.0% | 668 |
| LisburnNorthern Ireland | £1,200 | £1,100 | £1,250 | £985 | — | 50 |
| PooleSouth West | £1,200 | £875 | £1,250 | £1,695 | 0.0% | 1,424 |
| SalisburySouth West | £1,200 | £875 | £1,200 | £1,495 | 0.0% | 1,253 |
| SolihullWest Midlands | £1,200 | £925 | £1,200 | £1,495 | 0.0% | 1,427 |
| Southend-on-SeaEast of England | £1,200 | £900 | £1,300 | £1,700 | 0.0% | 1,693 |
| St NeotsEast of England | £1,200 | £875 | £1,200 | £1,450 | 0.0% | 584 |
| Sutton ColdfieldWest Midlands | £1,200 | £900 | £1,100 | £1,400 | 0.0% | 1,390 |
| TruroSouth West | £1,200 | £850 | £1,100 | £1,363 | 0.0% | 1,145 |
| WarwickWest Midlands | £1,199 | £825 | £1,100 | £1,300 | ▲ +0.3% | 1,862 |
| HuntingdonEast of England | £1,198 | £875 | £1,099 | £1,400 | ▼ -0.2% | 869 |
| GlasgowScotland | £1,195 | £895 | £1,200 | £1,695 | 0.0% | 10,785 |
| LichfieldWest Midlands | £1,193 | £975 | £1,138 | £1,300 | ▲ +3.7% | 745 |
| NorwichEast of England | £1,175 | £775 | £1,150 | £1,300 | ▼ -1.7% | 5,067 |
| BirminghamWest Midlands | £1,150 | £950 | £1,250 | £1,326 | 0.0% | 18,510 |
| CardiffWales | £1,150 | £900 | £1,250 | £1,495 | 0.0% | 8,710 |
| EastbourneSouth East | £1,150 | £900 | £1,200 | £1,500 | 0.0% | 1,410 |
| LutonEast of England | £1,150 | £950 | £1,295 | £1,600 | 0.0% | 4,358 |
| SouthamptonSouth East | £1,150 | £900 | £1,250 | £1,500 | 0.0% | 6,971 |
| BridgwaterSouth West | £1,125 | £795 | £1,100 | £1,300 | ▼ -0.7% | 1,479 |
| ChesterNorth West | £1,100 | £776 | £1,200 | £1,400 | 0.0% | 1,681 |
| FolkestoneSouth East | £1,100 | £850 | £1,150 | £1,400 | 0.0% | 1,372 |
| GloucesterSouth West | £1,100 | £795 | £1,100 | £1,450 | 0.0% | 3,174 |
| HastingsSouth East | £1,100 | £850 | £1,100 | £1,400 | ▲ +0.5% | 1,158 |
| StirlingScotland | £1,100 | £795 | £1,075 | £1,595 | 0.0% | 1,629 |
| StockportNorth West | £1,100 | £850 | £1,150 | £1,400 | 0.0% | 2,823 |
| TauntonSouth West | £1,100 | £850 | £1,100 | £1,350 | 0.0% | 1,727 |
| DunfermlineScotland | £1,095 | £840 | £950 | £1,495 | ▲ +4.3% | 448 |
| LeedsYorkshire and the Humber | £1,077 | £850 | £1,100 | £1,300 | ▲ +0.1% | 13,829 |
| WellingboroughEast Midlands | £1,075 | £750 | £975 | £1,250 | ▼ -0.9% | 1,267 |
| BelfastNorthern Ireland | £1,050 | £776 | £1,200 | £1,400 | ▼ -1.1% | 1,740 |
| DaventryEast Midlands | £1,050 | £775 | £1,000 | £1,300 | 0.0% | 450 |
| MargateSouth East | £1,050 | £795 | £1,100 | £1,400 | 0.0% | 1,120 |
| NewcastleNorth East | £1,050 | £828 | £925 | £1,180 | ▲ +0.2% | 1,270 |
| NewryNorthern Ireland | £1,050 | £850 | £1,050 | £1,650 | — | 48 |
| SwindonSouth West | £1,050 | £850 | £1,100 | £1,400 | 0.0% | 3,382 |
| Weston-super-MareSouth West | £1,050 | £840 | £1,100 | £1,363 | 0.0% | 1,541 |
| TrowbridgeSouth West | £1,025 | £800 | £1,050 | £1,400 | ▲ +3.0% | 734 |
| DerryNorthern Ireland | £1,000 | £825 | £1,125 | £1,163 | — | 64 |
| DoverSouth East | £1,000 | £775 | £1,000 | £1,290 | 0.0% | 813 |
| NorthamptonEast Midlands | £1,000 | £775 | £1,050 | £1,300 | 0.0% | 4,497 |
| TamworthWest Midlands | £1,000 | £775 | £950 | £1,200 | 0.0% | 727 |
| BangorWales | £996 | £850 | £993 | £1,300 | ▲ +2.2% | 570 |
| CorbyEast Midlands | £995 | £760 | £925 | £1,100 | 0.0% | 1,232 |
| IpswichEast of England | £995 | £750 | £995 | £1,250 | ▲ +2.1% | 2,127 |
| LoughboroughEast Midlands | £995 | £758 | £975 | £1,195 | ▲ +1.9% | 2,259 |
| ShrewsburyWest Midlands | £995 | £750 | £925 | £1,250 | 0.0% | 1,055 |
| West BromwichWest Midlands | £995 | £750 | £950 | £1,195 | 0.0% | 774 |
