Rent tracker · updated 21 October 2026
England rent tracker: September 2026
What private tenants pay across England, its regions and every council, and how fast it is changing. Updated each month when the Office for National Statistics publishes new figures.
- Average rent, England
- £1,466
- a month, September 2026
- Change in a year
- +4.0%
- a year ago: +5.5%
- Change in a month
- +0.5%
- on the month before
- Change in five years
- +34.8%
- since September 2021
The figures for September 2026
- The average private rent in England was £1,466 a month in September 2026, 4.0% higher than a year earlier.
- Rents rose fastest in the North West (+5.7% in a year) and slowest in the South East and London (both +3.5%).
- The fastest-rising councils were Tewkesbury (+14.4%), Oldham (+13.3%) and Kirklees (+12.5%).
- Rents fell in 10 of 294 councils, most in Broxtowe (−1.6%).
- Since September 2021 the average England rent has risen 34.8%, from £1,087 to £1,466. The biggest five-year rise was in Oldham, 58.5%.
- Kensington and Chelsea has the highest average rent of any council (£3,739 a month) and Hartlepool the lowest (£562).
What is driving rents
The trends in the figures
Cheaper areas are rising faster. In the quarter of councils with the lowest rents, rents rose an average of 5.1% in the year to September 2026, against 3.3% in the quarter with the highest average rents. A year earlier the figures were 6.5% and 6.0%.
Most of England is still slowing. Rents are rising faster than they were a year ago in only 76 of 294 councils.
Since July 2026, annual growth has picked up in the South East (2.9% to 3.5%) and London (3.0% to 3.5%); it has slowed in the North East (6.3% to 5.3%).
Why
Still more renters than homes to let. Surveyors reported tenant demand rising faster for the third month running (a net balance of +23 in September), while new landlord instructions stayed “firmly entrenched in negative territory”. A net balance of +37 expect rents to rise over the next three months: down from +44 in August, but well above the +27 average in the first half of 2026. (RICS UK Residential Market Survey, September 2026)
New lets are speeding up; sitting tenants come later. Rents agreed on new lets rose 2.7% in the year to September, Hamptons says, the fastest since November 2024 and the tenth month in a row of faster growth. Hamptons says higher rents have so far mainly hit tenants who move. The ONS figures here average every renter, including those who have stayed put for years on rents that rarely change, so a jump in new-let rents takes months to show up in them. (Hamptons Lettings Index, September 2026, in Letting Agent Today, 19 October 2026)
The North is still rising fastest. Rents rose fastest in the North West (5.7%) and the North East (5.3%), and slowest in London and the South East (both 3.5%). London has held at 3.5% for a second month, after climbing from 1.1% in January. Our reading: where rent takes a smaller share of pay, landlords have more room to raise it. (ONS Private rent and house prices, October 2026)
Landlords’ borrowing costs have gone up. The Bank of England held Bank Rate at 3.75% in September, but three of its nine members voted to raise it. The Bank says two-year fixed mortgage rates are about 0.95 points higher than before the Middle East conflict. Landlords coming off cheaper fixed deals face higher costs. Our reading: some will try to pass that on in rents. (Bank of England Monetary Policy Summary, September 2026)
Rents are still rising a little faster than pay. Regular pay grew 3.7% in the year to June–August 2026, a little less than the 4.0% rise in the average rent in England. So rent is still taking a slightly larger share of what renters earn. After inflation, regular pay grew just 0.6%. (ONS Average weekly earnings, October 2026)
RenterCheck’s reading of the published figures, written 21 October 2026. It is not ONS analysis.
How fast rents are rising in England
The change in the average private rent on the same month a year earlier, since January 2016.
The last 13 months as a table
| Month | Average rent | In a year |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | £1,410 | +5.5% |
| October 2025 | £1,416 | +5.0% |
| November 2025 | £1,422 | +4.4% |
| December 2025 | £1,424 | +3.9% |
| January 2026 | £1,423 | +3.5% |
| February 2026 | £1,430 | +3.6% |
| March 2026 | £1,434 | +3.4% |
| April 2026 | £1,438 | +3.5% |
| May 2026 | £1,442 | +3.4% |
| June 2026 | £1,446 | +3.4% |
| July 2026 | £1,451 | +3.8% |
| August 2026 | £1,459 | +4.0% |
| September 2026 | £1,466 | +4.0% |
Rents by region
Change in the average rent in the year to September 2026.
