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Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling in United Kingdom

Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling in the United Kingdom was £1,400 in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 3.9% from August 2025.

August 2026, GBP1,400 Provisional
Change on August 2025+3.9%
Series high1,400August 2026
Series low910January 2015

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

9001,0001,1001,2001,3001,4002015-012016-092018-052020-012021-092023-052025-012026-082015-01: 910 GBP2015-02: 912 GBP2015-03: 915 GBP2015-04: 918 GBP2015-05: 922 GBP2015-06: 924 GBP2015-07: 926 GBP2015-08: 930 GBP2015-09: 933 GBP2015-10: 935 GBP2015-11: 936 GBP2015-12: 939 GBP2016-01: 941 GBP2016-02: 942 GBP2016-03: 946 GBP2016-04: 949 GBP2016-05: 952 GBP2016-06: 954 GBP2016-07: 958 GBP2016-08: 961 GBP2016-09: 963 GBP2016-10: 966 GBP2016-11: 968 GBP2016-12: 970 GBP2017-01: 972 GBP2017-02: 973 GBP2017-03: 975 GBP2017-04: 977 GBP2017-05: 977 GBP2017-06: 979 GBP2017-07: 982 GBP2017-08: 982 GBP2017-09: 982 GBP2017-10: 983 GBP2017-11: 984 GBP2017-12: 985 GBP2018-01: 984 GBP2018-02: 986 GBP2018-03: 984 GBP2018-04: 984 GBP2018-05: 985 GBP2018-06: 985 GBP2018-07: 987 GBP2018-08: 989 GBP2018-09: 990 GBP2018-10: 993 GBP2018-11: 995 GBP2018-12: 997 GBP2019-01: 997 GBP2019-02: 999 GBP2019-03: 1,000 GBP2019-04: 1,000 GBP2019-05: 1,005 GBP2019-06: 1,005 GBP2019-07: 1,006 GBP2019-08: 1,009 GBP2019-09: 1,012 GBP2019-10: 1,014 GBP2019-11: 1,016 GBP2019-12: 1,018 GBP2020-01: 1,019 GBP2020-02: 1,021 GBP2020-03: 1,022 GBP2020-04: 1,022 GBP2020-05: 1,023 GBP2020-06: 1,024 GBP2020-07: 1,025 GBP2020-08: 1,026 GBP2020-09: 1,027 GBP2020-10: 1,029 GBP2020-11: 1,029 GBP2020-12: 1,030 GBP2021-01: 1,030 GBP2021-02: 1,032 GBP2021-03: 1,034 GBP2021-04: 1,033 GBP2021-05: 1,034 GBP2021-06: 1,036 GBP2021-07: 1,037 GBP2021-08: 1,039 GBP2021-09: 1,042 GBP2021-10: 1,046 GBP2021-11: 1,049 GBP2021-12: 1,055 GBP2022-01: 1,059 GBP2022-02: 1,063 GBP2022-03: 1,066 GBP2022-04: 1,071 GBP2022-05: 1,075 GBP2022-06: 1,079 GBP2022-07: 1,084 GBP2022-08: 1,089 GBP2022-09: 1,096 GBP2022-10: 1,100 GBP2022-11: 1,107 GBP2022-12: 1,114 GBP2023-01: 1,120 GBP2023-02: 1,126 GBP2023-03: 1,133 GBP2023-04: 1,142 GBP2023-05: 1,152 GBP2023-06: 1,161 GBP2023-07: 1,169 GBP2023-08: 1,177 GBP2023-09: 1,185 GBP2023-10: 1,193 GBP2023-11: 1,200 GBP2023-12: 1,207 GBP2024-01: 1,216 GBP2024-02: 1,227 GBP2024-03: 1,236 GBP2024-04: 1,243 GBP2024-05: 1,252 GBP2024-06: 1,260 GBP2024-07: 1,268 GBP2024-08: 1,275 GBP2024-09: 1,284 GBP2024-10: 1,295 GBP2024-11: 1,308 GBP2024-12: 1,316 GBP2025-01: 1,321 GBP2025-02: 1,327 GBP2025-03: 1,332 GBP2025-04: 1,335 GBP2025-05: 1,339 GBP2025-06: 1,344 GBP2025-07: 1,343 GBP2025-08: 1,348 GBP2025-09: 1,354 GBP2025-10: 1,360 GBP2025-11: 1,366 GBP2025-12: 1,367 GBP2026-01: 1,367 GBP2026-02: 1,374 GBP2026-03: 1,377 GBP2026-04: 1,381 GBP2026-05: 1,383 GBP2026-06: 1,388 GBP2026-07: 1,393 GBP2026-08: 1,400 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
2026-081,400 Provisional
2026-071,393 Provisional
2026-061,388
2026-051,383
2026-041,381
2026-031,377
2026-021,374
2026-011,367
2025-121,367
2025-111,366
2025-101,360
2025-091,354
2025-081,348
2025-071,343
2025-061,344
2025-051,339
2025-041,335
2025-031,332
2025-021,327
2025-011,321
2024-121,316
2024-111,308
2024-101,295
2024-091,284
2024-081,275
2024-071,268
2024-061,260
2024-051,252
2024-041,243
2024-031,236
2024-021,227
2024-011,216
2023-121,207
2023-111,200
2023-101,193
2023-091,185
2023-081,177
2023-071,169
2023-061,161
2023-051,152
2023-041,142
2023-031,133
2023-021,126
2023-011,120
2022-121,114
2022-111,107
2022-101,100
2022-091,096
2022-081,089
2022-071,084
2022-061,079
2022-051,075
2022-041,071
2022-031,066
2022-021,063
2022-011,059
2021-121,055
2021-111,049
2021-101,046
2021-091,042
2021-081,039
2021-071,037
2021-061,036
2021-051,034
2021-041,033
2021-031,034
2021-021,032
2021-011,030
2020-121,030
2020-111,029
2020-101,029
2020-091,027
2020-081,026
2020-071,025
2020-061,024
2020-051,023
2020-041,022
2020-031,022
2020-021,021
2020-011,019
2019-121,018
2019-111,016
2019-101,014
2019-091,012
2019-081,009
2019-071,006
2019-061,005
2019-051,005
2019-041,000
2019-031,000
2019-02999
2019-01997
2018-12997
2018-11995
2018-10993
2018-09990
2018-08989
2018-07987
2018-06985
2018-05985
2018-04984
2018-03984
2018-02986
2018-01984
2017-12985
2017-11984
2017-10983
2017-09982
2017-08982
2017-07982
2017-06979
2017-05977
2017-04977
2017-03975
2017-02973
2017-01972
2016-12970
2016-11968
2016-10966
2016-09963
2016-08961
2016-07958
2016-06954
2016-05952
2016-04949
2016-03946
2016-02942
2016-01941
2015-12939
2015-11936
2015-10935
2015-09933
2015-08930
2015-07926
2015-06924
2015-05922
2015-04918
2015-03915
2015-02912
2015-01910

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 United Kingdom?

Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling in the United Kingdom was £1,400 in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 3.9% 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 United Kingdom?

£1,400 in August 2026, the highest value since January 2015 in this series.

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