| NottinghamEast Midlands | £980 | £795 | £1,000 | £1,200 | ▼ -1.5% | 10,903 |
| CoventryWest Midlands | £975 | £675 | £995 | £1,200 | 0.0% | 7,051 |
| OldhamNorth West | £970 | £700 | £950 | £1,200 | 0.0% | 2,064 |
| YeovilSouth West | £965 | £725 | £1,000 | £1,300 | ▲ +1.6% | 993 |
| BuryNorth West | £950 | £755 | £925 | £1,150 | 0.0% | 950 |
| LiverpoolNorth West | £950 | £802 | £1,000 | £1,150 | 0.0% | 9,363 |
| NewportWales | £950 | £750 | £950 | £1,200 | 0.0% | 2,033 |
| NuneatonWest Midlands | £950 | £725 | £900 | £1,175 | 0.0% | 1,213 |
| PeterboroughEast of England | £950 | £750 | £975 | £1,200 | 0.0% | 5,198 |
| RugbyWest Midlands | £950 | £750 | £950 | £1,300 | 0.0% | 1,515 |
| TorquaySouth West | £950 | £725 | £995 | £1,300 | 0.0% | 1,744 |
| WarringtonNorth West | £950 | £725 | £945 | £1,250 | 0.0% | 1,658 |
| WolverhamptonWest Midlands | £950 | £700 | £925 | £1,150 | 0.0% | 2,319 |
| WorcesterWest Midlands | £950 | £750 | £1,000 | £1,300 | 0.0% | 2,443 |
| LeicesterEast Midlands | £940 | £730 | £995 | £1,200 | ▲ +1.6% | 8,424 |
| DudleyWest Midlands | £925 | £693 | £925 | £1,150 | 0.0% | 1,151 |
| KetteringEast Midlands | £925 | £700 | £900 | £1,175 | 0.0% | 1,865 |
| RedditchWest Midlands | £925 | £750 | £995 | £1,200 | 0.0% | 851 |
| RochdaleNorth West | £925 | £725 | £895 | £1,195 | 0.0% | 1,449 |
| SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber | £925 | £795 | £1,000 | £1,100 | 0.0% | 9,049 |
| StaffordWest Midlands | £925 | £695 | £895 | £1,150 | 0.0% | 1,502 |
| TelfordWest Midlands | £925 | £695 | £875 | £1,100 | ▲ +2.8% | 2,186 |
| BoltonNorth West | £900 | £725 | £895 | £1,100 | 0.0% | 2,949 |
| LincolnEast Midlands | £900 | £639 | £900 | £1,100 | 0.0% | 3,088 |
| SelbyYorkshire and the Humber | £900 | £675 | £895 | £1,100 | 0.0% | 325 |
| SwanseaWales | £900 | £725 | £920 | £1,050 | 0.0% | 2,936 |
| WalsallWest Midlands | £900 | £737 | £895 | £1,150 | 0.0% | 1,706 |
| BirkenheadNorth West | £895 | £750 | £900 | £1,045 | ▼ -0.6% | 3,456 |
| Burton upon TrentWest Midlands | £895 | £650 | £850 | £1,080 | ▲ +5.3% | 485 |
| ChorleyNorth West | £895 | £695 | £850 | £1,095 | 0.0% | 753 |
| KendalNorth West | £895 | £750 | £900 | £1,150 | 0.0% | 282 |
| SkiptonYorkshire and the Humber | £895 | £600 | £895 | £1,095 | 0.0% | 229 |
| LancasterNorth West | £888 | £750 | £863 | £1,100 | ▼ -0.8% | 2,287 |
| BeverleyYorkshire and the Humber | £875 | £695 | £795 | £995 | 0.0% | 540 |
| HerefordWest Midlands | £875 | £695 | £900 | £1,200 | 0.0% | 864 |
| InvernessScotland | £875 | £710 | £890 | £1,250 | 0.0% | 386 |
| PlymouthSouth West | £875 | £760 | £950 | £1,250 | 0.0% | 4,141 |
| PontefractYorkshire and the Humber | £875 | £625 | £800 | £995 | 0.0% | 616 |
| RuncornNorth West | £875 | £650 | £848 | £1,100 | 0.0% | 944 |
| BlackburnNorth West | £850 | £650 | £795 | £995 | 0.0% | 1,505 |
| ColeraineNorthern Ireland | £850 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| DerbyEast Midlands | £850 | £695 | £900 | £1,150 | 0.0% | 6,289 |
| DewsburyYorkshire and the Humber | £850 | £667 | £800 | £1,050 | 0.0% | 1,329 |
| DundeeScotland | £850 | £600 | £850 | £1,295 | 0.0% | 2,615 |
| GatesheadNorth East | £850 | £675 | £850 | £950 | 0.0% | 2,456 |
| Great YarmouthEast of England | £850 | £650 | £850 | £1,100 | ▲ +3.0% | 711 |
| KidderminsterWest Midlands | £850 | £697 | £895 | £1,100 | 0.0% | 749 |
| KirkcaldyScotland | £850 | £695 | £825 | £975 | 0.0% | 533 |
| LowestoftEast of England | £850 | £695 | £850 | £950 | 0.0% | 606 |
