Average rent in West Midlands
The average private rent in West Midlands was £983 a month in September 2026, up 4.4% on a year earlier. The UK average was £1,406 (+3.8%).
Updated Latest data: September 2026 · ONS release 21 October 2026 · Data fetched 2 November 2026, 10:17 GMT
Average rent
£983
a month, September 2026
Annual change
+4.4%
UK: +3.8% (+0.6pp)
Monthly change
+0.1%
not seasonally adjusted
Rank by rent
5 of 9
English regions, highest first
In brief
The average private rent in West Midlands was £983 a month in September 2026, up 4.4% on a year earlier (£41 a month more than in September 2025). That is £423 below the UK average of £1,406, and rents rose 0.6 percentage points faster than across the UK (3.8%). West Midlands has the 5th highest average rent and the 4th fastest annual rent growth of England's nine regions.
For comparison, the CPI measure of actual rents for housing, which covers the whole UK, rose 4.2% in the year to September 2026. Annual rent growth has slowed from a peak of 9.3% in March 2024; a year ago it was 5.1%. Over the five years since September 2021, the ONS rent index for West Midlands rose 34.0%; the average rent then was £734 a month.
By size, the average was £711 for one-bedroom homes, £887 for two-bedroom homes, £1,053 for three-bedroom homes and £1,485 for homes with four or more bedrooms. By property type, rents for semi-detached houses rose fastest (4.7%) and for flats and maisonettes slowest (3.8%). Across its 30 local authorities, average rents ranged from £718 in Stoke-on-Trent to £1,284 in Solihull.
West Midlands: £734 in September 2021, £983 in September 2026. UK: £1,406 in September 2026. Series starts January 2015.
In September 2026: West Midlands +4.4%, UK +3.8%, CPI actual rents +4.2%. West Midlands's annual change peaked at 9.3% in March 2024.
Compared with the UK and CPI rents
| September 2026 | West Midlands | UK | CPI actual rents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average rent a month | £983 | £1,406 | – |
| Annual change | +4.4% | +3.8% | +4.2% |
| Rank of England's 9 regions: rent | 5 | – | – |
| Rank of England's 9 regions: annual change | 4 | – | – |
Ranks count from the highest rent and the fastest annual rise. CPI actual rents for housing (ONS series D7GQ) is a UK-wide measure and has no average rent.
By bedrooms and property type
| Home | Average rent a month | A year earlier | Annual change |
|---|---|---|---|
| All properties | £983 | £942 | +4.4% |
| One bedroom | £711 | £684 | +4.0% |
| Two bedrooms | £887 | £849 | +4.4% |
| Three bedrooms | £1,053 | £1,005 | +4.8% |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,485 | £1,430 | +3.8% |
| Detached | £1,308 | £1,257 | +4.1% |
| Semi-detached | £1,038 | £991 | +4.7% |
| Terraced | £973 | £930 | +4.6% |
| Flat or maisonette | £799 | £770 | +3.8% |
Bedroom and property type groups overlap (a two-bedroom flat counts in both). The annual change is ONS's index-based figure, so it can differ slightly from the change between the rounded average rents.
Rents by local authority in West Midlands
All 30 local authorities, September 2026. Select a column heading to sort.
| Area | Average rent | Annual change | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solihull | £1,284 | +3.3% | £861 | £1,069 | £1,268 |
| Warwick | £1,244 | +2.0% | £885 | £1,108 | £1,334 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | £1,150 | +6.0% | £816 | £1,021 | £1,269 |
| Birmingham | £1,106 | +3.3% | £834 | £1,009 | £1,141 |
| Lichfield | £1,100 | +6.6% | £738 | £965 | £1,156 |
| Rugby | £1,051 | +5.2% | £756 | £935 | £1,126 |
| Coventry | £1,022 | +2.3% | £760 | £915 | £1,069 |
| Bromsgrove | £998 | +2.6% | £721 | £904 | £1,098 |
| Worcester | £984 | +6.1% | £716 | £915 | £1,095 |
| North Warwickshire | £983 | +4.3% | £721 | £884 | £1,061 |
| Redditch | £982 | +11.3% | £685 | £887 | £1,061 |
| South Staffordshire | £965 | +6.3% | £670 | £864 | £1,026 |
| Wychavon | £962 | +4.9% | £676 | £879 | £1,083 |
| Malvern Hills | £955 | +7.1% | £703 | £886 | £1,096 |
| Sandwell | £953 | +7.3% | £680 | £851 | £1,015 |
| Wolverhampton | £948 | +10.7% | £675 | £845 | £1,014 |
| Tamworth | £930 | +0.4% | £678 | £832 | £1,012 |
| Walsall | £930 | +9.4% | £657 | £802 | £960 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | £918 | +2.0% | £649 | £830 | £1,006 |
| Stafford | £902 | +6.5% | £631 | £792 | £979 |
| Cannock Chase | £868 | +7.2% | £589 | £782 | £966 |
| Telford and Wrekin | £861 | +6.3% | £599 | £771 | £955 |
| East Staffordshire | £861 | +7.0% | £616 | £779 | £948 |
| Dudley | £855 | +3.1% | £609 | £780 | £940 |
| Wyre Forest | £838 | −1.2% | £592 | £753 | £911 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | £837 | +7.0% | £581 | £747 | £899 |
| Herefordshire, County of | £831 | +2.9% | £603 | £782 | £967 |
| Shropshire | £828 | +4.8% | £611 | £773 | £959 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | £732 | +7.6% | £529 | £689 | £870 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | £718 | +5.1% | £520 | £665 | £800 |
See also the cost of living calculator and CPI housing inflation.