Average monthly private rent
£1,488Latest 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 | £1,488 |
| Jul 2026 | £1,486 |
| Jun 2026 | £1,484 |
| May 2026 | £1,482 |
| Apr 2026 | £1,478 |
| Mar 2026 | £1,475 |
| Feb 2026 | £1,470 |
| Jan 2026 | £1,463 |
| Dec 2025 | £1,458 |
| Nov 2025 | £1,453 |
| Oct 2025 | £1,452 |
| Sept 2025 | £1,448 |
| Aug 2025 | £1,447 |
| Jul 2025 | £1,441 |
| Jun 2025 | £1,435 |
| May 2025 | £1,425 |
| Apr 2025 | £1,421 |
| Mar 2025 | £1,416 |
| Feb 2025 | £1,411 |
| Jan 2025 | £1,405 |
| Dec 2024 | £1,399 |
| Nov 2024 | £1,392 |
| Oct 2024 | £1,382 |
| Sept 2024 | £1,372 |
| Aug 2024 | £1,360 |
| Jul 2024 | £1,351 |
| Jun 2024 | £1,342 |
| May 2024 | £1,333 |
| Apr 2024 | £1,324 |
| Mar 2024 | £1,314 |
| Feb 2024 | £1,307 |
| Jan 2024 | £1,296 |
| Dec 2023 | £1,284 |
| Nov 2023 | £1,270 |
| Oct 2023 | £1,262 |
| Sept 2023 | £1,254 |
| Aug 2023 | £1,247 |
| Jul 2023 | £1,237 |
| Jun 2023 | £1,227 |
| May 2023 | £1,220 |
| Apr 2023 | £1,213 |
| Mar 2023 | £1,205 |
| Feb 2023 | £1,197 |
| Jan 2023 | £1,190 |
| Dec 2022 | £1,184 |
| Nov 2022 | £1,179 |
| Oct 2022 | £1,174 |
| Sept 2022 | £1,171 |
| Aug 2022 | £1,168 |
| Jul 2022 | £1,163 |
| Jun 2022 | £1,160 |
| May 2022 | £1,154 |
| Apr 2022 | £1,147 |
| Mar 2022 | £1,140 |
| Feb 2022 | £1,133 |
| Jan 2022 | £1,130 |
| Dec 2021 | £1,127 |
| Nov 2021 | £1,125 |
| Oct 2021 | £1,123 |
| Sept 2021 | £1,120 |
| Aug 2021 | £1,117 |
| Jul 2021 | £1,114 |
| Jun 2021 | £1,111 |
| May 2021 | £1,109 |
| Apr 2021 | £1,109 |
| Mar 2021 | £1,109 |
| Feb 2021 | £1,109 |
| Jan 2021 | £1,108 |
| Dec 2020 | £1,108 |
| Nov 2020 | £1,109 |
| Oct 2020 | £1,110 |
| Sept 2020 | £1,111 |