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Private rents, annual change in St Albans

Private rents, annual change in St Albans was 2.9% in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 3.9 pts from August 2025.

August 20262.9% Provisional
Change on August 2025-3.9 pts
Series high9.7January 2025
Series low-1.6May 2019

Private rents, annual change in St Albans, January 2016 to August 2026

-2.502.557.5102016-012017-082019-032020-102022-052023-122026-082016-01: 5.4 %2016-02: 4.8 %2016-03: 4 %2016-04: 3.9 %2016-05: 4.3 %2016-06: 4.5 %2016-07: 4.6 %2016-08: 4.6 %2016-09: 4.8 %2016-10: 4.9 %2016-11: 5.1 %2016-12: 4.8 %2017-01: 4.5 %2017-02: 4.1 %2017-03: 4.6 %2017-04: 4.6 %2017-05: 4.3 %2017-06: 3.9 %2017-07: 3.7 %2017-08: 3.6 %2017-09: 3.3 %2017-10: 3.2 %2017-11: 3 %2017-12: 3.1 %2018-01: 2.9 %2018-02: 3.1 %2018-03: 2.7 %2018-04: 2.6 %2018-05: 2.6 %2018-06: 2.2 %2018-07: 1.6 %2018-08: 0.9 %2018-09: 0.5 %2018-10: -0 %2018-11: -0.5 %2018-12: -1.1 %2019-01: -1.4 %2019-02: -1.5 %2019-03: -1.3 %2019-04: -1.3 %2019-05: -1.6 %2019-06: -1.5 %2019-07: -1.2 %2019-08: -0.3 %2019-09: 0.5 %2019-10: 1.5 %2019-11: 2.1 %2019-12: 2.5 %2020-01: 2.8 %2020-02: 2.9 %2020-03: 3 %2020-04: 3.1 %2020-05: 3.2 %2020-06: 3.7 %2020-07: 4.3 %2020-08: 4.6 %2020-09: 4.3 %2020-10: 3.4 %2020-11: 3 %2020-12: 3.3 %2021-01: 3.8 %2021-02: 4.7 %2021-03: 4.6 %2021-04: 4.9 %2021-05: 5 %2021-06: 4.6 %2021-07: 3.7 %2021-08: 2.9 %2021-09: 2.8 %2021-10: 3.3 %2021-11: 3.9 %2021-12: 3.7 %2022-01: 3.4 %2022-02: 2.7 %2022-03: 3.3 %2022-04: 3.6 %2022-05: 4.1 %2022-06: 4.7 %2022-07: 5.5 %2022-08: 6.4 %2022-09: 6.6 %2022-10: 6.6 %2022-11: 6.4 %2022-12: 6.6 %2023-01: 6.8 %2023-02: 7.1 %2023-03: 6.8 %2023-04: 6.5 %2023-05: 5.9 %2023-06: 5.5 %2023-07: 5 %2023-08: 4.4 %2023-09: 4.2 %2023-10: 4.4 %2023-11: 5.1 %2023-12: 5.6 %2024-01: 5.8 %2024-02: 5.7 %2024-03: 5.6 %2024-04: 5.7 %2024-05: 6.1 %2024-06: 6.7 %2024-07: 7.2 %2024-08: 7.9 %2024-09: 8.4 %2024-10: 8.7 %2024-11: 9 %2024-12: 9.3 %2025-01: 9.7 %2025-02: 9.4 %2025-03: 9 %2025-04: 8.5 %2025-05: 8.4 %2025-06: 8 %2025-07: 7.5 %2025-08: 6.7 %2025-09: 6.2 %2025-10: 5.7 %2025-11: 4.9 %2025-12: 4 %2026-01: 3.2 %2026-02: 3 %2026-03: 3 %2026-04: 3.2 %2026-05: 3.3 %2026-06: 3.3 %2026-07: 3 %2026-08: 2.9 %
%. 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%
2026-082.9 Provisional
2026-073 Provisional
2026-063.3
2026-053.3
2026-043.2
2026-033
2026-023
2026-013.2
2025-124
2025-114.9
2025-105.7
2025-096.2
2025-086.7
2025-077.5
2025-068
2025-058.4
2025-048.5
2025-039
2025-029.4
2025-019.7
2024-129.3
2024-119
2024-108.7
2024-098.4
2024-087.9
2024-077.2
2024-066.7
2024-056.1
2024-045.7
2024-035.6
2024-025.7
2024-015.8
2023-125.6
2023-115.1
2023-104.4
2023-094.2
2023-084.4
2023-075
2023-065.5
2023-055.9
2023-046.5
2023-036.8
2023-027.1
2023-016.8
2022-126.6
2022-116.4
2022-106.6
2022-096.6
2022-086.4
2022-075.5
2022-064.7
2022-054.1
2022-043.6
2022-033.3
2022-022.7
2022-013.4
2021-123.7
2021-113.9
2021-103.3
2021-092.8
2021-082.9
2021-073.7
2021-064.6
2021-055
2021-044.9
2021-034.6
2021-024.7
2021-013.8
2020-123.3
2020-113
2020-103.4
2020-094.3
2020-084.6
2020-074.3
2020-063.7
2020-053.2
2020-043.1
2020-033
2020-022.9
2020-012.8
2019-122.5
2019-112.1
2019-101.5
2019-090.5
2019-08-0.3
2019-07-1.2
2019-06-1.5
2019-05-1.6
2019-04-1.3
2019-03-1.3
2019-02-1.5
2019-01-1.4
2018-12-1.1
2018-11-0.5
2018-10-0
2018-090.5
2018-080.9
2018-071.6
2018-062.2
2018-052.6
2018-042.6
2018-032.7
2018-023.1
2018-012.9
2017-123.1
2017-113
2017-103.2
2017-093.3
2017-083.6
2017-073.7
2017-063.9
2017-054.3
2017-044.6
2017-034.6
2017-024.1
2017-014.5
2016-124.8
2016-115.1
2016-104.9
2016-094.8
2016-084.6
2016-074.6
2016-064.5
2016-054.3
2016-043.9
2016-034
2016-024.8
2016-015.4

Compared with East of England and United Kingdom

PlaceAugust 2026
St Albans2.9
East of England3.5
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 St Albans?

Private rents, annual change in St Albans was 2.9% in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 3.9 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 St Albans?

9.7% in January 2025, the highest value since January 2016 in this series.

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