- North West+5.7%
- North East+5.3%
- Yorkshire and The Humber+4.8%
- West Midlands+4.4%
- South West+4.2%
- East Midlands+3.8%
- East of England+3.8%
- South East+3.5%
- London+3.5%
England average, +4.0%
| Region | Average rent | In a year | A year ago | In five years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | £2,338 | +3.5% | +5.3% | +36.9% |
| South East | £1,438 | +3.5% | +4.9% | +31.8% |
| East of England | £1,298 | +3.8% | +6.3% | +31.5% |
| South West | £1,251 | +4.2% | +5.3% | +32.3% |
| West Midlands | £983 | +4.4% | +5.1% | +34.0% |
| North West | £975 | +5.7% | +7.1% | +42.0% |
| East Midlands | £928 | +3.8% | +6.4% | +34.8% |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £869 | +4.8% | +3.8% | +31.0% |
| North East | £790 | +5.3% | +9.1% | +35.0% |
| England | £1,466 | +4.0% | +5.5% | +34.8% |
Top ten councils
Rising fastest, in a year
- 1Tewkesbury+14.4%
- 2Oldham+13.3%
- 3Kirklees+12.5%
- 4Redditch+11.3%
- 5Knowsley+11.0%
- 6Wolverhampton+10.7%
- 7Dover+10.2%
- 8Derbyshire Dales+10.1%
- 9Folkestone and Hythe+10.0%
- 10Bolton+9.7%
Rising slowest or falling, in a year
- 1Broxtowe−1.6%
- 2Wyre Forest−1.2%
- 3Woking−1.0%
- 4Forest of Dean−0.9%
- 5Brighton and Hove−0.8%
- 6Waverley−0.6%
- 7Worthing−0.6%
- 8Kingston upon Thames−0.4%
- 9Westminster−0.4%
- 10North Devon−0.3%
Biggest rise since September 2021
- 1Oldham+58.5%
- 2Tameside+55.5%
- 3Folkestone and Hythe+53.8%
- 4Rossendale+49.6%
- 5Rochdale+49.5%
- 6Islington+48.9%
- 7Bolton+48.7%
- 8Hounslow+46.4%
- 9Salford+46.2%
- 10Cheshire West and Chester+46.1%
Smallest rise since September 2021
- 1Hartlepool+12.4%
- 2Elmbridge+18.7%
- 3Epsom and Ewell+19.5%
- 4Derbyshire Dales+20.5%
- 5Wealden+20.7%
- 6Torbay+21.5%
- 7Runnymede+22.6%
- 8Brentwood+22.6%
- 9West Devon+23.3%
- 10Woking+23.7%
Highest average rent
- 1Kensington and Chelsea£3,739
- 2Westminster£3,209
- 3Islington£2,884
- 4Hammersmith and Fulham£2,861
- 5Camden£2,834
- 6Hackney£2,667
- 7Wandsworth£2,640
- 8Lambeth£2,538
- 9Southwark£2,516
- 10Tower Hamlets£2,462
Lowest average rent
- 1Hartlepool£562
- 2Burnley£633
- 3Redcar and Cleveland£645
- 4Hyndburn£650
- 5North East Lincolnshire£651
- 6County Durham£653
- 7North Lincolnshire£654
- 8Pendle£673
- 9Cumberland£687
- 10Rotherham£689
The cheapest places to rent: the top 20, every region and London
England’s major cities
| City | Average rent | In a year | In five years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | £1,893 | +5.7% | +35.2% |
| Manchester | £1,380 | +4.6% | +45.5% |
| Newcastle | £1,220 | +7.9% | +42.7% |
| Salford | £1,173 | +3.1% | +46.2% |
| Leeds | £1,148 | +4.5% | +31.3% |
| Birmingham | £1,106 | +3.3% | +36.4% |
| Leicester | £1,020 | +0.9% | +42.2% |
| Nottingham | £1,015 | +1.7% | +39.1% |
| Sheffield | £936 | +4.1% | +35.6% |
| Liverpool | £916 | +5.4% | +43.6% |
Every council in England
Average monthly rent for September 2026. Download the full table, with rents by number of bedrooms, as a spreadsheet (CSV).
