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Britain’s major rental markets, showing the share of households that rent privately compared with the national average.

  1. 01ManchesterCity · North WestPopulation506,526Rent privately35%England 20%Read the Manchester guide
  2. 02LiverpoolCity · North WestPopulation528,511Rent privately25%England 20%Read the Liverpool guide
  3. 03BirminghamCity · West MidlandsPopulation1,162,913Rent privately23%England 20%Read the Birmingham guide
  1. Leeds city centre and the Town Hall from above04LeedsCity · Yorkshire and The Humber26% rent privately546,800 people
  2. Tower Bridge and the Thames from above05LondonCity · Greater London30% rent privately9,089,736 people
  3. Sheffield Town Hall behind the Peace Gardens06SheffieldCity · Yorkshire and The Humber20% rent privately524,261 people
  4. The Council House on Nottingham's Old Market Square07NottinghamCity · East Midlands29% rent privately310,084 people
  5. The Tyne at sunset, under the Tyne Bridge08Newcastle upon TyneCity · North East23% rent privately304,489 people
  6. The University of Glasgow's main building09GlasgowCity · Scotland16% rent privately686,460 people
  7. The coloured houses of Cliftonwood above Bristol's harbour10BristolCity · South West27% rent privately443,142 people
  8. MediaCityUK across the water at Salford Quays11SalfordCity · North West39% rent privately125,687 people
  9. Leicester from above at dusk12LeicesterCity · East Midlands28% rent privately429,041 people
  10. Edinburgh's skyline from Calton Hill, by the Dugald Stewart Monument13EdinburghCity · Scotland24% rent privately507,814 people
  11. Cardiff Bay and the Pierhead Building at sunset14CardiffCity · Wales25% rent privately360,312 people
  12. The Deep on the Humber in Hull, from above15Kingston upon HullCity · Yorkshire and The Humber24% rent privately280,424 people
  13. The Wearmouth Bridge over the River Wear in Sunderland16SunderlandCity · North East16% rent privately179,216 people
  14. Middlesbrough Town Hall17MiddlesbroughTown · North East21% rent privately162,207 people
  15. Bradford City Hall and City Park18BradfordCity · Yorkshire and The Humber26% rent privately343,999 people
  16. Stoke-on-Trent from above at sunset19Stoke-on-TrentCity · West Midlands20% rent privately274,476 people
  17. Coventry's skyline and its spires20CoventryCity · West Midlands25% rent privately364,562 people
  18. Preston bus station from above at night21PrestonCity · North West28% rent privately103,700 people
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