Rent Rises
East of England · September 2026

Rent in Stevenage is up

+4.7%

The average private rent in Stevenage is now £1,445 a month, £64 more than in September 2025. That's £768 a year more for the average renter. It's 141st of 334 areas, and 12th of 45 in East of England.

Since 2015

£784£1,019£1,253£1,488201520172019202120232025
━ Stevenage   ┅ UK average · average monthly private rent, all property types

How it compares

AreaAvg rent1 year5 years
Stevenage£1,445+4.7%+37%
East of England£1,298+3.8%+32%
England£1,466+4.0%+35%
UK£1,406+3.8%+35%

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Rent in Stevenage is up 4.7% in a year

By home size

TypeAvg rent1 year
1 bed£1,031+4.8%
2 bed£1,325+4.5%
3 bed£1,558+5.0%
4+ bed£2,134+4.2%
Flat / maisonette£1,171+4.3%
Terraced£1,475+4.8%
Semi-detached£1,470+5.0%
Detached£1,973+4.5%

Nearby in the table

Basildon +4.8%East Hertfordshire +4.8%Castle Point +4.6%Breckland +4.6%Ipswich +4.5%Central Bedfordshire +4.4%

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (area code E07000243), 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