All 294 councils. Select a column heading to sort by it.
| TewkesburySouth West | £1,106 | £755 | +14.4% | +41.4% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OldhamNorth West | £951 | £708 | +13.3% | +58.5% |
| KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber | £784 | £585 | +12.5% | +37.5% |
| RedditchWest Midlands | £982 | £685 | +11.3% | +31.7% |
| KnowsleyNorth West | £860 | £602 | +11.0% | +44.2% |
| WolverhamptonWest Midlands | £948 | £675 | +10.7% | +45.7% |
| DoverSouth East | £1,037 | £739 | +10.2% | +38.2% |
| Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands | £828 | £600 | +10.1% | +20.5% |
| Folkestone and HytheSouth East | £1,189 | £812 | +10.0% | +53.8% |
| BoltonNorth West | £902 | £658 | +9.7% | +48.7% |
| WalsallWest Midlands | £930 | £657 | +9.4% | +39.8% |
| West LindseyEast Midlands | £744 | £542 | +9.2% | +36.3% |
| RochdaleNorth West | £859 | £624 | +8.8% | +49.5% |
| North West LeicestershireEast Midlands | £920 | £637 | +8.2% | +36.2% |
| Newcastle upon TyneNorth East | £1,220 | £816 | +7.9% | +42.7% |
| North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber | £651 | £458 | +7.6% | +28.3% |
| Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands | £732 | £529 | +7.6% | +33.7% |
| Bath and North East SomersetSouth West | £1,893 | £1,212 | +7.5% | +42.8% |
| Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber | £695 | £500 | +7.5% | +35.2% |
| High PeakEast Midlands | £938 | £625 | +7.4% | +33.7% |
| South TynesideNorth East | £746 | £523 | +7.4% | +40.2% |
| SouthwarkLondon | £2,516 | £1,907 | +7.3% | +38.8% |
| SandwellWest Midlands | £953 | £680 | +7.3% | +42.7% |
| CumberlandNorth West | £687 | £512 | +7.2% | +37.3% |
| WyreNorth West | £747 | £530 | +7.2% | +28.9% |
| BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber | £697 | £507 | +7.2% | +38.6% |
| Cannock ChaseWest Midlands | £868 | £589 | +7.2% | +33.0% |
| ChorleyNorth West | £803 | £601 | +7.2% | +37.0% |
| Cheshire EastNorth West | £992 | £701 | +7.2% | +35.4% |
| East LindseyEast Midlands | £707 | £525 | +7.2% | +30.8% |
| BlackpoolNorth West | £723 | £503 | +7.1% | +30.2% |
| Malvern HillsWest Midlands | £955 | £703 | +7.1% | +33.3% |
| Great YarmouthEast of England | £841 | £590 | +7.1% | +36.3% |
| SpelthorneSouth East | £1,726 | £1,252 | +7.1% | +34.2% |
| Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands | £837 | £581 | +7.1% | +30.2% |
| NorthumberlandNorth East | £696 | £496 | +7.0% | +34.8% |
| East StaffordshireWest Midlands | £861 | £616 | +7.0% | +33.2% |
| Mid SuffolkEast of England | £1,011 | £725 | +6.9% | +39.6% |
| St. HelensNorth West | £811 | £596 | +6.9% | +43.6% |
| HaltonNorth West | £754 | £549 | +6.9% | +33.2% |
| SevenoaksSouth East | £1,828 | £1,278 | +6.9% | +30.1% |
| GloucesterSouth West | £1,122 | £748 | +6.8% | +44.9% |
| Isle of WightSouth East | £953 | £664 | +6.8% | +33.8% |
| Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West | £1,000 | £731 | +6.7% | +46.1% |
| WirralNorth West | £862 | £574 | +6.7% | +36.6% |
| MeltonEast Midlands | £810 | £559 | +6.7% | +32.8% |
| YorkYorkshire and The Humber | £1,206 | £879 | +6.7% | +35.1% |
| East DevonSouth West | £977 | £691 | +6.6% | +24.7% |
| LancasterNorth West | £830 | £606 | +6.6% | +32.0% |
