The UK rental market in 10 charts
PriceHubble’s latest analysis paints a detailed picture of the private rental market in the UK.
The findings provide a comprehensive overview of the sector, highlighting who rents, what type of properties they are renting, how much they pay, and much more.
The analysis includes:
- Income and affordability profiles
- How far renters travel to work and relocation distances
- What property types renters live in and how much they pay
- The household composition of renters
The analysis is available to see here:
The analysis is powered by PriceHubble’s Market Analyser platform, the UK’s most comprehensive set of achieved rents and renter demographics. To find out more, visit: https://www.pricehubble.com/uk/products/market-analyser-uk/.
7 perspectives on rental affordability
Discover through seven different charts how affordability ratios (rent as a % of income) vary with income, location and time across the UK.
Key findings:
- The affordability ratio has been rising steeply in the UK, increasing by 2.3% since 2019.
- Affordability ratios are affected by both location and income.
- By region, renters in London are most stretched (29%), with the North East at the other end of the scale (20.9%).
- By city, the affordability ratio is lowest in Derby (23.2%) and highest in London (29.8%).
The analysis is powered by PriceHubble’s Market Analyser platform, the UK’s most comprehensive set of achieved rents and renter demographics. Market Analyser subscribers can explore affordability for any local market in the UK. To find out more, visit
https://www.pricehubble.com/uk/products/market-analyser-uk/.