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Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling in West Midlands

Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling in West Midlands was £982 in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 5% from August 2025.

August 2026, GBP982 Provisional
Change on August 2025+5%
Series high982August 2026
Series low615January 2015

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

6007008009001,0002015-012016-092018-052020-012021-092023-052025-012026-082015-01: 615 GBP2015-02: 617 GBP2015-03: 619 GBP2015-04: 620 GBP2015-05: 622 GBP2015-06: 623 GBP2015-07: 624 GBP2015-08: 625 GBP2015-09: 627 GBP2015-10: 628 GBP2015-11: 629 GBP2015-12: 633 GBP2016-01: 634 GBP2016-02: 636 GBP2016-03: 638 GBP2016-04: 639 GBP2016-05: 640 GBP2016-06: 641 GBP2016-07: 642 GBP2016-08: 645 GBP2016-09: 647 GBP2016-10: 650 GBP2016-11: 651 GBP2016-12: 653 GBP2017-01: 654 GBP2017-02: 654 GBP2017-03: 655 GBP2017-04: 657 GBP2017-05: 658 GBP2017-06: 661 GBP2017-07: 664 GBP2017-08: 666 GBP2017-09: 667 GBP2017-10: 667 GBP2017-11: 668 GBP2017-12: 669 GBP2018-01: 670 GBP2018-02: 672 GBP2018-03: 673 GBP2018-04: 675 GBP2018-05: 676 GBP2018-06: 676 GBP2018-07: 678 GBP2018-08: 678 GBP2018-09: 680 GBP2018-10: 683 GBP2018-11: 684 GBP2018-12: 685 GBP2019-01: 686 GBP2019-02: 687 GBP2019-03: 687 GBP2019-04: 688 GBP2019-05: 689 GBP2019-06: 688 GBP2019-07: 689 GBP2019-08: 691 GBP2019-09: 694 GBP2019-10: 697 GBP2019-11: 697 GBP2019-12: 698 GBP2020-01: 699 GBP2020-02: 700 GBP2020-03: 701 GBP2020-04: 701 GBP2020-05: 704 GBP2020-06: 705 GBP2020-07: 706 GBP2020-08: 709 GBP2020-09: 710 GBP2020-10: 712 GBP2020-11: 711 GBP2020-12: 709 GBP2021-01: 713 GBP2021-02: 713 GBP2021-03: 716 GBP2021-04: 720 GBP2021-05: 724 GBP2021-06: 726 GBP2021-07: 730 GBP2021-08: 732 GBP2021-09: 734 GBP2021-10: 735 GBP2021-11: 738 GBP2021-12: 742 GBP2022-01: 745 GBP2022-02: 749 GBP2022-03: 746 GBP2022-04: 749 GBP2022-05: 751 GBP2022-06: 757 GBP2022-07: 760 GBP2022-08: 763 GBP2022-09: 765 GBP2022-10: 768 GBP2022-11: 771 GBP2022-12: 775 GBP2023-01: 778 GBP2023-02: 781 GBP2023-03: 787 GBP2023-04: 794 GBP2023-05: 803 GBP2023-06: 808 GBP2023-07: 811 GBP2023-08: 817 GBP2023-09: 823 GBP2023-10: 829 GBP2023-11: 833 GBP2023-12: 837 GBP2024-01: 848 GBP2024-02: 853 GBP2024-03: 860 GBP2024-04: 862 GBP2024-05: 868 GBP2024-06: 876 GBP2024-07: 884 GBP2024-08: 892 GBP2024-09: 896 GBP2024-10: 901 GBP2024-11: 905 GBP2024-12: 910 GBP2025-01: 912 GBP2025-02: 917 GBP2025-03: 920 GBP2025-04: 923 GBP2025-05: 927 GBP2025-06: 931 GBP2025-07: 932 GBP2025-08: 935 GBP2025-09: 942 GBP2025-10: 948 GBP2025-11: 955 GBP2025-12: 957 GBP2026-01: 962 GBP2026-02: 962 GBP2026-03: 964 GBP2026-04: 964 GBP2026-05: 966 GBP2026-06: 971 GBP2026-07: 974 GBP2026-08: 982 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
2026-08982 Provisional
2026-07974 Provisional
2026-06971
2026-05966
2026-04964
2026-03964
2026-02962
2026-01962
2025-12957
2025-11955
2025-10948
2025-09942
2025-08935
2025-07932
2025-06931
2025-05927
2025-04923
2025-03920
2025-02917
2025-01912
2024-12910
2024-11905
2024-10901
2024-09896
2024-08892
2024-07884
2024-06876
2024-05868
2024-04862
2024-03860
2024-02853
2024-01848
2023-12837
2023-11833
2023-10829
2023-09823
2023-08817
2023-07811
2023-06808
2023-05803
2023-04794
2023-03787
2023-02781
2023-01778
2022-12775
2022-11771
2022-10768
2022-09765
2022-08763
2022-07760
2022-06757
2022-05751
2022-04749
2022-03746
2022-02749
2022-01745
2021-12742
2021-11738
2021-10735
2021-09734
2021-08732
2021-07730
2021-06726
2021-05724
2021-04720
2021-03716
2021-02713
2021-01713
2020-12709
2020-11711
2020-10712
2020-09710
2020-08709
2020-07706
2020-06705
2020-05704
2020-04701
2020-03701
2020-02700
2020-01699
2019-12698
2019-11697
2019-10697
2019-09694
2019-08691
2019-07689
2019-06688
2019-05689
2019-04688
2019-03687
2019-02687
2019-01686
2018-12685
2018-11684
2018-10683
2018-09680
2018-08678
2018-07678
2018-06676
2018-05676
2018-04675
2018-03673
2018-02672
2018-01670
2017-12669
2017-11668
2017-10667
2017-09667
2017-08666
2017-07664
2017-06661
2017-05658
2017-04657
2017-03655
2017-02654
2017-01654
2016-12653
2016-11651
2016-10650
2016-09647
2016-08645
2016-07642
2016-06641
2016-05640
2016-04639
2016-03638
2016-02636
2016-01634
2015-12633
2015-11629
2015-10628
2015-09627
2015-08625
2015-07624
2015-06623
2015-05622
2015-04620
2015-03619
2015-02617
2015-01615

Compared with United Kingdom

PlaceAugust 2026
West Midlands982
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 West Midlands?

Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling in West Midlands was £982 in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 5% 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 West Midlands?

£982 in August 2026, the highest value since January 2015 in this series.

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