Where is the most expensive place to rent a flat or maisonette property in the UK?

Kensington and Chelsea has the highest average rent for a flat or maisonette property at £2,984 per month — a Gera Rent Index of 221 (UK average = 100). Source: ONS, May 2026.

Where is the cheapest place to rent a flat or maisonette property in the UK?

North East Lincolnshire has the lowest average rent for a flat or maisonette property at £482 per month — a Gera Rent Index of 36. Source: ONS, May 2026.

What is the Gera Rent Index for a flat or maisonette property?

The Gera Rent Index expresses an area's ONS rent for a flat or maisonette property as a percentage of the UK average (£1,351), 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.

flat or maisonette 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 flat or maisonette property in the UK?

As of May 2026, the average UK private rent for flats and maisonettes is £1,351 per month, per ONS data published 17 June 2026. Across 334 local authorities it ranges from £2,984 in Kensington and Chelsea to £482 in North East Lincolnshire. GeraRent re-dates this monthly.

Gera Rent Index

Kensington and Chelsea 221 vs UK 100

The Gera Rent Index expresses an area's ONS rent for flats and maisonettes as a percentage of the UK average (£1,351), so 100 equals the UK average. See the methodology.

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The average rent for flats and maisonettes in Kensington and Chelsea is £2,984 per month (ONS) — that is 121% above the UK average of £1,351 for flat or maisonette homes.

Gera Rent Index for Kensington and Chelsea: 221 (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 flats and maisonettes by local authority

334 UK local authorities with a published ONS figure, ranked most to least expensive. Kensington and Chelsea is the dearest at £2,984; North East Lincolnshire the cheapest at £482.

