OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Preston

Private rents in Preston average £788 a month across all property sizes, up 6.2% 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
£788
1-bed
£578
2-bed
£729
3-bed
£856
4+ bed
£1,247
Flats
£665

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The £788 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 £578 and a 3-bed at £856 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 Preston
Two-year change: +15.2%Five-year change: +34.5%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 2.1% over the last six months, against +4% in the six before: rises are slowing.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
PR21,396 sales£190,000PR1890 sales£158,225
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £190,000.
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What next door costs
Preston is the 4th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Hyndburn£619£724£9392Blackburn with Darwen£661£781£1,1123Wyre£711£848£1,233
4PrestonYou are here£729£856£1,247
5South Ribble£734£885£1,2616Chorley£758£897£1,3217Fylde£783£940£1,398
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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.