Rent Rises
South West · September 2026

Rent in Swindon is up

+5.0%

The average private rent in Swindon is now £1,103 a month, £53 more than in September 2025. That's £636 a year more for the average renter. It's 119th of 334 areas, and 11th of 26 in South West.

Since 2015

£630£903£1,175£1,448201520172019202120232025
━ Swindon   ┅ UK average · average monthly private rent, all property types

How it compares

AreaAvg rent1 year5 years
Swindon£1,103+5.0%+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 Swindon is up 5.0% in a year

By home size

TypeAvg rent1 year
1 bed£825+4.9%
2 bed£994+5.1%
3 bed£1,227+5.4%
4+ bed£1,668+4.6%
Flat / maisonette£913+4.6%
Terraced£1,074+5.3%
Semi-detached£1,183+5.4%
Detached£1,525+4.9%

Nearby in the table

Cheltenham +6.1%Wiltshire +5.8%Bristol, City of +5.7%South Gloucestershire +4.9%Plymouth +4.4%Dorset +4.2%

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (area code E06000030), 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