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Private rents, annual change in West Midlands

Private rents, annual change in West Midlands was 4.9% in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.1 pts from August 2025.

August 20264.9% Provisional
Change on August 2025+0.1 pts
Series high9.3March 2024
Series low1.6December 2020

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

02468102016-012017-082019-032020-102022-052023-122026-082016-01: 3.2 %2016-02: 3.1 %2016-03: 3 %2016-04: 3.1 %2016-05: 2.8 %2016-06: 3 %2016-07: 2.9 %2016-08: 3.2 %2016-09: 3.3 %2016-10: 3.6 %2016-11: 3.6 %2016-12: 3 %2017-01: 3.1 %2017-02: 2.8 %2017-03: 2.6 %2017-04: 2.7 %2017-05: 2.9 %2017-06: 3.1 %2017-07: 3.4 %2017-08: 3.1 %2017-09: 3 %2017-10: 2.6 %2017-11: 2.5 %2017-12: 2.5 %2018-01: 2.4 %2018-02: 2.7 %2018-03: 2.8 %2018-04: 2.8 %2018-05: 2.7 %2018-06: 2.3 %2018-07: 2 %2018-08: 1.9 %2018-09: 2 %2018-10: 2.3 %2018-11: 2.4 %2018-12: 2.3 %2019-01: 2.5 %2019-02: 2.3 %2019-03: 2.1 %2019-04: 2 %2019-05: 1.9 %2019-06: 1.7 %2019-07: 1.6 %2019-08: 1.9 %2019-09: 2.1 %2019-10: 2.1 %2019-11: 2 %2019-12: 1.9 %2020-01: 1.9 %2020-02: 2 %2020-03: 2 %2020-04: 1.8 %2020-05: 2.2 %2020-06: 2.4 %2020-07: 2.5 %2020-08: 2.6 %2020-09: 2.3 %2020-10: 2.2 %2020-11: 2 %2020-12: 1.6 %2021-01: 1.9 %2021-02: 1.8 %2021-03: 2.2 %2021-04: 2.8 %2021-05: 2.8 %2021-06: 3.1 %2021-07: 3.4 %2021-08: 3.2 %2021-09: 3.3 %2021-10: 3.3 %2021-11: 3.8 %2021-12: 4.6 %2022-01: 4.6 %2022-02: 5 %2022-03: 4.1 %2022-04: 4 %2022-05: 3.8 %2022-06: 4.2 %2022-07: 4.1 %2022-08: 4.2 %2022-09: 4.3 %2022-10: 4.4 %2022-11: 4.4 %2022-12: 4.5 %2023-01: 4.3 %2023-02: 4.3 %2023-03: 5.5 %2023-04: 6.1 %2023-05: 6.9 %2023-06: 6.8 %2023-07: 6.8 %2023-08: 7.2 %2023-09: 7.6 %2023-10: 8 %2023-11: 8.1 %2023-12: 8 %2024-01: 9 %2024-02: 9.2 %2024-03: 9.3 %2024-04: 8.6 %2024-05: 8 %2024-06: 8.3 %2024-07: 8.9 %2024-08: 9.2 %2024-09: 8.8 %2024-10: 8.7 %2024-11: 8.6 %2024-12: 8.7 %2025-01: 7.6 %2025-02: 7.5 %2025-03: 6.9 %2025-04: 7.1 %2025-05: 6.9 %2025-06: 6.3 %2025-07: 5.4 %2025-08: 4.8 %2025-09: 5.1 %2025-10: 5.2 %2025-11: 5.5 %2025-12: 5.2 %2026-01: 5.4 %2026-02: 4.9 %2026-03: 4.8 %2026-04: 4.5 %2026-05: 4.2 %2026-06: 4.4 %2026-07: 4.5 %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
2026-074.5 Provisional
2026-064.4
2026-054.2
2026-044.5
2026-034.8
2026-024.9
2026-015.4
2025-125.2
2025-115.5
2025-105.2
2025-095.1
2025-084.8
2025-075.4
2025-066.3
2025-056.9
2025-047.1
2025-036.9
2025-027.5
2025-017.6
2024-128.7
2024-118.6
2024-108.7
2024-098.8
2024-089.2
2024-078.9
2024-068.3
2024-058
2024-048.6
2024-039.3
2024-029.2
2024-019
2023-128
2023-118.1
2023-108
2023-097.6
2023-087.2
2023-076.8
2023-066.8
2023-056.9
2023-046.1
2023-035.5
2023-024.3
2023-014.3
2022-124.5
2022-114.4
2022-104.4
2022-094.3
2022-084.2
2022-074.1
2022-064.2
2022-053.8
2022-044
2022-034.1
2022-025
2022-014.6
2021-124.6
2021-113.8
2021-103.3
2021-093.3
2021-083.2
2021-073.4
2021-063.1
2021-052.8
2021-042.8
2021-032.2
2021-021.8
2021-011.9
2020-121.6
2020-112
2020-102.2
2020-092.3
2020-082.6
2020-072.5
2020-062.4
2020-052.2
2020-041.8
2020-032
2020-022
2020-011.9
2019-121.9
2019-112
2019-102.1
2019-092.1
2019-081.9
2019-071.6
2019-061.7
2019-051.9
2019-042
2019-032.1
2019-022.3
2019-012.5
2018-122.3
2018-112.4
2018-102.3
2018-092
2018-081.9
2018-072
2018-062.3
2018-052.7
2018-042.8
2018-032.8
2018-022.7
2018-012.4
2017-122.5
2017-112.5
2017-102.6
2017-093
2017-083.1
2017-073.4
2017-063.1
2017-052.9
2017-042.7
2017-032.6
2017-022.8
2017-013.1
2016-123
2016-113.6
2016-103.6
2016-093.3
2016-083.2
2016-072.9
2016-063
2016-052.8
2016-043.1
2016-033
2016-023.1
2016-013.2

Compared with United Kingdom

PlaceAugust 2026
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 West Midlands?

Private rents, annual change in West Midlands was 4.9% in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.1 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 West Midlands?

9.3% in March 2024, the highest value since January 2016 in this series.

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