Average monthly private rent
£1,995Latest 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 | £1,995 |
| Jul 2026 | £1,980 |
| Jun 2026 | £1,967 |
| May 2026 | £1,952 |
| Apr 2026 | £1,949 |
| Mar 2026 | £1,944 |
| Feb 2026 | £1,943 |
| Jan 2026 | £1,941 |
| Dec 2025 | £1,927 |
| Nov 2025 | £1,907 |
| Oct 2025 | £1,888 |
| Sept 2025 | £1,884 |
| Aug 2025 | £1,880 |
| Jul 2025 | £1,876 |
| Jun 2025 | £1,873 |
| May 2025 | £1,870 |
| Apr 2025 | £1,868 |
| Mar 2025 | £1,865 |
| Feb 2025 | £1,863 |
| Jan 2025 | £1,863 |
| Dec 2024 | £1,855 |
| Nov 2024 | £1,840 |
| Oct 2024 | £1,828 |
| Sept 2024 | £1,822 |
| Aug 2024 | £1,819 |
| Jul 2024 | £1,811 |
| Jun 2024 | £1,803 |
| May 2024 | £1,796 |
| Apr 2024 | £1,785 |
| Mar 2024 | £1,774 |
| Feb 2024 | £1,762 |
| Jan 2024 | £1,749 |
| Dec 2023 | £1,727 |
| Nov 2023 | £1,689 |
| Oct 2023 | £1,639 |
| Sept 2023 | £1,602 |
| Aug 2023 | £1,582 |
| Jul 2023 | £1,572 |
| Jun 2023 | £1,558 |
| May 2023 | £1,544 |
| Apr 2023 | £1,534 |
| Mar 2023 | £1,528 |
| Feb 2023 | £1,523 |
| Jan 2023 | £1,517 |
| Dec 2022 | £1,509 |
| Nov 2022 | £1,500 |
| Oct 2022 | £1,494 |
| Sept 2022 | £1,488 |
| Aug 2022 | £1,485 |
| Jul 2022 | £1,484 |
| Jun 2022 | £1,481 |
| May 2022 | £1,481 |
| Apr 2022 | £1,478 |
| Mar 2022 | £1,475 |
| Feb 2022 | £1,466 |
| Jan 2022 | £1,462 |
| Dec 2021 | £1,458 |
| Nov 2021 | £1,453 |
| Oct 2021 | £1,449 |
| Sept 2021 | £1,447 |
| Aug 2021 | £1,444 |
| Jul 2021 | £1,444 |
| Jun 2021 | £1,442 |
| May 2021 | £1,441 |
| Apr 2021 | £1,440 |
| Mar 2021 | £1,435 |
| Feb 2021 | £1,434 |
| Jan 2021 | £1,440 |
| Dec 2020 | £1,449 |
| Nov 2020 | £1,452 |
| Oct 2020 | £1,451 |
| Sept 2020 | £1,452 |