| Merthyr TydfilWales | £850 | £750 | £825 | £850 | 0.0% | 729 |
| PaisleyScotland | £850 | £675 | £875 | £1,200 | 0.0% | 1,089 |
| PrestonNorth West | £850 | £715 | £875 | £975 | 0.0% | 2,553 |
| RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber | £850 | £675 | £795 | £950 | 0.0% | 1,981 |
| SpaldingEast Midlands | £850 | £650 | £825 | £1,000 | 0.0% | 455 |
| WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber | £850 | £725 | £895 | £1,150 | 0.0% | 1,866 |
| WrexhamWales | £850 | £698 | £850 | £1,100 | 0.0% | 1,121 |
| CreweNorth West | £825 | £600 | £800 | £1,050 | 0.0% | 1,138 |
| FalkirkScotland | £825 | £675 | £850 | £1,178 | 0.0% | 522 |
| HamiltonScotland | £825 | £650 | £825 | £1,195 | ▲ +0.6% | 339 |
| MorecambeNorth West | £825 | £695 | £825 | £1,025 | 0.0% | 1,070 |
| WiganNorth West | £825 | £625 | £800 | £975 | 0.0% | 1,462 |
| BradfordYorkshire and the Humber | £800 | £625 | £800 | £1,050 | 0.0% | 3,191 |
| ChesterfieldEast Midlands | £800 | £700 | £800 | £1,050 | 0.0% | 1,411 |
| DurhamNorth East | £800 | £650 | £745 | £895 | 0.0% | 2,326 |
| MansfieldEast Midlands | £800 | £625 | £810 | £925 | 0.0% | 1,829 |
| St HelensNorth West | £800 | £625 | £795 | £1,000 | 0.0% | 690 |
| King's LynnEast of England | £798 | £695 | £825 | £1,050 | ▲ +6.3% | 137 |
| Barrow-in-FurnessNorth West | £795 | £650 | £795 | £995 | 0.0% | 644 |
| HalifaxYorkshire and the Humber | £795 | £650 | £750 | £950 | ▲ +2.6% | 1,044 |
| KeighleyYorkshire and the Humber | £795 | £575 | £750 | £995 | 0.0% | 1,201 |
| CarlisleNorth West | £785 | £595 | £775 | £950 | ▲ +0.6% | 1,025 |
| DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber | £775 | £595 | £795 | £925 | 0.0% | 3,257 |
| Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands | £775 | £595 | £750 | £950 | 0.0% | 3,712 |
| East KilbrideScotland | £765 | £650 | £765 | £1,050 | ▼ -1.3% | 390 |
| AberystwythWales | £763 | £640 | £825 | £1,275 | ▼ -2.9% | 374 |
| BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber | £760 | £598 | £750 | £895 | 0.0% | 1,842 |
| BostonEast Midlands | £760 | £600 | £760 | £925 | ▲ +1.3% | 728 |
| Stockton-on-TeesNorth East | £760 | £558 | £695 | £800 | ▲ +1.3% | 1,712 |
| AberdeenScotland | £750 | £575 | £793 | £1,150 | ▲ +1.8% | 4,380 |
| GranthamEast Midlands | £750 | £550 | £793 | £995 | 0.0% | 899 |
| HuddersfieldYorkshire and the Humber | £750 | £600 | £780 | £1,000 | 0.0% | 2,575 |
| HullYorkshire and the Humber | £750 | £650 | £750 | £895 | 0.0% | 4,460 |
| ScunthorpeYorkshire and the Humber | £750 | £575 | £725 | £875 | 0.0% | 991 |
| ScarboroughYorkshire and the Humber | £749 | £600 | £795 | £950 | ▲ +0.5% | 1,312 |
| KilmarnockScotland | £725 | £550 | £700 | £950 | ▲ +3.6% | 487 |
| South ShieldsNorth East | £725 | £625 | £700 | £800 | 0.0% | 1,394 |
| BallymenaNorthern Ireland | £700 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| BlackpoolNorth West | £700 | £550 | £738 | £950 | 0.0% | 1,539 |
| MiddlesbroughNorth East | £700 | £550 | £675 | £795 | 0.0% | 3,222 |
| PerthScotland | £700 | £550 | £750 | £1,050 | 0.0% | 719 |
| SunderlandNorth East | £700 | £595 | £700 | £850 | 0.0% | 2,009 |
| BurnleyNorth West | £695 | £525 | £675 | £875 | 0.0% | 1,615 |
| DumfriesScotland | £695 | £590 | £695 | £850 | ▲ +6.9% | 226 |
| RedcarNorth East | £695 | £550 | £650 | £850 | 0.0% | 461 |
| AyrScotland | £675 | £595 | £725 | £1,000 | ▼ -2.9% | 282 |
| DarlingtonNorth East | £650 | £550 | £650 | £800 | 0.0% | 1,916 |
| GrimsbyYorkshire and the Humber | £650 | £500 | £650 | £700 | 0.0% | 1,620 |
