Rent Rises
South West · September 2026

Rent in Plymouth is up

+4.4%

The average private rent in Plymouth is now £1,008 a month, £42 more than in September 2025. That's £504 a year more for the average renter. It's 153rd of 334 areas, and 13th of 26 in South West.

Since 2015

£641£910£1,179£1,448201520172019202120232025
━ Plymouth   ┅ UK average · average monthly private rent, all property types

How it compares

AreaAvg rent1 year5 years
Plymouth£1,008+4.4%+34%
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 Plymouth is up 4.4% in a year

By home size

TypeAvg rent1 year
1 bed£707+4.2%
2 bed£889+4.4%
3 bed£1,069+4.8%
4+ bed£1,498+4.0%
Flat / maisonette£802+3.9%
Terraced£1,050+4.5%
Semi-detached£1,067+4.8%
Detached£1,322+4.3%

Nearby in the table

Swindon +5.0%South Gloucestershire +4.9%Dorset +4.2%West Devon +3.9%Torbay +3.7%Teignbridge +3.6%

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (area code E06000026), 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