Rent increases in Preston
The average rent in Preston is £788 a month, up 6.2% over twelve months. Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026.
What homes cost here
By size
| Size | Average rent | Year |
|---|---|---|
| One bedroom | £578 | +6.3% |
| Two bedrooms | £729 | +6.1% |
| Three bedrooms | £856 | +6.5% |
| Four or more | £1,247 | +5.4% |
By property type
| Type | Average rent | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £1,114 | +5.5% |
| Flats | £665 | +5.9% |
| Semi-detached houses | £855 | +6.3% |
| Terraced houses | £796 | +6.6% |
What the tribunal decided here
We hold 4 published decisions for Preston where the tribunal set a rent. In 0 of them the rent it set was below what the landlord had proposed.
| Case | Where | Property | Proposed | Determined | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN/00EY/MNR/2025/06716 May 2025 | PR1 | 1-bed flat | — | £640 | — |
| MAN/30UK/MNR/2024/071710 April 2025 | PR2 | 3-bed detached | — | £875 | — |
| MAN/30UK/MNR/2024/073210 April 2025 | PR1 | 2-bed terraced | — | £725 | — |
| MAN/30UK/MNR/2025/07419 July 2025 | PR2 | 1-bed flat | — | £588 | — |
Is your own increase above the local trend?
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Check your rentRents from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents. Decisions published by the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and placed in this area by the postcode on the decision — a small number carry no postcode we can resolve and are not counted here.