Rent in the Cumberland Council area rose eight per cent over the past year.
This is according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which show the average private rent in the area reached £595 per month in the year to October 2024 from £553 a year prior.
It was also up 23 per cent from an estimated £485 a month five years ago.
Officers from the Valuation Office Agency, a government body in England and Wales that values properties for council tax and non-domestic rates, collect prices from various sources, including landlords and letting agents, with the aim to collect data on approximately 10% of the market.
Across the Northwest, the average rent was £870 – rising 10 per cent from the year before.
Trafford had the highest rental cost in the region at £1,278 per month, while the lowest was in Burnley at £582.
Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at Hargreaves Lansdown - a British financial services company based in Bristol, said: "Getting good news about your rent is about as common as discovering your housemates have washed up for you, or your landlord suggesting you get a dog.
"It means for many, the only way out of the endless cycle of rising costs is to buy, but this is far easier said than done when rents absorb so much of your income."
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In October, the average private rent in Great Britain was £1,307 per month.
This was £105, or nine per cent, higher than 12 months ago.
Nathan Emerson, chief executive at Propertymark, a membership organisation for estate agents, said: "As we continue to see a further increase in rental prices across the UK, our members continue to emphasise key concerns regarding the ongoing trend of lack of rental stock versus an ever-growing number of tenants looking for homes.
"Selling up altogether or turning to the short-term letting market is becoming a more attractive option for landlords due to the challenging legislative changes and increased financial liabilities they face."
The figures also show the different costs for various homes in the Cumberland Council area, from £441 for a one-bed property to £974 for a home with four or more bedrooms in October.
Among the property types in the area:
- A detached housed cost £836 to rent per month
- A semi-detached cost £666 per month
- A terraced house was £591 per month
- And a flat or maisonette was £510 a month
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