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

Kensington and Chelsea has the highest average rent for a terraced property at £4,386 per month — a Gera Rent Index of 320 (UK average = 100). Source: ONS, May 2026.

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

Hartlepool has the lowest average rent for a terraced property at £556 per month — a Gera Rent Index of 41. Source: ONS, May 2026.

What is the Gera Rent Index for a terraced property?

The Gera Rent Index expresses an area's ONS rent for a terraced property as a percentage of the UK average (£1,371), 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.

terraced 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 terraced property in the UK?

As of May 2026, the average UK private rent for terraced houses is £1,371 per month, per ONS data published 17 June 2026. Across 334 local authorities it ranges from £4,386 in Kensington and Chelsea to £556 in Hartlepool. GeraRent re-dates this monthly.

Gera Rent Index

Kensington and Chelsea 320 vs UK 100

The Gera Rent Index expresses an area's ONS rent for terraced houses as a percentage of the UK average (£1,371), so 100 equals the UK average. See the methodology.

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The average rent for terraced houses in Kensington and Chelsea is £4,386 per month (ONS) — that is 220% above the UK average of £1,371 for terraced homes.

Gera Rent Index for Kensington and Chelsea: 320 (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 terraced houses by local authority

334 UK local authorities with a published ONS figure, ranked most to least expensive. Kensington and Chelsea is the dearest at £4,386; Hartlepool the cheapest at £556.

