Average monthly private rent
£2,525Latest 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 | £2,525 |
| Jul 2026 | £2,519 |
| Jun 2026 | £2,523 |
| May 2026 | £2,527 |
| Apr 2026 | £2,529 |
| Mar 2026 | £2,525 |
| Feb 2026 | £2,522 |
| Jan 2026 | £2,520 |
| Dec 2025 | £2,515 |
| Nov 2025 | £2,498 |
| Oct 2025 | £2,476 |
| Sept 2025 | £2,454 |
| Aug 2025 | £2,435 |
| Jul 2025 | £2,417 |
| Jun 2025 | £2,401 |
| May 2025 | £2,387 |
| Apr 2025 | £2,374 |
| Mar 2025 | £2,366 |
| Feb 2025 | £2,353 |
| Jan 2025 | £2,338 |
| Dec 2024 | £2,306 |
| Nov 2024 | £2,276 |
| Oct 2024 | £2,246 |
| Sept 2024 | £2,239 |
| Aug 2024 | £2,219 |
| Jul 2024 | £2,200 |
| Jun 2024 | £2,176 |
| May 2024 | £2,169 |
| Apr 2024 | £2,161 |
| Mar 2024 | £2,146 |
| Feb 2024 | £2,128 |
| Jan 2024 | £2,113 |
| Dec 2023 | £2,103 |
| Nov 2023 | £2,095 |
| Oct 2023 | £2,085 |
| Sept 2023 | £2,076 |
| Aug 2023 | £2,062 |
| Jul 2023 | £2,033 |
| Jun 2023 | £2,002 |
| May 2023 | £1,977 |
| Apr 2023 | £1,968 |
| Mar 2023 | £1,964 |
| Feb 2023 | £1,957 |
| Jan 2023 | £1,953 |
| Dec 2022 | £1,943 |
| Nov 2022 | £1,934 |
| Oct 2022 | £1,917 |
| Sept 2022 | £1,899 |
| Aug 2022 | £1,884 |
| Jul 2022 | £1,875 |
| Jun 2022 | £1,870 |
| May 2022 | £1,864 |
| Apr 2022 | £1,859 |
| Mar 2022 | £1,855 |
| Feb 2022 | £1,853 |
| Jan 2022 | £1,848 |
| Dec 2021 | £1,842 |
| Nov 2021 | £1,833 |
| Oct 2021 | £1,828 |
| Sept 2021 | £1,828 |
| Aug 2021 | £1,836 |
| Jul 2021 | £1,850 |
| Jun 2021 | £1,868 |
| May 2021 | £1,884 |
| Apr 2021 | £1,900 |
| Mar 2021 | £1,912 |
| Feb 2021 | £1,923 |
| Jan 2021 | £1,935 |
| Dec 2020 | £1,945 |
| Nov 2020 | £1,952 |
| Oct 2020 | £1,955 |
| Sept 2020 | £1,952 |