| IslingtonLondon | £2,884 | £2,189 | +6.6% | +48.9% |
| LichfieldWest Midlands | £1,100 | £738 | +6.6% | +34.6% |
| StroudSouth West | £1,047 | £747 | +6.5% | +35.8% |
| StaffordWest Midlands | £902 | £631 | +6.5% | +33.7% |
| North TynesideNorth East | £860 | £592 | +6.5% | +36.3% |
| WiganNorth West | £749 | £544 | +6.4% | +40.5% |
| PendleNorth West | £673 | £499 | +6.4% | +36.4% |
| North HertfordshireEast of England | £1,445 | £1,031 | +6.4% | +37.7% |
| SomersetSouth West | £1,021 | £695 | +6.3% | +34.8% |
| CotswoldSouth West | £1,263 | £877 | +6.3% | +29.1% |
| Telford and WrekinWest Midlands | £861 | £599 | +6.3% | +33.0% |
| South StaffordshireWest Midlands | £965 | £670 | +6.3% | +32.4% |
| Westmorland and FurnessNorth West | £819 | £606 | +6.2% | +31.1% |
| DarlingtonNorth East | £691 | £497 | +6.2% | +35.8% |
| West BerkshireSouth East | £1,355 | £948 | +6.2% | +29.5% |
| WorcesterWest Midlands | £984 | £716 | +6.1% | +31.2% |
| County DurhamNorth East | £653 | £459 | +6.1% | +33.7% |
| CheltenhamSouth West | £1,269 | £875 | +6.1% | +34.9% |
| GreenwichLondon | £1,998 | £1,564 | +6.0% | +38.1% |
| Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands | £1,150 | £816 | +6.0% | +28.1% |
| WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber | £810 | £579 | +5.9% | +31.6% |
| BuckinghamshireSouth East | £1,486 | £1,043 | +5.8% | +31.4% |
| CanterburySouth East | £1,288 | £880 | +5.8% | +25.1% |
| WiltshireSouth West | £1,091 | £755 | +5.8% | +29.9% |
| East SuffolkEast of England | £848 | £607 | +5.8% | +36.9% |
| North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber | £654 | £472 | +5.8% | +30.8% |
| TandridgeSouth East | £1,649 | £1,166 | +5.7% | +27.2% |
| GatesheadNorth East | £808 | £593 | +5.7% | +38.8% |
| GuildfordSouth East | £1,754 | £1,197 | +5.7% | +24.7% |
| BristolSouth West | £1,893 | £1,230 | +5.7% | +35.2% |
| PrestonNorth West | £791 | £579 | +5.7% | +34.3% |
| South RibbleNorth West | £809 | £565 | +5.6% | +34.0% |
| MertonLondon | £2,181 | £1,645 | +5.5% | +35.0% |
| MansfieldEast Midlands | £797 | £555 | +5.5% | +35.5% |
| Epping ForestEast of England | £1,846 | £1,231 | +5.5% | +29.0% |
| North KestevenEast Midlands | £826 | £581 | +5.5% | +31.1% |
| LewesSouth East | £1,343 | £930 | +5.4% | +23.8% |
| LiverpoolNorth West | £916 | £688 | +5.4% | +43.6% |
| StockportNorth West | £1,125 | £816 | +5.4% | +44.8% |
| EnfieldLondon | £1,833 | £1,426 | +5.4% | +36.2% |
| FyldeNorth West | £875 | £613 | +5.4% | +34.7% |
| Richmond upon ThamesLondon | £2,349 | £1,744 | +5.4% | +37.4% |
| Ribble ValleyNorth West | £822 | £611 | +5.4% | +29.6% |
| WarringtonNorth West | £903 | £676 | +5.4% | +34.9% |
| ThurrockEast of England | £1,389 | £946 | +5.3% | +29.3% |
| Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands | £818 | £562 | +5.3% | +31.9% |
| DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber | £699 | £496 | +5.2% | +29.4% |
| South OxfordshireSouth East | £1,418 | £1,053 | +5.2% | +28.1% |
| Amber ValleyEast Midlands | £807 | £589 | +5.2% | +38.5% |
| RugbyWest Midlands | £1,051 | £756 | +5.2% | +32.5% |
| Southend-on-SeaEast of England | £1,316 | £884 | +5.1% | +29.1% |
| TamesideNorth West | £935 | £688 | +5.1% | +55.5% |
| Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands | £718 | £520 | +5.1% | +32.9% |
| AshfieldEast Midlands | £799 | £562 | +5.1% | +36.4% |
| RochfordEast of England | £1,302 | £891 | +5.0% | +24.7% |
| SwindonSouth West | £1,103 | £825 | +5.0% | +33.6% |
| SeftonNorth West | £940 | £623 | +5.0% | +40.6% |
| Tunbridge WellsSouth East | £1,543 | £1,062 | +5.0% | +34.8% |
| GraveshamSouth East | £1,345 | £915 | +5.0% | +34.5% |
| Hammersmith and FulhamLondon | £2,861 | £2,025 | +5.0% | +37.3% |
| West LancashireNorth West | £805 | £588 | +5.0% | +39.4% |
| BlabyEast Midlands | £998 | £711 | +4.9% | +39.8% |
| BrentLondon | £2,018 | £1,578 | +4.9% | +38.3% |
| PeterboroughEast of England | £1,014 | £711 | +4.9% | +33.6% |
| South DerbyshireEast Midlands | £888 | £614 | +4.9% | +31.1% |
| South GloucestershireSouth West | £1,474 | £1,006 | +4.9% | +38.7% |
| WychavonWest Midlands | £962 | £676 | +4.9% | +28.9% |
| BasildonEast of England | £1,428 | £985 | +4.9% | +29.5% |
| ShropshireWest Midlands | £828 | £611 | +4.8% | +31.0% |
| WinchesterSouth East | £1,514 | £1,021 | +4.8% | +33.9% |
| HorshamSouth East | £1,490 | £1,033 | +4.8% | +35.1% |
| East HertfordshireEast of England | £1,550 | £1,097 | +4.8% | +29.5% |
| CharnwoodEast Midlands | £967 | £683 | +4.8% | +39.0% |
| Vale of White HorseSouth East | £1,369 | £998 | +4.8% | +28.3% |
| North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | £995 | £686 | +4.7% | +36.9% |
| DerbyEast Midlands | £871 | £615 | +4.7% | +33.6% |
| StevenageEast of England | £1,445 | £1,031 | +4.7% | +37.3% |
| Test ValleySouth East | £1,236 | £888 | +4.6% | +26.6% |
| Castle PointEast of England | £1,266 | £945 | +4.6% | +25.8% |
| ManchesterNorth West | £1,380 | £1,007 | +4.6% | +45.5% |
| BrecklandEast of England | £935 | £670 | +4.6% | +30.8% |
| East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber | £724 | £502 | +4.6% | +25.9% |
| HarboroughEast Midlands | £982 | £719 | +4.6% | +34.4% |
| IpswichEast of England | £1,002 | £748 | +4.5% | +39.1% |
| South HollandEast Midlands | £779 | £596 | +4.5% | +25.4% |
| LeedsYorkshire and The Humber | £1,148 | £783 | +4.5% | +31.3% |
| Central BedfordshireEast of England | £1,258 | £870 | +4.4% | +30.2% |
| PlymouthSouth West | £1,008 | £707 | +4.4% | +33.7% |
| HarlowEast of England | £1,531 | £1,028 | +4.4% | +32.3% |
| North WarwickshireWest Midlands | £983 | £721 | +4.4% | +37.9% |
| Mid SussexSouth East | £1,436 | £1,018 | +4.3% | +31.9% |
| RushmoorSouth East | £1,391 | £982 | +4.3% | +35.0% |
| DorsetSouth West | £1,059 | £733 | +4.2% | +26.0% |
| West SuffolkEast of England | £1,188 | £821 | +4.2% | +27.9% |
| SunderlandNorth East | £710 | £525 | +4.1% | +29.1% |
| WandsworthLondon | £2,640 | £1,943 | +4.1% | +36.4% |
| Epsom and EwellSouth East | £1,713 | £1,197 | +4.1% | +19.5% |
| SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber | £936 | £693 | +4.1% | +35.6% |
| HavantSouth East | £1,159 | £857 | +4.1% | +32.2% |
| BroadlandEast of England | £941 | £694 | +4.1% | +30.4% |
| HuntingdonshireEast of England | £1,065 | £750 | +4.0% | +28.7% |
| Milton KeynesSouth East | £1,346 | £979 | +4.0% | +29.0% |
| North NorfolkEast of England | £865 | £623 | +4.0% | +29.0% |
| ThanetSouth East | £1,125 | £777 | +4.0% | +37.7% |