#	Area	Region	Avg rent / month	Gera Rent Index
1	Kensington and Chelsea	London	£2,984	221
2	Westminster	London	£2,926	217
3	Islington	London	£2,447	181
4	Camden	London	£2,355	174
5	Hackney	London	£2,327	172
6	Wandsworth	London	£2,304	171
7	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	£2,300	170
8	Tower Hamlets	London	£2,252	167
9	Lambeth	London	£2,188	162
10	Southwark	London	£2,108	156
11	Richmond upon Thames	London	£2,020	150
12	Haringey	London	£1,912	142
13	Merton	London	£1,879	139
14	Newham	London	£1,832	136
15	Ealing	London	£1,820	135
16	Brent	London	£1,793	133
17	Greenwich	London	£1,793	133
18	Hounslow	London	£1,782	132
19	Barnet	London	£1,725	128
20	Lewisham	London	£1,651	122
21	Enfield	London	£1,621	120
22	Barking and Dagenham	London	£1,607	119
23	Harrow	London	£1,598	118
24	Kingston upon Thames	London	£1,597	118
25	Waltham Forest	London	£1,594	118
26	Oxford	South East	£1,552	115
27	Redbridge	London	£1,550	115
28	Bristol, City of	South West	£1,508	112
29	Bromley	London	£1,503	111
30	St Albans	East of England	£1,481	110
31	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	£1,462	108
32	Sevenoaks	South East	£1,459	108
33	Cambridge	East of England	£1,455	108
34	Elmbridge	South East	£1,447	107
35	Three Rivers	East of England	£1,447	107
36	Epping Forest	East of England	£1,434	106
37	Hillingdon	London	£1,434	106
38	Croydon	London	£1,428	106
39	Hertsmere	East of England	£1,425	105
40	Watford	East of England	£1,423	105
41	Havering	London	£1,422	105
42	Spelthorne	South East	£1,411	104
43	Sutton	London	£1,399	104
44	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	£1,388	103
45	Brighton and Hove	South East	£1,386	103
46	Bexley	London	£1,379	102
47	Guildford	South East	£1,364	101
48	Epsom and Ewell	South East	£1,347	100
49	Tandridge	South East	£1,331	99
50	Reigate and Banstead	South East	£1,315	97
51	Broxbourne	East of England	£1,295	96
52	Woking	South East	£1,290	95
53	Reading	South East	£1,275	94
54	Runnymede	South East	£1,272	94
55	Brentwood	East of England	£1,270	94
56	Mole Valley	South East	£1,269	94
57	Dartford	South East	£1,267	94
58	Slough	South East	£1,264	94
59	Dacorum	East of England	£1,240	92
60	Lothian	Scotland	£1,233	91
61	East Hertfordshire	East of England	£1,231	91
62	Surrey Heath	South East	£1,222	90
63	Crawley	South East	£1,221	90
64	Wokingham	South East	£1,219	90
65	Chelmsford	East of England	£1,215	90
66	Tunbridge Wells	South East	£1,215	90
67	Buckinghamshire	South East	£1,213	90
68	Tonbridge and Malling	South East	£1,211	90
69	Winchester	South East	£1,209	89
70	Bracknell Forest	South East	£1,201	89
71	Waverley	South East	£1,183	88
72	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	£1,174	87
73	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	£1,170	87
74	Hart	South East	£1,162	86
75	Stevenage	East of England	£1,157	86
76	South Oxfordshire	South East	£1,153	85
77	North Hertfordshire	East of England	£1,147	85
78	Horsham	South East	£1,144	85
79	South Gloucestershire	South West	£1,144	85
80	Mid Sussex	South East	£1,136	84
81	Adur	South East	£1,135	84
82	Rushmoor	South East	£1,134	84
83	Milton Keynes	South East	£1,132	84
84	Manchester	North West	£1,131	84
85	Harlow	East of England	£1,124	83
86	Vale of White Horse	South East	£1,124	83
87	Basildon	East of England	£1,119	83
88	Trafford	North West	£1,114	82
89	Chichester	South East	£1,093	81
90	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	£1,081	80
91	Basingstoke and Deane	South East	£1,075	80
92	Cherwell	South East	£1,068	79
93	Thurrock	East of England	£1,067	79
94	West Berkshire	South East	£1,065	79
95	Rochford	East of England	£1,063	79
96	Worthing	South East	£1,054	78
97	Lewes	South East	£1,053	78
98	Maidstone	South East	£1,053	78
99	Exeter	South West	£1,044	77
100	Portsmouth	South East	£1,043	77
101	Ashford	South East	£1,040	77
102	Castle Point	East of England	£1,038	77
103	West Oxfordshire	South East	£1,026	76
104	Gravesham	South East	£1,025	76
105	Medway	South East	£1,022	76
106	Canterbury	South East	£1,021	76
107	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	£1,020	75
108	Warwick	West Midlands	£1,019	75
109	Eastleigh	South East	£1,017	75
110	Greater Glasgow	Scotland	£1,014	75
111	Salford	North West	£1,014	75
112	Eastbourne	South East	£1,011	75
113	New Forest	South East	£1,010	75
114	Fareham	South East	£1,004	74
115	Uttlesford	East of England	£1,004	74
116	Solihull	West Midlands	£1,000	74
117	Wealden	South East	£996	74
118	York	Yorkshire and The Humber	£996	74
119	Southampton	South East	£995	74
120	East Hampshire	South East	£993	74
121	Central Bedfordshire	East of England	£987	73
122	Braintree	East of England	£985	73
123	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	£984	73
124	Cardiff	Wales	£980	73
125	North Somerset	South West	£980	73
126	Cheltenham	South West	£976	72
127	Arun	South East	£973	72
128	Luton	East of England	£973	72
129	Cotswold	South West	£971	72
