Managing homes across Greater Manchester

What homes rent for

Average private rents in each borough, for every rented home and by number of bedrooms.

Monthly rents for September 2026, from the Office for National Statistics, published 20 October 2026. They're averages across each borough, so your property may be above or below. A free estimate looks at your street.

The ten boroughs

• Bolton

  Town centre · Horwich · Westhoughton · Farnworth · Bromley Cross

  Our base. Trains from Bolton reach Manchester city centre in about 20 minutes, and the town has Royal Bolton Hospital and the University of Greater Manchester, which was the University of Bolton until 2024. Long lets are the usual choice across most of the borough, and we'll tell you if a furnished let would pay more.

  Average rent £902 a month (ONS, September 2026) · Letting in Bolton

• Bury

  Prestwich · Whitefield · Ramsbottom · Radcliffe

  Prestwich, Whitefield and Radcliffe are on the Metrolink into Manchester. Ramsbottom's high street and the East Lancashire Railway bring visitors at weekends.

  Average rent £970 a month (ONS, September 2026)

• Manchester

  Northern Quarter · Ancoats · Deansgate · Castlefield · Didsbury · Chorlton

  City-centre flats are where short lets usually do best, with concerts, football and business travel all year. Check your lease first: many city-centre blocks don't allow them. Didsbury and Chorlton are mostly long lets.

  Average rent £1,380 a month (ONS, September 2026)

• Oldham

  Saddleworth · Chadderton · Royton

  The Metrolink runs from Oldham into Manchester, and Royal Oldham Hospital is in the town. Saddleworth's villages sit on the edge of the Peak District.

  Average rent £951 a month (ONS, September 2026)

• Rochdale

  Littleborough · Heywood · Middleton

  Rochdale is on the Metrolink and has trains into Manchester. Littleborough sits on the Pennine edge beside the Rochdale Canal.

  Average rent £859 a month (ONS, September 2026)

• Salford

  Salford Quays · MediaCity · Chapel Street · Eccles · Worsley

  Salford Quays and MediaCityUK draw business travellers and visitors to the Lowry, with Old Trafford close by. Chapel Street is minutes from Manchester city centre. Eccles and Worsley are mostly family homes.

  Average rent £1,173 a month (ONS, September 2026)

• Stockport

  Bramhall · Cheadle · Heaton Moor · Marple

  Stockport station is on the main line to London and about ten minutes from Manchester Piccadilly by train. Bramhall, Cheadle, Heaton Moor and Marple are largely family homes let long term.

  Average rent £1,125 a month (ONS, September 2026)

• Tameside

  Ashton · Hyde · Stalybridge

  Ashton-under-Lyne has a Metrolink stop and Tameside General Hospital. Stalybridge and Hyde have trains into Manchester.

  Average rent £935 a month (ONS, September 2026)

• Trafford

  Altrincham · Sale · Stretford · Urmston

  Old Trafford's football and cricket grounds and the Trafford Centre bring visitors all year. Altrincham, Sale and Stretford are on the Metrolink.

  Average rent £1,373 a month (ONS, September 2026)

• Wigan

  Standish · Leigh · Atherton

  Wigan North Western is on the West Coast Main Line. Standish, Leigh and Atherton are mostly houses let long term.

  Average rent £749 a month (ONS, September 2026)

The same service everywhere

• Long lets: full management at 10% of the rent, no VAT added, no exit fee, and no mark-up on repairs.
• Short lets: Airbnb and Booking.com management at 15% of bookings, with half fee in any month we miss the agreed estimate.
• Mid-term stays: furnished stays from a week to six months, also 15% of bookings.
• New developments: a free letting plan for schemes of 5 to 50 homes.

You deal with one person, the founder, who knows Greater Manchester's rental market from working as a property manager in Manchester. See every price on our fees page.