| HertsmereEast of England | £1,846 | £1,269 | +4.0% | +29.0% |
| LincolnEast Midlands | £947 | £662 | +4.0% | +33.1% |
| HackneyLondon | £2,667 | £2,007 | +3.9% | +40.8% |
| West DevonSouth West | £854 | £608 | +3.9% | +23.3% |
| MiddlesbroughNorth East | £699 | £498 | +3.9% | +32.1% |
| Blackburn with DarwenNorth West | £715 | £535 | +3.8% | +38.0% |
| GosportSouth East | £1,173 | £825 | +3.8% | +37.4% |
| EalingLondon | £2,126 | £1,642 | +3.8% | +35.6% |
| Tower HamletsLondon | £2,462 | £1,998 | +3.8% | +41.0% |
| Mole ValleySouth East | £1,565 | £1,149 | +3.8% | +29.6% |
| TendringEast of England | £1,058 | £761 | +3.7% | +35.4% |
| LutonEast of England | £1,231 | £913 | +3.7% | +34.6% |
| EastleighSouth East | £1,219 | £864 | +3.7% | +30.7% |
| SouthamptonSouth East | £1,261 | £883 | +3.7% | +35.7% |
| FenlandEast of England | £844 | £628 | +3.7% | +31.1% |
| RossendaleNorth West | £814 | £593 | +3.7% | +49.6% |
| TorbaySouth West | £924 | £621 | +3.7% | +21.5% |
| HyndburnNorth West | £650 | £487 | +3.7% | +34.7% |
| ArunSouth East | £1,240 | £855 | +3.7% | +36.0% |
| HounslowLondon | £1,962 | £1,589 | +3.6% | +46.4% |
| Tonbridge and MallingSouth East | £1,500 | £1,039 | +3.6% | +31.7% |
| North East DerbyshireEast Midlands | £793 | £569 | +3.6% | +30.0% |
| West OxfordshireSouth East | £1,315 | £961 | +3.6% | +27.6% |
| GedlingEast Midlands | £909 | £633 | +3.6% | +33.5% |
| King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England | £941 | £650 | +3.6% | +32.9% |
| TeignbridgeSouth West | £965 | £657 | +3.6% | +25.6% |
| BroxbourneEast of England | £1,692 | £1,136 | +3.5% | +32.8% |
| BassetlawEast Midlands | £735 | £508 | +3.5% | +31.0% |
| ChichesterSouth East | £1,340 | £953 | +3.5% | +32.2% |
| ChesterfieldEast Midlands | £760 | £542 | +3.4% | +29.4% |
| HillingdonLondon | £1,581 | £1,260 | +3.4% | +32.1% |
| CroydonLondon | £1,586 | £1,267 | +3.4% | +30.2% |
| LambethLondon | £2,538 | £1,890 | +3.4% | +38.8% |
| RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber | £689 | £490 | +3.4% | +30.9% |
| Stockton-on-TeesNorth East | £736 | £537 | +3.4% | +32.6% |
| AdurSouth East | £1,416 | £1,003 | +3.3% | +36.6% |
| BirminghamWest Midlands | £1,106 | £834 | +3.3% | +36.4% |
| South NorfolkEast of England | £984 | £698 | +3.3% | +32.0% |
| Welwyn HatfieldEast of England | £1,510 | £1,061 | +3.3% | +28.0% |
| SolihullWest Midlands | £1,284 | £861 | +3.3% | +34.9% |
| BaberghEast of England | £970 | £719 | +3.3% | +32.3% |
| West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | £1,088 | £754 | +3.3% | +29.9% |
| BostonEast Midlands | £809 | £607 | +3.3% | +29.8% |
| CrawleySouth East | £1,495 | £1,071 | +3.3% | +33.5% |
| Reigate and BansteadSouth East | £1,652 | £1,149 | +3.2% | +31.1% |
| AshfordSouth East | £1,253 | £898 | +3.2% | +37.0% |
| DartfordSouth East | £1,580 | £1,095 | +3.2% | +36.5% |
| HartSouth East | £1,418 | £1,025 | +3.2% | +31.1% |
| BromleyLondon | £1,693 | £1,318 | +3.2% | +29.1% |
| CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber | £760 | £551 | +3.2% | +35.6% |
| CherwellSouth East | £1,316 | £984 | +3.2% | +35.7% |
| North SomersetSouth West | £1,212 | £822 | +3.1% | +39.7% |
| SalfordNorth West | £1,173 | £889 | +3.1% | +46.2% |
