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Private rents, annual change in South West

Private rents, annual change in South West was 4.4% in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 0.8 pts from August 2025.

August 20264.4% Provisional
Change on August 2025-0.8 pts
Series high7.3April 2024
Series low1.8December 2018

Private rents, annual change in South West, January 2016 to August 2026

024682016-012017-082019-032020-102022-052023-122026-082016-01: 2.7 %2016-02: 2.9 %2016-03: 3 %2016-04: 3.2 %2016-05: 3.2 %2016-06: 3.8 %2016-07: 3.9 %2016-08: 3.8 %2016-09: 3.8 %2016-10: 4.3 %2016-11: 4.4 %2016-12: 4.6 %2017-01: 4.6 %2017-02: 4.4 %2017-03: 4.2 %2017-04: 4 %2017-05: 3.8 %2017-06: 3.5 %2017-07: 3.4 %2017-08: 3.5 %2017-09: 3.5 %2017-10: 3.1 %2017-11: 2.8 %2017-12: 2.6 %2018-01: 2.5 %2018-02: 2.5 %2018-03: 2.3 %2018-04: 2.3 %2018-05: 2.3 %2018-06: 2.2 %2018-07: 2 %2018-08: 1.9 %2018-09: 1.8 %2018-10: 1.9 %2018-11: 1.8 %2018-12: 1.8 %2019-01: 1.8 %2019-02: 1.8 %2019-03: 1.9 %2019-04: 1.9 %2019-05: 2.1 %2019-06: 2 %2019-07: 2 %2019-08: 1.8 %2019-09: 2.1 %2019-10: 1.9 %2019-11: 2.1 %2019-12: 2 %2020-01: 2.2 %2020-02: 2.2 %2020-03: 2.2 %2020-04: 2.1 %2020-05: 1.9 %2020-06: 2.1 %2020-07: 2.1 %2020-08: 2.3 %2020-09: 2.3 %2020-10: 2.6 %2020-11: 2.7 %2020-12: 2.8 %2021-01: 2.4 %2021-02: 2.8 %2021-03: 3.3 %2021-04: 3.6 %2021-05: 3.7 %2021-06: 3.8 %2021-07: 4.2 %2021-08: 4.3 %2021-09: 4.5 %2021-10: 4.5 %2021-11: 4.5 %2021-12: 4.9 %2022-01: 5.6 %2022-02: 5.5 %2022-03: 5.2 %2022-04: 5.2 %2022-05: 5.7 %2022-06: 5.7 %2022-07: 5.5 %2022-08: 5.8 %2022-09: 6 %2022-10: 6 %2022-11: 6 %2022-12: 5.9 %2023-01: 6.2 %2023-02: 6.2 %2023-03: 6.5 %2023-04: 6.6 %2023-05: 6.4 %2023-06: 6.8 %2023-07: 6.9 %2023-08: 7 %2023-09: 7 %2023-10: 7.2 %2023-11: 7.2 %2023-12: 7.1 %2024-01: 7 %2024-02: 7 %2024-03: 7 %2024-04: 7.3 %2024-05: 7.2 %2024-06: 7.1 %2024-07: 7.2 %2024-08: 6.4 %2024-09: 6.3 %2024-10: 6.2 %2024-11: 6.5 %2024-12: 6.8 %2025-01: 6.6 %2025-02: 5.9 %2025-03: 5.4 %2025-04: 5.1 %2025-05: 4.9 %2025-06: 4.8 %2025-07: 4.5 %2025-08: 5.2 %2025-09: 5.3 %2025-10: 5.9 %2025-11: 5.8 %2025-12: 5.1 %2026-01: 4.9 %2026-02: 5.1 %2026-03: 5.1 %2026-04: 5.1 %2026-05: 5.1 %2026-06: 4.7 %2026-07: 4.5 %2026-08: 4.4 %
%. 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%
2026-084.4 Provisional
2026-074.5 Provisional
2026-064.7
2026-055.1
2026-045.1
2026-035.1
2026-025.1
2026-014.9
2025-125.1
2025-115.8
2025-105.9
2025-095.3
2025-085.2
2025-074.5
2025-064.8
2025-054.9
2025-045.1
2025-035.4
2025-025.9
2025-016.6
2024-126.8
2024-116.5
2024-106.2
2024-096.3
2024-086.4
2024-077.2
2024-067.1
2024-057.2
2024-047.3
2024-037
2024-027
2024-017
2023-127.1
2023-117.2
2023-107.2
2023-097
2023-087
2023-076.9
2023-066.8
2023-056.4
2023-046.6
2023-036.5
2023-026.2
2023-016.2
2022-125.9
2022-116
2022-106
2022-096
2022-085.8
2022-075.5
2022-065.7
2022-055.7
2022-045.2
2022-035.2
2022-025.5
2022-015.6
2021-124.9
2021-114.5
2021-104.5
2021-094.5
2021-084.3
2021-074.2
2021-063.8
2021-053.7
2021-043.6
2021-033.3
2021-022.8
2021-012.4
2020-122.8
2020-112.7
2020-102.6
2020-092.3
2020-082.3
2020-072.1
2020-062.1
2020-051.9
2020-042.1
2020-032.2
2020-022.2
2020-012.2
2019-122
2019-112.1
2019-101.9
2019-092.1
2019-081.8
2019-072
2019-062
2019-052.1
2019-041.9
2019-031.9
2019-021.8
2019-011.8
2018-121.8
2018-111.8
2018-101.9
2018-091.8
2018-081.9
2018-072
2018-062.2
2018-052.3
2018-042.3
2018-032.3
2018-022.5
2018-012.5
2017-122.6
2017-112.8
2017-103.1
2017-093.5
2017-083.5
2017-073.4
2017-063.5
2017-053.8
2017-044
2017-034.2
2017-024.4
2017-014.6
2016-124.6
2016-114.4
2016-104.3
2016-093.8
2016-083.8
2016-073.9
2016-063.8
2016-053.2
2016-043.2
2016-033
2016-022.9
2016-012.7

Compared with United Kingdom

PlaceAugust 2026
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 South West?

Private rents, annual change in South West was 4.4% in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 0.8 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 South West?

7.3% in April 2024, the highest value since January 2016 in this series.

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