Rents across Great Britain are becoming less affordable

Median market asking rent as proportion of median income for two people

No data

10%

20

30

40

October 2019

24%

Manchester

28%

Tower Hamlets

25%

Nottingham

24%

Exeter

29%

Brighton and Hove

No data

10%

20

30

40

October 2022

30%

Manchester

38%

Tower Hamlets

32%

Nottingham

34%

Exeter

35%

Brighton and Hove

No data

10%

20

30

40

October 2019

October 2022

28%

Tower Hamlets

38%

Tower Hamlets

24%

Manchester

30%

Manchester

25%

Nottingham

32%

Nottingham

24%

Exeter

34%

Exeter

29%

Brighton and Hove

35%

Brighton and Hove

Guardian graphic. Source: TwentiCi, annual survey of hours and earnings. Grey areas mean there was no wage data