Neighbourhoods · Census 2021

Private renting by neighbourhood

Share of households privately renting their home.

England & Wales MSOAs7,264 placesCompiled 2026-10-04
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Highest in this dataset78.8%

Salford Quays

Lowest in this dataset3.6%

Appleton

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Private renting by neighbourhood

Census 2021 · comparison across the available places, not a national average or a place score.

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Private renting by neighbourhood

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First 12 matching places · private renting by neighbourhoodBars show magnitude from zero; negative values are marked with − and shown in rust. Exact values appear beside each bar.
Salford QuaysSalford
78.8%
Cathays South & Bute ParkCardiff
76.1%
Central & IslingtonLiverpool
73.8%
Leicester City CentreLeicester
73%
Hyde ParkLeeds
72.8%
Pier HeadLiverpool
72.2%
Castlefield & DeansgateManchester
72%
Leeds City CentreLeeds
71%
Cathedral & KelhamSheffield
70.9%
Selly OakBirmingham
69.8%
Piccadilly & AncoatsManchester
69%
HeadingleyLeeds
68.4%
Private renting by neighbourhood · rows 1–50 of 50 matching places
PlacePrivate renting by neighbourhoodPopulationHouseholds
Salford QuaysE02006963 · Salford78.8%6,0063,458
Cathays South & Bute ParkW02000398 · Cardiff76.1%12,2533,257
Central & IslingtonE02006932 · Liverpool73.8%14,1333,436
Leicester City CentreE02006851 · Leicester73%10,0533,679
Hyde ParkE02002383 · Leeds72.8%8,1312,511
Pier HeadE02006934 · Liverpool72.2%6,6733,402
Castlefield & DeansgateE02006917 · Manchester72%6,4283,817
Leeds City CentreE02006875 · Leeds71%9,5313,746
Cathedral & KelhamE02006843 · Sheffield70.9%10,6014,055
Selly OakE02001922 · Birmingham69.8%15,9873,502
Piccadilly & AncoatsE02006912 · Manchester69%10,1295,023
HeadingleyE02002373 · Leeds68.4%8,5072,940
Cathays NorthW02000394 · Cardiff66.9%9,5682,913
CentralE02006899 · Birmingham66.9%6,1454,065
Hyde Park Corner & Woodhouse CliffE02006861 · Leeds66.9%13,6344,449
University & Little WoodhouseE02002392 · Leeds66.7%9,9872,771
Lenton & DunkirkE02002898 · Nottingham66.1%10,9903,291
University & Brandon HillE02006951 · Bristol, City of65.8%8,5362,935
Greengate & BlackfriarsE02006959 · Salford65.7%8,0244,635
Ilford Central & EastE02007019 · Redbridge65.7%7,1622,408
Central Reading NorthE02006939 · Reading65.3%7,0763,379
LeamouthE02007112 · Tower Hamlets64.3%5,8932,918
City Centre & Trent BridgeE02006904 · Nottingham64.2%9,2134,180
Fallowfield CentralE02001076 · Manchester63.8%11,2752,797
Ordsall EastE02006962 · Salford63.6%5,1232,475
MutleyE02003144 · Plymouth63.1%8,4923,211
City Centre North & CollyhurstE02006902 · Manchester63%7,8824,357
West End & WestcotesE02002849 · Leicester62.3%13,8155,181
Central BradfordE02006948 · Bradford62.1%6,4472,688
BrunswickE02003519 · Brighton and Hove61.8%8,2384,796
Bryanston & Dorset SquareE02000971 · Westminster61.8%7,4733,720
Devonshire QuarterE02006844 · Sheffield61.8%7,8492,706
Lower Stoke & Gosford ParkE02001985 · Coventry61.8%9,2413,087
Albert Dock & Queen's DockE02006933 · Liverpool61.7%7,2323,876
Central CroydonE02006987 · Croydon61.6%7,3733,877
Central LutonE02006938 · Luton61.5%6,3832,964
Bevois TownE02003565 · Southampton61.2%6,7592,710
Hove CentralE02003516 · Brighton and Hove60.9%8,1814,702
Bayswater EastE02000975 · Westminster60.8%7,4173,802
Butler's Wharf and Queen's WalkE02006941 · Southwark60.8%5,3122,985
Boscombe WestE02003190 · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole60.3%10,3765,531
University North & Whitworth StreetE02006914 · Manchester60.3%7,8592,210
Hans TownE02000588 · Kensington and Chelsea60.1%5,9833,077
St Michael's RoadE02005672 · West Northamptonshire59.9%8,5703,587
Central BlackpoolE02002642 · Blackpool59.8%7,0713,394
St James's Park & HoopernE02004152 · Exeter59.4%9,7333,066
Central Reading SouthE02006940 · Reading59.2%8,2403,608
Canary WharfE02006854 · Tower Hamlets58.8%7,0763,528
Kensington GardensE02000589 · Kensington and Chelsea58.7%7,2503,660
South Promenade & Seasiders WayE02002645 · Blackpool58.6%6,3142,838
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Census day: 21 March 2021. MSOAs are statistical areas, not individual streets. Percentages use the relevant Census household or resident denominator; population and household totals are context, not interchangeable denominators. Figures are rounded and disclosure-controlled. These describe 2021, not present-day residents.

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