OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Private rents in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average £1,399 a month across all property sizes, up 3% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,399
1-bed
£919
2-bed
£1,170
3-bed
£1,457
4+ bed
£2,081
Flats
£1,077

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The £1,399 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £919 and a 3-bed at £1,457 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Two-year change: +8.5%Five-year change: +31.9%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
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What next door costs
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is the 7th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Isle of Wight£871£1,087£1,5132Dorset£961£1,184£1,6743Eastleigh£1,111£1,361£1,8694Southampton£1,112£1,354£1,8875New Forest£1,130£1,387£1,9836Test Valley£1,142£1,406£1,999
7Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleYou are here£1,170£1,457£2,081
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.