Some areas have experienced particularly rapid increases in rents as demand far exceeded the growth in rental supply, the study by property website Zoopla found.
Rents in Rochdale have surged the most – up 34 per cent in three years to April 2025, rising to £897 per month on average, followed by Bolton- up 31.5 per cent, increasing to £872 per month, and Wigan – up 31 per cent to £823 per month.
The second highest average rents were recorded in Oxford (£1,747 per month), followed by Brighton (£1,640 per month) and Cambridge (£1,600 per month).
The most expensive average monthly rent outside of England was recorded in Edinburgh, which saw costs rise to £1,322 in 2025, up from £1,291 in 2024.
Bournemouth, Nottingham, and Bristol were also among the bottom five areas for rent increases.
Private renters have seen a greater increase in their monthly housing costs since 2022 compared with homeowners with a mortgage, paying £1,283 per month on average, while mortgage repayments for an average outstanding loan stand at £1,154 per month.
But a continued supply and demand imbalance is keeping a steady upward pressure on rents, the property search website added.
“Renters have faced similarly steep increases in the cost of renting in recent years, with rents pushed higher on strong demand and limited supply of homes for rent, which has hit lower-income renters hardest,” he added.
“The quickest way to alleviate high rents is to grow the stock of homes for rent in both the social and private rented sectors.
“Growing housing supply is a key Government target, and it’s vital that the stock of rented homes is expanded across all tenures.”
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