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Private rents, annual change in Birmingham

Private rents, annual change in Birmingham was 3% in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 2.5 pts from August 2025.

August 20263% Provisional
Change on August 2025-2.5 pts
Series high13.8March 2024
Series low-0.2August 2019

Private rents, annual change in Birmingham, January 2016 to August 2026

-50510152016-012017-082019-032020-102022-052023-122026-082016-01: 4.5 %2016-02: 5.2 %2016-03: 4.9 %2016-04: 4.5 %2016-05: 4 %2016-06: 3.9 %2016-07: 3.8 %2016-08: 4.4 %2016-09: 4.7 %2016-10: 5.3 %2016-11: 5.7 %2016-12: 5.4 %2017-01: 4.8 %2017-02: 3.8 %2017-03: 3.3 %2017-04: 2.8 %2017-05: 2.7 %2017-06: 3.1 %2017-07: 3.6 %2017-08: 3.8 %2017-09: 3.7 %2017-10: 3.2 %2017-11: 2.6 %2017-12: 2.1 %2018-01: 1.8 %2018-02: 2.1 %2018-03: 2.7 %2018-04: 3.6 %2018-05: 3.9 %2018-06: 3.7 %2018-07: 3.3 %2018-08: 2.6 %2018-09: 2.2 %2018-10: 2.1 %2018-11: 2.5 %2018-12: 2.9 %2019-01: 3.2 %2019-02: 3.2 %2019-03: 2.8 %2019-04: 2 %2019-05: 1.2 %2019-06: 0.6 %2019-07: 0 %2019-08: -0.2 %2019-09: 0.3 %2019-10: 1.1 %2019-11: 1.5 %2019-12: 1.5 %2020-01: 1.3 %2020-02: 1.1 %2020-03: 1.4 %2020-04: 1.6 %2020-05: 2.2 %2020-06: 2.9 %2020-07: 3.8 %2020-08: 4.6 %2020-09: 4.6 %2020-10: 4 %2020-11: 2.8 %2020-12: 1.8 %2021-01: 1.4 %2021-02: 1.2 %2021-03: 1.4 %2021-04: 1.6 %2021-05: 1.7 %2021-06: 1.9 %2021-07: 1.7 %2021-08: 1.6 %2021-09: 1.4 %2021-10: 1.2 %2021-11: 1.8 %2021-12: 2.8 %2022-01: 3.6 %2022-02: 4.2 %2022-03: 3.6 %2022-04: 3.3 %2022-05: 2.7 %2022-06: 2.9 %2022-07: 3.3 %2022-08: 3.7 %2022-09: 4 %2022-10: 4.1 %2022-11: 4.2 %2022-12: 4.4 %2023-01: 4.3 %2023-02: 4.2 %2023-03: 5.1 %2023-04: 6.1 %2023-05: 7.7 %2023-06: 8.1 %2023-07: 8.2 %2023-08: 8.3 %2023-09: 9.1 %2023-10: 10.6 %2023-11: 11.3 %2023-12: 11.5 %2024-01: 12.1 %2024-02: 13 %2024-03: 13.8 %2024-04: 13.3 %2024-05: 12 %2024-06: 11.3 %2024-07: 11.3 %2024-08: 11.4 %2024-09: 10.7 %2024-10: 9.6 %2024-11: 9 %2024-12: 9.1 %2025-01: 8.6 %2025-02: 7.9 %2025-03: 6.8 %2025-04: 6.6 %2025-05: 6.7 %2025-06: 6.7 %2025-07: 6.2 %2025-08: 5.5 %2025-09: 5.1 %2025-10: 5 %2025-11: 5.1 %2025-12: 4.7 %2026-01: 4.3 %2026-02: 3.7 %2026-03: 3.5 %2026-04: 3.3 %2026-05: 3.3 %2026-06: 3 %2026-07: 2.8 %2026-08: 3 %
%. Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: annual change in the index, all property types, percent (ONS). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-16.
All 128 values
Period%
2026-083 Provisional
2026-072.8 Provisional
2026-063
2026-053.3
2026-043.3
2026-033.5
2026-023.7
2026-014.3
2025-124.7
2025-115.1
2025-105
2025-095.1
2025-085.5
2025-076.2
2025-066.7
2025-056.7
2025-046.6
2025-036.8
2025-027.9
2025-018.6
2024-129.1
2024-119
2024-109.6
2024-0910.7
2024-0811.4
2024-0711.3
2024-0611.3
2024-0512
2024-0413.3
2024-0313.8
2024-0213
2024-0112.1
2023-1211.5
2023-1111.3
2023-1010.6
2023-099.1
2023-088.3
2023-078.2
2023-068.1
2023-057.7
2023-046.1
2023-035.1
2023-024.2
2023-014.3
2022-124.4
2022-114.2
2022-104.1
2022-094
2022-083.7
2022-073.3
2022-062.9
2022-052.7
2022-043.3
2022-033.6
2022-024.2
2022-013.6
2021-122.8
2021-111.8
2021-101.2
2021-091.4
2021-081.6
2021-071.7
2021-061.9
2021-051.7
2021-041.6
2021-031.4
2021-021.2
2021-011.4
2020-121.8
2020-112.8
2020-104
2020-094.6
2020-084.6
2020-073.8
2020-062.9
2020-052.2
2020-041.6
2020-031.4
2020-021.1
2020-011.3
2019-121.5
2019-111.5
2019-101.1
2019-090.3
2019-08-0.2
2019-070
2019-060.6
2019-051.2
2019-042
2019-032.8
2019-023.2
2019-013.2
2018-122.9
2018-112.5
2018-102.1
2018-092.2
2018-082.6
2018-073.3
2018-063.7
2018-053.9
2018-043.6
2018-032.7
2018-022.1
2018-011.8
2017-122.1
2017-112.6
2017-103.2
2017-093.7
2017-083.8
2017-073.6
2017-063.1
2017-052.7
2017-042.8
2017-033.3
2017-023.8
2017-014.8
2016-125.4
2016-115.7
2016-105.3
2016-094.7
2016-084.4
2016-073.8
2016-063.9
2016-054
2016-044.5
2016-034.9
2016-025.2
2016-014.5

Compared with West Midlands and United Kingdom

PlaceAugust 2026
Birmingham3
West Midlands4.9
United Kingdom3.8

Definition

Percentage change in the Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR) of the Office for National Statistics compared with the same month a year earlier. The index follows rents paid on new and existing private tenancies. Not seasonally adjusted. United Kingdom, its nations and English regions, and local authorities in England and Wales.

Rent inflation for sitting and new tenants together, so it moves more slowly than asking rents on new listings. It is not the actual rents component of consumer price inflation (CPI or CPIH), which also covers social housing.

How to cite

Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: annual change in the index, all property types, percent (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 private rents, annual change in Birmingham?

Private rents, annual change in Birmingham was 3% in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 2.5 pts 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: annual change in the index, all property types, percent (ONS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest private rents, annual change in Birmingham?

13.8% in March 2024, the highest value since January 2016 in this series.

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