What does this UK private rents table measure?

The table measures UK private rental prices, tracking average monthly rent in pounds per month alongside rental price index numbers and percentage annual changes from the Office for National Statistics.

How far back do UK private rents records go?

Official UK private rental price index and average rent series in this table start in 1996 and are updated monthly as new data are released.

What geographic and property breakdowns are available?

Data cover the United Kingdom with breakdowns by nation, English region and local authority, as well as by property type and number of bedrooms.

What is the difference between average monthly rent and the rental price index?

Average monthly rent measures the cash amount paid across private tenancies in pounds per month, while the index tracks the relative change in private rental prices over time compared to a base period.

UK private rents by region and council

Name: UK private rents by region and council
Creator: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Monthly private rents across the UK from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents: the average monthly rent, the rental price index and annual rental inflation for every nation and English region and for more than 340 local authorities, average rents by number of bedrooms and property type, and the legacy index of private housing rental prices.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS)Last updated: Sep 28, 2026, 05:13Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	08-2026	07-2026	06-2026	05-2026	04-2026	03-2026	02-2026	01-2026	12-2025	11-2025	10-2025	09-2025	08-2025	07-2025	06-2025	05-2025	04-2025	03-2025	02-2025	01-2025	12-2024	11-2024	10-2024	09-2024	08-2024	07-2024	06-2024	05-2024	04-2024	03-2024	02-2024	01-2024	12-2023	11-2023	10-2023	09-2023	08-2023
Average monthly rent by region14
United Kingdom	1,400	1,393	1,388	1,383	1,381	1,377	1,374	1,367	1,367	1,366	1,360	1,354	1,348	1,343	1,344	1,339	1,335	1,332	1,327	1,321	1,316	1,308	1,295	1,284	1,275	1,268	1,260	1,252	1,243	1,236	1,227	1,216	1,207	1,200	1,193	1,185	1,177
England	1,459	1,451	1,446	1,442	1,438	1,434	1,430	1,423	1,424	1,422	1,416	1,410	1,403	1,398	1,399	1,394	1,390	1,386	1,381	1,375	1,370	1,362	1,348	1,336	1,327	1,319	1,311	1,302	1,293	1,285	1,276	1,264	1,255	1,247	1,240	1,232	1,224
Wales	846	843	843	836	834	830	828	826	822	820	817	815	811	807	804	799	795	792	785	781	777	773	766	760	752	748	743	736	731	728	723	720	717	715	710	702	694
Scotland	1,013	1,016	1,012	1,009	1,019	1,022	1,022	1,021	1,018	1,012	1,008	1,004	1,002	999	999	999	999	1,001	998	996	991	980	975	971	968	964	958	956	951	947	944	937	928	921	915	908	901
Northern Ireland			874	875	877	876	877	880	875	875	873	871	866	865	860	855	852	848	843	838	832	829	826	818	812	808	802	796	792	787	782	775	769	764	759	751	745
London	2,332	2,317	2,302	2,294	2,290	2,280	2,273	2,253	2,268	2,271	2,265	2,260	2,253	2,250	2,252	2,249	2,246	2,243	2,235	2,229	2,221	2,209	2,172	2,147	2,130	2,116	2,100	2,088	2,071	2,056	2,034	2,009	1,994	1,982	1,971	1,957	1,945
South East	1,426	1,419	1,415	1,418	1,414	1,411	1,409	1,405	1,402	1,399	1,393	1,390	1,384	1,379	1,384	1,377	1,373	1,368	1,362	1,356	1,351	1,345	1,335	1,324	1,314	1,307	1,301	1,292	1,285	1,279	1,272	1,264	1,254	1,245	1,236	1,229	1,221
