The cost of renting new lets has risen by an average of £221 a month in the last three years, according to new analysis of the property market.
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.
The stock of private rented homes has remained broadly static due to low levels of new investment by landlords, the report said.
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.
London was the most expensive city to rent, with an average rental price of £2,101 in 2025, up by 19.6 per cent since 2022.
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.
Dundee and Leeds saw rents fall since last year, down by -2.7 per cent and -1.5 per cent respectively.
Bournemouth, Nottingham, and Bristol were also among the bottom five areas for rent increases.
Meanwhile, average mortgage repayments have increased by £218 per month over the last three years, the analysis shows.
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.
The rate of rent increases has fallen since 2022 due to a surge in demand in the wake of the Covid pandemic, Zoopla said.
But a continued supply and demand imbalance is keeping a steady upward pressure on rents, the property search website added.
Richard Donnell, executive director at Zoopla, said higher mortgage rates raised alarm over how mortgagees would be able to afford higher repayments over the last three years.
“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.
“Rental inflation for new lets has slowed to its lowest rate for four years, which will be welcome news for Britain’s private renters.
“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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