Manchester, London and Bristol are the top places for rental potential according to the latest City Ranking Model from PriceHubble.
The ranking model draws on economic, demographic and housing market data to assess the outlook for rental demand across the UK’s largest 60 towns and cities.
There are 5 key components to the type of data assessed: Jobs and Local economy, Demographic, Affordability, Enterprise and Innovation, and Scale for Investment.
Shown here are a few of those segments. The Jobs and Local economy sector takes into account factors like employment growth and the presence of knowledge based industries. Top ranked cities here are: London, Bristol and Aldershot.
The Enterprise and Innovation segment looks to the future economic health of cities, like the presence of new sector industries (like tech). Top ranked cities here are: London, Edinburgh and Bristol.
The demographic segment looks at factors like population growth and the presence of a younger demographic (more likely to rent). Top ranked cities here include: Cardiff, Exeter and Coventry. Source: Dataloft Rental Market Analytics by PriceHubble. April 2025 Cities are defined as primary urban areas.