South West	1,245	1,236	1,237	1,234	1,231	1,227	1,227	1,224	1,221	1,220	1,214	1,200	1,192	1,184	1,181	1,175	1,171	1,168	1,167	1,167	1,161	1,153	1,146	1,140	1,133	1,133	1,127	1,120	1,114	1,108	1,102	1,095	1,088	1,083	1,079	1,072	1,065
East of England	1,289	1,285	1,281	1,280	1,278	1,274	1,269	1,268	1,266	1,261	1,255	1,251	1,245	1,239	1,240	1,236	1,228	1,223	1,217	1,209	1,203	1,196	1,185	1,177	1,167	1,158	1,149	1,142	1,136	1,130	1,126	1,116	1,110	1,104	1,098	1,091	1,085
East Midlands	922	918	918	914	911	910	909	906	901	901	897	894	889	886	885	881	877	873	868	861	856	853	849	840	837	832	827	818	812	806	801	795	791	787	778	772	766
West Midlands	982	974	971	966	964	964	962	962	957	955	948	942	935	932	931	927	923	920	917	912	910	905	901	896	892	884	876	868	862	860	853	848	837	833	829	823	817
Yorkshire and The Humber	865	864	862	856	855	852	848	843	841	838	833	829	825	822	822	819	816	816	813	809	806	805	802	798	798	794	794	790	785	780	775	769	765	762	757	751	747
North West	969	965	961	954	951	947	944	941	937	933	927	923	916	912	911	905	899	896	893	888	883	878	870	862	855	851	844	835	829	822	817	809	805	797	793	788	783
North East	788	783	781	776	776	772	770	767	762	759	756	750	745	736	734	733	728	725	715	710	706	700	694	687	682	676	669	668	666	663	658	653	649	647	645	641	639
Rental price index by region14
United Kingdom	124.93	124.31	123.87	123.49	123.3	122.93	122.62	122.07	122.07	121.9	121.37	120.89	120.34	119.92	119.95	119.55	119.16	118.87	118.42	117.95	117.43	116.79	115.62	114.62	113.85	113.21	112.47	111.73	111	110.33	109.52	108.54	107.76	107.11	106.48	105.75	105.07
England	125.13	124.44	123.97	123.6	123.33	122.93	122.6	121.99	122.05	121.9	121.37	120.88	120.32	119.89	119.95	119.55	119.14	118.83	118.39	117.92	117.42	116.81	115.58	114.55	113.77	113.13	112.38	111.61	110.88	110.2	109.36	108.35	107.58	106.93	106.31	105.61	104.96
Wales	128.39	128.03	127.99	126.92	126.57	126.04	125.72	125.35	124.74	124.51	124.06	123.66	123.06	122.47	122.02	121.27	120.68	120.27	119.19	118.49	118.01	117.39	116.32	115.44	114.2	113.5	112.73	111.8	110.98	110.49	109.81	109.28	108.77	108.6	107.78	106.62	105.35
Scotland	120.02	120.4	119.99	119.58	120.82	121.1	121.14	121.04	120.71	120	119.44	119.01	118.73	118.42	118.45	118.45	118.42	118.6	118.32	118.02	117.44	116.2	115.55	115.14	114.77	114.29	113.51	113.35	112.71	112.19	111.84	111.09	109.95	109.18	108.51	107.58	106.83
Northern Ireland			123.34	123.49	123.79	123.63	123.86	124.22	123.5	123.52	123.24	122.93	122.26	122.09	121.42	120.77	120.3	119.7	119.07	118.34	117.43	116.98	116.6	115.51	114.64	114.04	113.26	112.42	111.86	111.18	110.43	109.39	108.6	107.81	107.14	106.06	105.19
London	127.4	126.58	125.79	125.35	125.13	124.56	124.2	123.07	123.89	124.09	123.72	123.48	123.06	122.91	123.04	122.84	122.68	122.52	122.13	121.77	121.36	120.7	118.66	117.3	116.38	115.62	114.72	114.05	113.15	112.34	111.14	109.74	108.92	108.26	107.66	106.92	106.27
South East	121.96	121.36	121.06	121.26	120.95	120.7	120.49	120.18	119.93	119.69	119.17	118.86	118.41	117.95	118.37	117.81	117.43	117	116.52	116.01	115.53	115.04	114.19	113.26	112.36	111.79	111.29	110.48	109.87	109.35	108.76	108.08	107.22	106.46	105.68	105.09	104.47
South West	121.57	120.78	120.82	120.59	120.25	119.9	119.84	119.55	119.29	119.17	118.58	117.24	116.47	115.62	115.37	114.79	114.43	114.13	114.03	114.02	113.45	112.63	111.99	111.34	110.69	110.65	110.05	109.39	108.85	108.26	107.64	106.99	106.27	105.78	105.44	104.73	104.04
