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Average 3 Bedroom Rent in Brent 2026

A 3 bedroom property in Brent rents for an average of £2,271 per month as of August 2026, +3.7% on a year earlier. That is 70.1% of median local full-time pay.

Brent is the 18th cheapest of 32 London boroughs for this size. Updated 2026-09-18.

What that costs relative to local pay

A 3 bedroom in Brent against what people living in Brent actually earn.

Monthly rent
£2,271
Median gross pay (2024)
£3,240
full-time, per month, before tax
Rent as a share of pay
70.1%
1.4 points below the London average
Severely stretched — a single full-time median earner would spend 70.1% of gross pay on rent alone.

How to read this. Earnings are gross — before tax and National Insurance — so the share of take-home pay is materially higher. The earnings figure is for 2024, the latest year GLA London Datastore publishes, while the rent figure is current; pay has risen since, so the true present-day ratio is somewhat lower than shown. Both are medians for people living in the area, not for jobs located there.

3 Bedroom rent in Brent since 2015

£1,250£1,833£2,417£3,0002015201720192021202320252026£2,271
Average monthly private rent in Brent (3 bedroom), 20152026 (dashed line: London 3 bedroom average). Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.
Past year
+3.7%
Past 5 years
+38%
£1,646£2,271
Past 10 years
+34.6%
£1,687£2,271
View the year-by-year figures as a table
Average monthly rent for a 3 bedroom in Brent, by year
YearAverage 3 bed rent
2015£1,598
2016£1,687
2017£1,677
2018£1,670
2019£1,629
2020£1,649
2021£1,646
2022£1,695
2023£1,878
2024£2,371
2025£2,168
2026£2,271

The step up from a one-bed in Brent

A 3 bedroom in Brent costs 44% more than a one-bed here, against 50.2% across London as a whole. Trading up is a gentler jump here than the London norm, which can make Brent better value for sharers and families than its headline rent suggests.

What is actually available in Brent right now

1 live 3 bed listing on FTR London.

Other property sizes in Brent

3 Bedroom rent across every London borough

Cheapest first, August 2026.

Average monthly rent for a 3 bedroom property by London borough, August 2026
#Borough3 bed rentYear on year
1Havering£1,847+2%
2Croydon£1,858+3.6%
3Bexley£1,865+1.7%
4Barking and Dagenham£1,899+3.1%
5Sutton£1,899+2.6%
6Hillingdon£1,913+3%
7Redbridge£1,981+2.5%
8Bromley£1,990+3.1%
9Waltham Forest£2,023+1.9%
10Lewisham£2,057+2.4%
11Harrow£2,064+3.3%
12Enfield£2,098+5.6%
13Kingston upon Thames£2,154−0.7%
14Newham£2,212+3.5%
15Hounslow£2,241+3.6%
16Greenwich£2,242+6.6%
17Barnet£2,256+3.6%
18Brentyou are here£2,271+3.7%
19Haringey£2,356+1.8%
20Ealing£2,406+3.4%
21Merton£2,407+5.8%
22Lambeth£2,682+3.8%
23Richmond upon Thames£2,684+4.7%
24Southwark£2,732+5.6%
25Tower Hamlets£2,750+3.6%
26Wandsworth£2,810+4.4%
27Hackney£2,846+3.9%
28Hammersmith and Fulham£2,992+3.5%
29Islington£3,005+6.5%
30Camden£3,055+1.2%
31Westminster£3,895−0.5%
32Kensington and Chelsea£4,074+2.5%

Common questions

How much is a 3 bedroom in Brent?

A 3 bedroom property in Brent rents for an average of £2,271 per month as of August 2026, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents — +3.7% compared with a year earlier.

Is a 3 bedroom in Brent affordable on a local salary?

At £2,271 a month against median gross full-time pay of £3,240 for people living in Brent, rent takes 70.1% of gross earnings. The commonly used affordability guideline is 30%. Note that earnings are before tax and National Insurance, and the earnings figure is for 2024.

How much has 3 bedroom rent risen in Brent?

A 3 bedroom in Brent has gone from £1,646 in 2021 to £2,271 today — up £625 a month, or 38%, in five years.

Is a 3 bedroom in Brent cheaper than the London average?

Yes. It costs £372 a month less than the London average of £2,643, making Brent the 18th cheapest borough for this size (August 2026).

See what £2,271 actually gets you

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Earnings data: GLA London Datastore — Earnings by Place of Residence, Borough (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings). Median gross full-time weekly pay, by place of residence, 2024. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.