OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Leeds

Private rents in Leeds average £1,140 a month across all property sizes, up 3.6% 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
£1,140
1-bed
£779
2-bed
£970
3-bed
£1,133
4+ bed
£1,683
Flats
£902

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The £1,140 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 £779 and a 3-bed at £1,133 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 Leeds
Two-year change: +3.1%Five-year change: +31.3%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 1.5% over the last six months, against +2.1% in the six before: a steady market.
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What next door costs
Leeds is the 6th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Barnsley£627£749£1,0832Bradford£679£813£1,1153Calderdale£681£813£1,1194Kirklees£710£864£1,2285Wakefield£721£863£1,209
6LeedsYou are here£970£1,133£1,683
7York£1,076£1,272£1,738
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.