| HartlepoolNorth East | £640 | £545 | £575 | £750 | ▼ -0.4% | 1,266 |
Median monthly rents, normalised to a monthly basis where a listing was advertised weekly. All figures are asking rents from active listings. MoM = change in median asking rent versus the previous month (shown only where both months have a large enough sample). Tap a column heading to re-sort; tap a city for full local data.
Methodology
How the index is built
The Dwellio UK Rental Index is rebuilt every month from the live listings we monitor across six major portals — Rightmove, OpenRent, OnTheMarket, SpareRoom, PrimeLocation and Leaders. It reports the median advertised asking rent for active listings in each city.
Rents are normalised to a monthly basis where a listing was advertised weekly. We report the median, not the mean, so a handful of luxury or mispriced listings can’t skew a city’s figure. Cities with fewer than ten active listings in a month are held back until the sample is large enough to be meaningful.
Month-over-month change compares each city’s median asking rent with the previous month, and is shown only where both months clear a larger sample floor — below that, a shift in the median is more likely to reflect which homes happen to be listed than a real move in rents. These are asking rents; for achieved-rent trends we cite the Office for National Statistics’ official Price Index of Private Rents.
Listing counts reflect what Dwellio captures and undercount the very largest markets — read them as a floor, not a definitive total.
FAQ
Rental index questions
What is the average rent in the UK?
There is no single UK figure — rents vary hugely by city. Across the 218 cities in the Dwellio UK Rental Index (August 2026), the median asking rent is £1,038 a month. This is the midpoint of city medians, so each city counts once rather than being weighted by London's volume.
Are UK rents going up or down?
The Office for National Statistics puts annual rent growth at +4.9% to March 2026 — still rising, but well below the double-digit increases of 2022–23. Across the cities Dwellio tracks, the median asking rent moved 0.0% month-on-month in August 2026.
Which UK city has seen asking rents rise the most?
Of the cities Dwellio tracks with a large enough sample, Dumfries saw the biggest month-on-month rise in median asking rent in August 2026, up 6.9% to £695. Month-to-month asking-rent moves can be noisy, so treat single-month jumps as a signal to watch rather than a trend.
Which UK city has the cheapest rent?
Of the cities Dwellio tracks, Hartlepool has the lowest median asking rent at £640 a month (August 2026). Rents in the north of England, Scotland and parts of Wales are typically well below the UK midpoint.
How often is the Dwellio UK Rental Index updated?
The index is recomputed every month from continuous scraping of six UK rental portals: Rightmove, OpenRent, OnTheMarket, SpareRoom, PrimeLocation and Leaders. This page always shows the latest available month.
Where does the rental index data come from?
Figures are medians of advertised asking rents for active listings in each city, normalised to a monthly basis where a listing was advertised weekly. Median rents describe the midpoint of captured listings and are robust to coverage; listing counts undercount the very largest markets and should be read as a floor, not a total. Year-on-year figures are from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents.
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