Rent Evidence Pack · West Lancashire

Average Private Rent in West Lancashire

Official statistics · June 2026
Average monthly rent
£802
12-month change
+7.4%

The North West spans Greater Manchester's fast-growing rental market, the Liverpool City Region, and a string of former mill and coastal towns — one of England's most varied rental landscapes. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for West Lancashire, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in West Lancashire averages £586 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £1,229 — a spread of £643 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £802, the West Lancashire figure sits below the North West average of £961 and below the England average of £1,446.

Over the 24 months to June 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £802, up from £671 in July 2024.

The West Lancashire Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in West Lancashire by bedroom category, June 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £586+7.5%
2 bed £728+7.4%
3 bed £841+7.6%
4+ bed £1,229+6.5%

24-month trend

July 2024£671June 2026£802

Average monthly rent in West Lancashire, all property sizes: £671 in July 2024 to £802 in June 2026.

How West Lancashire compares

Average monthly private rent, West Lancashire against its region and England, June 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
West Lancashire £802+7.4%
North West £961+5.4%
England £1,446+3.4%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • West Lancashire average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • West Lancashire 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • West Lancashire, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • West Lancashire, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • West Lancashire, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • West Lancashire, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • North West 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 North West — the same ONS rent figures, one region at a time ↗

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

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