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Private rents, annual change in Merthyr Tydfil

Private rents, annual change in Merthyr Tydfil was -1.6% in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 14.9 pts from August 2025.

August 2026-1.6% Provisional
Change on August 2025-14.9 pts
Series high13.2August 2025
Series low-1.6August 2026

Private rents, annual change in Merthyr Tydfil, January 2016 to August 2026

-50510152016-012017-082019-032020-102022-052023-122026-082016-01: 0.3 %2016-02: 0.3 %2016-03: 0.2 %2016-04: 0.2 %2016-05: 0.5 %2016-06: 0.6 %2016-07: 0.8 %2016-08: 0.9 %2016-09: 1.6 %2016-10: 1.8 %2016-11: 2 %2016-12: 1.8 %2017-01: 1.7 %2017-02: 1.8 %2017-03: 1.8 %2017-04: 2.1 %2017-05: 2.2 %2017-06: 2.5 %2017-07: 2.1 %2017-08: 1.9 %2017-09: 1.1 %2017-10: 0.7 %2017-11: 0.5 %2017-12: 0.6 %2018-01: 1 %2018-02: 1.4 %2018-03: 1.6 %2018-04: 1.5 %2018-05: 1.5 %2018-06: 1.3 %2018-07: 1.7 %2018-08: 2.1 %2018-09: 3.1 %2018-10: 3.7 %2018-11: 4.3 %2018-12: 4.1 %2019-01: 3.7 %2019-02: 3.4 %2019-03: 3.2 %2019-04: 3.3 %2019-05: 3.1 %2019-06: 2.9 %2019-07: 2.5 %2019-08: 2.1 %2019-09: 2.3 %2019-10: 2.6 %2019-11: 3.1 %2019-12: 3.3 %2020-01: 3.4 %2020-02: 3.5 %2020-03: 3.4 %2020-04: 3.3 %2020-05: 3.6 %2020-06: 4.2 %2020-07: 5.5 %2020-08: 6.4 %2020-09: 5.3 %2020-10: 3.8 %2020-11: 2.1 %2020-12: 2.2 %2021-01: 2 %2021-02: 1.9 %2021-03: 1.9 %2021-04: 1.9 %2021-05: 2 %2021-06: 1.7 %2021-07: 0.9 %2021-08: 0.9 %2021-09: 1.7 %2021-10: 3.1 %2021-11: 5.6 %2021-12: 7.4 %2022-01: 9.5 %2022-02: 9.8 %2022-03: 10.5 %2022-04: 11.3 %2022-05: 11.8 %2022-06: 11.8 %2022-07: 11.9 %2022-08: 11.6 %2022-09: 11.4 %2022-10: 10.7 %2022-11: 9 %2022-12: 7.2 %2023-01: 5.6 %2023-02: 5.4 %2023-03: 4.9 %2023-04: 5.8 %2023-05: 6.7 %2023-06: 7.9 %2023-07: 8 %2023-08: 8.3 %2023-09: 9.2 %2023-10: 10.1 %2023-11: 10.5 %2023-12: 10.4 %2024-01: 10.3 %2024-02: 10.9 %2024-03: 11.4 %2024-04: 10.5 %2024-05: 9.6 %2024-06: 8.3 %2024-07: 8.2 %2024-08: 7.8 %2024-09: 7.7 %2024-10: 8 %2024-11: 8.6 %2024-12: 9.4 %2025-01: 9.7 %2025-02: 9.5 %2025-03: 8.9 %2025-04: 9.9 %2025-05: 10.8 %2025-06: 12.7 %2025-07: 13 %2025-08: 13.2 %2025-09: 12.1 %2025-10: 10.8 %2025-11: 9.7 %2025-12: 7.7 %2026-01: 6 %2026-02: 4.6 %2026-03: 4.5 %2026-04: 3 %2026-05: 1.3 %2026-06: -0.5 %2026-07: -1.1 %2026-08: -1.6 %
%. 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%
2026-08-1.6 Provisional
2026-07-1.1 Provisional
2026-06-0.5
2026-051.3
2026-043
2026-034.5
2026-024.6
2026-016
2025-127.7
2025-119.7
2025-1010.8
2025-0912.1
2025-0813.2
2025-0713
2025-0612.7
2025-0510.8
2025-049.9
2025-038.9
2025-029.5
2025-019.7
2024-129.4
2024-118.6
2024-108
2024-097.7
2024-087.8
2024-078.2
2024-068.3
2024-059.6
2024-0410.5
2024-0311.4
2024-0210.9
2024-0110.3
2023-1210.4
2023-1110.5
2023-1010.1
2023-099.2
2023-088.3
2023-078
2023-067.9
2023-056.7
2023-045.8
2023-034.9
2023-025.4
2023-015.6
2022-127.2
2022-119
2022-1010.7
2022-0911.4
2022-0811.6
2022-0711.9
2022-0611.8
2022-0511.8
2022-0411.3
2022-0310.5
2022-029.8
2022-019.5
2021-127.4
2021-115.6
2021-103.1
2021-091.7
2021-080.9
2021-070.9
2021-061.7
2021-052
2021-041.9
2021-031.9
2021-021.9
2021-012
2020-122.2
2020-112.1
2020-103.8
2020-095.3
2020-086.4
2020-075.5
2020-064.2
2020-053.6
2020-043.3
2020-033.4
2020-023.5
2020-013.4
2019-123.3
2019-113.1
2019-102.6
2019-092.3
2019-082.1
2019-072.5
2019-062.9
2019-053.1
2019-043.3
2019-033.2
2019-023.4
2019-013.7
2018-124.1
2018-114.3
2018-103.7
2018-093.1
2018-082.1
2018-071.7
2018-061.3
2018-051.5
2018-041.5
2018-031.6
2018-021.4
2018-011
2017-120.6
2017-110.5
2017-100.7
2017-091.1
2017-081.9
2017-072.1
2017-062.5
2017-052.2
2017-042.1
2017-031.8
2017-021.8
2017-011.7
2016-121.8
2016-112
2016-101.8
2016-091.6
2016-080.9
2016-070.8
2016-060.6
2016-050.5
2016-040.2
2016-030.2
2016-020.3
2016-010.3

Compared with Wales and United Kingdom

PlaceAugust 2026
Merthyr Tydfil-1.6
Wales4.3
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 Merthyr Tydfil?

Private rents, annual change in Merthyr Tydfil was -1.6% in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 14.9 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 Merthyr Tydfil?

13.2% in August 2025, the highest value since January 2016 in this series.

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