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Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling in Scotland

Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling in Scotland was £1,013 in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 1.1% from August 2025.

August 2026, GBP1,013 Provisional
Change on August 2025+1.1%
Series high1,022February 2026
Series low673January 2015

Next release: Wednesday, 21 October 2026, 09:30 UK time, announced by Office for National Statistics. Release calendar

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

6007008009001,0001,1002015-012016-092018-052020-012021-092023-052025-012026-082015-01: 673 GBP2015-02: 675 GBP2015-03: 676 GBP2015-04: 678 GBP2015-05: 680 GBP2015-06: 681 GBP2015-07: 682 GBP2015-08: 684 GBP2015-09: 685 GBP2015-10: 686 GBP2015-11: 686 GBP2015-12: 685 GBP2016-01: 687 GBP2016-02: 687 GBP2016-03: 687 GBP2016-04: 689 GBP2016-05: 689 GBP2016-06: 689 GBP2016-07: 690 GBP2016-08: 690 GBP2016-09: 692 GBP2016-10: 693 GBP2016-11: 694 GBP2016-12: 695 GBP2017-01: 696 GBP2017-02: 697 GBP2017-03: 698 GBP2017-04: 701 GBP2017-05: 702 GBP2017-06: 703 GBP2017-07: 706 GBP2017-08: 709 GBP2017-09: 710 GBP2017-10: 711 GBP2017-11: 712 GBP2017-12: 712 GBP2018-01: 714 GBP2018-02: 716 GBP2018-03: 718 GBP2018-04: 719 GBP2018-05: 721 GBP2018-06: 721 GBP2018-07: 722 GBP2018-08: 724 GBP2018-09: 724 GBP2018-10: 725 GBP2018-11: 727 GBP2018-12: 727 GBP2019-01: 728 GBP2019-02: 728 GBP2019-03: 730 GBP2019-04: 733 GBP2019-05: 734 GBP2019-06: 737 GBP2019-07: 739 GBP2019-08: 741 GBP2019-09: 742 GBP2019-10: 744 GBP2019-11: 746 GBP2019-12: 747 GBP2020-01: 749 GBP2020-02: 748 GBP2020-03: 750 GBP2020-04: 752 GBP2020-05: 754 GBP2020-06: 753 GBP2020-07: 754 GBP2020-08: 754 GBP2020-09: 754 GBP2020-10: 754 GBP2020-11: 756 GBP2020-12: 757 GBP2021-01: 758 GBP2021-02: 758 GBP2021-03: 760 GBP2021-04: 763 GBP2021-05: 765 GBP2021-06: 766 GBP2021-07: 767 GBP2021-08: 768 GBP2021-09: 768 GBP2021-10: 770 GBP2021-11: 774 GBP2021-12: 780 GBP2022-01: 784 GBP2022-02: 787 GBP2022-03: 791 GBP2022-04: 796 GBP2022-05: 799 GBP2022-06: 802 GBP2022-07: 804 GBP2022-08: 807 GBP2022-09: 813 GBP2022-10: 822 GBP2022-11: 829 GBP2022-12: 837 GBP2023-01: 844 GBP2023-02: 851 GBP2023-03: 858 GBP2023-04: 866 GBP2023-05: 876 GBP2023-06: 885 GBP2023-07: 893 GBP2023-08: 901 GBP2023-09: 908 GBP2023-10: 915 GBP2023-11: 921 GBP2023-12: 928 GBP2024-01: 937 GBP2024-02: 944 GBP2024-03: 947 GBP2024-04: 951 GBP2024-05: 956 GBP2024-06: 958 GBP2024-07: 964 GBP2024-08: 968 GBP2024-09: 971 GBP2024-10: 975 GBP2024-11: 980 GBP2024-12: 991 GBP2025-01: 996 GBP2025-02: 998 GBP2025-03: 1,001 GBP2025-04: 999 GBP2025-05: 999 GBP2025-06: 999 GBP2025-07: 999 GBP2025-08: 1,002 GBP2025-09: 1,004 GBP2025-10: 1,008 GBP2025-11: 1,012 GBP2025-12: 1,018 GBP2026-01: 1,021 GBP2026-02: 1,022 GBP2026-03: 1,022 GBP2026-04: 1,019 GBP2026-05: 1,009 GBP2026-06: 1,012 GBP2026-07: 1,016 GBP2026-08: 1,013 GBP6007008009001,0001,1002015-012018-122022-112026-082026-08: 1,013 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
2026-081,013 Provisional
2026-071,016 Provisional
2026-061,012
2026-051,009
2026-041,019
2026-031,022
2026-021,022
2026-011,021
2025-121,018
2025-111,012
2025-101,008
2025-091,004
2025-081,002
2025-07999
2025-06999
2025-05999
2025-04999
2025-031,001
2025-02998
2025-01996
2024-12991
2024-11980
2024-10975
2024-09971
2024-08968
2024-07964
2024-06958
2024-05956
2024-04951
2024-03947
2024-02944
2024-01937
2023-12928
2023-11921
2023-10915
2023-09908
2023-08901
2023-07893
2023-06885
2023-05876
2023-04866
2023-03858
