How much does a lifetime of renting cost?

Our interactive map shows you how much renting a house in each of Britain's postcodes would cost you over a lifetime. Compare with the cost of buying a home and see which places offer the best – and worst – value for money.

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Here's how much it would cost to rent a house in for a lifetime

How it works

Each pin shows how much you would spend on rent in that postcode over a lifetime. Barclays defines a lifetime as 50 years, which is how we've worked out these figures.

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Top 10 towns or cities

Rank	Location	Lifetime Cost
01	Darvel	£187,200
02	Langholm	£188,400
03	Stranraer	£194,400
04	Halkirk	£198,000
05	Annan	£200,400
06	Sanquhar	£201,000
07	Llandinam	£210,000
08	Trimdon Station	£210,600
09	Isle Of Lewis	£210,600
10	Fivemiletown	£220,200

Rank	Location	Rent vs Buy	Difference
01	TQ8	£330,000 v £598,389	-44.85%
02	NE18	£220,800 v £270537	-18.38%
03	SG10	£600,600 v £718,692	-16.43%
04	GU33	£415,800 v £488,311	-14.85%
05	IP15	£450,000 v £514,387	-12.52%
06	EX18	£245,400 v £274,375	-10.56%
07	CB3	£612,600 v £674,813	-9.22%
08	EH31	£358,800 v £381,238	-5.89%
09	KY9	£310,800 v £326,452	-4.79%
10	CM4	£675,600 v £702,029	-3.76%

Top 10 towns or cities

Rank	Location	Lifetime Cost
01	Virginia Water	£2,426,400
02	Cobham	£2,322,000
03	Esher	£2,300,400
04	Ascot	£1,993,800
05	Windlesham	£1,938,000
06	Weybridge	£1,926,000
07	Radlett	£1,881,000
08	Leatherhead	£1,824,800
09	London	£1,718,102
10	Beaconsfield	£1,626,000

Rank	Location	Rent vs Buy	Difference
01	TS2	£224,400 v £31,000	623.87%
02	L6	£552,000 v £81,049	581.07%
03	PA42	£1,300,200 v £195,531	564.96%
04	L7	£661,800 v £99,675	563.96%
05	M14	£918,000 v £148,847	516.74%
06	EC4a	£1,906,800 v £313,703	507.84%
07	SR1	£339,000 v £57,848	486.02%
08	EH27	£1,076,400 v £189,760	467.24%
09	BD1	£316,200 v £57,876	446.34%
10	LS3	£684,600 v £126,143	442.72%

How much does a lifetime of renting cost?

Location (postcode or city)

Here's how much it would cost to rent a house in for a lifetime

How it works

Location

See how your location compares

Affordable

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The lifetime cost of postcodes in your area

The 10 most affordable locations for renting

Top 10 towns or cities

Top 10 Postcodes

The 10 least affordable locations for renting

Top 10 towns or cities

Top 10 Postcodes

About this app

How did we work this out?