In December 2017 Dan Wainwright reported on the cost of floor space in rental properties across the UK, based on analysis of data provided by a rental website. Findings included:
- Each £100 of rent for a two-bed home in central London gets about 3.91 sq m, smaller than the average three-person tent
- Bradford is the city where £100 rents the biggest floor area in a two-bed home - 14.83 sq m
- Outside London, Oxford (5.03 sq m per £100 a month) and Bristol (6.98 sq m per £100 a month) were the most expensive places in the sample
- The average two-bed home in rural Lincolnshire is £200 a month, compared with £1,691 a month in London
- OpenRent: UK Rental Data on Average Floor Area per £100 Rent
- Google sheet: UK Rental Data on Average Floor Area per £100 Rent
- CSV: All properties in sample
- ONS: House prices: how much does one square metre cost in your area?
- Infographic: How much space can you rent for £100/month?
- Interactive widget: Where can you afford to live? Try our housing calculator to see where you could rent or buy