Rent Rises
South West · September 2026

Rent in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is up

+2.2%

The average private rent in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is now £1,400 a month, £31 more than in September 2025. That's £372 a year more for the average renter. It's 263rd of 334 areas, and 20th of 26 in South West.

Since 2015

£832£1,038£1,243£1,448201520172019202120232025
━ Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole   ┅ UK average · average monthly private rent, all property types

How it compares

AreaAvg rent1 year5 years
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£1,400+2.2%+31%
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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is up 2.2% in a year

By home size

TypeAvg rent1 year
1 bed£918+2.2%
2 bed£1,170+2.2%
3 bed£1,458+2.5%
4+ bed£2,083+1.7%
Flat / maisonette£1,076+1.9%
Terraced£1,347+2.5%
Semi-detached£1,520+2.6%
Detached£1,875+2.0%

Nearby in the table

North Somerset +3.1%South Hams +3.0%Torridge +2.1%Mid Devon +1.5%Cornwall +0.9%Exeter +0.2%

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (area code E06000058), 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