The 10 rental property hotspots across England where the cost of renting is rising fastest

Average asking prices for monthly rent have shot up by more than 10 per cent in some towns and cities, according to the latest figures from Rightmove.

The average asking rent for a property outside Greater London now stands at £1,349 a month - up by 4.5 per cent from this time last year.

Within London, landlords are asking for a monthly rent of £2,698 on average, following an annual increase of 2.5 per cent.

The increase in rental costs has easily outpaced the rise in the cost of buying a house, with the average asking price for a property having risen by just 1.3 per cent during the same period.

Rightmove’s figures do show that the rental market could be cooling, however, with the average number of enquiries per property having dropped from 16 this time last year to 12, and a quarter of rental properties seeing a reduction in the asking price.

The Rightmove Rental Trends Tracker shows the rental ‘hotspots’ across England and Wales where the average asking price for rent has shot up most over the past year, by as much as 16.1 per cent in one case.

Below are the towns and cities where the cost of renting has risen most between the first quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025, listed in reverse order.