130	Test Valley	South East	£969	72
131	Colchester	East of England	£966	72
132	Gosport	South East	£952	70
133	West Suffolk	East of England	£947	70
134	Stockport	North West	£937	69
135	Havant	South East	£930	69
136	Rother	South East	£924	68
137	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	£918	68
138	Bedford	East of England	£911	67
139	Birmingham	West Midlands	£910	67
140	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	£907	67
141	Swindon	South West	£902	67
142	Thanet	South East	£900	67
143	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	£896	66
144	Norwich	East of England	£888	66
145	Lichfield	West Midlands	£883	65
146	Tendring	East of England	£882	65
147	Maldon	East of England	£871	64
148	Ipswich	East of England	£867	64
149	East Dunbartonshire	Scotland	£858	64
150	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	£853	63
151	Coventry	West Midlands	£851	63
152	Swale	South East	£851	63
153	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	£850	63
154	Huntingdonshire	East of England	£849	63
155	South Hams	South West	£843	62
156	Gloucester	South West	£842	62
157	Wiltshire	South West	£838	62
158	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	£835	62
159	Stroud	South West	£834	62
160	Nottingham	East Midlands	£832	62
161	Rugby	West Midlands	£832	62
162	Bury	North West	£831	62
163	Dorset	South West	£829	61
164	Dover	South East	£829	61
165	Monmouthshire	Wales	£825	61
166	South Norfolk	East of England	£821	61
167	East Cambridgeshire	East of England	£819	61
168	Cheshire East	North West	£816	60
169	Cornwall	South West	£814	60
170	Harborough	East Midlands	£813	60
171	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	£809	60
172	Babergh	East of England	£807	60
173	Leicester	East Midlands	£801	59
174	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	£801	59
175	North Warwickshire	West Midlands	£800	59
176	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	£800	59
177	Hastings	South East	£792	59
178	Mid Suffolk	East of England	£792	59
179	Newport	Wales	£792	59
180	Plymouth	South West	£791	59
181	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	£790	58
182	Oldham	North West	£788	58
183	Worcester	West Midlands	£787	58
184	Broxtowe	East Midlands	£786	58
185	Tameside	North West	£782	58
186	Lincoln	East Midlands	£781	58
187	Peterborough	East of England	£780	58
188	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	£779	58
189	Blaby	East Midlands	£777	58
190	East Devon	South West	£777	58
191	Liverpool	North West	£777	58
192	Bolton	North West	£775	57
193	West Lothian	Scotland	£774	57
194	Rutland	East Midlands	£771	57
195	Somerset	South West	£769	57
196	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	£769	57
197	Charnwood	East Midlands	£767	57
198	Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	£767	57
199	Tamworth	West Midlands	£767	57
200	Broadland	East of England	£765	57
201	Tewkesbury	South West	£765	57
202	Warrington	North West	£765	57
203	Forth Valley	Scotland	£761	56
204	Isle of Wight	South East	£761	56
205	Sandwell	West Midlands	£755	56
206	Gedling	East Midlands	£739	55
207	Swansea	Wales	£739	55
208	Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	£738	55
209	Walsall	West Midlands	£738	55
210	Wychavon	West Midlands	£736	54
211	Sefton	North West	£735	54
212	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East of England	£731	54
213	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	£730	54
214	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	£728	54
215	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	£728	54
216	Teignbridge	South West	£725	54
217	Mid Devon	South West	£709	52
218	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	£708	52
219	High Peak	East Midlands	£705	52
220	North Norfolk	East of England	£703	52
221	Rossendale	North West	£703	52
222	Torbay	South West	£703	52
223	Derby	East Midlands	£702	52
224	Fylde	North West	£701	52
225	North Tyneside	North East	£701	52
226	Stafford	West Midlands	£700	52
227	Redditch	West Midlands	£698	52
228	Breckland	East of England	£697	52
229	Wirral	North West	£697	52
230	Gateshead	North East	£696	52
231	North Kesteven	East Midlands	£695	51
232	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	£693	51
233	Ribble Valley	North West	£688	51
234	West Lancashire	North West	£688	51
235	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	£686	51
236	Rochdale	North West	£685	51
237	Dundee and Angus	Scotland	£684	51
238	Lancaster	North West	£684	51
239	Torfaen	Wales	£684	51
240	Westmorland and Furness	North West	£684	51
241	South Lanarkshire	Scotland	£681	50
242	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	£681	50
243	Aberdeen and Shire	Scotland	£679	50
244	Fife	Scotland	£679	50
245	Dudley	West Midlands	£674	50
246	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	£673	50
247	St. Helens	North West	£673	50
248	Erewash	East Midlands	£670	50
249	Chorley	North West	£669	50
