Average Rent by City

UK rental market data for 2026. Compare rents, yields, and demand across 50 cities.

Cities covered

£948

Avg 2-bed rent

5.8%

Avg yield

+5.1%

Avg growth

50 of 50 cities shown

City	Region	2-Bed Rent	Yield	Growth	Demand
London	London	£2,000	4.2%	+5.8%	Very High
Oxford	South East	£1,400	4.3%	+4.8%	Very High
Cambridge	East of England	£1,400	4.2%	+4.5%	Very High
Bristol	South West	£1,350	5.1%	+6%	Very High
Edinburgh	Scotland	£1,350	4.8%	+7.5%	Very High
Brighton	South East	£1,350	4.5%	+5.2%	Very High
Bath	South West	£1,250	4.4%	+4.2%	High
Reading	South East	£1,250	4.7%	+4.6%	High
Manchester	North West	£1,150	6.5%	+7.2%	Very High
Milton Keynes	South East	£1,100	5.3%	+5%	High
Bournemouth	South West	£1,100	5%	+5.5%	High
York	Yorkshire and the Humber	£1,025	5%	+5.1%	High
Exeter	South West	£1,025	5.2%	+5%	High
Southampton	South East	£1,025	5.5%	+5.3%	High
Luton	East of England	£1,025	5.8%	+5.2%	High
Cheltenham	South West	£1,025	4.8%	+4.5%	High
Canterbury	South East	£1,025	5.2%	+4.8%	High
Birmingham	West Midlands	£1,000	6%	+6.5%	Very High
Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	£950	6.3%	+5.9%	High
Glasgow	Scotland	£950	6.8%	+6.2%	High
Cardiff	Wales	£950	5.8%	+5.6%	High
Portsmouth	South East	£950	5.8%	+5.1%	High
Colchester	East of England	£950	5.3%	+4.5%	Medium
Chester	North West	£925	5%	+4.3%	High
Norwich	East of England	£900	5.5%	+5%	High
Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	£850	6.7%	+5.3%	High
Nottingham	East Midlands	£850	6.5%	+5.7%	High
Coventry	West Midlands	£850	6.2%	+5.8%	High
Northampton	East Midlands	£850	5.6%	+4.8%	Medium
Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	£825	6.4%	+5.5%	High
Leicester	East Midlands	£825	6.1%	+5.4%	High
Plymouth	South West	£825	5.8%	+4.5%	Medium
Peterborough	East of England	£825	5.8%	+4.5%	Medium
Ipswich	East of England	£825	5.8%	+4.3%	Medium
Gloucester	South West	£825	5.6%	+4.5%	Medium
Worcester	West Midlands	£825	5.4%	+4.2%	Medium
Liverpool	North West	£800	7.2%	+6.8%	High
Belfast	Northern Ireland	£800	6.9%	+7%	High
Aberdeen	Scotland	£800	5.5%	+3.5%	Medium
Stirling	Scotland	£775	5.5%	+4.2%	Medium
Derby	East Midlands	£725	6.3%	+4.8%	Medium
Wolverhampton	West Midlands	£725	6.6%	+5%	Medium
Inverness	Scotland	£725	5.2%	+4%	Medium
Swansea	Wales	£700	6%	+4.8%	Medium
Lincoln	East Midlands	£700	6.4%	+4.2%	Medium
Dundee	Scotland	£675	6.5%	+4.5%	Medium
Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	£625	7.2%	+4.5%	Medium
Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	£600	7.5%	+4.2%	Medium
Sunderland	North East	£575	7.8%	+4%	Medium
Carlisle	North West	£575	6.8%	+3.8%	Low

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