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Tenancy deposit rights by council — 318 local authorities

Local rent benchmarks (ONS Private Rental Market Summary), the estimated deposit cap under the Tenant Fees Act 2019, your county court for a Money Claim Online filing, and the council housing enforcement desk. Choose your council:

Adur

Median rent £1,175/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,355.769

Amber Valley

Median rent £675/mo · deposit cap estimate £778.846

Arun

Median rent £1,045/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,205.769

Ashfield

Median rent £650/mo · deposit cap estimate £750

Ashford

Median rent £950/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,096.154

Babergh

Median rent £825/mo · deposit cap estimate £951.923

Barking and Dagenham

Median rent £1,350/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,557.692

Barnet

Median rent £1,550/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,788.462

Barnsley

Median rent £525/mo · deposit cap estimate £605.769

Basildon

Median rent £1,095/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,263.462

Basingstoke and Deane

Median rent £998/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,151.538

Bassetlaw

Median rent £600/mo · deposit cap estimate £692.308

Bath and North East Somerset

Median rent £1,100/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,269.231

Bedford

Median rent £850/mo · deposit cap estimate £980.769

Bexley

Median rent £1,350/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,557.692

Birmingham

Median rent £850/mo · deposit cap estimate £980.769

Blaby

Median rent £850/mo · deposit cap estimate £980.769

Blackburn with Darwen

Median rent £550/mo · deposit cap estimate £634.615

Blackpool

Median rent £560/mo · deposit cap estimate £646.154

Blaenau Gwent

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Bolsover

Median rent £564/mo · deposit cap estimate £650.769

Bolton

Median rent £650/mo · deposit cap estimate £750

Boston

Median rent £700/mo · deposit cap estimate £807.692

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Median rent £968/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,116.923

