Average monthly private rent
£1,684Latest 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 | £1,684 |
| Jul 2026 | £1,681 |
| Jun 2026 | £1,678 |
| May 2026 | £1,675 |
| Apr 2026 | £1,673 |
| Mar 2026 | £1,670 |
| Feb 2026 | £1,663 |
| Jan 2026 | £1,658 |
| Dec 2025 | £1,652 |
| Nov 2025 | £1,648 |
| Oct 2025 | £1,644 |
| Sept 2025 | £1,640 |
| Aug 2025 | £1,640 |
| Jul 2025 | £1,638 |
| Jun 2025 | £1,634 |
| May 2025 | £1,625 |
| Apr 2025 | £1,617 |
| Mar 2025 | £1,611 |
| Feb 2025 | £1,604 |
| Jan 2025 | £1,598 |
| Dec 2024 | £1,591 |
| Nov 2024 | £1,584 |
| Oct 2024 | £1,574 |
| Sept 2024 | £1,564 |
| Aug 2024 | £1,555 |
| Jul 2024 | £1,546 |
| Jun 2024 | £1,537 |
| May 2024 | £1,527 |
| Apr 2024 | £1,518 |
| Mar 2024 | £1,510 |
| Feb 2024 | £1,503 |
| Jan 2024 | £1,496 |
| Dec 2023 | £1,485 |
| Nov 2023 | £1,473 |
| Oct 2023 | £1,460 |
| Sept 2023 | £1,449 |
| Aug 2023 | £1,440 |
| Jul 2023 | £1,432 |
| Jun 2023 | £1,424 |
| May 2023 | £1,416 |
| Apr 2023 | £1,409 |
| Mar 2023 | £1,403 |
| Feb 2023 | £1,397 |
| Jan 2023 | £1,391 |
| Dec 2022 | £1,384 |
| Nov 2022 | £1,379 |
| Oct 2022 | £1,376 |
| Sept 2022 | £1,374 |
| Aug 2022 | £1,370 |
| Jul 2022 | £1,366 |
| Jun 2022 | £1,361 |
| May 2022 | £1,355 |
| Apr 2022 | £1,348 |
| Mar 2022 | £1,342 |
| Feb 2022 | £1,337 |
| Jan 2022 | £1,333 |
| Dec 2021 | £1,329 |
| Nov 2021 | £1,324 |
| Oct 2021 | £1,318 |
| Sept 2021 | £1,312 |
| Aug 2021 | £1,306 |
| Jul 2021 | £1,302 |
| Jun 2021 | £1,296 |
| May 2021 | £1,293 |
| Apr 2021 | £1,290 |
| Mar 2021 | £1,291 |
| Feb 2021 | £1,292 |
| Jan 2021 | £1,293 |
| Dec 2020 | £1,290 |
| Nov 2020 | £1,282 |
| Oct 2020 | £1,272 |
| Sept 2020 | £1,266 |