East of England	123.04	122.65	122.28	122.23	121.96	121.63	121.1	121.04	120.89	120.39	119.79	119.43	118.87	118.32	118.35	118.01	117.24	116.73	116.21	115.44	114.83	114.17	113.14	112.35	111.35	110.56	109.72	109.05	108.47	107.9	107.44	106.5	105.95	105.37	104.84	104.19	103.6
East Midlands	124.68	124.03	124.02	123.53	123.09	123.02	122.82	122.49	121.83	121.76	121.25	120.82	120.19	119.69	119.62	119.09	118.54	118.05	117.29	116.35	115.71	115.23	114.7	113.55	113.07	112.45	111.82	110.58	109.7	108.99	108.31	107.51	106.89	106.32	105.11	104.35	103.54
West Midlands	126.23	125.24	124.92	124.27	124.01	123.94	123.73	123.67	123.1	122.78	121.9	121.08	120.29	119.79	119.66	119.25	118.71	118.24	117.93	117.33	116.99	116.39	115.83	115.18	114.74	113.65	112.6	111.56	110.88	110.59	109.75	109.02	107.66	107.13	106.55	105.85	105.11
Yorkshire and The Humber	120.97	120.76	120.47	119.71	119.48	119.08	118.54	117.9	117.63	117.11	116.45	115.89	115.36	114.97	114.91	114.54	114.07	114.06	113.61	113.14	112.63	112.48	112.14	111.6	111.59	111.03	110.97	110.44	109.74	109.06	108.35	107.53	106.98	106.47	105.89	105.05	104.39
North West	129.76	129.13	128.63	127.73	127.29	126.83	126.36	126.03	125.43	124.91	124.05	123.53	122.67	122.13	122	121.18	120.35	119.97	119.54	118.94	118.2	117.52	116.47	115.34	114.49	113.89	113.05	111.83	111.01	110.04	109.35	108.34	107.77	106.74	106.11	105.46	104.79
North East	127.29	126.47	126.12	125.31	125.32	124.71	124.3	123.96	123.15	122.58	122.08	121.11	120.29	118.95	118.6	118.37	117.66	117.13	115.52	114.75	114.11	113.13	112.1	111.04	110.14	109.19	108.09	107.86	107.51	107.04	106.27	105.52	104.8	104.43	104.16	103.61	103.24
Annual rental price change by region14
United Kingdom	3.81	3.66	3.27	3.3	3.47	3.41	3.55	3.49	3.95	4.38	4.97	5.47	5.7	5.92	6.65	7.01	7.36	7.74	8.12	8.66	8.98	9.04	8.58	8.39	8.36	8.5	8.56	8.67	8.9	9.11	8.92	8.54	8.39	8.35	8.41	8.11	8.07
England	4	3.79	3.35	3.39	3.52	3.44	3.55	3.45	3.94	4.36	5	5.52	5.75	5.98	6.73	7.11	7.45	7.84	8.26	8.83	9.14	9.24	8.73	8.47	8.4	8.53	8.57	8.63	8.84	9.02	8.78	8.35	8.19	8.14	8.18	7.88	7.83
Wales	4.34	4.54	4.89	4.66	4.88	4.8	5.48	5.78	5.7	6.07	6.66	7.12	7.76	7.91	8.25	8.47	8.75	8.85	8.54	8.43	8.49	8.09	7.92	8.27	8.4	7.87	8.1	8.63	8.31	9.09	9.11	9.28	9.58	9.9	9.8	9	8.66
Scotland	1.08	1.67	1.3	0.96	2.02	2.11	2.38	2.56	2.78	3.27	3.37	3.36	3.45	3.61	4.35	4.5	5.07	5.71	5.8	6.24	6.81	6.43	6.49	7.03	7.43	8.02	8.19	9.11	9.81	10.36	10.86	11.09	10.83	11.11	11.32	11.58	11.75
Northern Ireland			1.58	2.25	2.9	3.28	4.03	4.97	5.16	5.59	5.7	6.42	6.65	7.06	7.21	7.43	7.55	7.67	7.82	8.18	8.13	8.51	8.83	8.91	8.98	9.16	9.65	9.62	9.94	9.79	9.74	9.39	9.22	8.88	9	8.49	8.62
London	3.52	2.99	2.23	2.04	2	1.66	1.69	1.07	2.09	2.8	4.27	5.27	5.74	6.3	7.26	7.71	8.43	9.06	9.89	10.97	11.43	11.49	10.22	9.71	9.52	9.63	9.64	10.09	10.74	11.17	10.48	9.74	9.66	9.72	10.05	9.62	9.73
South East	3	2.89	2.28	2.93	3	3.17	3.41	3.59	3.81	4.04	4.37	4.94	5.38	5.51	6.36	6.64	6.88	6.99	7.14	7.34	7.75	8.06	8.05	7.78	7.55	7.67	8.07	8	7.97	8.09	8.08	8.08	7.74	7.57	7.36	7.21	6.99
South West	4.38	4.46	4.72	5.05	5.08	5.06	5.09	4.85	5.15	5.8	5.88	5.3	5.22	4.5	4.84	4.94	5.13	5.42	5.94	6.57	6.76	6.48	6.21	6.31	6.39	7.17	7.08	7.19	7.28	7.02	7.04	6.99	7.07	7.19	7.21	6.96	6.99
East of England	3.51	3.67	3.32	3.58	4.03	4.2	4.21	4.85	5.28	5.45	5.88	6.3	6.75	7.01	7.87	8.21	8.08	8.19	8.16	8.39	8.38	8.35	7.92	7.83	7.48	7.3	7.19	7.04	6.95	6.83	7.02	6.5	6.42	6.33	6.16	5.86	5.55
