Average monthly private rent
£1,620Latest 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 | £1,620 |
| Jul 2026 | £1,618 |
| Jun 2026 | £1,615 |
| May 2026 | £1,613 |
| Apr 2026 | £1,610 |
| Mar 2026 | £1,605 |
| Feb 2026 | £1,600 |
| Jan 2026 | £1,597 |
| Dec 2025 | £1,597 |
| Nov 2025 | £1,596 |
| Oct 2025 | £1,595 |
| Sept 2025 | £1,587 |
| Aug 2025 | £1,580 |
| Jul 2025 | £1,573 |
| Jun 2025 | £1,572 |
| May 2025 | £1,570 |
| Apr 2025 | £1,587 |
| Mar 2025 | £1,598 |
| Feb 2025 | £1,600 |
| Jan 2025 | £1,585 |
| Dec 2024 | £1,572 |
| Nov 2024 | £1,566 |
| Oct 2024 | £1,560 |
| Sept 2024 | £1,550 |
| Aug 2024 | £1,541 |
| Jul 2024 | £1,533 |
| Jun 2024 | £1,528 |
| May 2024 | £1,521 |
| Apr 2024 | £1,512 |
| Mar 2024 | £1,499 |
| Feb 2024 | £1,485 |
| Jan 2024 | £1,469 |
| Dec 2023 | £1,459 |
| Nov 2023 | £1,450 |
| Oct 2023 | £1,444 |
| Sept 2023 | £1,438 |
| Aug 2023 | £1,434 |
| Jul 2023 | £1,430 |
| Jun 2023 | £1,425 |
| May 2023 | £1,423 |
| Apr 2023 | £1,419 |
| Mar 2023 | £1,418 |
| Feb 2023 | £1,414 |
| Jan 2023 | £1,409 |
| Dec 2022 | £1,395 |
| Nov 2022 | £1,382 |
| Oct 2022 | £1,374 |
| Sept 2022 | £1,372 |
| Aug 2022 | £1,372 |
| Jul 2022 | £1,369 |
| Jun 2022 | £1,365 |
| May 2022 | £1,362 |
| Apr 2022 | £1,361 |
| Mar 2022 | £1,358 |
| Feb 2022 | £1,353 |
| Jan 2022 | £1,349 |
| Dec 2021 | £1,344 |
| Nov 2021 | £1,337 |
| Oct 2021 | £1,330 |
| Sept 2021 | £1,324 |
| Aug 2021 | £1,320 |
| Jul 2021 | £1,317 |
| Jun 2021 | £1,312 |
| May 2021 | £1,309 |
| Apr 2021 | £1,304 |
| Mar 2021 | £1,299 |
| Feb 2021 | £1,295 |
| Jan 2021 | £1,292 |
| Dec 2020 | £1,289 |
| Nov 2020 | £1,286 |
| Oct 2020 | £1,280 |
| Sept 2020 | £1,272 |