Rent in Scottish Borders is down
-0.4%
The average private rent in Scottish Borders is now £715 a month, −£3 less than in September 2025. That's £36 a year less for the average renter. It's 321st of 334 areas, and 14th of 18 in Scotland.
In Scotland the ONS publishes broad rental areas (groups of councils), and its Scottish data are mainly advertised new lets. More.
Since 2015
━ Scottish Borders ┅ UK average · average monthly private rent, all property types
How it compares
| Area | Avg rent | 1 year | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Borders | £715 | -0.4% | +25% |
| Scotland | £1,011 | +0.7% | +32% |
| UK | £1,406 | +3.8% | +35% |
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By home size
| Type | Avg rent | 1 year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bed | £479 | +0.5% |
| 2 bed | £635 | -0.7% |
| 3 bed | £829 | -0.7% |
| 4+ bed | £1,373 | -1.5% |
| Flat / maisonette | £581 | +0.4% |
| Terraced | £733 | -0.8% |
| Semi-detached | £790 | -0.3% |
| Detached | £1,027 | -2.5% |
Nearby in the table
Lothian +1.0%Dundee and Angus +0.8%Aberdeen and Shire -1.2%Renfrewshire/Inverclyde -1.8%North Lanarkshire -3.5%Argyll and Bute -4.0%
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (area code S33000015), 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