Average monthly private rent
£1,685Latest 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 | £1,685 |
| Jul 2026 | £1,687 |
| Jun 2026 | £1,675 |
| May 2026 | £1,665 |
| Apr 2026 | £1,648 |
| Mar 2026 | £1,649 |
| Feb 2026 | £1,652 |
| Jan 2026 | £1,648 |
| Dec 2025 | £1,642 |
| Nov 2025 | £1,634 |
| Oct 2025 | £1,634 |
| Sept 2025 | £1,635 |
| Aug 2025 | £1,637 |
| Jul 2025 | £1,636 |
| Jun 2025 | £1,635 |
| May 2025 | £1,632 |
| Apr 2025 | £1,632 |
| Mar 2025 | £1,602 |
| Feb 2025 | £1,572 |
| Jan 2025 | £1,527 |
| Dec 2024 | £1,506 |
| Nov 2024 | £1,483 |
| Oct 2024 | £1,468 |
| Sept 2024 | £1,454 |
| Aug 2024 | £1,439 |
| Jul 2024 | £1,420 |
| Jun 2024 | £1,403 |
| May 2024 | £1,389 |
| Apr 2024 | £1,384 |
| Mar 2024 | £1,378 |
| Feb 2024 | £1,370 |
| Jan 2024 | £1,362 |
| Dec 2023 | £1,358 |
| Nov 2023 | £1,355 |
| Oct 2023 | £1,353 |
| Sept 2023 | £1,350 |
| Aug 2023 | £1,350 |
| Jul 2023 | £1,348 |
| Jun 2023 | £1,346 |
| May 2023 | £1,338 |
| Apr 2023 | £1,330 |
| Mar 2023 | £1,323 |
| Feb 2023 | £1,322 |
| Jan 2023 | £1,320 |
| Dec 2022 | £1,317 |
| Nov 2022 | £1,315 |
| Oct 2022 | £1,312 |
| Sept 2022 | £1,310 |
| Aug 2022 | £1,305 |
| Jul 2022 | £1,300 |
| Jun 2022 | £1,295 |
| May 2022 | £1,291 |
| Apr 2022 | £1,287 |
| Mar 2022 | £1,284 |
| Feb 2022 | £1,281 |
| Jan 2022 | £1,278 |
| Dec 2021 | £1,277 |
| Nov 2021 | £1,277 |
| Oct 2021 | £1,276 |
| Sept 2021 | £1,274 |
| Aug 2021 | £1,275 |
| Jul 2021 | £1,273 |
| Jun 2021 | £1,268 |
| May 2021 | £1,261 |
| Apr 2021 | £1,256 |
| Mar 2021 | £1,249 |
| Feb 2021 | £1,242 |
| Jan 2021 | £1,237 |
| Dec 2020 | £1,231 |
| Nov 2020 | £1,226 |
| Oct 2020 | £1,220 |
| Sept 2020 | £1,222 |