| DudleyWest Midlands | £855 | £609 | +3.1% | +30.2% |
| Kensington and ChelseaLondon | £3,739 | £2,674 | +3.1% | +43.8% |
| ErewashEast Midlands | £838 | £603 | +3.0% | +33.0% |
| BurnleyNorth West | £633 | £466 | +3.0% | +31.8% |
| MaidstoneSouth East | £1,303 | £922 | +3.0% | +36.8% |
| South CambridgeshireEast of England | £1,407 | £1,010 | +3.0% | +32.3% |
| TraffordNorth West | £1,373 | £946 | +3.0% | +44.3% |
| South HamsSouth West | £1,014 | £738 | +3.0% | +29.3% |
| NewhamLondon | £1,931 | £1,631 | +3.0% | +26.9% |
| SuttonLondon | £1,569 | £1,248 | +3.0% | +34.1% |
| PortsmouthSouth East | £1,374 | £903 | +2.9% | +38.1% |
| BarnetLondon | £1,953 | £1,502 | +2.9% | +33.2% |
| HerefordshireWest Midlands | £831 | £603 | +2.9% | +28.3% |
| HarrowLondon | £1,781 | £1,395 | +2.8% | +30.6% |
| RushcliffeEast Midlands | £1,050 | £726 | +2.8% | +32.5% |
| Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands | £932 | £637 | +2.8% | +36.7% |
| St AlbansEast of England | £1,934 | £1,272 | +2.7% | +31.4% |
| ElmbridgeSouth East | £1,885 | £1,259 | +2.7% | +18.7% |
| BolsoverEast Midlands | £700 | £493 | +2.6% | +36.9% |
| BromsgroveWest Midlands | £998 | £721 | +2.6% | +30.4% |
| BedfordEast of England | £1,177 | £802 | +2.6% | +33.2% |
| South KestevenEast Midlands | £846 | £585 | +2.5% | +28.1% |
| BraintreeEast of England | £1,223 | £857 | +2.5% | +34.3% |
| Barking and DagenhamLondon | £1,700 | £1,378 | +2.5% | +35.6% |
| DacorumEast of England | £1,613 | £1,111 | +2.5% | +28.5% |
| Bracknell ForestSouth East | £1,481 | £1,080 | +2.5% | +35.7% |
| OxfordSouth East | £1,957 | £1,346 | +2.4% | +33.6% |
| Waltham ForestLondon | £1,772 | £1,407 | +2.4% | +27.4% |
| North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber | £852 | £595 | +2.3% | +24.0% |
| SloughSouth East | £1,567 | £1,142 | +2.3% | +38.5% |
| BrentwoodEast of England | £1,623 | £1,109 | +2.3% | +22.6% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West | £1,400 | £918 | +2.3% | +30.9% |
| CoventryWest Midlands | £1,022 | £760 | +2.3% | +30.0% |
| Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands | £1,022 | £730 | +2.2% | +38.2% |
| MaldonEast of England | £1,137 | £794 | +2.2% | +25.3% |
| RedbridgeLondon | £1,734 | £1,373 | +2.2% | +31.5% |
| TorridgeSouth West | £792 | £567 | +2.2% | +26.4% |
| RutlandEast Midlands | £966 | £679 | +2.1% | +28.6% |
| LewishamLondon | £1,832 | £1,459 | +2.1% | +28.8% |
| WatfordEast of England | £1,834 | £1,268 | +2.1% | +31.9% |
| Surrey HeathSouth East | £1,510 | £1,041 | +2.1% | +33.9% |
| New ForestSouth East | £1,249 | £868 | +2.0% | +28.6% |
| Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands | £918 | £649 | +2.0% | +41.1% |
| East HampshireSouth East | £1,265 | £903 | +2.0% | +31.3% |
| WarwickWest Midlands | £1,244 | £885 | +2.0% | +28.4% |
| Three RiversEast of England | £1,828 | £1,275 | +2.0% | +30.5% |
| CambridgeEast of England | £1,805 | £1,255 | +1.9% | +29.2% |
| EastbourneSouth East | £1,174 | £823 | +1.9% | +23.8% |
| WealdenSouth East | £1,266 | £898 | +1.8% | +20.7% |
| HastingsSouth East | £1,008 | £697 | +1.7% | +24.8% |
| BexleyLondon | £1,540 | £1,231 | +1.7% | +35.9% |
| ColchesterEast of England | £1,200 | £821 | +1.7% | +31.6% |
| NottinghamEast Midlands | £1,015 | £735 | +1.7% | +39.1% |
