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Private rents, annual change in Dorset

Private rents, annual change in Dorset was 4.9% in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 2.5 pts from August 2025.

August 20264.9% Provisional
Change on August 2025+2.5 pts
Series high8June 2022
Series low-0.1March 2021

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

-202468102016-012017-082019-032020-102022-052023-122026-082016-01: 2 %2016-02: 2 %2016-03: 2.1 %2016-04: 2.4 %2016-05: 2.7 %2016-06: 2.8 %2016-07: 3.1 %2016-08: 3.2 %2016-09: 3.4 %2016-10: 3.2 %2016-11: 3 %2016-12: 3 %2017-01: 3.3 %2017-02: 3.5 %2017-03: 3.5 %2017-04: 3 %2017-05: 2.6 %2017-06: 2.5 %2017-07: 2.7 %2017-08: 3.1 %2017-09: 3.4 %2017-10: 3.8 %2017-11: 3.9 %2017-12: 3.9 %2018-01: 3.6 %2018-02: 3.4 %2018-03: 3.4 %2018-04: 3.3 %2018-05: 3.6 %2018-06: 3.8 %2018-07: 3.7 %2018-08: 3.1 %2018-09: 2.7 %2018-10: 2.4 %2018-11: 2.3 %2018-12: 2.1 %2019-01: 2 %2019-02: 1.9 %2019-03: 2 %2019-04: 2.3 %2019-05: 2.5 %2019-06: 2.6 %2019-07: 2.6 %2019-08: 2.5 %2019-09: 2.6 %2019-10: 2.6 %2019-11: 2.7 %2019-12: 2.6 %2020-01: 2.5 %2020-02: 2.6 %2020-03: 2.5 %2020-04: 2.4 %2020-05: 2 %2020-06: 1.6 %2020-07: 1.2 %2020-08: 1.1 %2020-09: 1 %2020-10: 0.9 %2020-11: 0.8 %2020-12: 0.6 %2021-01: 0.3 %2021-02: -0.1 %2021-03: -0.1 %2021-04: -0.1 %2021-05: 0.3 %2021-06: 0.5 %2021-07: 1.4 %2021-08: 2.3 %2021-09: 3.4 %2021-10: 4.1 %2021-11: 4.4 %2021-12: 5 %2022-01: 5.6 %2022-02: 6.7 %2022-03: 7.3 %2022-04: 8 %2022-05: 8 %2022-06: 8 %2022-07: 7.6 %2022-08: 6.9 %2022-09: 5.9 %2022-10: 5.4 %2022-11: 5.1 %2022-12: 4.9 %2023-01: 5 %2023-02: 4.5 %2023-03: 4.2 %2023-04: 3.7 %2023-05: 3.8 %2023-06: 3.8 %2023-07: 3.8 %2023-08: 3.7 %2023-09: 3.6 %2023-10: 3.6 %2023-11: 4.1 %2023-12: 4.7 %2024-01: 5.3 %2024-02: 5.3 %2024-03: 5.2 %2024-04: 5.3 %2024-05: 5.4 %2024-06: 5.8 %2024-07: 6.4 %2024-08: 7 %2024-09: 7.3 %2024-10: 7.3 %2024-11: 6.7 %2024-12: 6.2 %2025-01: 5.6 %2025-02: 5.5 %2025-03: 5.2 %2025-04: 4.7 %2025-05: 4.2 %2025-06: 3.4 %2025-07: 2.7 %2025-08: 2.4 %2025-09: 2.6 %2025-10: 3 %2025-11: 3.4 %2025-12: 3 %2026-01: 3 %2026-02: 3 %2026-03: 3.2 %2026-04: 3.5 %2026-05: 3.8 %2026-06: 4.4 %2026-07: 4.8 %2026-08: 4.9 %
%. 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%
2026-084.9 Provisional
2026-074.8 Provisional
2026-064.4
2026-053.8
2026-043.5
2026-033.2
2026-023
2026-013
2025-123
2025-113.4
2025-103
2025-092.6
2025-082.4
2025-072.7
2025-063.4
2025-054.2
2025-044.7
2025-035.2
2025-025.5
2025-015.6
2024-126.2
2024-116.7
2024-107.3
2024-097.3
2024-087
2024-076.4
2024-065.8
2024-055.4
2024-045.3
2024-035.2
2024-025.3
2024-015.3
2023-124.7
2023-114.1
2023-103.6
2023-093.6
2023-083.7
2023-073.8
2023-063.8
2023-053.8
2023-043.7
2023-034.2
2023-024.5
2023-015
2022-124.9
2022-115.1
2022-105.4
2022-095.9
2022-086.9
2022-077.6
2022-068
2022-058
2022-048
2022-037.3
2022-026.7
2022-015.6
2021-125
2021-114.4
2021-104.1
2021-093.4
2021-082.3
2021-071.4
2021-060.5
2021-050.3
2021-04-0.1
2021-03-0.1
2021-02-0.1
2021-010.3
2020-120.6
2020-110.8
2020-100.9
2020-091
2020-081.1
2020-071.2
2020-061.6
2020-052
2020-042.4
2020-032.5
2020-022.6
2020-012.5
2019-122.6
2019-112.7
2019-102.6
2019-092.6
2019-082.5
2019-072.6
2019-062.6
2019-052.5
2019-042.3
2019-032
2019-021.9
2019-012
2018-122.1
2018-112.3
2018-102.4
2018-092.7
2018-083.1
2018-073.7
2018-063.8
2018-053.6
2018-043.3
2018-033.4
2018-023.4
2018-013.6
2017-123.9
2017-113.9
2017-103.8
2017-093.4
2017-083.1
2017-072.7
2017-062.5
2017-052.6
2017-043
2017-033.5
2017-023.5
2017-013.3
2016-123
2016-113
2016-103.2
2016-093.4
2016-083.2
2016-073.1
2016-062.8
2016-052.7
2016-042.4
2016-032.1
2016-022
2016-012

Compared with South West and United Kingdom

PlaceAugust 2026
Dorset4.9
South West4.4
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 Dorset?

Private rents, annual change in Dorset was 4.9% in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 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 Dorset?

8% in June 2022, the highest value since January 2016 in this series.

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