250	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	£667	49
251	West Devon	South West	£667	49
252	North Devon	South West	£666	49
253	Shropshire	West Midlands	£665	49
254	Fenland	East of England	£664	49
255	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	£662	49
256	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	£660	49
257	Preston	North West	£660	49
258	Knowsley	North West	£657	49
259	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	£657	49
260	South Ribble	North West	£656	49
261	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	£655	48
262	Great Yarmouth	East of England	£654	48
263	Flintshire	Wales	£651	48
264	Conwy	Wales	£650	48
265	East Suffolk	East of England	£645	48
266	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	£645	48
267	South Kesteven	East Midlands	£643	48
268	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	£641	47
269	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	£641	47
270	North Lanarkshire	Scotland	£641	47
271	Wrexham	Wales	£640	47
272	Newark and Sherwood	East Midlands	£639	47
273	Torridge	South West	£639	47
274	Boston	East Midlands	£638	47
275	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	£637	47
276	Highland and Islands	Scotland	£633	47
277	Denbighshire	Wales	£632	47
278	Renfrewshire/Inverclyde	Scotland	£632	47
279	Wigan	North West	£632	47
280	Amber Valley	East Midlands	£630	47
281	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	£628	46
282	Mansfield	East Midlands	£627	46
283	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	£624	46
284	Halton	North West	£624	46
285	South Holland	East Midlands	£624	46
286	Ashfield	East Midlands	£623	46
287	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	£622	46
288	South Tyneside	North East	£622	46
289	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	£619	46
290	Forest of Dean	South West	£618	46
291	Gwynedd	Wales	£618	46
292	Melton	East Midlands	£617	46
293	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	£611	45
294	Caerphilly	Wales	£610	45
295	Bridgend	Wales	£609	45
296	Wyre	North West	£608	45
297	Ceredigion	Wales	£605	45
298	Middlesbrough	North East	£605	45
299	Sunderland	North East	£604	45
300	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	£603	45
301	Chesterfield	East Midlands	£601	44
302	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	£599	44
303	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	£584	43
304	Scottish Borders	Scotland	£578	43
305	Northumberland	North East	£573	42
306	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	£573	42
307	Cumberland	North West	£572	42
308	Pembrokeshire	Wales	£572	42
309	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	£572	42
310	West Lindsey	East Midlands	£572	42
311	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	£571	42
312	Darlington	North East	£569	42
313	East Lindsey	East Midlands	£565	42
314	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£564	42
315	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	£561	42
316	Bolsover	East Midlands	£561	42
317	Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire and The Humber	£560	41
318	Carmarthenshire	Wales	£557	41
319	Blackpool	North West	£555	41
320	Ayrshires	Scotland	£552	41
321	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	£551	41
322	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	£549	41
323	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	£548	41
324	County Durham	North East	£538	40
325	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	£536	40
326	Hyndburn	North West	£535	40
327	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	£527	39
328	Pendle	North West	£525	39
329	Burnley	North West	£520	38
330	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	£514	38
331	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	£503	37
332	Hartlepool	North East	£485	36
333	Powys	Wales	£485	36
334	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	£482	36

Frequently asked questions

What is the average rent for a flat or maisonette property in the UK?: The average UK monthly private rent for a flat or maisonette property is £1,351, according to the Office for National Statistics (May 2026).
Where is the most expensive place to rent a flat or maisonette property in the UK?: Kensington and Chelsea has the highest average rent for a flat or maisonette property at £2,984 per month — a Gera Rent Index of 221 (UK average = 100). Source: ONS, May 2026.
Where is the cheapest place to rent a flat or maisonette property in the UK?: North East Lincolnshire has the lowest average rent for a flat or maisonette property at £482 per month — a Gera Rent Index of 36. Source: ONS, May 2026.
What is the Gera Rent Index for a flat or maisonette property?: The Gera Rent Index expresses an area's ONS rent for a flat or maisonette property as a percentage of the UK average (£1,351), 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.