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 | £1,619 |
| Jun 2026 | £1,618 |
| May 2026 | £1,618 |
| Apr 2026 | £1,615 |
| Mar 2026 | £1,615 |
| Feb 2026 | £1,615 |
| Jan 2026 | £1,628 |
| Dec 2025 | £1,640 |
| Nov 2025 | £1,652 |
| Oct 2025 | £1,649 |
| Sept 2025 | £1,645 |
| Aug 2025 | £1,646 |
| Jul 2025 | £1,647 |
| Jun 2025 | £1,648 |
| May 2025 | £1,642 |
| Apr 2025 | £1,638 |
| Mar 2025 | £1,633 |
| Feb 2025 | £1,630 |
| Jan 2025 | £1,629 |
| Dec 2024 | £1,626 |
| Nov 2024 | £1,615 |
| Oct 2024 | £1,600 |
| Sept 2024 | £1,587 |
| Aug 2024 | £1,582 |
| Jul 2024 | £1,571 |
| Jun 2024 | £1,559 |
| May 2024 | £1,549 |
| Apr 2024 | £1,547 |
| Mar 2024 | £1,539 |
| Feb 2024 | £1,530 |
| Jan 2024 | £1,518 |
| Dec 2023 | £1,512 |
| Nov 2023 | £1,498 |
| Oct 2023 | £1,487 |
| Sept 2023 | £1,475 |
| Aug 2023 | £1,467 |
| Jul 2023 | £1,459 |
| Jun 2023 | £1,451 |
| May 2023 | £1,447 |
| Apr 2023 | £1,442 |
| Mar 2023 | £1,433 |
| Feb 2023 | £1,422 |
| Jan 2023 | £1,407 |
| Dec 2022 | £1,395 |
| Nov 2022 | £1,381 |
| Oct 2022 | £1,371 |
| Sept 2022 | £1,361 |
| Aug 2022 | £1,351 |
| Jul 2022 | £1,343 |
| Jun 2022 | £1,337 |
| May 2022 | £1,337 |
| Apr 2022 | £1,332 |
| Mar 2022 | £1,327 |
| Feb 2022 | £1,322 |
| Jan 2022 | £1,322 |
| Dec 2021 | £1,320 |
| Nov 2021 | £1,319 |
| Oct 2021 | £1,317 |
| Sept 2021 | £1,316 |
| Aug 2021 | £1,315 |
| Jul 2021 | £1,313 |
| Jun 2021 | £1,311 |
| May 2021 | £1,306 |
| Apr 2021 | £1,302 |
| Mar 2021 | £1,297 |
| Feb 2021 | £1,294 |
| Jan 2021 | £1,294 |
| Dec 2020 | £1,296 |
| Nov 2020 | £1,298 |
| Oct 2020 | £1,298 |
| Sept 2020 | £1,298 |