Average monthly private rent
£1,949Latest 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 | £1,949 |
| Jul 2026 | £1,945 |
| Jun 2026 | £1,939 |
| May 2026 | £1,934 |
| Apr 2026 | £1,931 |
| Mar 2026 | £1,928 |
| Feb 2026 | £1,926 |
| Jan 2026 | £1,923 |
| Dec 2025 | £1,921 |
| Nov 2025 | £1,916 |
| Oct 2025 | £1,910 |
| Sept 2025 | £1,898 |
| Aug 2025 | £1,886 |
| Jul 2025 | £1,878 |
| Jun 2025 | £1,872 |
| May 2025 | £1,867 |
| Apr 2025 | £1,852 |
| Mar 2025 | £1,838 |
| Feb 2025 | £1,820 |
| Jan 2025 | £1,808 |
| Dec 2024 | £1,799 |
| Nov 2024 | £1,793 |
| Oct 2024 | £1,787 |
| Sept 2024 | £1,775 |
| Aug 2024 | £1,766 |
| Jul 2024 | £1,754 |
| Jun 2024 | £1,745 |
| May 2024 | £1,736 |
| Apr 2024 | £1,728 |
| Mar 2024 | £1,720 |
| Feb 2024 | £1,714 |
| Jan 2024 | £1,711 |
| Dec 2023 | £1,709 |
| Nov 2023 | £1,703 |
| Oct 2023 | £1,691 |
| Sept 2023 | £1,679 |
| Aug 2023 | £1,666 |
| Jul 2023 | £1,650 |
| Jun 2023 | £1,631 |
| May 2023 | £1,609 |
| Apr 2023 | £1,591 |
| Mar 2023 | £1,576 |
| Feb 2023 | £1,569 |
| Jan 2023 | £1,563 |
| Dec 2022 | £1,553 |
| Nov 2022 | £1,543 |
| Oct 2022 | £1,534 |
| Sept 2022 | £1,528 |
| Aug 2022 | £1,521 |
| Jul 2022 | £1,514 |
| Jun 2022 | £1,508 |
| May 2022 | £1,504 |
| Apr 2022 | £1,499 |
| Mar 2022 | £1,495 |
| Feb 2022 | £1,488 |
| Jan 2022 | £1,483 |
| Dec 2021 | £1,479 |
| Nov 2021 | £1,477 |
| Oct 2021 | £1,471 |
| Sept 2021 | £1,466 |
| Aug 2021 | £1,462 |
| Jul 2021 | £1,465 |
| Jun 2021 | £1,463 |
| May 2021 | £1,461 |
| Apr 2021 | £1,466 |
| Mar 2021 | £1,472 |
| Feb 2021 | £1,481 |
| Jan 2021 | £1,484 |
| Dec 2020 | £1,487 |
| Nov 2020 | £1,487 |
| Oct 2020 | £1,488 |
| Sept 2020 | £1,488 |