2023-02851
2023-01844
2022-12837
2022-11829
2022-10822
2022-09813
2022-08807
2022-07804
2022-06802
2022-05799
2022-04796
2022-03791
2022-02787
2022-01784
2021-12780
2021-11774
2021-10770
2021-09768
2021-08768
2021-07767
2021-06766
2021-05765
2021-04763
2021-03760
2021-02758
2021-01758
2020-12757
2020-11756
2020-10754
2020-09754
2020-08754
2020-07754
2020-06753
2020-05754
2020-04752
2020-03750
2020-02748
2020-01749
2019-12747
2019-11746
2019-10744
2019-09742
2019-08741
2019-07739
2019-06737
2019-05734
2019-04733
2019-03730
2019-02728
2019-01728
2018-12727
2018-11727
2018-10725
2018-09724
2018-08724
2018-07722
2018-06721
2018-05721
2018-04719
2018-03718
2018-02716
2018-01714
2017-12712
2017-11712
2017-10711
2017-09710
2017-08709
2017-07706
2017-06703
2017-05702
2017-04701
2017-03698
2017-02697
2017-01696
2016-12695
2016-11694
2016-10693
2016-09692
2016-08690
2016-07690
2016-06689
2016-05689
2016-04689
2016-03687
2016-02687
2016-01687
2015-12685
2015-11686
2015-10686
2015-09685
2015-08684
2015-07682
2015-06681
2015-05680
2015-04678
2015-03676
2015-02675
2015-01673

Compared with United Kingdom

PlaceAugust 2026
Scotland1,013
United Kingdom1,400

Scotland compared with nearby places

North East: 788 GBPNorth West: 969 GBPYorkshire and The Humber: 865 GBPEast Midlands: 922 GBPWest Midlands: 982 GBPEast of England: 1,289 GBPLondon: 2,332 GBPSouth East: 1,426 GBPSouth West: 1,245 GBPScotland: 1,013 GBPWales: 846 GBP
  • Under 870
  • 870 to 970
  • 970 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,300
  • 1,300 and over
  • No data
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling, August 2026, GBP. Scotland is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). Boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024.

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.

More on how it is measured
  • 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.

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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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Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). (2026). Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS) (Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling, Scotland, 2015-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026

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Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS), Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling, Scotland, 2015-01 to 2026-08. Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), 16 Sept. 2026, https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-private-rent-gbp/scotland-uk. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). 2026. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling, Scotland, 2015-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-private-rent-gbp/scotland-uk.

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Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom) (2026) Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS), Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling, Scotland, 2015-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-private-rent-gbp/scotland-uk (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling in Scotland was £1,013 in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 1.1% 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 Scotland?

£1,022 in February 2026, the highest value since January 2015 in this series.

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