One in five households in England and Wales now rent

Proportion of households that are privately rented or live rent free

10

15

20

25

30

50%

31.9%

Blackpool

28%

Watford had the largest increase in the proportion of privately rented homes, up from 20% in 2011

43.6%

Westminster

32.5%

Manchester

26.6%

Torbay

32.3%

Oxford

32.9%

Brighton and Hove

10%

15

17.5

20

25

30

50

28%

Watford had the largest increase in the proportion of privately rented homes, up from 20% in 2011

31.9%

Blackpool

32.5%

Manchester

43.6%

Westminster

26.6%

Torbay

32.3%

Oxford

32.9%

Brighton and Hove