Average monthly private rent
£1,736Latest 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 | £1,736 |
| Jul 2026 | £1,728 |
| Jun 2026 | £1,731 |
| May 2026 | £1,728 |
| Apr 2026 | £1,716 |
| Mar 2026 | £1,698 |
| Feb 2026 | £1,692 |
| Jan 2026 | £1,689 |
| Dec 2025 | £1,689 |
| Nov 2025 | £1,687 |
| Oct 2025 | £1,673 |
| Sept 2025 | £1,659 |
| Aug 2025 | £1,645 |
| Jul 2025 | £1,639 |
| Jun 2025 | £1,637 |
| May 2025 | £1,628 |
| Apr 2025 | £1,624 |
| Mar 2025 | £1,618 |
| Feb 2025 | £1,616 |
| Jan 2025 | £1,616 |
| Dec 2024 | £1,609 |
| Nov 2024 | £1,601 |
| Oct 2024 | £1,589 |
| Sept 2024 | £1,574 |
| Aug 2024 | £1,568 |
| Jul 2024 | £1,567 |
| Jun 2024 | £1,569 |
| May 2024 | £1,557 |
| Apr 2024 | £1,542 |
| Mar 2024 | £1,529 |
| Feb 2024 | £1,527 |
| Jan 2024 | £1,523 |
| Dec 2023 | £1,516 |
| Nov 2023 | £1,504 |
| Oct 2023 | £1,496 |
| Sept 2023 | £1,490 |
| Aug 2023 | £1,485 |
| Jul 2023 | £1,479 |
| Jun 2023 | £1,476 |
| May 2023 | £1,475 |
| Apr 2023 | £1,478 |
| Mar 2023 | £1,488 |
| Feb 2023 | £1,496 |
| Jan 2023 | £1,500 |
| Dec 2022 | £1,495 |
| Nov 2022 | £1,489 |
| Oct 2022 | £1,481 |
| Sept 2022 | £1,474 |
| Aug 2022 | £1,464 |
| Jul 2022 | £1,456 |
| Jun 2022 | £1,448 |
| May 2022 | £1,445 |
| Apr 2022 | £1,444 |
| Mar 2022 | £1,443 |
| Feb 2022 | £1,435 |
| Jan 2022 | £1,426 |
| Dec 2021 | £1,419 |
| Nov 2021 | £1,414 |
| Oct 2021 | £1,411 |
| Sept 2021 | £1,406 |
| Aug 2021 | £1,402 |
| Jul 2021 | £1,399 |
| Jun 2021 | £1,393 |
| May 2021 | £1,392 |
| Apr 2021 | £1,389 |
| Mar 2021 | £1,387 |
| Feb 2021 | £1,382 |
| Jan 2021 | £1,383 |
| Dec 2020 | £1,392 |
| Nov 2020 | £1,398 |
| Oct 2020 | £1,401 |
| Sept 2020 | £1,407 |