#	Area	Region	Avg rent / month	Gera Rent Index
1	Kensington and Chelsea	London	£4,386	320
2	Islington	London	£3,778	276
3	Westminster	London	£3,772	275
4	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	£3,698	270
5	Camden	London	£3,358	245
6	Hackney	London	£3,146	229
7	Lambeth	London	£3,111	227
8	Wandsworth	London	£3,103	226
9	Southwark	London	£2,755	201
10	Tower Hamlets	London	£2,698	197
11	Richmond upon Thames	London	£2,652	193
12	Haringey	London	£2,621	191
13	Ealing	London	£2,464	180
14	Merton	London	£2,396	175
15	Brent	London	£2,322	169
16	Barnet	London	£2,213	161
17	Greenwich	London	£2,199	160
18	Hounslow	London	£2,199	160
19	Kingston upon Thames	London	£2,133	156
20	Lewisham	London	£2,078	152
21	Newham	London	£2,058	150
22	Waltham Forest	London	£2,049	149
23	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	£2,018	147
24	Oxford	South East	£2,018	147
25	Redbridge	London	£2,016	147
26	Bristol, City of	South West	£2,010	147
27	Brighton and Hove	South East	£1,997	146
28	Enfield	London	£1,992	145
29	Harrow	London	£1,991	145
30	Bromley	London	£1,903	139
31	Barking and Dagenham	London	£1,842	134
32	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	£1,840	134
33	Elmbridge	South East	£1,839	134
34	Cambridge	East of England	£1,834	134
35	Epping Forest	East of England	£1,820	133
36	Havering	London	£1,801	131
37	St Albans	East of England	£1,794	131
38	Croydon	London	£1,783	130
39	Bexley	London	£1,779	130
40	Sutton	London	£1,741	127
41	Guildford	South East	£1,740	127
42	Watford	East of England	£1,732	126
43	Hillingdon	London	£1,722	126
44	Hertsmere	East of England	£1,712	125
45	Tandridge	South East	£1,662	121
46	Epsom and Ewell	South East	£1,659	121
47	Three Rivers	East of England	£1,656	121
48	Reigate and Banstead	South East	£1,650	120
49	Broxbourne	East of England	£1,641	120
50	Sevenoaks	South East	£1,638	119
51	Reading	South East	£1,609	117
52	Slough	South East	£1,581	115
53	Spelthorne	South East	£1,580	115
54	Dartford	South East	£1,565	114
55	Brentwood	East of England	£1,560	114
56	Winchester	South East	£1,553	113
57	Runnymede	South East	£1,545	113
58	Dacorum	East of England	£1,514	110
59	Tunbridge Wells	South East	£1,509	110
60	Harlow	East of England	£1,503	110
61	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	£1,497	109
62	Woking	South East	£1,490	109
63	Adur	South East	£1,468	107
64	Crawley	South East	£1,468	107
65	Surrey Heath	South East	£1,462	107
66	Horsham	South East	£1,460	106
67	Mole Valley	South East	£1,460	106
68	Stevenage	East of England	£1,455	106
69	South Gloucestershire	South West	£1,453	106
70	Bracknell Forest	South East	£1,450	106
71	Lothian	Scotland	£1,425	104
72	Buckinghamshire	South East	£1,423	104
73	Basildon	East of England	£1,420	104
74	Tonbridge and Malling	South East	£1,417	103
75	Wokingham	South East	£1,417	103
76	Mid Sussex	South East	£1,404	102
77	Portsmouth	South East	£1,402	102
78	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	£1,399	102
79	East Hertfordshire	East of England	£1,397	102
80	Hart	South East	£1,395	102
81	Waverley	South East	£1,395	102
82	Manchester	North West	£1,384	101
83	Rushmoor	South East	£1,378	101
84	Chelmsford	East of England	£1,376	100
85	Worthing	South East	£1,372	100
86	North Hertfordshire	East of England	£1,367	100
87	Lewes	South East	£1,362	99
88	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	£1,351	99
89	Chichester	South East	£1,350	98
90	Exeter	South West	£1,349	98
91	Trafford	North West	£1,349	98
92	Gravesham	South East	£1,345	98
93	Milton Keynes	South East	£1,338	98
94	Vale of White Horse	South East	£1,336	97
95	Thurrock	East of England	£1,335	97
96	Canterbury	South East	£1,333	97
97	Southampton	South East	£1,322	96
98	Castle Point	East of England	£1,318	96
99	Basingstoke and Deane	South East	£1,310	96
100	South Oxfordshire	South East	£1,309	95
101	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	£1,303	95
102	Maidstone	South East	£1,294	94
103	Rochford	East of England	£1,293	94
104	West Oxfordshire	South East	£1,291	94
105	Cherwell	South East	£1,282	94
106	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	£1,282	94
107	East Hampshire	South East	£1,280	93
108	Uttlesford	East of England	£1,274	93
109	New Forest	South East	£1,265	92
110	Wealden	South East	£1,264	92
111	Arun	South East	£1,263	92
112	Ashford	South East	£1,263	92
113	Medway	South East	£1,255	92
114	Colchester	East of England	£1,243	91
115	Test Valley	South East	£1,238	90
116	West Berkshire	South East	£1,227	89
117	Solihull	West Midlands	£1,215	89
118	Luton	East of England	£1,213	88
119	Cotswold	South West	£1,211	88
120	Eastleigh	South East	£1,209	88
121	Warwick	West Midlands	£1,206	88
122	Cheltenham	South West	£1,205	88
123	Braintree	East of England	£1,204	88
124	Central Bedfordshire	East of England	£1,202	88
125	North Somerset	South West	£1,201	88
126	Greater Glasgow	Scotland	£1,196	87
127	Fareham	South East	£1,185	86
