OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Bradford

Private rents in Bradford average £749 a month across all property sizes, up 3.3% 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
£749
1-bed
£553
2-bed
£679
3-bed
£813
4+ bed
£1,115
Flats
£626

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The £749 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 £553 and a 3-bed at £813 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 Bradford
Two-year change: +9%Five-year change: +30.9%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 2.7% over the last six months, against +0.6% in the six before: rises are speeding up.
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What next door costs
Bradford is the 3rd cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Burnley£585£692£9482Pendle£629£734£1,088
3BradfordYou are here£679£813£1,115
4Calderdale£681£813£1,1195Kirklees£710£864£1,2286Wakefield£721£863£1,2097Leeds£970£1,133£1,683
Nearest by the centre point of each area, so a very large or coastal area can throw up a neighbour that is not a natural comparison.
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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.