Rent outside the US
Average rent in United Kingdom
The average private rent in the UK was £1,400 a month in August 2026, 3.8% higher than a year earlier (ONS). It ranges from £558 in Dumfries and Galloway to £3,690 in Kensington and Chelsea.
Nations and regions
London £2,332England £1,459South East £1,426East of England £1,289South West £1,245Scotland £1,013West Midlands £982North West £969East Midlands £922Northern Ireland £874Yorkshire and The Humber £865Wales £846North East £788
Every area, highest rent first
| Area | Region | Average monthly rent | Change in a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington and Chelsea | London | £3,690 | +2.1% |
| Westminster | London | £3,196 | -0.6% |
| Islington | London | £2,868 | +6.2% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | London | £2,825 | +3.3% |
| Camden | London | £2,819 | +1.0% |
| Hackney | London | £2,658 | +3.6% |
| Wandsworth | London | £2,632 | +4.2% |
| Lambeth | London | £2,525 | +3.7% |
| Southwark | London | £2,474 | +5.4% |
| Tower Hamlets | London | £2,453 | +3.5% |
| Richmond upon Thames | London | £2,333 | +4.4% |
| Haringey | London | £2,219 | +1.4% |
| Merton | London | £2,172 | +5.4% |
| Ealing | London | £2,109 | +3.0% |
| Brent | London | £2,014 | +3.4% |
| Greenwich | London | £1,995 | +6.1% |
| Oxford | South East | £1,963 | +3.5% |
| Hounslow | London | £1,952 | +3.2% |
| Barnet | London | £1,949 | +3.3% |
| St Albans | East of England | £1,931 | +2.9% |
| Newham | London | £1,928 | +2.9% |
| Elmbridge | South East | £1,891 | +2.6% |
| Bath and North East Somerset | South West | £1,885 | +7.4% |
| Bristol | South West | £1,883 | +5.9% |
| Epping Forest | East of England | £1,844 | +5.6% |
| Hertsmere | East of England | £1,829 | +3.6% |
| Watford | East of England | £1,829 | +2.6% |
| Lewisham | London | £1,829 | +2.0% |
| Enfield | London | £1,827 | +5.1% |
| Three Rivers | East of England | £1,826 | +2.2% |
| Kingston upon Thames | London | £1,811 | -1.2% |
| Sevenoaks | South East | £1,809 | +5.0% |
| Brighton and Hove | South East | £1,808 | -1.2% |
| Cambridge | East of England | £1,805 | +1.8% |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | South East | £1,800 | +0.9% |
| Harrow | London | £1,778 | +2.9% |
| Waltham Forest | London | £1,763 | +1.5% |
| Guildford | South East | £1,736 | +5.6% |
| Redbridge | London | £1,726 | +2.0% |
| Barking and Dagenham | London | £1,698 | +2.6% |
| Spelthorne | South East | £1,696 | +5.6% |
| Epsom and Ewell | South East | £1,690 | +1.6% |
| Broxbourne | East of England | £1,685 | +3.0% |
| Bromley | London | £1,684 | +2.7% |
| Reigate and Banstead | South East | £1,640 | +2.3% |
| Tandridge | South East | £1,637 | +4.4% |
| Brentwood | East of England | £1,620 | +2.5% |
| Woking | South East | £1,620 | -1.6% |
| Dacorum | East of England | £1,594 | +1.3% |
| Runnymede | South East | £1,586 | -0.7% |
| Croydon | London | £1,582 | +3.2% |
| Dartford | South East | £1,575 | +3.1% |
| Reading | South East | £1,574 | +1.4% |
| Hillingdon | London | £1,570 | +2.5% |
| Slough | South East | £1,565 | +2.2% |
| Havering | London | £1,565 | +1.5% |
| Sutton | London | £1,556 | +2.1% |
| Mole Valley | South East | £1,551 | +2.4% |
| Bexley | London | £1,537 | +1.6% |
| Tunbridge Wells | South East | £1,533 | +4.5% |
| East Hertfordshire | East of England | £1,533 | +3.5% |
| Harlow | East of England | £1,521 | +4.0% |
| Welwyn Hatfield | East of England | £1,512 | +3.5% |
| Winchester | South East | £1,508 | +4.1% |
| Surrey Heath | South East | £1,503 | +1.5% |
| Tonbridge and Malling | South East | £1,489 | +3.2% |
