The UK’s rental provide disaster is now most acute in cities as extra renters are priced out of cities, Q2 2025 demand information from flatshare web site SpareRoom has revealed.
Demand has greater than doubled since 2019 in Oldbury, Aldershot, Paisley, Sutton Coldfield, and Solihull.
Matt Hutchinson, director of flatshare web site SpareRoom, stated: “Throughout the nation, rental provide within the flatshare market remains to be rising however that doesn’t do justice to the image in suburbia, which is groaning beneath the burden of demand from renters priced out of metropolis dwelling.
“When renters attain their ceiling of affordability, there isn’t actually a selection, they’ve to maneuver someplace cheaper.
“The concern is that demand in these areas is now so excessive it’s inevitable costs will rise, till common rents are much like these within the metropolis they initially moved out of. After which the place do renters go?”
Suburban city Sale, inside straightforward attain of Manchester, is seeing the fiercest competitors amongst flatsharers in the entire of the UK, with 8.9 individuals looking for each room obtainable.
The common room hire right here is £637 per thirty days, in comparison with £689 per thirty days in Manchester, a saving of £624 a yr.
Second in demand is West Midlands market city Oldbury, linked to Birmingham by a 12-minute prepare, however the place rents – at £531 per thirty days – are £984 per yr cheaper than rents in Birmingham (£631pm).
The Merseyside city of Bootle is the most affordable place to hire in the entire of the UK at £456 per thirty days, and it’s seeing enormous demand amongst renters with 8.6 individuals looking per room obtainable.
These priced out of inside London are driving demand in Twickenham and Aldershot in Surrey the place demand is round eight individuals looking per room obtainable.
