Rent Evidence Pack · Bradford

Average Private Rent in Bradford

Official statistics · June 2026
Average monthly rent
£750
12-month change
+4.4%

Yorkshire and The Humber combines major university cities, historic market towns, and the Humber's port economy, with rental demand that varies sharply between its cities. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Bradford, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Bradford averages £553 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £1,117 — a spread of £564 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £750, the Bradford figure sits below the Yorkshire and The Humber average of £862 and below the England average of £1,446.

Over the 24 months to June 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £750, up from £684 in July 2024.

The Bradford Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Bradford by bedroom category, June 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £553+4.6%
2 bed £680+4.5%
3 bed £814+4.6%
4+ bed £1,117+3.6%

24-month trend

July 2024£684June 2026£750

Average monthly rent in Bradford, all property sizes: £684 in July 2024 to £750 in June 2026.

How Bradford compares

Average monthly private rent, Bradford against its region and England, June 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Bradford £750+4.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber £862+4.8%
England £1,446+3.4%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Bradford average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Bradford 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Bradford, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Bradford, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Bradford, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Bradford, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Yorkshire and The Humber average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • England average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 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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