Shelter recommends that your rent should be no more than 35% of your income. To discover whether you are paying the right amount on your rent, type in the start of your postcode below

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monthly rent
The avg lifetime cost of renting
The avg
house price

How it works

Shelter UK recommends that affordable rent should be no more than 35% of your income. We have found the average rent across all properties in the UK using multiple sources* and have compiled the data to compare it against the 35% which Shelter recommends. All figures are correct as of January 2020.

London Results

Rank Area Rent Changed by
1 SE6 26%
2 SE25 29%
3 SE2 29%
4 N18 29%
5 SE20 30%
6 SE9 30%
7 SE28 30%
8 N9 31%
9 SE12 31%
10 E12 32%
11 SE7 32%
12 N13 32%
13 N21 33%
14 SE14 33%
15 E10 34%
16 SE26 34%
17 N17 34%
18 E6 34%
19 SE18 35%
20 SE23 35%
21 N22 35%
22 SE13 35%
23 SE19 36%
24 E13 36%
25 E7 36%
26 N15 36%
27 N14 36%
28 SE8 36%
29 E4 37%
30 SE27 37%
31 E11 37%
32 E18 37%
33 NW9 37%
34 E17 38%
35 SW16 38%
36 E3 38%
37 E15 39%
38 N12 39%
39 N11 40%
40 N4 40%
41 E16 41%
42 W7 41%
43 W12 42%
44 SE4 42%
45 N8 42%
46 W13 43%
47 E5 44%
48 SE15 44%
49 E9 44%
50 SE10 44%
51 SW2 44%
52 SE22 45%
53 SW17 45%
54 SE5 45%
55 N16 45%
56 NW10 45%
57 SE16 45%
58 NW4 46%
59 SE3 46%
60 SE17 47%
61 W3 47%
62 E2 47%
63 N10 47%
64 SW9 49%
65 N7 49%
66 N3 50%
67 SW4 50%
68 SE24 50%
69 N19 51%
70 E8 51%
71 SE11 51%
72 E14 52%
73 SW12 52%
74 E1 52%
75 E1W 52%
76 N5 53%
77 NW7 53%
78 NW5 53%
79 N20 55%
80 NW6 56%
81 SE21 56%
82 W5 57%
83 NW2 57%
84 SW18 59%
85 N1 59%
86 SW11 61%
87 SE1 61%
88 SW15 61%
89 WC1A 62%
90 WC1B 62%
91 WC1E 62%
92 WC1H 62%
93 WC1N 62%
94 WC1R 62%
95 WC1V 62%
96 WC1X 62%
97 E20 62%
98 SW19 63%
99 W10 65%
100 W6 65%
101 W4 68%
102 NW11 68%
103 SW20 68%
104 SW14 69%
105 W14 69%
106 N6 69%
107 EC1A 70%
108 EC1M 70%
109 EC1N 70%
110 EC1R 70%
111 EC1V 70%
112 EC1Y 70%
113 SW6 73%
114 SW8 73%
115 SW5 74%
116 N2 75%
117 W9 76%
118 EC2A 79%
119 EC2M 79%
120 EC2N 79%
121 EC2R 79%
122 EC2V 79%
123 EC2Y 79%
124 EC4A 81%
125 EC4M 81%
126 EC4N 81%
127 EC4R 81%
128 EC4V 81%
129 EC4Y 81%
130 W2 83%
131 W11 91%
132 SW13 94%
133 NW1 96%
134 SW10 97%
135 WC2A 103%
136 WC2B 103%
137 WC2E 103%
138 WC2H 103%
139 WC2N 103%
140 WC2R 103%
141 EC3A 123%
142 EC3M 123%
143 EC3N 123%
144 EC3R 123%
145 EC3V 123%
146 W8 124%
147 SW3 126%
148 NW8 129%
149 NW3 139%
150 W1B 160%
151 W1C 160%
152 W1D 160%
153 W1F 160%
154 W1G 160%
155 W1H 160%
156 W1J 160%
157 W1K 160%
158 W1S 160%
159 W1T 160%
160 W1U 160%
161 W1W 160%
162 SW7 167%
163 SW1A 188%
164 SW1E 188%
165 SW1H 188%
166 SW1P 188%
167 SW1V 188%
168 SW1W 188%
169 SW1X 188%
170 SW1Y 188%

Based on the income to rent ratio, London is 688th most affordable 1256 UK locations

Lowest Highest
688

Rankings have been determined by the average percentage of income spent on rent and then ranked accordingly.

Top 10 highest rent to income (%)

Postcodes

Locations

Rank Postcode Area Percentage%
1 SW1A London 188%
2 KT22 Leatherhead 110%
3 SL5 Ascot 105%
4 GU25 Virginia Water 99%
5 KT11 Cobham 94%
6 KT10 Esher 94%
7 TW9 Richmond 93%
8 WD7 Radlett 88%
9 TN5 Wadhurst 82%
10 OX2 Oxford 81%
Rank Location Percentage%
1 Ascot 105%
2 Virginia Water 99%
3 Cobham 94%
4 Esher 94%
5 Radlett 88%
6 Windlesham 79%
7 Weybridge 78%
8 Milltimber 77%
9 Portstewart 76%
10 Hampton 75%

Top 10 lowest rent to income (%)

Postcodes

Locations

Rank Postcode Area Percentage%
1 HR7 Bromyard 10%
2 KA17 Darvel 12%
3 DG13 Langholm 12%
4 DG9 Stranraer 13%
5 KW12 Halkirk 13%
6 DG12 Annan 13%
7 DG4 Sanquhar 13%
8 TS2 Middlesbrough 14%
9 KA16 Newmilns 14%
10 DL17 Ferryhill 15%
Rank Location Percentage%
1 Bromyard 10%
2 Darvel 12%
3 Langholm 12%
4 Stranraer 13%
5 Halkirk 13%
6 Annan 13%
7 Sanquhar 13%
8 Newmilns 14%
9 Newton Stewart 15%
10 Leominster 15%
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