Average rents updated July 2022
Where do you want to live? If you're not sure - or you want to find out where your money goes furthest - you've come to the right place.
Here's our handy guide to average room rents in the UK's 50 biggest towns and cites, to help you decide.
What's your budget?
Under £400 per month
| Town | Average rent |
|---|---|
| Huddersfield | £394 |
| Middlesbrough | £396 |
Under £500 per month
| Town | Average rent |
|---|---|
| Bradford | £405 |
| Hull | £410 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | £414 |
| Wolverhampton | £423 |
| Sunderland | £426 |
| Liverpool | £428 |
| Aberdeen | £430 |
| Bolton | £433 |
| Telford | £436 |
| Birmingham | £439 |
| Sheffield | £444 |
| Blackpool | £445 |
| Belfast | £452 |
| Warrington | £455 |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | £463 |
| Plymouth | £468 |
| Swansea | £470 |
| Dundee | £471 |
| Derby | £471 |
| Leicester | £473 |
| Coventry | £473 |
| Gloucester | £485 |
| Peterborough | £490 |
| Leeds | £494 |
| Ipswich | £494 |
| Luton | £496 |
Under £600 per month
| Town | Average rent |
|---|---|
| Norwich | £502 |
| Northampton | £508 |
| Portsmouth | £516 |
| Nottingham | £518 |
| Cardiff | £527 |
| Southampton | £530 |
| Swindon | £542 |
| Glasgow | £542 |
| Manchester | £543 |
| Southend-on-Sea | £551 |
| Bournemouth | £552 |
| Milton Keynes | £561 |
| Poole | £563 |
| York | £566 |
| Slough | £591 |
Under £700 per month
| Town | Average rent |
|---|---|
| Reading | £601 |
| Edinburgh | £619 |
| Bristol | £629 |
| Brighton | £644 |
| Cambridge | £646 |
| Oxford | £660 |
Under £800 per month
| Town | Average rent |
|---|---|
| London - North | £766 |
| London - South East | £779 |
| London - East | £793 |
Over £800 per month
| Town | Average rent |
|---|---|
| London - North West | £820 |
| London - South West | £861 |
| London - West | £868 |
| London - East Central | £996 |
| London - West Central | £1,044 |
If you're still not sure where to go (or you fancy living somewhere that's not on the list), just hit the big orange button and start the search for your next home.