128	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	£1,183	86
129	Rother	South East	£1,180	86
130	York	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,174	86
131	Eastbourne	South East	£1,168	85
132	Norwich	East of England	£1,163	85
133	Salford	North West	£1,162	85
134	Gosport	South East	£1,160	85
135	West Suffolk	East of England	£1,157	84
136	Cardiff	Wales	£1,156	84
137	Havant	South East	£1,156	84
138	Thanet	South East	£1,151	84
139	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,147	84
140	Bedford	East of England	£1,142	83
141	Swale	South East	£1,127	82
142	Gloucester	South West	£1,114	81
143	Stockport	North West	£1,099	80
144	Maldon	East of England	£1,097	80
145	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	£1,093	80
146	Lichfield	West Midlands	£1,090	80
147	Birmingham	West Midlands	£1,084	79
148	Swindon	South West	£1,060	77
149	Tendring	East of England	£1,059	77
150	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	£1,052	77
151	Wiltshire	South West	£1,043	76
152	Cornwall	South West	£1,038	76
153	Coventry	West Midlands	£1,038	76
154	Plymouth	South West	£1,035	75
155	Hastings	South East	£1,034	75
156	Dorset	South West	£1,031	75
157	Dover	South East	£1,023	75
158	Stroud	South West	£1,022	75
159	East Dunbartonshire	Scotland	£1,020	74
160	East Cambridgeshire	East of England	£1,011	74
161	Leicester	East Midlands	£1,010	74
162	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	£1,005	73
163	Huntingdonshire	East of England	£1,000	73
164	Tewkesbury	South West	£993	72
165	Rugby	West Midlands	£992	72
166	Somerset	South West	£991	72
167	Nottingham	East Midlands	£986	72
168	Peterborough	East of England	£986	72
169	South Norfolk	East of England	£985	72
170	Isle of Wight	South East	£983	72
171	Mid Suffolk	East of England	£980	71
172	Blaby	East Midlands	£979	71
173	East Devon	South West	£976	71
174	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	£973	71
175	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	£964	70
176	Cheshire East	North West	£963	70
177	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	£962	70
178	Ipswich	East of England	£958	70
179	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	£958	70
180	Monmouthshire	Wales	£957	70
181	Sefton	North West	£955	70
182	Teignbridge	South West	£949	69
183	Lincoln	East Midlands	£948	69
184	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	£948	69
185	Broadland	East of England	£945	69
186	Worcester	West Midlands	£944	69
187	Bury	North West	£943	69
188	Babergh	East of England	£942	69
189	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East of England	£940	69
190	South Hams	South West	£938	68
191	Sandwell	West Midlands	£933	68
192	North Warwickshire	West Midlands	£932	68
193	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	£932	68
194	Tamworth	West Midlands	£927	68
195	Charnwood	East Midlands	£926	68
196	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	£926	68
197	Dundee and Angus	Scotland	£925	67
198	Torbay	South West	£925	67
199	Broxtowe	East Midlands	£922	67
200	Harborough	East Midlands	£919	67
201	Redditch	West Midlands	£916	67
202	Tameside	North West	£916	67
203	Newport	Wales	£915	67
204	Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	£913	67
205	Rutland	East Midlands	£911	66
206	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	£910	66
207	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	£907	66
208	Breckland	East of England	£906	66
209	Liverpool	North West	£904	66
210	Stafford	West Midlands	£903	66
211	Wychavon	West Midlands	£903	66
212	Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	£901	66
213	Oldham	North West	£899	66
214	Walsall	West Midlands	£897	65
215	Gedling	East Midlands	£873	64
216	Warrington	North West	£873	64
217	Forth Valley	Scotland	£871	64
218	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	£871	64
219	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	£866	63
220	High Peak	East Midlands	£864	63
221	West Lothian	Scotland	£864	63
222	Dudley	West Midlands	£862	63
223	North Tyneside	North East	£862	63
224	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	£861	63
225	Fylde	North West	£860	63
226	Mid Devon	South West	£859	63
227	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	£858	63
228	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	£857	63
229	North Devon	South West	£856	62
230	Aberdeen and Shire	Scotland	£855	62
231	Bolton	North West	£849	62
232	Wirral	North West	£846	62
233	North Norfolk	East of England	£845	62
234	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	£839	61
235	Derby	East Midlands	£837	61
236	East Suffolk	East of England	£836	61
237	South Lanarkshire	Scotland	£836	61
238	West Devon	South West	£836	61
239	Fife	Scotland	£833	61
240	Fenland	East of England	£831	61
241	Great Yarmouth	East of England	£831	61
242	Knowsley	North West	£829	60
243	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	£828	60
244	Forest of Dean	South West	£826	60
