Where is the most expensive place to rent a detached property in the UK?

Richmond upon Thames has the highest average rent for a detached property at £3,909 per month — a Gera Rent Index of 249 (UK average = 100). Source: ONS, May 2026.

Where is the cheapest place to rent a detached property in the UK?

Dumfries and Galloway has the lowest average rent for a detached property at £711 per month — a Gera Rent Index of 45. Source: ONS, May 2026.

What is the Gera Rent Index for a detached property?

The Gera Rent Index expresses an area's ONS rent for a detached property as a percentage of the UK average (£1,572), so 100 equals the UK average. It is computed transparently from the two real ONS figures; the methodology is published at gerarent.com/methodology/gera-rent-index.

detached rent in the UK by area

Updated monthly · as of May 2026 · 18 June 2026 · Office for National Statistics

What is the average rent for a detached property in the UK?

As of May 2026, the average UK private rent for detached houses is £1,572 per month, per ONS data published 17 June 2026. Across 334 local authorities it ranges from £3,909 in Richmond upon Thames to £711 in Dumfries and Galloway. GeraRent re-dates this monthly.

Gera Rent Index

Richmond upon Thames 249 vs UK 100

The Gera Rent Index expresses an area's ONS rent for detached houses as a percentage of the UK average (£1,572), so 100 equals the UK average. See the methodology.

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The average rent for detached houses in Richmond upon Thames is £3,909 per month (ONS) — that is 149% above the UK average of £1,572 for detached homes.

Gera Rent Index for Richmond upon Thames: 249 (UK average = 100).

Figures are official ONS average monthly private rents. Your budget is used only in your browser to produce this comparison.

Average rent for detached houses by local authority

334 UK local authorities with a published ONS figure, ranked most to least expensive. Richmond upon Thames is the dearest at £3,909; Dumfries and Galloway the cheapest at £711.