Bracknell Forest

Median rent £1,100/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,269.231

Bradford

Median rent £595/mo · deposit cap estimate £686.538

Braintree

Median rent £975/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,125

Breckland

Median rent £775/mo · deposit cap estimate £894.231

Brent

Median rent £1,600/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,846.154

Brentwood

Median rent £1,250/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,442.308

Bridgend

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Brighton and Hove

Median rent £1,300/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,500

Bristol, City of

Median rent £1,300/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,500

Broadland

Median rent £800/mo · deposit cap estimate £923.077

Bromley

Median rent £1,400/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,615.385

Bromsgrove

Median rent £795/mo · deposit cap estimate £917.308

Broxbourne

Median rent £1,150/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,326.923

Broxtowe

Median rent £765/mo · deposit cap estimate £882.692

Buckinghamshire

Median rent £1,175/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,355.769

Burnley

Median rent £476/mo · deposit cap estimate £549.231

Bury

Median rent £750/mo · deposit cap estimate £865.385

Caerphilly

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Calderdale

Median rent £590/mo · deposit cap estimate £680.769

Cambridge

Median rent £1,300/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,500

Camden

Median rent £2,102/mo · deposit cap estimate £2,425.385

Cannock Chase

Median rent £695/mo · deposit cap estimate £801.923

Canterbury

Median rent £950/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,096.154

Cardiff

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Carmarthenshire

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Castle Point

Median rent £1,050/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,211.538

Central Bedfordshire

Median rent £945/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,090.385

Ceredigion

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Charnwood

Median rent £725/mo · deposit cap estimate £836.538

Chelmsford

Median rent £1,100/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,269.231

Cheltenham

Median rent £900/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,038.462

Cherwell

Median rent £1,145/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,321.154

Cheshire East

Median rent £795/mo · deposit cap estimate £917.308

Cheshire West and Chester

Median rent £775/mo · deposit cap estimate £894.231

Chesterfield

Median rent £600/mo · deposit cap estimate £692.308

Chichester

Median rent £1,100/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,269.231

Chorley

Median rent £650/mo · deposit cap estimate £750

City of London

Median rent £2,159/mo · deposit cap estimate £2,491.154

Colchester

Median rent £900/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,038.462

Conwy

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Cornwall

Median rent £775/mo · deposit cap estimate £894.231

Cotswold

Median rent £1,000/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,153.846

County Durham

Median rent £498/mo · deposit cap estimate £574.615

Coventry

Median rent £800/mo · deposit cap estimate £923.077

Crawley

Median rent £1,150/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,326.923

Croydon

Median rent £1,250/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,442.308

Cumberland

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Dacorum

Median rent £1,150/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,326.923

Darlington

Median rent £505/mo · deposit cap estimate £582.692

Dartford

Median rent £1,200/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,384.615

Denbighshire

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Derby

Median rent £675/mo · deposit cap estimate £778.846

Derbyshire Dales

Median rent £700/mo · deposit cap estimate £807.692

Doncaster

Median rent £540/mo · deposit cap estimate £623.077

Dorset

Median rent £850/mo · deposit cap estimate £980.769

Dover

Median rent £775/mo · deposit cap estimate £894.231

Dudley

Median rent £700/mo · deposit cap estimate £807.692

Ealing

Median rent £1,569/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,810.385

East Cambridgeshire

Median rent £875/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,009.615

East Devon

Median rent £800/mo · deposit cap estimate £923.077

East Hampshire

Median rent £1,100/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,269.231

East Hertfordshire

Median rent £1,190/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,373.077

East Lindsey

Median rent £575/mo · deposit cap estimate £663.462

East Riding of Yorkshire

Median rent £595/mo · deposit cap estimate £686.538

East Staffordshire

Median rent £669/mo · deposit cap estimate £771.923

East Suffolk

Median rent £680/mo · deposit cap estimate £784.615

Eastbourne

Median rent £925/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,067.308

Eastleigh

Median rent £950/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,096.154

Elmbridge

Median rent £1,400/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,615.385

Enfield

Median rent £1,450/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,673.077

Epping Forest

Median rent £1,325/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,528.846

Epsom and Ewell

Median rent £1,395/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,609.615

Erewash

Median rent £700/mo · deposit cap estimate £807.692

Exeter

Median rent £900/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,038.462

Fareham

Median rent £975/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,125