| Crawley | South East | £1,488 | +2.8% |
| Buckinghamshire | South East | £1,475 | +4.9% |
| Horsham | South East | £1,474 | +3.8% |
| Wokingham | South East | £1,466 | +1.8% |
| South Gloucestershire | South West | £1,464 | +4.7% |
| Bracknell Forest | South East | £1,462 | +1.7% |
| Waverley | South East | £1,459 | -2.0% |
| Stevenage | East of England | £1,440 | +4.4% |
| Chelmsford | East of England | £1,439 | +2.4% |
| North Hertfordshire | East of England | £1,434 | +5.4% |
| Basildon | East of England | £1,424 | +5.4% |
| Mid Sussex | South East | £1,423 | +3.4% |
| Lothian | Scotland | £1,415 | +1.6% |
| Hart | South East | £1,414 | +2.9% |
| Adur | South East | £1,410 | +3.2% |
| South Cambridgeshire | East of England | £1,408 | +3.4% |
| South Oxfordshire | South East | £1,402 | +3.5% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | South West | £1,398 | +2.8% |
| Rushmoor | South East | £1,385 | +4.2% |
| Thurrock | East of England | £1,380 | +4.8% |
| Manchester | North West | £1,373 | +4.2% |
| Trafford | North West | £1,369 | +2.5% |
| Portsmouth | South East | £1,368 | +2.4% |
| Vale of White Horse | South East | £1,352 | +2.9% |
| Milton Keynes | South East | £1,344 | +3.9% |
| West Berkshire | South East | £1,338 | +5.0% |
| Gravesham | South East | £1,336 | +5.3% |
| Lewes | South East | £1,333 | +5.9% |
| Chichester | South East | £1,333 | +2.9% |
| Exeter | South West | £1,318 | +0.5% |
| Basingstoke and Deane | South East | £1,309 | +1.5% |
| Southend-on-Sea | East of England | £1,306 | +4.9% |
| West Oxfordshire | South East | £1,305 | +1.8% |
| Cherwell | South East | £1,304 | +2.2% |
| Rochford | East of England | £1,300 | +5.0% |
| Maidstone | South East | £1,297 | +3.0% |
| Worthing | South East | £1,297 | -0.8% |
| Uttlesford | East of England | £1,289 | +0.4% |
| Canterbury | South East | £1,280 | +5.4% |
| Solihull | West Midlands | £1,279 | +3.2% |
| Greater Glasgow | Scotland | £1,266 | +1.3% |
| Wealden | South East | £1,262 | +1.6% |
| Castle Point | East of England | £1,262 | +4.8% |
| East Hampshire | South East | £1,262 | +1.4% |
| Cheltenham | South West | £1,261 | +4.8% |
| Southampton | South East | £1,257 | +3.4% |
| Cotswold | South West | £1,252 | +6.0% |
| Central Bedfordshire | East of England | £1,250 | +3.7% |
| Ashford | South East | £1,248 | +3.1% |
| New Forest | South East | £1,244 | +1.7% |
| Warwick | West Midlands | £1,241 | +1.9% |
| Test Valley | South East | £1,235 | +6.6% |
| Medway | South East | £1,232 | +1.7% |
| Arun | South East | £1,231 | +3.1% |
| Luton | East of England | £1,222 | +2.7% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | North East | £1,215 | +9.3% |
| Eastleigh | South East | £1,214 | +3.4% |
| Braintree | East of England | £1,213 | +2.0% |
| North Somerset | South West | £1,209 | +3.2% |
| York | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,199 | +6.5% |
| Colchester | East of England | £1,197 | +2.1% |
| West Suffolk | East of England | £1,183 | +4.3% |
| Folkestone and Hythe | South East | £1,178 | +10.6% |
| Cardiff | Wales | £1,177 | +3.5% |
| Fareham | South East | £1,176 | +0.9% |
| Bedford | East of England | £1,173 | +3.0% |
| East Dunbartonshire | Scotland | £1,171 | +5.4% |
| Salford | North West | £1,170 | +3.3% |
| Eastbourne | South East | £1,169 | +1.1% |
| Gosport | South East | £1,169 | +4.9% |
| Rother | South East | £1,165 | +0.7% |
| Havant | South East | £1,151 | +3.1% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | West Midlands | £1,149 | +6.0% |
| Leeds | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,145 | +4.2% |
