The latest rent prices in every Greater Manchester borough - from most to least affordable

Rents are continuing to rise across Greater Manchester, but some areas are now much less affordable than others. Across the UK, rent costs have soared by almost nine percent in the last year, reaching their highest levels on record.

According to figures from the Office for National Statistics, it now costs an average of £1,293 a month to rent a home in England, which is an increase of 8.9 percent compared to last year. However, there are some parts of our region where rent prices have climbed even higher than the UK average.

In Oldham, rents have risen more than anywhere else in Greater Manchester over the last year at an increase of 14.2 percent. This is closely followed by Rochdale, where prices have risen by 14.1 percent.

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Here we take a look at the latest rent costs in every Greater Manchester borough, as well as how much they have gone up over the last year. These figures provided by Zoopla are based on the average rent per calendar month for all property types in each borough.

Wigan remains the cheapest borough to rent a property in Greater Manchester. The average rent currently sits at £761 per month, which has risen by 8.8 percent over the last 12 months.

Bolton is considered as one of the more affordable parts of the region to rent. The average rent price here is currently £809, which has climbed by 10.7 percent since last year.

Rent prices are also more affordable in Rochdale, but they have risen by 14.1 percent over the last year. As of June, it costs £838 to rent a property in this borough.

Rents have gone up by 9.8 percent in Tameside over the last 12 months. It now costs £865 to rent a home in this part of the region.

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