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Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling in Reading

Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling in Reading was £1,574 in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 1.4% from August 2025.

August 2026, GBP1,574 Provisional
Change on August 2025+1.4%
Series high1,584December 2025
Series low1,030January 2015

Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling in Reading, January 2015 to August 2026

1,0001,2001,4001,6002015-012016-092018-052020-012021-092023-052025-012026-082015-01: 1,030 GBP2015-02: 1,032 GBP2015-03: 1,037 GBP2015-04: 1,045 GBP2015-05: 1,045 GBP2015-06: 1,044 GBP2015-07: 1,043 GBP2015-08: 1,050 GBP2015-09: 1,058 GBP2015-10: 1,065 GBP2015-11: 1,070 GBP2015-12: 1,074 GBP2016-01: 1,076 GBP2016-02: 1,081 GBP2016-03: 1,087 GBP2016-04: 1,095 GBP2016-05: 1,099 GBP2016-06: 1,101 GBP2016-07: 1,111 GBP2016-08: 1,123 GBP2016-09: 1,133 GBP2016-10: 1,134 GBP2016-11: 1,134 GBP2016-12: 1,135 GBP2017-01: 1,135 GBP2017-02: 1,138 GBP2017-03: 1,138 GBP2017-04: 1,136 GBP2017-05: 1,132 GBP2017-06: 1,125 GBP2017-07: 1,123 GBP2017-08: 1,122 GBP2017-09: 1,126 GBP2017-10: 1,127 GBP2017-11: 1,129 GBP2017-12: 1,132 GBP2018-01: 1,136 GBP2018-02: 1,139 GBP2018-03: 1,142 GBP2018-04: 1,142 GBP2018-05: 1,144 GBP2018-06: 1,146 GBP2018-07: 1,150 GBP2018-08: 1,154 GBP2018-09: 1,156 GBP2018-10: 1,157 GBP2018-11: 1,157 GBP2018-12: 1,159 GBP2019-01: 1,162 GBP2019-02: 1,164 GBP2019-03: 1,164 GBP2019-04: 1,164 GBP2019-05: 1,164 GBP2019-06: 1,169 GBP2019-07: 1,172 GBP2019-08: 1,177 GBP2019-09: 1,178 GBP2019-10: 1,184 GBP2019-11: 1,189 GBP2019-12: 1,193 GBP2020-01: 1,194 GBP2020-02: 1,193 GBP2020-03: 1,192 GBP2020-04: 1,190 GBP2020-05: 1,190 GBP2020-06: 1,188 GBP2020-07: 1,188 GBP2020-08: 1,187 GBP2020-09: 1,188 GBP2020-10: 1,188 GBP2020-11: 1,189 GBP2020-12: 1,188 GBP2021-01: 1,186 GBP2021-02: 1,185 GBP2021-03: 1,186 GBP2021-04: 1,178 GBP2021-05: 1,170 GBP2021-06: 1,162 GBP2021-07: 1,163 GBP2021-08: 1,164 GBP2021-09: 1,165 GBP2021-10: 1,168 GBP2021-11: 1,169 GBP2021-12: 1,171 GBP2022-01: 1,170 GBP2022-02: 1,174 GBP2022-03: 1,178 GBP2022-04: 1,192 GBP2022-05: 1,200 GBP2022-06: 1,210 GBP2022-07: 1,212 GBP2022-08: 1,216 GBP2022-09: 1,219 GBP2022-10: 1,223 GBP2022-11: 1,227 GBP2022-12: 1,228 GBP2023-01: 1,229 GBP2023-02: 1,232 GBP2023-03: 1,234 GBP2023-04: 1,240 GBP2023-05: 1,246 GBP2023-06: 1,252 GBP2023-07: 1,267 GBP2023-08: 1,288 GBP2023-09: 1,315 GBP2023-10: 1,332 GBP2023-11: 1,344 GBP2023-12: 1,352 GBP2024-01: 1,357 GBP2024-02: 1,361 GBP2024-03: 1,368 GBP2024-04: 1,376 GBP2024-05: 1,395 GBP2024-06: 1,415 GBP2024-07: 1,435 GBP2024-08: 1,444 GBP2024-09: 1,454 GBP2024-10: 1,470 GBP2024-11: 1,490 GBP2024-12: 1,508 GBP2025-01: 1,518 GBP2025-02: 1,524 GBP2025-03: 1,527 GBP2025-04: 1,532 GBP2025-05: 1,537 GBP2025-06: 1,543 GBP2025-07: 1,544 GBP2025-08: 1,552 GBP2025-09: 1,562 GBP2025-10: 1,574 GBP2025-11: 1,581 GBP2025-12: 1,584 GBP2026-01: 1,583 GBP2026-02: 1,581 GBP2026-03: 1,579 GBP2026-04: 1,579 GBP2026-05: 1,577 GBP2026-06: 1,573 GBP2026-07: 1,573 GBP2026-08: 1,574 GBP
GBP. Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-16.
All 140 values
PeriodGBP
2026-081,574 Provisional
2026-071,573 Provisional
2026-061,573
