Average monthly private rent
£1,459Latest 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 | £1,459 |
| Jul 2026 | £1,450 |
| Jun 2026 | £1,448 |
| May 2026 | £1,445 |
| Apr 2026 | £1,441 |
| Mar 2026 | £1,431 |
| Feb 2026 | £1,427 |
| Jan 2026 | £1,427 |
| Dec 2025 | £1,447 |
| Nov 2025 | £1,466 |
| Oct 2025 | £1,480 |
| Sept 2025 | £1,479 |
| Aug 2025 | £1,488 |
| Jul 2025 | £1,497 |
| Jun 2025 | £1,504 |
| May 2025 | £1,492 |
| Apr 2025 | £1,479 |
| Mar 2025 | £1,470 |
| Feb 2025 | £1,468 |
| Jan 2025 | £1,466 |
| Dec 2024 | £1,457 |
| Nov 2024 | £1,442 |
| Oct 2024 | £1,419 |
| Sept 2024 | £1,400 |
| Aug 2024 | £1,387 |
| Jul 2024 | £1,382 |
| Jun 2024 | £1,365 |
| May 2024 | £1,351 |
| Apr 2024 | £1,339 |
| Mar 2024 | £1,336 |
| Feb 2024 | £1,330 |
| Jan 2024 | £1,324 |
| Dec 2023 | £1,317 |
| Nov 2023 | £1,309 |
| Oct 2023 | £1,303 |
| Sept 2023 | £1,302 |
| Aug 2023 | £1,304 |
| Jul 2023 | £1,305 |
| Jun 2023 | £1,306 |
| May 2023 | £1,301 |
| Apr 2023 | £1,300 |
| Mar 2023 | £1,298 |
| Feb 2023 | £1,298 |
| Jan 2023 | £1,293 |
| Dec 2022 | £1,286 |
| Nov 2022 | £1,278 |
| Oct 2022 | £1,271 |
| Sept 2022 | £1,269 |
| Aug 2022 | £1,257 |
| Jul 2022 | £1,242 |
| Jun 2022 | £1,227 |
| May 2022 | £1,223 |
| Apr 2022 | £1,222 |
| Mar 2022 | £1,221 |
| Feb 2022 | £1,210 |
| Jan 2022 | £1,200 |
| Dec 2021 | £1,188 |
| Nov 2021 | £1,184 |
| Oct 2021 | £1,180 |
| Sept 2021 | £1,178 |
| Aug 2021 | £1,177 |
| Jul 2021 | £1,176 |
| Jun 2021 | £1,177 |
| May 2021 | £1,177 |
| Apr 2021 | £1,179 |
| Mar 2021 | £1,179 |
| Feb 2021 | £1,179 |
| Jan 2021 | £1,174 |
| Dec 2020 | £1,172 |
| Nov 2020 | £1,168 |
| Oct 2020 | £1,170 |
| Sept 2020 | £1,166 |