Rent Evidence Pack · Stoke-on-Trent

Average Private Rent in Stoke-on-Trent

Official statistics · September 2026
Average monthly rent
£718
12-month change
+5.1%

The West Midlands' rental market is anchored by Birmingham and its surrounding conurbation, alongside smaller cathedral and industrial towns with their own distinct character. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Stoke-on-Trent, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Stoke-on-Trent averages £520 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £1,085 — a spread of £565 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £718, the Stoke-on-Trent figure sits below the West Midlands average of £983 and below the England average of £1,466.

Over the 24 months to September 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £718, up from £625 in October 2024.

The Stoke-on-Trent Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Stoke-on-Trent by bedroom category, September 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £520+5.1%
2 bed £665+5.4%
3 bed £800+5.4%
4+ bed £1,085+4.4%

24-month trend

October 2024£625September 2026£718

Average monthly rent in Stoke-on-Trent, all property sizes: £625 in October 2024 to £718 in September 2026.

How Stoke-on-Trent compares

Average monthly private rent, Stoke-on-Trent against its region and England, September 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Stoke-on-Trent £718+5.1%
West Midlands £983+4.4%
England £1,466+4.0%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Stoke-on-Trent average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Stoke-on-Trent 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Stoke-on-Trent, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Stoke-on-Trent, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Stoke-on-Trent, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Stoke-on-Trent, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • West Midlands 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.

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