Rent Evidence Pack · Brighton and Hove

Average Private Rent in Brighton and Hove

Official statistics · September 2026
Average monthly rent
£1,816
12-month change
-0.8%

The South East's rental market is shaped by commuter links into London, its universities, and a cluster of historic cathedral and market towns. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Brighton and Hove, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Brighton and Hove averages £1,194 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £2,489 — a spread of £1,295 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £1,816, the Brighton and Hove figure sits above the South East average of £1,438 and above the England average of £1,466.

Over the 24 months to September 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £1,816, up from £1,756 in October 2024.

The Brighton and Hove Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Brighton and Hove by bedroom category, September 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £1,194-0.5%
2 bed £1,525-0.5%
3 bed £1,806-0.3%
4+ bed £2,489-1.2%

24-month trend

October 2024£1,756September 2026£1,816

Average monthly rent in Brighton and Hove, all property sizes: £1,756 in October 2024 to £1,816 in September 2026.

How Brighton and Hove compares

Average monthly private rent, Brighton and Hove against its region and England, September 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Brighton and Hove £1,816-0.8%
South East £1,438+3.5%
England £1,466+4.0%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Brighton and Hove average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Brighton and Hove 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Brighton and Hove, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Brighton and Hove, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Brighton and Hove, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Brighton and Hove, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • South East average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • England average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)

ONS revises these series on each monthly release. The reference period above is the edition this page was built from — check the live bulletin before relying on a figure.

This page presents official statistics for context. It is not a valuation of any property, and not advice.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the licence. Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents.

See every published local authority in South East — the same ONS rent figures, one region at a time ↗

See Brighton and Hove’s gross rental yield and national rank — the UKPP Rental Yield Index covers every English local authority ↗

Thinking about a rent increase in Brighton and Hove? Our Section 13 guide covers the notice, the £47 tribunal fee, and what evidence actually persuades ↗

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