East Midlands	3.73	3.63	3.67	3.72	3.84	4.21	4.71	5.27	5.29	5.66	5.71	6.4	6.3	6.44	6.98	7.7	8.06	8.32	8.29	8.22	8.25	8.38	9.13	8.82	9.21	9.33	9.31	8.7	8.45	8.25	8.17	7.51	7.19	6.9	6.69	6.54	6.26
West Midlands	4.94	4.55	4.4	4.21	4.46	4.83	4.92	5.4	5.22	5.49	5.24	5.12	4.83	5.4	6.27	6.89	7.07	6.91	7.45	7.63	8.66	8.65	8.7	8.81	9.16	8.92	8.35	7.98	8.58	9.31	9.25	9.02	8.03	8.09	7.96	7.59	7.2
Yorkshire and The Humber	4.86	5.04	4.84	4.51	4.74	4.4	4.34	4.2	4.44	4.12	3.85	3.84	3.38	3.54	3.55	3.71	3.95	4.58	4.85	5.22	5.27	5.65	5.9	6.23	6.9	7.01	7.72	7.61	7.49	7.75	7.85	7.53	7.68	7.7	7.51	7.04	7.06
North West	5.78	5.73	5.43	5.41	5.77	5.72	5.7	5.96	6.12	6.29	6.51	7.1	7.15	7.23	7.92	8.36	8.42	9.03	9.32	9.79	9.68	10.1	9.76	9.37	9.26	9.52	9.38	9.02	8.76	8.77	8.72	8.34	8.26	7.71	7.88	7.71	7.73
North East	5.81	6.32	6.34	5.86	6.51	6.47	7.6	8.03	7.93	8.35	8.9	9.07	9.22	8.93	9.73	9.75	9.44	9.42	8.7	8.74	8.88	8.34	7.63	7.16	6.68	6.2	5.99	6.22	5.89	6.18	5.8	5.52	5.28	5.59	5.61	5.59	5.77
Average monthly rent by bedrooms and property type1
All properties8	1,400	1,393	1,388	1,383	1,381	1,377	1,374	1,367	1,367	1,366	1,360	1,354	1,348	1,343	1,344	1,339	1,335	1,332	1,327	1,321	1,316	1,308	1,295	1,284	1,275	1,268	1,260	1,252	1,243	1,236	1,227	1,216	1,207	1,200	1,193	1,185	1,177
By local authority3
Average monthly rent by local authority342
Rental price index by local authority342
Annual rental price change by local authority342
Index of private housing rental prices, legacy series (ONS)2
Private rentals index (2015=100)	141.5	140.8	140.31	139.86	139.65	139.25	138.89	138.25	138.28	138.07	137.46	136.94	136.31	135.82	135.86	135.42	134.97	134.64	134.12	133.59	133.03	132.27	131.02	129.87	129.02	128.27	127.45	126.61	125.79	125.02	124.13	122.97	122.31	121.78	121.1	120.27	119.59
Non-private rentals index (2015=100)	136.51	136.51	132.87	132.87	132.87	130.91	130.91	130.91	129.5	129.5	129.5	129.32	129.32	129.32	127.43	127.43	127.43	126.7	126.7	126.7	124.73	124.73	124.73	124.89	124.89	124.89	119.79	119.79	119.79	116.7	116.7	116.7	115.83	115.83	115.83	116.1	116.1

Latest reading

United Kingdom stood at £1,400 per month in Aug 2026. That is +0.5% from Jul 2026 and +3.9% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2015 to Aug 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Latest: £1,400 per month; Aug 2026
vs previous period: +0.5%; Jul 2026
vs a year earlier: +3.9%

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Frequently asked questions

What does this UK private rents table measure?: The table measures UK private rental prices, tracking average monthly rent in pounds per month alongside rental price index numbers and percentage annual changes from the Office for National Statistics.
How far back do UK private rents records go?: Official UK private rental price index and average rent series in this table start in 1996 and are updated monthly as new data are released.
What geographic and property breakdowns are available?: Data cover the United Kingdom with breakdowns by nation, English region and local authority, as well as by property type and number of bedrooms.
What is the difference between average monthly rent and the rental price index?: Average monthly rent measures the cash amount paid across private tenancies in pounds per month, while the index tracks the relative change in private rental prices over time compared to a base period.