Fenland

Median rent £738/mo · deposit cap estimate £851.538

Flintshire

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Folkestone and Hythe

Median rent £775/mo · deposit cap estimate £894.231

Forest of Dean

Median rent £695/mo · deposit cap estimate £801.923

Fylde

Median rent £650/mo · deposit cap estimate £750

Gateshead

Median rent £595/mo · deposit cap estimate £686.538

Gedling

Median rent £725/mo · deposit cap estimate £836.538

Gloucester

Median rent £795/mo · deposit cap estimate £917.308

Gosport

Median rent £850/mo · deposit cap estimate £980.769

Gravesham

Median rent £1,000/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,153.846

Great Yarmouth

Median rent £650/mo · deposit cap estimate £750

Greenwich

Median rent £1,600/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,846.154

Guildford

Median rent £1,317/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,519.615

Gwynedd

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Hackney

Median rent £1,850/mo · deposit cap estimate £2,134.615

Halton

Median rent £620/mo · deposit cap estimate £715.385

Hammersmith and Fulham

Median rent £1,950/mo · deposit cap estimate £2,250

Harborough

Median rent £825/mo · deposit cap estimate £951.923

Haringey

Median rent £1,600/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,846.154

Harlow

Median rent £1,050/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,211.538

Harrow

Median rent £1,500/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,730.769

Hart

Median rent £1,103/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,272.692

Hartlepool

Median rent £505/mo · deposit cap estimate £582.692

Hastings

Median rent £775/mo · deposit cap estimate £894.231

Havant

Median rent £975/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,125

Havering

Median rent £1,300/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,500

Herefordshire, County of

Median rent £678/mo · deposit cap estimate £782.308

Hertsmere

Median rent £1,350/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,557.692

High Peak

Median rent £650/mo · deposit cap estimate £750

Hillingdon

Median rent £1,350/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,557.692

Hinckley and Bosworth

Median rent £730/mo · deposit cap estimate £842.308

Horsham

Median rent £1,175/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,355.769

Hounslow

Median rent £1,500/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,730.769

Huntingdonshire

Median rent £875/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,009.615

Hyndburn

Median rent £500/mo · deposit cap estimate £576.923

Ipswich

Median rent £772/mo · deposit cap estimate £890.769

Isle of Anglesey

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Isle of Wight

Median rent £725/mo · deposit cap estimate £836.538

Isles of Scilly

Median rent £730/mo · deposit cap estimate £842.308

Islington

Median rent £2,025/mo · deposit cap estimate £2,336.538

Kensington and Chelsea

Median rent £2,557/mo · deposit cap estimate £2,950.385

King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Median rent £750/mo · deposit cap estimate £865.385

Kingston upon Hull, City of

Median rent £483/mo · deposit cap estimate £557.308

Kingston upon Thames

Median rent £1,500/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,730.769

Kirklees

Median rent £625/mo · deposit cap estimate £721.154

Knowsley

Median rent £700/mo · deposit cap estimate £807.692

Lambeth

Median rent £1,800/mo · deposit cap estimate £2,076.923

Lancaster

Median rent £625/mo · deposit cap estimate £721.154

Leeds

Median rent £850/mo · deposit cap estimate £980.769

Leicester

Median rent £728/mo · deposit cap estimate £840

Lewes

Median rent £1,100/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,269.231

Lewisham

Median rent £1,425/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,644.231

Lichfield

Median rent £850/mo · deposit cap estimate £980.769

Lincoln

Median rent £695/mo · deposit cap estimate £801.923

Liverpool

Median rent £675/mo · deposit cap estimate £778.846

Luton

Median rent £850/mo · deposit cap estimate £980.769

Maidstone

Median rent £950/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,096.154

Maldon

Median rent £950/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,096.154

Malvern Hills

Median rent £778/mo · deposit cap estimate £897.692

Manchester

Median rent £975/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,125

Mansfield

Median rent £650/mo · deposit cap estimate £750

Medway

Median rent £900/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,038.462

Melton

Median rent £625/mo · deposit cap estimate £721.154

Merthyr Tydfil

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Merton

Median rent £1,600/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,846.154

Mid Devon

Median rent £795/mo · deposit cap estimate £917.308

Mid Suffolk

Median rent £875/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,009.615

Mid Sussex

Median rent £1,200/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,384.615

Middlesbrough

Median rent £525/mo · deposit cap estimate £605.769

Milton Keynes

Median rent £1,100/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,269.231

Mole Valley

Median rent £1,200/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,384.615

Monmouthshire

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Neath Port Talbot

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

New Forest

Median rent £995/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,148.077

Newark and Sherwood

Median rent £650/mo · deposit cap estimate £750

Newcastle upon Tyne

Median rent £795/mo · deposit cap estimate £917.308

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Median rent £600/mo · deposit cap estimate £692.308

