OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Manchester

Private rents in Manchester average £1,365 a month across all property sizes, up 3.8% 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
£1,365
1-bed
£998
2-bed
£1,227
3-bed
£1,425
4+ bed
£2,005
Flats
£1,142

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The £1,365 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 £998 and a 3-bed at £1,425 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 Manchester
Two-year change: +8.9%Five-year change: +44.9%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 1.6% over the last six months, against +2.1% in the six before: a steady market.
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What next door costs
Manchester is the 7th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Oldham£868£1,054£1,4372Tameside£881£1,058£1,3963Bury£888£1,064£1,5594Stockport£1,029£1,257£1,7345Salford£1,082£1,284£1,7666Trafford£1,200£1,480£2,103
7ManchesterYou are here£1,227£1,425£2,005
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.