| UttlesfordEast of England | £1,305 | £916 | +1.6% | +25.5% |
| BradfordYorkshire and The Humber | £739 | £545 | +1.6% | +26.9% |
| ChelmsfordEast of England | £1,439 | £1,058 | +1.6% | +32.7% |
| MedwaySouth East | £1,235 | £897 | +1.6% | +36.0% |
| Mid DevonSouth West | £881 | £643 | +1.6% | +26.1% |
| Redcar and ClevelandNorth East | £645 | £457 | +1.5% | +30.2% |
| CamdenLondon | £2,834 | £2,063 | +1.4% | +37.5% |
| HaringeyLondon | £2,225 | £1,643 | +1.3% | +35.6% |
| HartlepoolNorth East | £562 | £403 | +1.3% | +12.4% |
| ReadingSouth East | £1,582 | £1,120 | +1.3% | +35.7% |
| FarehamSouth East | £1,179 | £833 | +1.2% | +26.3% |
| RotherSouth East | £1,164 | £802 | +1.2% | +24.9% |
| Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East | £1,312 | £932 | +1.1% | +30.4% |
| SwaleSouth East | £1,127 | £788 | +1.1% | +28.1% |
| LeicesterEast Midlands | £1,020 | £713 | +0.9% | +42.2% |
| RunnymedeSouth East | £1,600 | £1,093 | +0.9% | +22.6% |
| HaveringLondon | £1,567 | £1,218 | +0.9% | +33.5% |
| CornwallSouth West | £995 | £685 | +0.9% | +26.8% |
| NorwichEast of England | £1,148 | £781 | +0.8% | +30.5% |
| WokinghamSouth East | £1,469 | £1,056 | +0.7% | +33.9% |
| Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East | £1,801 | £1,245 | +0.7% | +34.8% |
| BuryNorth West | £970 | £686 | +0.7% | +44.7% |
| TamworthWest Midlands | £930 | £678 | +0.4% | +26.0% |
| ExeterSouth West | £1,318 | £914 | +0.2% | +27.6% |
| East CambridgeshireEast of England | £1,042 | £734 | 0.0% | +24.7% |
| North DevonSouth West | £848 | £590 | −0.3% | +26.2% |
| WestminsterLondon | £3,209 | £2,557 | −0.4% | +35.9% |
| Kingston upon ThamesLondon | £1,821 | £1,386 | −0.4% | +26.7% |
| WorthingSouth East | £1,300 | £891 | −0.6% | +28.8% |
| WaverleySouth East | £1,470 | £1,065 | −0.6% | +24.8% |
| Brighton and HoveSouth East | £1,816 | £1,194 | −0.8% | +26.1% |
| Forest of DeanSouth West | £828 | £594 | −0.9% | +29.2% |
| WokingSouth East | £1,628 | £1,138 | −1.0% | +23.7% |
| Wyre ForestWest Midlands | £838 | £592 | −1.2% | +29.4% |
| BroxtoweEast Midlands | £943 | £651 | −1.6% | +30.0% |
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About the figures
The rents come from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents, which averages every private tenancy, including tenants who moved in years ago. It is not a measure of advertised rents: a home let today usually asks more, and the index moves more slowly than asking prices.
“In a year” and “in a month” are the ONS’s own change figures. “In five years” is our calculation from the ONS index, comparing September 2026 with September 2021; the average rents are rounded to the nearest pound, so working it out from them can give a slightly different answer.
Figures for small councils move more from month to month than those for cities, and the ONS revises recent months as more tenancies are recorded. ONS publishes these as official statistics in development. There are no figures for the City of London or the Isles of Scilly.
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, published 21 October 2026; see also the ONS’s own monthly bulletin. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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