Newham

Median rent £1,600/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,846.154

Newport

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

North Devon

Median rent £695/mo · deposit cap estimate £801.923

North East Derbyshire

Median rent £675/mo · deposit cap estimate £778.846

North East Lincolnshire

Median rent £525/mo · deposit cap estimate £605.769

North Hertfordshire

Median rent £1,025/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,182.692

North Kesteven

Median rent £725/mo · deposit cap estimate £836.538

North Lincolnshire

Median rent £560/mo · deposit cap estimate £646.154

North Norfolk

Median rent £730/mo · deposit cap estimate £842.308

North Northamptonshire

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

North Somerset

Median rent £900/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,038.462

North Tyneside

Median rent £600/mo · deposit cap estimate £692.308

North Warwickshire

Median rent £750/mo · deposit cap estimate £865.385

North West Leicestershire

Median rent £750/mo · deposit cap estimate £865.385

North Yorkshire

Median rent £695/mo · deposit cap estimate £801.923

Northumberland

Median rent £550/mo · deposit cap estimate £634.615

Norwich

Median rent £825/mo · deposit cap estimate £951.923

Nottingham

Median rent £768/mo · deposit cap estimate £886.154

Nuneaton and Bedworth

Median rent £675/mo · deposit cap estimate £778.846

Oadby and Wigston

Median rent £868/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,001.538

Oldham

Median rent £700/mo · deposit cap estimate £807.692

Oxford

Median rent £1,400/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,615.385

Pembrokeshire

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Pendle

Median rent £525/mo · deposit cap estimate £605.769

Peterborough

Median rent £775/mo · deposit cap estimate £894.231

Plymouth

Median rent £695/mo · deposit cap estimate £801.923

Portsmouth

Median rent £950/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,096.154

Powys

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Preston

Median rent £575/mo · deposit cap estimate £663.462

Reading

Median rent £1,150/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,326.923

Redbridge

Median rent £1,400/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,615.385

Redcar and Cleveland

Median rent £525/mo · deposit cap estimate £605.769

Redditch

Median rent £750/mo · deposit cap estimate £865.385

Reigate and Banstead

Median rent £1,250/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,442.308

Rhondda Cynon Taf

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Ribble Valley

Median rent £695/mo · deposit cap estimate £801.923

Richmond upon Thames

Median rent £1,664/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,920

Rochdale

Median rent £650/mo · deposit cap estimate £750

Rochford

Median rent £1,050/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,211.538

Rossendale

Median rent £625/mo · deposit cap estimate £721.154

Rother

Median rent £900/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,038.462

Rotherham

Median rent £555/mo · deposit cap estimate £640.385

Rugby

Median rent £775/mo · deposit cap estimate £894.231

Runnymede

Median rent £1,295/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,494.231

Rushcliffe

Median rent £825/mo · deposit cap estimate £951.923

Rushmoor

Median rent £1,000/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,153.846

Rutland

Median rent £775/mo · deposit cap estimate £894.231

Salford

Median rent £890/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,026.923

Sandwell

Median rent £750/mo · deposit cap estimate £865.385

Sefton

Median rent £695/mo · deposit cap estimate £801.923

Sevenoaks

Median rent £1,395/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,609.615

Sheffield

Median rent £700/mo · deposit cap estimate £807.692

Shropshire

Median rent £695/mo · deposit cap estimate £801.923

Slough

Median rent £1,150/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,326.923

Solihull

Median rent £950/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,096.154

Somerset

Median rent £775/mo · deposit cap estimate £894.231

South Cambridgeshire

Median rent £1,195/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,378.846

South Derbyshire

Median rent £725/mo · deposit cap estimate £836.538

South Gloucestershire

Median rent £1,150/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,326.923

South Hams

Median rent £850/mo · deposit cap estimate £980.769

South Holland

Median rent £695/mo · deposit cap estimate £801.923

South Kesteven

Median rent £725/mo · deposit cap estimate £836.538

South Norfolk

Median rent £850/mo · deposit cap estimate £980.769

South Oxfordshire

Median rent £1,193/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,376.538

South Ribble

Median rent £650/mo · deposit cap estimate £750

South Staffordshire

Median rent £750/mo · deposit cap estimate £865.385

South Tyneside

Median rent £550/mo · deposit cap estimate £634.615

Southampton

Median rent £900/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,038.462

Southend-on-Sea

Median rent £875/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,009.615

Southwark

Median rent £1,820/mo · deposit cap estimate £2,100

Spelthorne

Median rent £1,275/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,471.154

St Albans

