Rent Evidence Pack · Lichfield

Average Private Rent in Lichfield

Official statistics · June 2026
Average monthly rent
£1,098
12-month change
+8.4%

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 Lichfield, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Lichfield averages £738 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £1,691 — a spread of £953 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £1,098, the Lichfield figure sits above the West Midlands average of £971 and below the England average of £1,446.

Over the 24 months to June 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £1,098, up from £983 in July 2024.

The Lichfield Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Lichfield by bedroom category, June 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £738+8.6%
2 bed £963+8.5%
3 bed £1,152+8.4%
4+ bed £1,691+7.5%

24-month trend

July 2024£983June 2026£1,098

Average monthly rent in Lichfield, all property sizes: £983 in July 2024 to £1,098 in June 2026.

How Lichfield compares

Average monthly private rent, Lichfield against its region and England, June 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Lichfield £1,098+8.4%
West Midlands £971+4.4%
England £1,446+3.4%

Sources — every figure on this page

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