Average monthly private rent
£1,489Latest 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 | £1,489 |
| Jul 2026 | £1,484 |
| Jun 2026 | £1,481 |
| May 2026 | £1,479 |
| Apr 2026 | £1,474 |
| Mar 2026 | £1,467 |
| Feb 2026 | £1,462 |
| Jan 2026 | £1,461 |
| Dec 2025 | £1,460 |
| Nov 2025 | £1,456 |
| Oct 2025 | £1,453 |
| Sept 2025 | £1,448 |
| Aug 2025 | £1,443 |
| Jul 2025 | £1,437 |
| Jun 2025 | £1,433 |
| May 2025 | £1,426 |
| Apr 2025 | £1,418 |
| Mar 2025 | £1,409 |
| Feb 2025 | £1,403 |
| Jan 2025 | £1,397 |
| Dec 2024 | £1,388 |
| Nov 2024 | £1,377 |
| Oct 2024 | £1,363 |
| Sept 2024 | £1,353 |
| Aug 2024 | £1,343 |
| Jul 2024 | £1,338 |
| Jun 2024 | £1,335 |
| May 2024 | £1,334 |
| Apr 2024 | £1,330 |
| Mar 2024 | £1,326 |
| Feb 2024 | £1,312 |
| Jan 2024 | £1,299 |
| Dec 2023 | £1,285 |
| Nov 2023 | £1,279 |
| Oct 2023 | £1,273 |
| Sept 2023 | £1,268 |
| Aug 2023 | £1,261 |
| Jul 2023 | £1,258 |
| Jun 2023 | £1,256 |
| May 2023 | £1,254 |
| Apr 2023 | £1,248 |
| Mar 2023 | £1,242 |
| Feb 2023 | £1,236 |
| Jan 2023 | £1,226 |
| Dec 2022 | £1,214 |
| Nov 2022 | £1,206 |
| Oct 2022 | £1,204 |
| Sept 2022 | £1,203 |
| Aug 2022 | £1,199 |
| Jul 2022 | £1,193 |
| Jun 2022 | £1,188 |
| May 2022 | £1,180 |
| Apr 2022 | £1,175 |
| Mar 2022 | £1,170 |
| Feb 2022 | £1,164 |
| Jan 2022 | £1,159 |
| Dec 2021 | £1,152 |
| Nov 2021 | £1,147 |
| Oct 2021 | £1,143 |
| Sept 2021 | £1,140 |
| Aug 2021 | £1,137 |
| Jul 2021 | £1,132 |
| Jun 2021 | £1,130 |
| May 2021 | £1,127 |
| Apr 2021 | £1,124 |
| Mar 2021 | £1,122 |
| Feb 2021 | £1,119 |
| Jan 2021 | £1,116 |
| Dec 2020 | £1,113 |
| Nov 2020 | £1,111 |
| Oct 2020 | £1,112 |
| Sept 2020 | £1,112 |