#	Area	Region	Avg rent / month	Gera Rent Index
1	Richmond upon Thames	London	£3,909	249
2	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	£3,675	234
3	Haringey	London	£3,365	214
4	Southwark	London	£3,190	203
5	Brent	London	£3,181	202
6	Islington	London	£3,086	196
7	Tower Hamlets	London	£3,034	193
8	Greenwich	London	£3,007	191
9	Barnet	London	£2,998	191
10	Ealing	London	£2,997	191
11	Hackney	London	£2,993	190
12	Lambeth	London	£2,976	189
13	Bromley	London	£2,884	183
14	Westminster	London	£2,878	183
15	Camden	London	£2,855	182
16	Merton	London	£2,842	181
17	Kensington and Chelsea	London	£2,830	180
18	Wandsworth	London	£2,808	179
19	Redbridge	London	£2,750	175
20	Harrow	London	£2,730	174
21	Sevenoaks	South East	£2,725	173
22	Kingston upon Thames	London	£2,671	170
23	St Albans	East of England	£2,659	169
24	Hounslow	London	£2,656	169
25	Elmbridge	South East	£2,645	168
26	Croydon	London	£2,608	166
27	Oxford	South East	£2,585	164
28	Three Rivers	East of England	£2,580	164
29	Epping Forest	East of England	£2,561	163
30	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	£2,547	162
31	Watford	East of England	£2,527	161
32	Enfield	London	£2,518	160
33	Woking	South East	£2,507	159
34	Lewisham	London	£2,489	158
35	Guildford	South East	£2,488	158
36	Hertsmere	East of England	£2,478	158
37	Epsom and Ewell	South East	£2,472	157
38	Sutton	London	£2,418	154
39	Havering	London	£2,401	153
40	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	£2,393	152
41	Reigate and Banstead	South East	£2,390	152
42	Hillingdon	London	£2,356	150
43	Cambridge	East of England	£2,342	149
44	Dartford	South East	£2,279	145
45	Broxbourne	East of England	£2,277	145
46	Bexley	London	£2,257	144
47	Surrey Heath	South East	£2,252	143
48	Bracknell Forest	South East	£2,237	142
49	Brighton and Hove	South East	£2,230	142
50	Tandridge	South East	£2,213	141
51	Runnymede	South East	£2,207	140
52	Mole Valley	South East	£2,198	140
53	Brentwood	East of England	£2,194	140
54	Tonbridge and Malling	South East	£2,185	139
55	Tunbridge Wells	South East	£2,185	139
56	Reading	South East	£2,179	139
57	Dacorum	East of England	£2,177	138
58	Harlow	East of England	£2,177	138
59	Newham	London	£2,173	138
60	Buckinghamshire	South East	£2,168	138
61	Crawley	South East	£2,155	137
62	Slough	South East	£2,153	137
63	Spelthorne	South East	£2,152	137
64	Wokingham	South East	£2,144	136
65	Waltham Forest	London	£2,140	136
66	East Hertfordshire	East of England	£2,115	135
67	Hart	South East	£2,113	134
68	Greater Glasgow	Scotland	£2,110	134
69	Waverley	South East	£2,109	134
70	Bristol, City of	South West	£2,105	134
71	Lothian	Scotland	£2,086	133
72	Horsham	South East	£2,078	132
73	Trafford	North West	£2,033	129
74	Mid Sussex	South East	£2,032	129
75	Winchester	South East	£2,016	128
76	Chelmsford	East of England	£2,002	127
77	South Oxfordshire	South East	£1,995	127
78	East Dunbartonshire	Scotland	£1,969	125
79	South Gloucestershire	South West	£1,958	125
80	Stevenage	East of England	£1,947	124
81	Milton Keynes	South East	£1,945	124
82	Basildon	East of England	£1,944	124
83	West Berkshire	South East	£1,941	123
84	Rushmoor	South East	£1,927	123
85	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	£1,927	123
86	North Hertfordshire	East of England	£1,921	122
87	Gravesham	South East	£1,917	122
88	Thurrock	East of England	£1,911	122
89	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	£1,884	120
90	Basingstoke and Deane	South East	£1,883	120
91	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	£1,882	120
92	Barking and Dagenham	London	£1,873	119
93	Vale of White Horse	South East	£1,871	119
94	Wealden	South East	£1,854	118
95	Manchester	North West	£1,849	118
96	Cherwell	South East	£1,843	117
97	Portsmouth	South East	£1,834	117
98	Lewes	South East	£1,809	115
99	Solihull	West Midlands	£1,784	113
100	Maidstone	South East	£1,783	113
101	Adur	South East	£1,777	113
102	Ashford	South East	£1,775	113
103	Fareham	South East	£1,770	113
104	Uttlesford	East of England	£1,757	112
105	Central Bedfordshire	East of England	£1,756	112
106	Chichester	South East	£1,752	111
107	East Hampshire	South East	£1,747	111
108	Cotswold	South West	£1,745	111
109	Cheltenham	South West	£1,737	110
110	Worthing	South East	£1,734	110
111	Warwick	West Midlands	£1,723	110
112	Rochford	East of England	£1,711	109
113	Test Valley	South East	£1,710	109
114	Braintree	East of England	£1,709	109
115	Exeter	South West	£1,706	109
116	West Oxfordshire	South East	£1,701	108
117	New Forest	South East	£1,687	107
118	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	£1,681	107
119	Arun	South East	£1,667	106
120	Medway	South East	£1,663	106
121	Maldon	East of England	£1,661	106
122	Canterbury	South East	£1,660	106
123	West Suffolk	East of England	£1,660	106
124	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	£1,641	104
125	Eastleigh	South East	£1,633	104
126	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	£1,611	102
127	Southampton	South East	£1,608	102
128	Luton	East of England	£1,600	102
129	Norwich	East of England	£1,595	101
130	Bedford	East of England	£1,592	101
131	Rother	South East	£1,589	101
132	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	£1,587	101
