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Average private rent in Ribble Valley

In September 2026 the average private rent in Ribble Valley was £822 a month, up 5.3% on a year earlier. That is 16% below the North West average of £975, and the 19th highest of 35 councils in the region.

By number of bedrooms

Mean monthly rent, September 2026. Change is over 12 months.
Size Ribble Valley 12-month change North West England
1 bedroom £611 +5.3% £705 £1,199
2 bedrooms £776 +5.5% £887 £1,341
3 bedrooms £941 +5.4% £1,063 £1,497
4+ bedrooms £1,404 +4.5% £1,507 £2,170
All sizes £822 +5.3% £975 £1,466
By property type, September 2026
TypeRibble ValleyNorth West
Detached£1,085£1,356
Semi-detached£924£1,069
Terraced£821£983
Flat or maisonette£698£819

Three-year trend

Average monthly private rent, Ribble Valley and North West Ribble Valley: £703 in September 2023, £822 in September 2026. North West: £975 in September 2026. £650 £750 £850 £950 £1,050 Jan 24 Jan 25 Jan 26 Sept 26 September 2023: £703 October 2023: £705 November 2023: £707 December 2023: £711 January 2024: £715 February 2024: £719 March 2024: £721 April 2024: £724 May 2024: £725 June 2024: £728 July 2024: £730 August 2024: £734 September 2024: £737 October 2024: £743 November 2024: £747 December 2024: £753 January 2025: £756 February 2025: £759 March 2025: £763 April 2025: £766 May 2025: £769 June 2025: £770 July 2025: £774 August 2025: £776 September 2025: £780 October 2025: £783 November 2025: £786 December 2025: £790 January 2026: £794 February 2026: £798 March 2026: £803 April 2026: £806 May 2026: £810 June 2026: £813 July 2026: £816 August 2026: £818 September 2026: £822 £822 £975
Ribble Valley North West average

Since September 2023 the average has moved from £703 to £822 (+16.9%). Over the last year, homes with 2 bedrooms rose fastest (+5.5%).

Monthly figures as a table
MonthAll1 bed2 bed3 bed4+ bed
September 2026£822£611£776£941£1,404
August 2026£818£608£772£936£1,398
July 2026£816£607£770£934£1,395
June 2026£813£604£767£930£1,390
May 2026£810£602£764£927£1,386
April 2026£806£599£761£922£1,381
March 2026£803£596£757£918£1,376
February 2026£798£593£753£913£1,371
January 2026£794£590£748£909£1,366
December 2025£790£586£744£904£1,359
November 2025£786£584£741£900£1,354
October 2025£783£581£738£896£1,347
September 2025£780£580£735£893£1,344
August 2025£776£577£731£888£1,337
July 2025£774£574£728£885£1,334
June 2025£770£571£725£882£1,330
May 2025£769£569£723£880£1,330
April 2025£766£566£720£877£1,327
March 2025£763£564£717£874£1,324
February 2025£759£561£714£870£1,319
January 2025£756£558£710£866£1,314
December 2024£753£556£707£863£1,310
November 2024£747£551£702£857£1,300
October 2024£743£548£698£852£1,294
September 2024£737£544£693£846£1,285
August 2024£734£541£689£842£1,282
July 2024£730£538£686£838£1,279
June 2024£728£536£683£836£1,277
May 2024£725£533£681£833£1,275
April 2024£724£532£679£831£1,273
March 2024£721£530£677£828£1,271
February 2024£719£528£675£826£1,268
January 2024£715£524£670£820£1,261
December 2023£711£521£667£817£1,257
November 2023£707£518£664£813£1,252
October 2023£705£517£661£810£1,249
September 2023£703£514£659£807£1,244

Using these figures in Form 4A evidence

ONS averages cover new and existing tenancies, so in Ribble Valley they usually sit below what a similar home would be advertised for today. Use them as context, not as the market rent. A rent tribunal gives most weight to homes like yours let nearby recently. For a sense of scale: the average two-bedroom rent here is £776, and its +5.5% change over the year is about £43 a month.

  1. Note the ONS figure for your bedroom count (September 2026, released 21 October 2026) with its date.
  2. Log three or more comparable lettings in Ribble Valley from the last six months.
  3. Check the dates with the section 13 calculator, then serve Form 4A.

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Landlord database dates for Ribble Valley

Ribble Valley is in the North West wave (wave 6 of 9). Registration is planned to open on 15 May 2027, with landlords expected to register by 14 August 2027, at £65 per property per year. These dates come from draft regulations and were not yet law when we checked. Check the details you will need.

Draft regulations as of 25 October 2026 Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 (laid 9 September 2026)

Councils with similar rents in North West

Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, September 2026 data released 21 October 2026 (official statistics in development, mean rents rounded to £1, not seasonally adjusted). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS area code E07000124.

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