Zoopla<\/a>.<\/p>\n“Cwmbran came in first place with modest combined mortgage costs and annual rail season ticket prices of \u00a37,535 and a commute time of 58 minutes. Newport was a close second with a combined cost of \u00a38,393, however the commute is significantly less at just 35 minutes.”<\/p>\n
The new figures show rent prices have increased by hundreds of pounds a month on average in some parts of the country.<\/p>\n
It cost an average of \u00a31,335 a month to rent a home privately in the UK in the year to April 2025.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s up by \u00a392 compared to a year earlier, an increase of 7.4%, according to the latest figures from the Land Registry – that\u2019s more than twice the current rate of inflation (3.5%). It does mean, however, that rents are growing more slowly than in recent years.<\/p>\n
Rent prices are increasing far faster in some parts of the country than in others.<\/p>\n
The London borough of Camden has seen the largest monetary increase in the cost of renting privately.<\/p>\n
The average rent in the area is now \u00a32,836 a month. That\u2019s \u00a3333 more than it was a year ago.<\/p>\n
Largest percentage increases<\/p>\n
Newport: 20.4%<\/p>\n
Broxbourne: 17.9%<\/p>\n
Melton: 15.2%<\/p>\n
Slough: 14.8%<\/p>\n
Trafford: 14.1%<\/p>\n
Largest monthly increases<\/p>\n
Camden: \u00a3333<\/p>\n
Kensington and Chelsea: \u00a3312<\/p>\n
Westminster: \u00a3304<\/p>\n
Hammersmith and Fulham: \u00a3279<\/p>\n
Broxbourne: \u00a3248<\/p>\n
Hackney: \u00a3248<\/p>\n
Islington: \u00a3232<\/p>\n
Richmond upon Thames: \u00a3232<\/p>\n
Ealing: \u00a3224<\/p>\n
Haringey: \u00a3223<\/p>\n
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Friars Walk, Newport<\/p>\n