| Norwich | East of England | £1,142 | +0.6% |
| Maldon | East of England | £1,139 | +3.5% |
| Belfast | Northern Ireland | £1,134 | +2.9% |
| Stockport | North West | £1,119 | +5.4% |
| Thanet | South East | £1,118 | +3.7% |
| Gloucester | South West | £1,116 | +7.2% |
| Swale | South East | £1,114 | +0.8% |
| Lichfield | West Midlands | £1,103 | +7.5% |
| Birmingham | West Midlands | £1,099 | +3.0% |
| Swindon | South West | £1,096 | +4.5% |
| Tewkesbury | South West | £1,093 | +13.4% |
| West Northamptonshire | East Midlands | £1,084 | +3.3% |
| Wiltshire | South West | £1,082 | +6.0% |
| Huntingdonshire | East of England | £1,057 | +3.7% |
| Dorset | South West | £1,056 | +4.9% |
| Tendring | East of England | £1,053 | +4.1% |
| Rugby | West Midlands | £1,049 | +5.4% |
| Rushcliffe | East Midlands | £1,047 | +2.8% |
| Stroud | South West | £1,041 | +6.0% |
| East Cambridgeshire | East of England | £1,038 | +0.5% |
| Oadby and Wigston | East Midlands | £1,024 | +3.1% |
| Leicester | East Midlands | £1,023 | +1.6% |
| Dover | South East | £1,021 | +8.6% |
| Coventry | West Midlands | £1,020 | +2.4% |
| Somerset | South West | £1,016 | +6.2% |
| Nottingham | East Midlands | £1,014 | +1.8% |
| Peterborough | East of England | £1,012 | +4.9% |
| South Hams | South West | £1,012 | +3.2% |
| Hastings | South East | £1,007 | +1.6% |
| Mid Suffolk | East of England | £1,005 | +6.3% |
| Plymouth | South West | £1,004 | +4.7% |
| Cornwall | South West | £1,000 | +1.8% |
| Blaby | East Midlands | £998 | +5.6% |
| Ipswich | East of England | £995 | +4.3% |
| Monmouthshire | Wales | £994 | +2.3% |
| North Northamptonshire | East Midlands | £992 | +5.2% |
| Bromsgrove | West Midlands | £992 | +2.0% |
| Cheshire West and Chester | North West | £991 | +6.1% |
| Cheshire East | North West | £985 | +6.6% |
| North Warwickshire | West Midlands | £982 | +4.9% |
| Vale of Glamorgan | Wales | £982 | +2.7% |
| South Norfolk | East of England | £981 | +3.1% |
| Worcester | West Midlands | £977 | +5.3% |
| Redditch | West Midlands | £976 | +11.1% |
| Harborough | East Midlands | £973 | +3.8% |
| Bury | North West | £969 | +0.8% |
| East Devon | South West | £968 | +6.0% |
| Babergh | East of England | £965 | +3.3% |
| Rutland | East Midlands | £961 | +1.9% |
| Teignbridge | South West | £961 | +3.6% |
| Charnwood | East Midlands | £960 | +4.2% |
| Newport | Wales | £959 | +2.7% |
| South Staffordshire | West Midlands | £958 | +5.8% |
| Wychavon | West Midlands | £954 | +3.9% |
| Sandwell | West Midlands | £953 | +8.0% |
| Isle of Wight | South East | £951 | +7.2% |
| South East Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | £949 | +1.0% |
| Malvern Hills | West Midlands | £946 | +8.8% |
| Wolverhampton | West Midlands | £945 | +11.1% |
| Lincoln | East Midlands | £942 | +4.6% |
| Broxtowe | East Midlands | £942 | -1.5% |
| Oldham | North West | £942 | +12.5% |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | East of England | £941 | +3.8% |
| West Dunbartonshire | Scotland | £940 | +3.6% |
| Broadland | East of England | £938 | +4.1% |
| Sefton | North West | £938 | +5.3% |
| High Peak | East Midlands | £937 | +7.3% |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | East Midlands | £934 | +3.5% |
| Tameside | North West | £931 | +5.2% |
| Sheffield | Yorkshire and The Humber | £931 | +4.3% |
| Breckland | East of England | £928 | +3.7% |
| Tamworth | West Midlands | £925 | +0.5% |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | West Midlands | £925 | +3.4% |
| Walsall | West Midlands | £924 | +9.7% |
| Torbay | South West | £920 | +4.0% |
