What is the standard rent in your town?

Just out of curiousity, what is the standard rent where you live? For a house or for a flat? And what do you get for that money (how many bedrooms, are they doubles or singles, does it come with all the "mod cons" like a washer/dryer and dishwasher and big fridge)?

You could look at this question as "how much do you pay for rent and what do you get for it," but that may be a bit personal for some, so generalities are OK, too!

Umm....in Sheffield, an average (not dingy, not posh) 1-bedroom flat/house runs about £500-600 pcm excluding bills.  That would include things like a double bedroom, washer (or possibly washer/dryer) and other appliances (but probably not a dishwasher.) 

One bedrooms are the only kind of property I've ever looked at seriously, so I don't have any information on bigger houses and the like...

small 2-bedroom flats in my area go for £500 - £600 pcm.
They'll usually be 70's or 80's built, with electric economy 7 heating, a normal UK sized (not big US-sized) fridge and washing machine.

An unfurnished 3-bedroom house with decent garden and parking will be about £350-£450 a month where I am. Very few new builds around here, so mostly old character cottages. Usually no mod-cons -- people are expected to bring/buy their own.

We pay 600/ month for a 3 bedroom *two standard bedrooms and one closet bedroom they call a single* small garden and on street parking.
Unfurnished, came with fridge-freezer.
The first floor is a living room and kitchen and small bathroom, the 2nd floor is the bedrooms and family bath.
We rented this in July 2005- and we have noticed the same thing is now going for 635-650.

For us...we pay 850 per week.  We're living in London (zone 2), in a townhouse type building (3 levels) with a garage and off street parking.  It's 3 bedroom (1 double with ensuite), 2 singles with additional full bathroom all on the top floor.  Large reception room on middle floor with a toy room/den.  Kitchen on the bottom floor with a loo and small laundry closet off it.  Okay garden.  Not sure what year it was built but it's definitely NOT a period type building.  Sounds posh but I'm living near the projects.  We're definitely on the low side of the rents in our area believe it or not but I've seen alot less for a TON more money. 

That is pretty cheap for London.  When we lived in Islington we paid more than that for a 1 bedroom flat.

When we were looking for a place here in Inverness it seemed like you could get a 3 bedroom with mod cons for around £600-£650 in a decent suburb.  Ours is slightly more but it's quite spacious & has 2 bathrooms as well as garden & garage.

We have a 1930's three bedroom semi, two lounges, two double bedrooms, one single, one bathroom, a galley style kitchen with room for a dining table at the end, driveway and large garden. The house is in walking distance to town and the station. If we put the house up to rent it would be £1200 a month.  I am in Chelmsford,essex.  I have seen brand new three bedroom flats in the town center go for £1500.  Most places in Chelmsford for rent have mod cons.

An unfurnished 3-bedroom house with decent garden and parking will be about £350-£450 a month where I am. Very few new builds around here, so mostly old character cottages. Usually no mod-cons -- people are expected to bring/buy their own.

I want to move there

We live just outside of London and pay £900 p/m for a small terraced house. Upstairs: two bedrooms (one good size double, one small double) with ensuite bathrooms (only a toilet and small sink in the smaller one though and it actually doesn't work  ) open plan living/dining room downstairs, kitchen with dishwasher and washer/dryer combo. Small under-counter fridge but also a separate freezer that's the same size. Paved back garden.

In Nottingham city centre the average for an unfurnished flat is £450-550 per month. We have a double-bedroom, spacious kitchen & livingroom in a listed building that was renovated into flats in 2001.

I don't want to even say what we're about to be paying in rent in Reading if everything goes through with our new place, but let's just say it's a good thing we like it a lot because we won't be able to afford any evenings out! I was hoping others were paying something similar to what we will be, but I think we're the ones going a bit overboard. With my darn knee problems limiting us to places without stairs, and our strong desire for the mod cons and some space, we ended up in a high rent bracket. I'm just a bit shocked that we're paying more than some people in London!

That said, we found a huge two bedroom, one full bath and one ensuite apartment on the waterfront in central Reading. Washer/dryer, dishwasher, loads of built in closets and wardrobes, and it's absolutely beautiful. My husband can walk to work, it's right by The Oracle shopping center. This is actually nicer than any apartment I ever lived in in the U.S. (except for maybe the crappy washer/dryer combo unit), and I hadn't thought we'd find anything so nice here. Of course, I hadn't thought we'd find it because I originally wanted to stick to the 900 pound range. We inched up. So now we'll be that odd sort of person that people will think is rich because we have a nice address, but we'll have no money! And yes, I know that's not advisable, and neither me nor my husband has ever lived somewhere that cut so deep into our budget, but we really like this place and are trying to find a way to deal with my knee problems, too, and this central location seems like a good idea as far as me getting around.

That is pretty cheap for London.  When we lived in Islington we paid more than that for a 1 bedroom flat.

per week?  I think 3,400 pounds a month is INSANE for 3 bedrooms...I can't imagine having to fork that out each month for a 1 bedroom   

For us...we pay 850 per week.  We're living in London (zone 2), in a townhouse type building (3 levels) with a garage and off street parking.  It's 3 bedroom (1 double with ensuite), 2 singles with additional full bathroom all on the top floor. 

Ohh, I thought this said 850 per month! I thought you had a heck of a deal there! And of course it would be impossible to get a place like that in London for that pricing. Yes, I can see where it costs that much -- you've got what sounds like a roomy place in a pricy town!

Hiya,

Just down the road in Slough, it's pretty much on par with Reading.

1BR flats in a low area about £500pcm, ,2BR in low area £575-625pcm 3BR house in low area about £650-700pcm

1BR in mid area about £575pcm 2BR in med area £650-700 pcm 3BR house in med area £850-900 pcm

1BR in high area £675 pcm, 2BR in high area 750-800pcm and 3br house in high area £1000+

My rental apartment is a medium area and I get 700 pcm for it, and my aunties rental property (which I look after) is a 3BR house in a med area and we get £875pcm for it. There will be variances of course, sizing, finish, furnishings and mod cons can make more in rental appeal and of course in the final rental amount.

I like renting privately as it cuts out the estate/management agent fees.

Then of course you do get the surrounding areas and prices vary there as well as seeing some of the real top end stuff that makes you think wow, people actually can pay £10,000 a month just for rent?!!

Cheers!
Dennis! West London & Slough UK!

Groovy Yank, I am sure that you are seeing that decent flats or houses in Reading are anywhere between £800-1200 per month (or per calendar month as the EA's say on the property shows).    Sorry that always cracks me up for some reason.

The problem with Reading (meaning around the Town Centre) is that the housing stock is a bit limited (not the amount of but finding a nice place in a nice area....Reading is a bit patchy). The further you get out of the centre, the better it gets.