OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in South Ribble

Private rents in South Ribble average £800 a month across all property sizes, up 5.3% 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
£800
1-bed
£559
2-bed
£734
3-bed
£885
4+ bed
£1,261
Flats
£662

What would your place rent for in South Ribble?

The £800 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 £559 and a 3-bed at £885 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 South Ribble
Two-year change: +10.8%Five-year change: +33.3%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 2.4% over the last six months, against +2.8% in the six before: a steady market.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
PR26298 sales£260,000PR25662 sales£206,250PR5799 sales£193,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £220,000.
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What next door costs
South Ribble is the 4th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Blackburn with Darwen£661£781£1,1122Preston£729£856£1,2473West Lancashire£729£842£1,229
4South RibbleYou are here£734£885£1,261
5Chorley£758£897£1,3216Fylde£783£940£1,3987Bolton£806£978£1,434
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.