Average monthly private rent
£1,952Latest 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 | £1,952 |
| Jul 2026 | £1,945 |
| Jun 2026 | £1,941 |
| May 2026 | £1,933 |
| Apr 2026 | £1,922 |
| Mar 2026 | £1,907 |
| Feb 2026 | £1,902 |
| Jan 2026 | £1,899 |
| Dec 2025 | £1,897 |
| Nov 2025 | £1,896 |
| Oct 2025 | £1,894 |
| Sept 2025 | £1,893 |
| Aug 2025 | £1,891 |
| Jul 2025 | £1,887 |
| Jun 2025 | £1,886 |
| May 2025 | £1,879 |
| Apr 2025 | £1,872 |
| Mar 2025 | £1,870 |
| Feb 2025 | £1,873 |
| Jan 2025 | £1,878 |
| Dec 2024 | £1,877 |
| Nov 2024 | £1,856 |
| Oct 2024 | £1,823 |
| Sept 2024 | £1,778 |
| Aug 2024 | £1,742 |
| Jul 2024 | £1,714 |
| Jun 2024 | £1,698 |
| May 2024 | £1,690 |
| Apr 2024 | £1,680 |
| Mar 2024 | £1,671 |
| Feb 2024 | £1,660 |
| Jan 2024 | £1,651 |
| Dec 2023 | £1,645 |
| Nov 2023 | £1,634 |
| Oct 2023 | £1,622 |
| Sept 2023 | £1,591 |
| Aug 2023 | £1,560 |
| Jul 2023 | £1,526 |
| Jun 2023 | £1,510 |
| May 2023 | £1,499 |
| Apr 2023 | £1,497 |
| Mar 2023 | £1,490 |
| Feb 2023 | £1,481 |
| Jan 2023 | £1,465 |
| Dec 2022 | £1,456 |
| Nov 2022 | £1,451 |
| Oct 2022 | £1,447 |
| Sept 2022 | £1,441 |
| Aug 2022 | £1,431 |
| Jul 2022 | £1,431 |
| Jun 2022 | £1,430 |
| May 2022 | £1,429 |
| Apr 2022 | £1,414 |
| Mar 2022 | £1,395 |
| Feb 2022 | £1,375 |
| Jan 2022 | £1,361 |
| Dec 2021 | £1,352 |
| Nov 2021 | £1,349 |
| Oct 2021 | £1,346 |
| Sept 2021 | £1,340 |
| Aug 2021 | £1,336 |
| Jul 2021 | £1,334 |
| Jun 2021 | £1,336 |
| May 2021 | £1,338 |
| Apr 2021 | £1,337 |
| Mar 2021 | £1,336 |
| Feb 2021 | £1,333 |
| Jan 2021 | £1,336 |
| Dec 2020 | £1,342 |
| Nov 2020 | £1,348 |
| Oct 2020 | £1,350 |
| Sept 2020 | £1,347 |