Rent increases in Manchester
The average rent in Manchester is £1,365 a month, up 3.7% over twelve months. Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026.
What homes cost here
By size
| Size | Average rent | Year |
|---|---|---|
| One bedroom | £998 | +3.4% |
| Two bedrooms | £1,227 | +3.4% |
| Three bedrooms | £1,425 | +4.0% |
| Four or more | £2,005 | +3.0% |
By property type
| Type | Average rent | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £1,867 | +3.1% |
| Flats | £1,142 | +3.3% |
| Semi-detached houses | £1,487 | +4.0% |
| Terraced houses | £1,397 | +4.0% |
What the tribunal decided here
We hold 29 published decisions for Manchester where the tribunal set a rent. In 11 of them the rent it set was below what the landlord had proposed.
| Case | Where | Property | Proposed | Determined | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN/00BN/MDR/2023/001010 September 2024 | M9 | 2-bed terraced | — | £563 | — |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2023/04061 May 2025 | M40 | 2-bed terraced | £850 | £600 | -29.4% |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2024/002324 February 2025 | M12 | 3-bed terraced | £1,350 | £710 | -47.4% |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2024/01094 March 2025 | M14 | 0-bed flat | — | £715 | — |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2024/01325 February 2025 | M21 | 3-bed semi detached | — | £1,500 | — |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2024/025429 April 2025 | M14 | 1-bed flat | — | £750 | — |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2024/061615 April 2025 | M8 | 2-bed flat | £950 | £900 | -5.3% |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2024/06474 March 2025 | M16 | 2-bed flat | — | £1,050 | — |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2024/06611 April 2025 | M8 | 3-bed terraced | £1,400 | £910 | -35.0% |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2024/06742 April 2025 | M20 | 2-bed flat | — | £1,170 | — |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2024/067529 April 2025 | M21 | 3-bed semi detached | — | £1,650 | — |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2024/06801 April 2025 | M12 | 2-bed terraced | — | £880 | — |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2024/07064 March 2025 | M11 | 1-bed flat | £850 | £650 | -23.5% |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2025/102011 May 2026 | M19 | 3-bed semi detached | £1,300 | £1,300 | 0.0% |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2025/104111 May 2026 | M21 | 3-bed semi detached | £1,500 | £1,150 | -23.3% |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2026/00732 June 2026 | M21 | 2-bed flat | £850 | £850 | 0.0% |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2026/00745 May 2026 | M12 | 2-bed flat | £1,075 | £850 | -20.9% |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2026/01059 July 2026 | M20 | 1-bed room | £750 | £525 | -30.0% |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2026/01428 July 2026 | M22 | 2-bed flat | £1,210 | £1,150 | -5.0% |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2026/017717 June 2026 | M12 | 2-bed terraced | £1,032 | £1,032 | 0.0% |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2026/01892 July 2026 | M14 | 1-bed flat | £1,300 | £1,100 | -15.4% |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2026/02206 June 2026 | M16 | 1-bed room | £2,000 | £430 | -78.5% |
| MAN/00BN/MNR/2026/02632 July 2026 | M16 | 3-bed flat | £1,425 | £1,425 | 0.0% |
| MAN/00BN/MRA/2026/003920 August 2026 | M18 | 4+-bed terraced | £1,200 | £1,200 | 0.0% |
| MAN/00BR/MNR/2023/03024 April 2025 | M12 | 3-bed semi detached | — | £960 | — |
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