245	South Kesteven	East Midlands	£824	60
246	South Ribble	North West	£821	60
247	Torfaen	Wales	£820	60
248	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	£819	60
249	Lancaster	North West	£818	60
250	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	£817	60
251	Rochdale	North West	£815	59
252	North Kesteven	East Midlands	£814	59
253	Swansea	Wales	£810	59
254	Ribble Valley	North West	£809	59
255	West Lancashire	North West	£809	59
256	Erewash	East Midlands	£807	59
257	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	£806	59
258	Westmorland and Furness	North West	£804	59
259	Renfrewshire/Inverclyde	Scotland	£803	59
260	Gateshead	North East	£798	58
261	North Lanarkshire	Scotland	£797	58
262	Preston	North West	£790	58
263	Rossendale	North West	£788	57
264	Torridge	South West	£787	57
265	Shropshire	West Midlands	£785	57
266	Boston	East Midlands	£784	57
267	Mansfield	East Midlands	£783	57
268	St. Helens	North West	£781	57
269	Flintshire	Wales	£779	57
270	Newark and Sherwood	East Midlands	£774	56
271	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	£773	56
272	Chorley	North West	£770	56
273	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	£769	56
274	Ashfield	East Midlands	£766	56
275	Amber Valley	East Midlands	£762	56
276	Ceredigion	Wales	£760	55
277	Conwy	Wales	£756	55
278	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	£755	55
279	Melton	East Midlands	£745	54
280	South Holland	East Midlands	£743	54
281	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	£743	54
282	Wigan	North West	£743	54
283	Halton	North West	£741	54
284	Bridgend	Wales	£738	54
285	Wyre	North West	£737	54
286	Highland and Islands	Scotland	£736	54
287	Caerphilly	Wales	£734	54
288	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	£729	53
289	Blackpool	North West	£727	53
290	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	£727	53
291	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	£727	53
292	South Tyneside	North East	£726	53
293	Scottish Borders	Scotland	£725	53
294	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	£720	53
295	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	£718	52
296	Middlesbrough	North East	£718	52
297	Wrexham	Wales	£718	52
298	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	£717	52
299	Sunderland	North East	£717	52
300	Chesterfield	East Midlands	£715	52
301	West Lindsey	East Midlands	£715	52
302	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	£713	52
303	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	£707	52
304	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	£705	51
305	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	£700	51
306	Pembrokeshire	Wales	£699	51
307	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	£698	51
308	Ayrshires	Scotland	£695	51
309	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	£692	50
310	East Lindsey	East Midlands	£690	50
311	Gwynedd	Wales	£688	50
312	Bolsover	East Midlands	£686	50
313	Carmarthenshire	Wales	£686	50
314	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	£684	50
315	Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire and The Humber	£683	50
316	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	£681	50
317	Northumberland	North East	£681	50
318	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	£678	49
319	Darlington	North East	£676	49
320	Denbighshire	Wales	£674	49
321	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	£671	49
322	County Durham	North East	£669	49
323	Cumberland	North West	£664	48
324	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£654	48
325	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	£653	48
326	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	£648	47
327	Hyndburn	North West	£640	47
328	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	£639	47
329	Pendle	North West	£638	47
330	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	£617	45
331	Burnley	North West	£614	45
332	Powys	Wales	£610	44
333	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	£582	42
334	Hartlepool	North East	£556	41

Frequently asked questions

What is the average rent for a terraced property in the UK?: The average UK monthly private rent for a terraced property is £1,371, according to the Office for National Statistics (May 2026).
Where is the most expensive place to rent a terraced property in the UK?: Kensington and Chelsea has the highest average rent for a terraced property at £4,386 per month — a Gera Rent Index of 320 (UK average = 100). Source: ONS, May 2026.
Where is the cheapest place to rent a terraced property in the UK?: Hartlepool has the lowest average rent for a terraced property at £556 per month — a Gera Rent Index of 41. Source: ONS, May 2026.
What is the Gera Rent Index for a terraced property?: The Gera Rent Index expresses an area's ONS rent for a terraced property as a percentage of the UK average (£1,371), 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.