Median rent £1,384/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,596.923

St. Helens

Median rent £595/mo · deposit cap estimate £686.538

Stafford

Median rent £675/mo · deposit cap estimate £778.846

Staffordshire Moorlands

Median rent £575/mo · deposit cap estimate £663.462

Stevenage

Median rent £1,025/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,182.692

Stockport

Median rent £825/mo · deposit cap estimate £951.923

Stockton-on-Tees

Median rent £575/mo · deposit cap estimate £663.462

Stoke-on-Trent

Median rent £525/mo · deposit cap estimate £605.769

Stratford-on-Avon

Median rent £893/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,030.385

Stroud

Median rent £825/mo · deposit cap estimate £951.923

Sunderland

Median rent £550/mo · deposit cap estimate £634.615

Surrey Heath

Median rent £1,200/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,384.615

Sutton

Median rent £1,200/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,384.615

Swale

Median rent £900/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,038.462

Swansea

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Swindon

Median rent £825/mo · deposit cap estimate £951.923

Tameside

Median rent £695/mo · deposit cap estimate £801.923

Tamworth

Median rent £750/mo · deposit cap estimate £865.385

Tandridge

Median rent £1,275/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,471.154

Teignbridge

Median rent £795/mo · deposit cap estimate £917.308

Telford and Wrekin

Median rent £650/mo · deposit cap estimate £750

Tendring

Median rent £850/mo · deposit cap estimate £980.769

Test Valley

Median rent £1,050/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,211.538

Tewkesbury

Median rent £850/mo · deposit cap estimate £980.769

Thanet

Median rent £800/mo · deposit cap estimate £923.077

Three Rivers

Median rent £1,395/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,609.615

Thurrock

Median rent £995/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,148.077

Tonbridge and Malling

Median rent £1,200/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,384.615

Torbay

Median rent £678/mo · deposit cap estimate £782.308

Torfaen

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Torridge

Median rent £695/mo · deposit cap estimate £801.923

Tower Hamlets

Median rent £1,900/mo · deposit cap estimate £2,192.308

Trafford

Median rent £1,000/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,153.846

Tunbridge Wells

Median rent £1,100/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,269.231

Uttlesford

Median rent £1,100/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,269.231

Vale of Glamorgan

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Vale of White Horse

Median rent £1,163/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,341.923

Wakefield

Median rent £650/mo · deposit cap estimate £750

Walsall

Median rent £695/mo · deposit cap estimate £801.923

Waltham Forest

Median rent £1,450/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,673.077

Wandsworth

Median rent £1,900/mo · deposit cap estimate £2,192.308

Warrington

Median rent £695/mo · deposit cap estimate £801.923

Warwick

Median rent £945/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,090.385

Watford

Median rent £1,275/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,471.154

Waverley

Median rent £1,198/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,382.308

Wealden

Median rent £1,150/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,326.923

Welwyn Hatfield

Median rent £1,150/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,326.923

West Berkshire

Median rent £1,024/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,181.538

West Devon

Median rent £750/mo · deposit cap estimate £865.385

West Lancashire

Median rent £607/mo · deposit cap estimate £700.385

West Lindsey

Median rent £650/mo · deposit cap estimate £750

West Northamptonshire

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

West Oxfordshire

Median rent £1,125/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,298.077

West Suffolk

Median rent £1,050/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,211.538

Westminster

Median rent £2,622/mo · deposit cap estimate £3,025.385

Westmorland and Furness

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Wigan

Median rent £595/mo · deposit cap estimate £686.538

Wiltshire

Median rent £850/mo · deposit cap estimate £980.769

Winchester

Median rent £1,200/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,384.615

Windsor and Maidenhead

Median rent £1,400/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,615.385

Wirral

Median rent £650/mo · deposit cap estimate £750

Woking

Median rent £1,275/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,471.154

Wokingham

Median rent £1,260/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,453.846

Wolverhampton

Median rent £675/mo · deposit cap estimate £778.846

Worcester

Median rent £725/mo · deposit cap estimate £836.538

Worthing

Median rent £990/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,142.308

Wrexham

Median rent £0/mo · deposit cap estimate £0

Wychavon

Median rent £795/mo · deposit cap estimate £917.308

Wyre

Median rent £625/mo · deposit cap estimate £721.154

Wyre Forest

Median rent £655/mo · deposit cap estimate £755.769

York

Median rent £875/mo · deposit cap estimate £1,009.615