The latest rent prices in every Greater Manchester borough - from most to least affordable

Rents are continuing to rise across Greater Manchester, but some areas are now much less affordable than others. Across the UK, rent costs have soared by almost nine percent in the last year, reaching their highest levels on record.

According to figures from the Office for National Statistics, it now costs an average of £1,293 a month to rent a home in England, which is an increase of 8.9 percent compared to last year. However, there are some parts of our region where rent prices have climbed even higher than the UK average.

In Oldham, rents have risen more than anywhere else in Greater Manchester over the last year at an increase of 14.2 percent. This is closely followed by Rochdale, where prices have risen by 14.1 percent.

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Here we take a look at the latest rent costs in every Greater Manchester borough, as well as how much they have gone up over the last year. These figures provided by Zoopla are based on the average rent per calendar month for all property types in each borough.

Wigan

Wigan remains the cheapest borough to rent a property in Greater Manchester. The average rent currently sits at £761 per month, which has risen by 8.8 percent over the last 12 months.

Bolton

Bolton is considered as one of the more affordable parts of the region to rent. The average rent price here is currently £809, which has climbed by 10.7 percent since last year.

Rochdale

Rent prices are also more affordable in Rochdale, but they have risen by 14.1 percent over the last year. As of June, it costs £838 to rent a property in this borough.

Tameside

Rents have gone up by 9.8 percent in Tameside over the last 12 months. It now costs £865 to rent a home in this part of the region.

Oldham

Oldham is also considered to be one of the more affordable boroughs in terms of rent costs. The average rent price is now £876, but this has gone up by 14.2 percent over the last year.

Bury

Rent prices are higher than other boroughs in Bury, with rents now costing an average of £898 per month. This has risen by 9.8 percent since last year.

Stockport

Stockport is one of the more expensive areas to rent, with an average price of £1,014 which has climbed by 10.2 percent over the last year.

Salford

Salford is also considered to be unaffordable for renters. It now has an average rent cost of £1,068 per month, which has risen by 7.4 percent since last year.

Trafford

In Trafford, rents remain considerably high at a cost of £1,155 per month. This figure has gone up by 8.4 percent over the last 12 months.

Manchester

Manchester is the least affordable borough to rent a home. Prices here cost around £1,193 on average, which has risen by 8.4 percent over the last year.