| North West Leicestershire | East Midlands | £914 | +9.9% |
| Liverpool | North West | £913 | +5.6% |
| West Lothian | Scotland | £911 | +9.0% |
| Gedling | East Midlands | £904 | +3.4% |
| Stafford | West Midlands | £901 | +6.6% |
| Warrington | North West | £899 | +5.3% |
| Bolton | North West | £894 | +11.1% |
| South Lanarkshire | Scotland | £893 | +1.3% |
| Forth Valley | Scotland | £892 | +2.4% |
| South Derbyshire | East Midlands | £882 | +4.6% |
| Mid Devon | South West | £878 | +1.3% |
| Fylde | North West | £870 | +5.3% |
| Cannock Chase | West Midlands | £867 | +7.2% |
| North Norfolk | East of England | £865 | +4.5% |
| Torfaen | Wales | £862 | +1.7% |
| Telford and Wrekin | West Midlands | £861 | +6.6% |
| Derby | East Midlands | £860 | +3.1% |
| Wirral | North West | £859 | +7.0% |
| East Staffordshire | West Midlands | £858 | +6.6% |
| Knowsley | North West | £858 | +11.4% |
| Dudley | West Midlands | £858 | +3.4% |
| North Tyneside | North East | £857 | +7.0% |
| Rochdale | North West | £855 | +8.5% |
| Swansea | Wales | £852 | +6.2% |
| North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £849 | +2.4% |
| North Devon | South West | £846 | -0.3% |
| West Devon | South West | £846 | +3.3% |
| South Kesteven | East Midlands | £845 | +1.8% |
| Aberdeen and Shire | Scotland | £845 | -0.5% |
| Fenland | East of England | £842 | +3.7% |
| East Suffolk | East of England | £842 | +5.1% |
| Great Yarmouth | East of England | £841 | +7.6% |
| Erewash | East Midlands | £834 | +2.4% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | West Midlands | £833 | +7.8% |
| Fife | Scotland | £832 | +1.5% |
| Forest of Dean | South West | £828 | -0.1% |
| Wyre Forest | West Midlands | £825 | -2.4% |
| Dundee and Angus | Scotland | £825 | +0.3% |
| North Kesteven | East Midlands | £824 | +5.9% |
| Shropshire | West Midlands | £823 | +4.3% |
| Lancaster | North West | £823 | +6.3% |
| Argyll and Bute | Scotland | £822 | -1.6% |
| Herefordshire | West Midlands | £821 | +2.9% |
| Derbyshire Dales | East Midlands | £819 | +9.0% |
| Ribble Valley | North West | £818 | +5.4% |
| Newark and Sherwood | East Midlands | £818 | +5.3% |
| Westmorland and Furness | North West | £816 | +6.4% |
| Rossendale | North West | £811 | +4.3% |
| Flintshire | Wales | £811 | +7.2% |
| North Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | £808 | +3.1% |
| St. Helens | North West | £807 | +6.6% |
| Melton | East Midlands | £806 | +7.1% |
| Boston | East Midlands | £806 | +2.1% |
| Wakefield | Yorkshire and The Humber | £806 | +5.9% |
| South Ribble | North West | £805 | +5.4% |
| West Lancashire | North West | £805 | +5.6% |
| Gateshead | North East | £804 | +5.8% |
| North Lanarkshire | Scotland | £801 | -3.5% |
| Renfrewshire/Inverclyde | Scotland | £800 | -1.5% |
| Amber Valley | East Midlands | £799 | +4.0% |
| Chorley | North West | £798 | +7.1% |
| Conwy | Wales | £796 | +2.6% |
| Lough Neagh Upper | Northern Ireland | £796 | +1.9% |
| Ashfield | East Midlands | £795 | +4.9% |
| North West Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | £792 | +2.8% |
| North East Derbyshire | East Midlands | £791 | +3.8% |
| Preston | North West | £790 | +5.9% |
| Mansfield | East Midlands | £790 | +4.4% |
| Torridge | South West | £789 | +2.1% |
| South Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | £783 | +4.1% |
| Kirklees | Yorkshire and The Humber | £782 | +12.8% |
| South Holland | East Midlands | £775 | +4.2% |
| Wrexham | Wales | £770 | +3.2% |
| Lough Neagh Lower | Northern Ireland | £764 | +1.5% |
| Bridgend | Wales | £763 | +7.8% |
| Chesterfield | East Midlands | £758 | +2.7% |
