Average monthly private rent
£1,582Latest 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 | £1,582 |
| Jul 2026 | £1,581 |
| Jun 2026 | £1,579 |
| May 2026 | £1,572 |
| Apr 2026 | £1,565 |
| Mar 2026 | £1,560 |
| Feb 2026 | £1,556 |
| Jan 2026 | £1,553 |
| Dec 2025 | £1,547 |
| Nov 2025 | £1,542 |
| Oct 2025 | £1,537 |
| Sept 2025 | £1,534 |
| Aug 2025 | £1,534 |
| Jul 2025 | £1,531 |
| Jun 2025 | £1,525 |
| May 2025 | £1,516 |
| Apr 2025 | £1,508 |
| Mar 2025 | £1,502 |
| Feb 2025 | £1,494 |
| Jan 2025 | £1,485 |
| Dec 2024 | £1,480 |
| Nov 2024 | £1,472 |
| Oct 2024 | £1,465 |
| Sept 2024 | £1,454 |
| Aug 2024 | £1,441 |
| Jul 2024 | £1,429 |
| Jun 2024 | £1,420 |
| May 2024 | £1,412 |
| Apr 2024 | £1,401 |
| Mar 2024 | £1,385 |
| Feb 2024 | £1,370 |
| Jan 2024 | £1,357 |
| Dec 2023 | £1,346 |
| Nov 2023 | £1,335 |
| Oct 2023 | £1,321 |
| Sept 2023 | £1,311 |
| Aug 2023 | £1,301 |
| Jul 2023 | £1,292 |
| Jun 2023 | £1,281 |
| May 2023 | £1,272 |
| Apr 2023 | £1,265 |
| Mar 2023 | £1,260 |
| Feb 2023 | £1,255 |
| Jan 2023 | £1,248 |
| Dec 2022 | £1,245 |
| Nov 2022 | £1,243 |
| Oct 2022 | £1,245 |
| Sept 2022 | £1,246 |
| Aug 2022 | £1,244 |
| Jul 2022 | £1,241 |
| Jun 2022 | £1,239 |
| May 2022 | £1,237 |
| Apr 2022 | £1,236 |
| Mar 2022 | £1,234 |
| Feb 2022 | £1,231 |
| Jan 2022 | £1,229 |
| Dec 2021 | £1,227 |
| Nov 2021 | £1,225 |
| Oct 2021 | £1,224 |
| Sept 2021 | £1,218 |
| Aug 2021 | £1,213 |
| Jul 2021 | £1,206 |
| Jun 2021 | £1,205 |
| May 2021 | £1,204 |
| Apr 2021 | £1,202 |
| Mar 2021 | £1,200 |
| Feb 2021 | £1,196 |
| Jan 2021 | £1,192 |
| Dec 2020 | £1,189 |
| Nov 2020 | £1,188 |
| Oct 2020 | £1,187 |
| Sept 2020 | £1,187 |