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Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling in Watford

Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling in Watford was £1,829 in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 2.6% from August 2025.

August 2026, GBP1,829 Provisional
Change on August 2025+2.6%
Series high1,829August 2026
Series low1,127January 2015

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

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002015-012016-092018-052020-012021-092023-052025-012026-082015-01: 1,127 GBP2015-02: 1,138 GBP2015-03: 1,143 GBP2015-04: 1,146 GBP2015-05: 1,156 GBP2015-06: 1,166 GBP2015-07: 1,175 GBP2015-08: 1,174 GBP2015-09: 1,175 GBP2015-10: 1,179 GBP2015-11: 1,185 GBP2015-12: 1,191 GBP2016-01: 1,196 GBP2016-02: 1,205 GBP2016-03: 1,224 GBP2016-04: 1,242 GBP2016-05: 1,254 GBP2016-06: 1,260 GBP2016-07: 1,264 GBP2016-08: 1,272 GBP2016-09: 1,281 GBP2016-10: 1,292 GBP2016-11: 1,299 GBP2016-12: 1,299 GBP2017-01: 1,299 GBP2017-02: 1,300 GBP2017-03: 1,305 GBP2017-04: 1,310 GBP2017-05: 1,314 GBP2017-06: 1,315 GBP2017-07: 1,314 GBP2017-08: 1,315 GBP2017-09: 1,317 GBP2017-10: 1,321 GBP2017-11: 1,319 GBP2017-12: 1,316 GBP2018-01: 1,313 GBP2018-02: 1,313 GBP2018-03: 1,313 GBP2018-04: 1,314 GBP2018-05: 1,315 GBP2018-06: 1,319 GBP2018-07: 1,319 GBP2018-08: 1,319 GBP2018-09: 1,319 GBP2018-10: 1,320 GBP2018-11: 1,317 GBP2018-12: 1,313 GBP2019-01: 1,311 GBP2019-02: 1,310 GBP2019-03: 1,309 GBP2019-04: 1,309 GBP2019-05: 1,310 GBP2019-06: 1,311 GBP2019-07: 1,312 GBP2019-08: 1,312 GBP2019-09: 1,312 GBP2019-10: 1,311 GBP2019-11: 1,312 GBP2019-12: 1,313 GBP2020-01: 1,314 GBP2020-02: 1,314 GBP2020-03: 1,315 GBP2020-04: 1,315 GBP2020-05: 1,317 GBP2020-06: 1,318 GBP2020-07: 1,320 GBP2020-08: 1,322 GBP2020-09: 1,326 GBP2020-10: 1,330 GBP2020-11: 1,333 GBP2020-12: 1,334 GBP2021-01: 1,338 GBP2021-02: 1,349 GBP2021-03: 1,360 GBP2021-04: 1,370 GBP2021-05: 1,373 GBP2021-06: 1,378 GBP2021-07: 1,382 GBP2021-08: 1,387 GBP2021-09: 1,390 GBP2021-10: 1,394 GBP2021-11: 1,398 GBP2021-12: 1,402 GBP2022-01: 1,406 GBP2022-02: 1,412 GBP2022-03: 1,419 GBP2022-04: 1,431 GBP2022-05: 1,439 GBP2022-06: 1,446 GBP2022-07: 1,448 GBP2022-08: 1,450 GBP2022-09: 1,452 GBP2022-10: 1,456 GBP2022-11: 1,462 GBP2022-12: 1,473 GBP2023-01: 1,483 GBP2023-02: 1,493 GBP2023-03: 1,499 GBP2023-04: 1,508 GBP2023-05: 1,517 GBP2023-06: 1,528 GBP2023-07: 1,536 GBP2023-08: 1,548 GBP2023-09: 1,561 GBP2023-10: 1,575 GBP2023-11: 1,582 GBP2023-12: 1,594 GBP2024-01: 1,611 GBP2024-02: 1,636 GBP2024-03: 1,652 GBP2024-04: 1,665 GBP2024-05: 1,671 GBP2024-06: 1,678 GBP2024-07: 1,684 GBP2024-08: 1,695 GBP2024-09: 1,702 GBP2024-10: 1,710 GBP2024-11: 1,717 GBP2024-12: 1,723 GBP2025-01: 1,728 GBP2025-02: 1,730 GBP2025-03: 1,734 GBP2025-04: 1,739 GBP2025-05: 1,744 GBP2025-06: 1,751 GBP2025-07: 1,764 GBP2025-08: 1,782 GBP2025-09: 1,797 GBP2025-10: 1,806 GBP2025-11: 1,812 GBP2025-12: 1,815 GBP2026-01: 1,817 GBP2026-02: 1,815 GBP2026-03: 1,813 GBP2026-04: 1,811 GBP2026-05: 1,814 GBP2026-06: 1,817 GBP2026-07: 1,823 GBP2026-08: 1,829 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
2026-081,829 Provisional
2026-071,823 Provisional
2026-061,817
2026-051,814
2026-041,811
2026-031,813
2026-021,815
2026-011,817
2025-121,815
2025-111,812
2025-101,806
2025-091,797
2025-081,782
2025-071,764
2025-061,751
2025-051,744
2025-041,739
2025-031,734
2025-021,730
2025-011,728
2024-121,723
2024-111,717
2024-101,710
2024-091,702
2024-081,695
2024-071,684
2024-061,678
2024-051,671
2024-041,665
2024-031,652
2024-021,636
2024-011,611
2023-121,594
2023-111,582
2023-101,575
2023-091,561
2023-081,548
2023-071,536
2023-061,528
2023-051,517
2023-041,508
2023-031,499
2023-021,493
2023-011,483
2022-121,473
2022-111,462
2022-101,456
2022-091,452
2022-081,450
2022-071,448
2022-061,446
2022-051,439
2022-041,431
2022-031,419
2022-021,412
2022-011,406
2021-121,402
2021-111,398
2021-101,394
2021-091,390
2021-081,387
2021-071,382
2021-061,378
2021-051,373
2021-041,370
2021-031,360
2021-021,349
2021-011,338
2020-121,334
2020-111,333
2020-101,330
2020-091,326
2020-081,322
2020-071,320
2020-061,318
2020-051,317
2020-041,315
2020-031,315
2020-021,314
2020-011,314
2019-121,313
2019-111,312
2019-101,311
2019-091,312
2019-081,312
2019-071,312
2019-061,311
2019-051,310
2019-041,309
2019-031,309
2019-021,310
2019-011,311
2018-121,313
2018-111,317
2018-101,320
2018-091,319
2018-081,319
2018-071,319
2018-061,319
2018-051,315
2018-041,314
2018-031,313
2018-021,313
2018-011,313
2017-121,316
2017-111,319
2017-101,321
2017-091,317
2017-081,315
2017-071,314
2017-061,315
2017-051,314
2017-041,310
2017-031,305
2017-021,300
2017-011,299
2016-121,299
2016-111,299
2016-101,292
2016-091,281
2016-081,272
2016-071,264
2016-061,260
2016-051,254
2016-041,242
2016-031,224
2016-021,205
2016-011,196
2015-121,191
2015-111,185
2015-101,179
2015-091,175
2015-081,174
2015-071,175
2015-061,166
2015-051,156
2015-041,146
2015-031,143
2015-021,138
2015-011,127

Compared with East of England and United Kingdom

PlaceAugust 2026
Watford1,829
East of England1,289
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 Watford?

Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling in Watford was £1,829 in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 2.6% 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 Watford?

£1,829 in August 2026, the highest value since January 2015 in this series.

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