Average monthly private rent
£1,279Latest observed month · Aug 2026
Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.
How to read these figures
The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.
ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.
View all 72 monthly figures
| Month | Average |
|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | £1,279 |
| Jul 2026 | £1,269 |
| Jun 2026 | £1,263 |
| May 2026 | £1,260 |
| Apr 2026 | £1,259 |
| Mar 2026 | £1,258 |
| Feb 2026 | £1,254 |
| Jan 2026 | £1,252 |
| Dec 2025 | £1,250 |
| Nov 2025 | £1,247 |
| Oct 2025 | £1,245 |
| Sept 2025 | £1,243 |
| Aug 2025 | £1,240 |
| Jul 2025 | £1,240 |
| Jun 2025 | £1,242 |
| May 2025 | £1,245 |
| Apr 2025 | £1,245 |
| Mar 2025 | £1,245 |
| Feb 2025 | £1,244 |
| Jan 2025 | £1,240 |
| Dec 2024 | £1,236 |
| Nov 2024 | £1,231 |
| Oct 2024 | £1,227 |
| Sept 2024 | £1,222 |
| Aug 2024 | £1,217 |
| Jul 2024 | £1,205 |
| Jun 2024 | £1,190 |
| May 2024 | £1,175 |
| Apr 2024 | £1,168 |
| Mar 2024 | £1,163 |
| Feb 2024 | £1,142 |
| Jan 2024 | £1,120 |
| Dec 2023 | £1,097 |
| Nov 2023 | £1,092 |
| Oct 2023 | £1,086 |
| Sept 2023 | £1,082 |
| Aug 2023 | £1,079 |
| Jul 2023 | £1,076 |
| Jun 2023 | £1,071 |
| May 2023 | £1,064 |
| Apr 2023 | £1,054 |
| Mar 2023 | £1,043 |
| Feb 2023 | £1,032 |
| Jan 2023 | £1,024 |
| Dec 2022 | £1,017 |
| Nov 2022 | £1,011 |
| Oct 2022 | £1,008 |
| Sept 2022 | £1,002 |
| Aug 2022 | £995 |
| Jul 2022 | £986 |
| Jun 2022 | £979 |
| May 2022 | £975 |
| Apr 2022 | £975 |
| Mar 2022 | £973 |
| Feb 2022 | £970 |
| Jan 2022 | £965 |
| Dec 2021 | £960 |
| Nov 2021 | £957 |
| Oct 2021 | £954 |
| Sept 2021 | £952 |
| Aug 2021 | £946 |
| Jul 2021 | £941 |
| Jun 2021 | £936 |
| May 2021 | £936 |
| Apr 2021 | £935 |
| Mar 2021 | £936 |
| Feb 2021 | £934 |
| Jan 2021 | £932 |
| Dec 2020 | £930 |
| Nov 2020 | £932 |
| Oct 2020 | £932 |
| Sept 2020 | £931 |