Discover how much the cost of renting a house in each of Britain’s postcodes would cost over a lifetime.

Barclays defines ‘lifetime renting’ as renting a home for a minimum of 50 years. So we’ve taken the average monthly rent prices for each postcode to work out the overall cost of renting for 50 years.

We’ve then compared this to average property sale prices. This tool does not take into account inflation or any other deductions, and figures are correct as of 2021.

Enter the first half of your postcode or your town to see how much the lifetime cost of renting is in your area.

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Here’s how much it would cost to rent a house in Aberdeen for a lifetime.

In Aberdeen the average lifetime cost of renting is 396,120

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Aberdeen is ranked 4 most affordable out of 1234 in the UK.

The lifetime cost of postcodes in your area

Rank Postcode Av House price Monthly Rent Lifetime Rent
1 AB15 £302,876 £981 £588,600
2 AB12 £229,412 £722 £433,200
3 AB23 £209,550 £685 £411,000
4 AB22 £212,809 £646 £387,600
5 AB21 £202,705 £617 £370,200
6 AB11 £116,520 £608 £364,800
7 AB10 £122,777 £604 £362,400
8 AB24 £117,304 £598 £358,800
9 AB16 £106,466 £588 £352,800
10 AB25 £111,713 £553 £331,800

The most affordable locations for renting

Luckily for some renting doesn’t have to break the bank, here are the areas and postcodes where renting is the lowest in the UK.

Postcode

Rank Area Lifetime Cost
1 ne36 £119,400
2 ne35 £135,000
3 ln12 £155,400
4 ka22 £163,800
5 sy21 £165,000
6 ka16 £175,800
7 ld6 £179,400
8 ng14 £190,800
9 cf41 £194,400
10 ne62 £196,200

Town

Rank Area Lifetime Cost
1 East Boldon £119,400
2 Boldon Colliery £135,000
3 Mablethorpe £155,400
4 Ardrossan £163,800
5 Welshpool £165,000
6 Newmilns £175,800
7 Rhayader £179,400
8 Pentre £194,400
9 Choppington £196,200
10 Wick £199,998

The least affordable locations for renting

The lifetime cost of renting can be expensive, here are the areas and postcodes where renting is the highest in the UK.

Postcode

Rank Area Lifetime Cost
1 gu25 £6,203,400
2 sw1a £4,270,800
3 tn27 £4,084,200
4 rm4 £3,675,000
5 sl5 £3,573,600
6 kt8 £3,508,200
7 nw3 £3,457,200
8 bn15 £3,398,400
9 w8 £3,267,600
10 g84 £3,246,000

Town

Rank Area Lifetime Cost
1 Ascot £3,329,400
2 Henley-on-thames £3,066,000
3 West Molesey £2,910,600
4 Torrington £2,670,000
5 Radlett £2,607,600
6 Waltham Abbey £2,566,200
7 Wareham £2,489,400
8 Cobham £2,433,000
9 Beaconsfield £2,167,800
10 Virginia Water £2,083,602