| Calderdale | Yorkshire and The Humber | £756 | +2.3% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | Wales | £754 | +1.7% |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Wales | £754 | -1.6% |
| Halton | North West | £749 | +7.1% |
| Caerphilly | Wales | £747 | +8.1% |
| Wigan | North West | £746 | +6.6% |
| Bradford | Yorkshire and The Humber | £745 | +2.4% |
| Wyre | North West | £743 | +6.9% |
| South Tyneside | North East | £743 | +7.6% |
| West Lindsey | East Midlands | £741 | +10.2% |
| Highland and Islands | Scotland | £739 | +4.3% |
| Perth and Kinross | Scotland | £739 | +0.7% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | North East | £735 | +3.6% |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | West Midlands | £728 | +7.5% |
| Bassetlaw | East Midlands | £727 | +2.3% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £724 | +4.6% |
| Gwynedd | Wales | £724 | +6.9% |
| Ceredigion | Wales | £723 | +4.4% |
| Blackpool | North West | £719 | +7.0% |
| Denbighshire | Wales | £718 | +6.2% |
| Stoke-on-Trent | West Midlands | £715 | +5.4% |
| Blackburn with Darwen | North West | £714 | +4.4% |
| Isle of Anglesey | Wales | £714 | +5.2% |
| Scottish Borders | Scotland | £708 | -2.4% |
| Sunderland | North East | £707 | +4.6% |
| Bolsover | East Midlands | £706 | +4.2% |
| East Lindsey | East Midlands | £704 | +6.9% |
| Middlesbrough | North East | £698 | +4.0% |
| Barnsley | Yorkshire and The Humber | £696 | +7.8% |
| Northumberland | North East | £695 | +6.9% |
| Kingston upon Hull | Yorkshire and The Humber | £694 | +7.4% |
| Doncaster | Yorkshire and The Humber | £694 | +5.3% |
| Pembrokeshire | Wales | £694 | +4.7% |
| Neath Port Talbot | Wales | £690 | +6.3% |
| Darlington | North East | £689 | +6.4% |
| Carmarthenshire | Wales | £687 | +6.6% |
| Rotherham | Yorkshire and The Humber | £686 | +3.2% |
| Cumberland | North West | £681 | +7.0% |
| Blaenau Gwent | Wales | £681 | +6.8% |
| Pendle | North West | £670 | +6.3% |
| South West Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | £662 | +0.6% |
| North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £653 | +6.0% |
| County Durham | North East | £650 | +6.1% |
| Hyndburn | North West | £648 | +3.7% |
| Redcar and Cleveland | North East | £644 | +1.0% |
| North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £643 | +6.6% |
| Ayrshires | Scotland | £643 | +2.0% |
| Burnley | North West | £631 | +2.9% |
| Powys | Wales | £621 | +9.1% |
| Hartlepool | North East | £558 | +0.3% |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | £558 | +6.6% |
About this data
The Office for National Statistics publishes average private rents every month in its Price Index of Private Rents, for every local authority in England and Wales and for Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The figures cover new and existing tenancies, so they move more slowly than asking rents on listing sites. Northern Ireland figures run two months behind.
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, published 16 September 2026. Our data.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average rent in United Kingdom?
The average private rent in the UK was £1,400 a month in August 2026, 3.8% higher than a year earlier (ONS). It ranges from £558 in Dumfries and Galloway to £3,690 in Kensington and Chelsea.
Where does this United Kingdom rent data come from?
ONS, Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), UK: monthly price statistics. We show it as published, without adjustments, and link to the source on every page.
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