Average monthly private rent
£1,637Latest 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 | £1,637 |
| Jul 2026 | £1,634 |
| Jun 2026 | £1,632 |
| May 2026 | £1,622 |
| Apr 2026 | £1,608 |
| Mar 2026 | £1,596 |
| Feb 2026 | £1,594 |
| Jan 2026 | £1,590 |
| Dec 2025 | £1,581 |
| Nov 2025 | £1,567 |
| Oct 2025 | £1,558 |
| Sept 2025 | £1,559 |
| Aug 2025 | £1,568 |
| Jul 2025 | £1,572 |
| Jun 2025 | £1,571 |
| May 2025 | £1,567 |
| Apr 2025 | £1,560 |
| Mar 2025 | £1,545 |
| Feb 2025 | £1,530 |
| Jan 2025 | £1,517 |
| Dec 2024 | £1,509 |
| Nov 2024 | £1,499 |
| Oct 2024 | £1,490 |
| Sept 2024 | £1,487 |
| Aug 2024 | £1,482 |
| Jul 2024 | £1,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £1,473 |
| May 2024 | £1,468 |
| Apr 2024 | £1,462 |
| Mar 2024 | £1,448 |
| Feb 2024 | £1,433 |
| Jan 2024 | £1,421 |
| Dec 2023 | £1,416 |
| Nov 2023 | £1,415 |
| Oct 2023 | £1,414 |
| Sept 2023 | £1,413 |
| Aug 2023 | £1,412 |
| Jul 2023 | £1,408 |
| Jun 2023 | £1,406 |
| May 2023 | £1,403 |
| Apr 2023 | £1,400 |
| Mar 2023 | £1,387 |
| Feb 2023 | £1,373 |
| Jan 2023 | £1,354 |
| Dec 2022 | £1,341 |
| Nov 2022 | £1,331 |
| Oct 2022 | £1,328 |
| Sept 2022 | £1,330 |
| Aug 2022 | £1,332 |
| Jul 2022 | £1,331 |
| Jun 2022 | £1,327 |
| May 2022 | £1,320 |
| Apr 2022 | £1,315 |
| Mar 2022 | £1,311 |
| Feb 2022 | £1,311 |
| Jan 2022 | £1,312 |
| Dec 2021 | £1,312 |
| Nov 2021 | £1,306 |
| Oct 2021 | £1,300 |
| Sept 2021 | £1,296 |
| Aug 2021 | £1,295 |
| Jul 2021 | £1,293 |
| Jun 2021 | £1,288 |
| May 2021 | £1,281 |
| Apr 2021 | £1,276 |
| Mar 2021 | £1,273 |
| Feb 2021 | £1,268 |
| Jan 2021 | £1,262 |
| Dec 2020 | £1,250 |
| Nov 2020 | £1,245 |
| Oct 2020 | £1,242 |
| Sept 2020 | £1,248 |