Average monthly private rent
£1,537Latest 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 | £1,537 |
| Jul 2026 | £1,534 |
| Jun 2026 | £1,531 |
| May 2026 | £1,528 |
| Apr 2026 | £1,525 |
| Mar 2026 | £1,531 |
| Feb 2026 | £1,536 |
| Jan 2026 | £1,539 |
| Dec 2025 | £1,530 |
| Nov 2025 | £1,521 |
| Oct 2025 | £1,514 |
| Sept 2025 | £1,514 |
| Aug 2025 | £1,512 |
| Jul 2025 | £1,512 |
| Jun 2025 | £1,485 |
| May 2025 | £1,457 |
| Apr 2025 | £1,428 |
| Mar 2025 | £1,422 |
| Feb 2025 | £1,416 |
| Jan 2025 | £1,411 |
| Dec 2024 | £1,404 |
| Nov 2024 | £1,396 |
| Oct 2024 | £1,378 |
| Sept 2024 | £1,359 |
| Aug 2024 | £1,343 |
| Jul 2024 | £1,334 |
| Jun 2024 | £1,329 |
| May 2024 | £1,319 |
| Apr 2024 | £1,308 |
| Mar 2024 | £1,301 |
| Feb 2024 | £1,295 |
| Jan 2024 | £1,291 |
| Dec 2023 | £1,284 |
| Nov 2023 | £1,277 |
| Oct 2023 | £1,271 |
| Sept 2023 | £1,263 |
| Aug 2023 | £1,259 |
| Jul 2023 | £1,253 |
| Jun 2023 | £1,246 |
| May 2023 | £1,239 |
| Apr 2023 | £1,230 |
| Mar 2023 | £1,226 |
| Feb 2023 | £1,221 |
| Jan 2023 | £1,216 |
| Dec 2022 | £1,209 |
| Nov 2022 | £1,201 |
| Oct 2022 | £1,196 |
| Sept 2022 | £1,191 |
| Aug 2022 | £1,184 |
| Jul 2022 | £1,177 |
| Jun 2022 | £1,168 |
| May 2022 | £1,160 |
| Apr 2022 | £1,159 |
| Mar 2022 | £1,159 |
| Feb 2022 | £1,159 |
| Jan 2022 | £1,155 |
| Dec 2021 | £1,151 |
| Nov 2021 | £1,147 |
| Oct 2021 | £1,139 |
| Sept 2021 | £1,133 |
| Aug 2021 | £1,130 |
| Jul 2021 | £1,124 |
| Jun 2021 | £1,115 |
| May 2021 | £1,104 |
| Apr 2021 | £1,095 |
| Mar 2021 | £1,088 |
| Feb 2021 | £1,081 |
| Jan 2021 | £1,079 |
| Dec 2020 | £1,076 |
| Nov 2020 | £1,073 |
| Oct 2020 | £1,069 |
| Sept 2020 | £1,065 |