Average monthly private rent
£1,640Latest 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 | £1,640 |
| Jul 2026 | £1,637 |
| Jun 2026 | £1,638 |
| May 2026 | £1,636 |
| Apr 2026 | £1,632 |
| Mar 2026 | £1,628 |
| Feb 2026 | £1,624 |
| Jan 2026 | £1,619 |
| Dec 2025 | £1,614 |
| Nov 2025 | £1,609 |
| Oct 2025 | £1,604 |
| Sept 2025 | £1,600 |
| Aug 2025 | £1,604 |
| Jul 2025 | £1,608 |
| Jun 2025 | £1,605 |
| May 2025 | £1,596 |
| Apr 2025 | £1,586 |
| Mar 2025 | £1,581 |
| Feb 2025 | £1,574 |
| Jan 2025 | £1,566 |
| Dec 2024 | £1,556 |
| Nov 2024 | £1,547 |
| Oct 2024 | £1,539 |
| Sept 2024 | £1,534 |
| Aug 2024 | £1,529 |
| Jul 2024 | £1,523 |
| Jun 2024 | £1,516 |
| May 2024 | £1,503 |
| Apr 2024 | £1,484 |
| Mar 2024 | £1,465 |
| Feb 2024 | £1,450 |
| Jan 2024 | £1,441 |
| Dec 2023 | £1,431 |
| Nov 2023 | £1,424 |
| Oct 2023 | £1,417 |
| Sept 2023 | £1,411 |
| Aug 2023 | £1,404 |
| Jul 2023 | £1,397 |
| Jun 2023 | £1,389 |
| May 2023 | £1,383 |
| Apr 2023 | £1,372 |
| Mar 2023 | £1,353 |
| Feb 2023 | £1,334 |
| Jan 2023 | £1,319 |
| Dec 2022 | £1,313 |
| Nov 2022 | £1,308 |
| Oct 2022 | £1,302 |
| Sept 2022 | £1,296 |
| Aug 2022 | £1,290 |
| Jul 2022 | £1,283 |
| Jun 2022 | £1,278 |
| May 2022 | £1,274 |
| Apr 2022 | £1,272 |
| Mar 2022 | £1,269 |
| Feb 2022 | £1,266 |
| Jan 2022 | £1,263 |
| Dec 2021 | £1,262 |
| Nov 2021 | £1,261 |
| Oct 2021 | £1,260 |
| Sept 2021 | £1,260 |
| Aug 2021 | £1,261 |
| Jul 2021 | £1,259 |
| Jun 2021 | £1,258 |
| May 2021 | £1,252 |
| Apr 2021 | £1,244 |
| Mar 2021 | £1,237 |
| Feb 2021 | £1,234 |
| Jan 2021 | £1,234 |
| Dec 2020 | £1,233 |
| Nov 2020 | £1,230 |
| Oct 2020 | £1,228 |
| Sept 2020 | £1,226 |