Where can you afford to live?
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 click here to start the search for your next home!
We're giving away a YEAR's rent to one lucky person! Fancy being in with a chance of winning? To grab an extra entry into our Live Rent Free competition, all you have to do is answer the question below, which is your extra entry coupon into this month’s prize draw – click the button below and enter it in the box. Be quick though, the code expires at midnight on Monday 19th September. Good luck!
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