How much is the average private rent?

The average private rent

£1,400

August 2026

Up from £1,348 in August 2025

Where this sits in the last 10 years
10-year low £96110-year high £1,400
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Recent figures may be revised.

Private rents

Selected pointAugust 2026 · £1,400, up £52 on a year earlier

Each year is the average of the monthly figures. 2026 so far covers January to August.

Each month is that month's figure, not a total so far. 2026 so far covers January to August.

Source: Office for National Statistics

What this means for people

A higher figure means tenants pay more each month for a typical let.

The figure is in pounds at the time. It averages private rents, including tenancies that started some time ago.

Latest figures

See the figures as a table
The latest 12 readings, newest first.
PeriodValue
August 2026£1,400
July 2026£1,393
June 2026£1,388
May 2026£1,383
April 2026£1,381
March 2026£1,377
February 2026£1,374
January 2026£1,367
December 2025£1,367
November 2025£1,366
October 2025£1,360
September 2025£1,354
Each year is the average of the monthly figures.
YearPeriod coveredValue
2026 so farJanuary to August£1,383
2025January to December£1,345
2024January to December£1,265
2023January to December£1,164
2022January to December£1,084
2021January to December£1,039
2020January to December£1,025
2019January to December£1,007
2018January to December£988
2017January to December£979
2016January to December£956
Each month
Each month is that month's figure, not a total so far.
Period2023202420252026 so far
January£1,120£1,216£1,321£1,367
February£1,126£1,227£1,327£1,374
March£1,133£1,236£1,332£1,377
April£1,142£1,243£1,335£1,381
May£1,152£1,252£1,339£1,383
June£1,161£1,260£1,344£1,388
July£1,169£1,268£1,343£1,393
August£1,177£1,275£1,348£1,400
September£1,185£1,284£1,354
October£1,193£1,295£1,360
November£1,200£1,308£1,366
December£1,207£1,316£1,367

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How to read this

The stock of rents, not only new lets

Tenancies already running are included, so a rent advertised this week can differ. In Scotland the data are mainly new lets, so that country is not directly comparable with England.

The latest month is provisional

The latest month is provisional. For the latest two months, Northern Ireland is estimated in the UK figure.

Not seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted: compare with the same month last year.

An average, not your rent

It is one figure for the United Kingdom. Rents where you live, and for your type of home, may be quite different.

Source

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Official title
Price Index of Private Rents, UK average monthly rent, not seasonally adjusted
Series
K02000001
Geography
United Kingdom
Status
Official statistics
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Office for National Statistics (2026) Price Index of Private Rents, UK average monthly rent, not seasonally adjusted, August 2026 (series K02000001).