2026-051,577
2026-041,579
2026-031,579
2026-021,581
2026-011,583
2025-121,584
2025-111,581
2025-101,574
2025-091,562
2025-081,552
2025-071,544
2025-061,543
2025-051,537
2025-041,532
2025-031,527
2025-021,524
2025-011,518
2024-121,508
2024-111,490
2024-101,470
2024-091,454
2024-081,444
2024-071,435
2024-061,415
2024-051,395
2024-041,376
2024-031,368
2024-021,361
2024-011,357
2023-121,352
2023-111,344
2023-101,332
2023-091,315
2023-081,288
2023-071,267
2023-061,252
2023-051,246
2023-041,240
2023-031,234
2023-021,232
2023-011,229
2022-121,228
2022-111,227
2022-101,223
2022-091,219
2022-081,216
2022-071,212
2022-061,210
2022-051,200
2022-041,192
2022-031,178
2022-021,174
2022-011,170
2021-121,171
2021-111,169
2021-101,168
2021-091,165
2021-081,164
2021-071,163
2021-061,162
2021-051,170
2021-041,178
2021-031,186
2021-021,185
2021-011,186
2020-121,188
2020-111,189
2020-101,188
2020-091,188
2020-081,187
2020-071,188
2020-061,188
2020-051,190
2020-041,190
2020-031,192
2020-021,193
2020-011,194
2019-121,193
2019-111,189
2019-101,184
2019-091,178
2019-081,177
2019-071,172
2019-061,169
2019-051,164
2019-041,164
2019-031,164
2019-021,164
2019-011,162
2018-121,159
2018-111,157
2018-101,157
2018-091,156
2018-081,154
2018-071,150
2018-061,146
2018-051,144
2018-041,142
2018-031,142
2018-021,139
2018-011,136
2017-121,132
2017-111,129
2017-101,127
2017-091,126
2017-081,122
2017-071,123
2017-061,125
2017-051,132
2017-041,136
2017-031,138
2017-021,138
2017-011,135
2016-121,135
2016-111,134
2016-101,134
2016-091,133
2016-081,123
2016-071,111
2016-061,101
2016-051,099
2016-041,095
2016-031,087
2016-021,081
2016-011,076
2015-121,074
2015-111,070
2015-101,065
2015-091,058
2015-081,050
2015-071,043
2015-061,044
2015-051,045
2015-041,045
2015-031,037
2015-021,032
2015-011,030

Compared with South East and United Kingdom

PlaceAugust 2026
Reading1,574
South East1,426
United Kingdom1,400

Definition

Average rent paid per calendar month for homes let by private landlords, in pounds sterling, from the Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR) of the Office for National Statistics. It covers new and existing tenancies, all property sizes and types, and is built from administrative rent data. Not seasonally adjusted. United Kingdom, its nations and English regions, and local authorities in England and Wales.

Rents actually paid, including long-standing tenancies, so it is below the asking rents of new listings on property portals. Rounded to the nearest pound. Scotland figures are mainly advertised new lets and Northern Ireland figures are newly advertised lets, so the ONS advises caution when comparing them with England and Wales. For US median gross rent see median_gross_rent.

How to cite

Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the average monthly private rent, pounds sterling in Reading?

Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling in Reading was £1,574 in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 1.4% from August 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average monthly private rent, pounds sterling in Reading?

£1,584 in December 2025, the highest value since January 2015 in this series.

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