Rent Rises
South West · September 2026

Rent in Bath and North East Somerset is up

+7.5%

The average private rent in Bath and North East Somerset is now £1,893 a month, £132 more than in September 2025. That's £1,584 a year more for the average renter. It's 22nd of 334 areas, and 2nd of 26 in South West.

Since 2015

£864£1,226£1,588£1,950201520172019202120232025
━ Bath and North East Somerset   ┅ UK average · average monthly private rent, all property types

How it compares

AreaAvg rent1 year5 years
Bath and North East Somerset£1,893+7.5%+43%
South West£1,251+4.2%+32%
England£1,466+4.0%+35%
UK£1,406+3.8%+35%

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Rent in Bath and North East Somerset is up 7.5% in a year

By home size

TypeAvg rent1 year
1 bed£1,212+7.5%
2 bed£1,530+7.8%
3 bed£1,820+8.1%
4+ bed£2,546+6.9%
Flat / maisonette£1,397+7.3%
Terraced£2,031+7.6%
Semi-detached£2,013+7.8%
Detached£2,410+7.3%

Nearby in the table

Tewkesbury +14.4%Gloucester +6.8%East Devon +6.6%Stroud +6.5%Somerset +6.3%Cotswold +6.3%

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (area code E06000022), published 9:30am on 21 October 2026. Averages across all private tenancies, not asking rents. Five-year change compares September 2026 with September 2021. Method · Journalists