133	Colchester	East of England	£1,584	101
134	North Somerset	South West	£1,580	101
135	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	£1,559	99
136	Gosport	South East	£1,557	99
137	Gloucester	South West	£1,551	99
138	Swale	South East	£1,546	98
139	York	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,539	98
140	Stockport	North West	£1,535	98
141	Havant	South East	£1,524	97
142	Salford	North West	£1,523	97
143	Rugby	West Midlands	£1,513	96
144	Lichfield	West Midlands	£1,512	96
145	Swindon	South West	£1,506	96
146	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,491	95
147	Cardiff	Wales	£1,490	95
148	South Lanarkshire	Scotland	£1,486	95
149	Huntingdonshire	East of England	£1,483	94
150	Wiltshire	South West	£1,470	94
151	Eastbourne	South East	£1,469	93
152	Thanet	South East	£1,455	93
153	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	£1,455	93
154	Bury	North West	£1,442	92
155	Tewkesbury	South West	£1,440	92
156	East Cambridgeshire	East of England	£1,428	91
157	Cheshire East	North West	£1,425	91
158	Dorset	South West	£1,422	90
159	Birmingham	West Midlands	£1,421	90
160	Castle Point	East of England	£1,421	90
161	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	£1,418	90
162	Stroud	South West	£1,394	89
163	Rutland	East Midlands	£1,391	88
164	West Lothian	Scotland	£1,391	88
165	South Hams	South West	£1,377	88
166	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	£1,375	87
167	Dover	South East	£1,373	87
168	Hastings	South East	£1,371	87
169	Peterborough	East of England	£1,363	87
170	Leicester	East Midlands	£1,359	86
171	Mid Suffolk	East of England	£1,359	86
172	Somerset	South West	£1,357	86
173	Aberdeen and Shire	Scotland	£1,346	86
174	North Warwickshire	West Midlands	£1,345	86
175	Forth Valley	Scotland	£1,344	85
176	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	£1,343	85
177	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	£1,342	85
178	Bolton	North West	£1,339	85
179	Wychavon	West Midlands	£1,333	85
180	Teignbridge	South West	£1,331	85
181	Worcester	West Midlands	£1,327	84
182	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	£1,324	84
183	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	£1,321	84
184	Oldham	North West	£1,318	84
185	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	£1,317	84
186	Tendring	East of England	£1,311	83
187	Breckland	East of England	£1,310	83
188	East Devon	South West	£1,310	83
189	Blaby	East Midlands	£1,308	83
190	South Norfolk	East of England	£1,307	83
191	Babergh	East of England	£1,304	83
192	Monmouthshire	Wales	£1,304	83
193	Plymouth	South West	£1,304	83
194	Sefton	North West	£1,300	83
195	Nottingham	East Midlands	£1,298	83
196	Ipswich	East of England	£1,286	82
197	Cornwall	South West	£1,283	82
198	Warrington	North West	£1,279	81
199	North Lanarkshire	Scotland	£1,278	81
200	Harborough	East Midlands	£1,275	81
201	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East of England	£1,270	81
202	Newport	Wales	£1,270	81
203	Charnwood	East Midlands	£1,269	81
204	High Peak	East Midlands	£1,268	81
205	Isle of Wight	South East	£1,264	80
206	Tamworth	West Midlands	£1,260	80
207	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	£1,260	80
208	Renfrewshire/Inverclyde	Scotland	£1,258	80
209	Fylde	North West	£1,253	80
210	Broadland	East of England	£1,238	79
211	Rochdale	North West	£1,234	78
212	Sandwell	West Midlands	£1,234	78
213	Redditch	West Midlands	£1,233	78
214	Coventry	West Midlands	£1,231	78
215	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	£1,229	78
216	Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	£1,226	78
217	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	£1,225	78
218	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	£1,224	78
219	Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,222	78
220	Tameside	North West	£1,221	78
221	Knowsley	North West	£1,215	77
222	Liverpool	North West	£1,210	77
223	Walsall	West Midlands	£1,210	77
224	Broxtowe	East Midlands	£1,202	76
225	Torbay	South West	£1,200	76
226	Lincoln	East Midlands	£1,196	76
227	Dundee and Angus	Scotland	£1,192	76
228	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	£1,192	76
229	Fife	Scotland	£1,174	75
230	Stafford	West Midlands	£1,173	75
231	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	£1,169	74
232	Mid Devon	South West	£1,165	74
233	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,165	74
234	Wirral	North West	£1,162	74
235	Rossendale	North West	£1,160	74
236	Gedling	East Midlands	£1,155	73
237	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	£1,153	73
238	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	£1,148	73
239	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	£1,144	73
240	Lancaster	North West	£1,143	73
241	North Tyneside	North East	£1,141	73
242	St. Helens	North West	£1,141	73
243	West Lancashire	North West	£1,141	73
244	Torfaen	Wales	£1,139	72
245	West Devon	South West	£1,139	72
246	Great Yarmouth	East of England	£1,132	72
247	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	£1,130	72
248	North Devon	South West	£1,123	71
249	North Norfolk	East of England	£1,123	71
250	Westmorland and Furness	North West	£1,118	71
251	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	£1,115	71
