People who rent their homes in Lancashire are paying an extra 35% to have a garden in the property.

Data from Paving Direct found the cost of renting a home with a garden in Lancashire was second only to Bath. The average price to rent a property in Lancashire was £589 and this jumped to £795 if the home came with a garden.

The research looked at the average price of renting a three-bed home in each city across the country on Rightmove. 

Overall, the most expensive gardens in the UK are in Bath where their backyards add almost 10 percent more to the cost of rent than in any other city. In third place was Birmingham (Average price of rent with garden £1,014.00), with London (£3,682.80) and Leeds (£1,160.80) next on the list.

The data shows gardens add 25% more to the price of renting in the UK.

Cass Heaphy, Digital Director at Paving Direct said: “Homes in the centre of cities like Bath and Birmingham do not always have a garden, which can drastically increase the price of houses which do benefit from a green space.

"With the impact of lockdown, we’ve seen demand for paving jump. People have been spending an increasing amount of time in their own homes and want to make the most of their outdoor space.

“The data here shows just how much value a garden can add to a house and why homeowners need to be making the most of their outside space. Likewise, landlords need to be aware of the opportunity cost of upgrading the garden in their properties, as it can add real value, and higher income.”

Daniel Bunting, Estate Agent at Apropos said: “From my own stock of managed properties I have noticed that smaller flats and houses with no outside space have received much less interest than usual. 

"Properties with lots of natural light have done well but properties with outside space have seen increases in rent of up to 10% more than equivalent properties without outside space. This is clearly due to people spending more time at home and being restricted on travel.

“We live in a country with high population density so having some outside space to call your own I think is more important here than other countries. Also we are more limited on suitable weather for being outside so we want to make the most of it when the weather is good.”