Rent Evidence Pack · Shropshire

Average Private Rent in Shropshire

Official statistics · June 2026
Average monthly rent
£817
12-month change
+3.9%

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

A one-bedroom home in Shropshire averages £603 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £1,390 — a spread of £787 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £817, the Shropshire figure sits below 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 £817, up from £743 in July 2024.

The Shropshire Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Shropshire by bedroom category, June 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £603+4.2%
2 bed £763+4.0%
3 bed £946+3.9%
4+ bed £1,390+3.1%

24-month trend

July 2024£743June 2026£817

Average monthly rent in Shropshire, all property sizes: £743 in July 2024 to £817 in June 2026.

How Shropshire compares

Average monthly private rent, Shropshire against its region and England, June 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Shropshire £817+3.9%
West Midlands £971+4.4%
England £1,446+3.4%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Shropshire average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Shropshire 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Shropshire, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Shropshire, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Shropshire, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Shropshire, 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.

See every published local authority in West Midlands — the same ONS rent figures, one region at a time ↗

See Shropshire’s gross rental yield and national rank — the UKPP Rental Yield Index covers every English local authority ↗

Thinking about a rent increase in Shropshire? Our Section 13 guide covers the notice, the £47 tribunal fee, and what evidence actually persuades ↗

Letting in Shropshire? Check where the Private Rented Sector Database rollout stands for this area ↗