252	Forest of Dean	South West	£1,114	71
253	East Suffolk	East of England	£1,112	71
254	Shropshire	West Midlands	£1,109	71
255	Preston	North West	£1,107	70
256	South Kesteven	East Midlands	£1,098	70
257	Fenland	East of England	£1,097	70
258	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,094	70
259	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	£1,091	69
260	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,089	69
261	Erewash	East Midlands	£1,088	69
262	Gateshead	North East	£1,083	69
263	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	£1,083	69
264	Melton	East Midlands	£1,078	69
265	North Kesteven	East Midlands	£1,078	69
266	Dudley	West Midlands	£1,074	68
267	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	£1,071	68
268	Swansea	Wales	£1,071	68
269	Derby	East Midlands	£1,070	68
270	Ribble Valley	North West	£1,069	68
271	Chorley	North West	£1,068	68
272	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,067	68
273	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	£1,067	68
274	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	£1,065	68
275	South Tyneside	North East	£1,061	67
276	South Ribble	North West	£1,059	67
277	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,055	67
278	Halton	North West	£1,052	67
279	Amber Valley	East Midlands	£1,048	67
280	Pendle	North West	£1,042	66
281	Sunderland	North East	£1,041	66
282	Newark and Sherwood	East Midlands	£1,036	66
283	Torridge	South West	£1,034	66
284	Ashfield	East Midlands	£1,029	65
285	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,024	65
286	Boston	East Midlands	£1,023	65
287	Highland and Islands	Scotland	£1,023	65
288	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	£1,017	65
289	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	£1,017	65
290	Scottish Borders	Scotland	£1,017	65
291	Flintshire	Wales	£1,015	65
292	Wyre	North West	£999	64
293	Conwy	Wales	£996	63
294	Wigan	North West	£994	63
295	Darlington	North East	£992	63
296	Bridgend	Wales	£990	63
297	Wrexham	Wales	£981	62
298	Northumberland	North East	£980	62
299	Mansfield	East Midlands	£969	62
300	Middlesbrough	North East	£962	61
301	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	£961	61
302	Blackpool	North West	£959	61
303	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	£954	61
304	Chesterfield	East Midlands	£952	61
305	West Lindsey	East Midlands	£952	61
306	Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire and The Humber	£951	60
307	Bolsover	East Midlands	£949	60
308	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	£947	60
309	South Holland	East Midlands	£946	60
310	Ayrshires	Scotland	£944	60
311	Caerphilly	Wales	£944	60
312	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£927	59
313	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	£919	58
314	Cumberland	North West	£918	58
315	Burnley	North West	£917	58
316	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	£915	58
317	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	£910	58
318	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	£909	58
319	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	£899	57
320	Hyndburn	North West	£882	56
321	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	£869	55
322	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	£869	55
323	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	£868	55
324	Gwynedd	Wales	£867	55
325	County Durham	North East	£863	55
326	Denbighshire	Wales	£856	54
327	Pembrokeshire	Wales	£847	54
328	Carmarthenshire	Wales	£842	54
329	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	£830	53
330	East Lindsey	East Midlands	£812	52
331	Ceredigion	Wales	£811	52
332	Hartlepool	North East	£807	51
333	Powys	Wales	£798	51
334	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	£711	45

Frequently asked questions

What is the average rent for a detached property in the UK?: The average UK monthly private rent for a detached property is £1,572, according to the Office for National Statistics (May 2026).
Where is the most expensive place to rent a detached property in the UK?: Richmond upon Thames has the highest average rent for a detached property at £3,909 per month — a Gera Rent Index of 249 (UK average = 100). Source: ONS, May 2026.
Where is the cheapest place to rent a detached property in the UK?: Dumfries and Galloway has the lowest average rent for a detached property at £711 per month — a Gera Rent Index of 45. Source: ONS, May 2026.
What is the Gera Rent Index for a detached property?: The Gera Rent Index expresses an area's ONS rent for a detached property as a percentage of the UK average (£1,572), so 100 equals the UK average. It is computed transparently from the two real ONS figures; the methodology is published at gerarent.com/methodology/gera-rent-index.

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Source: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics (17 June 2026 edition, reference month May 2026). Published by the Office for National Statistics under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Gera Rent Index is computed by GeraRent from these figures; methodology at /methodology/gera-rent-index.