Average rent in the UK
The average UK private rent was £1,406 a month in September 2026, +3.8% on a year earlier. Pick a region or one of 334 local areas in England, Wales and Scotland for rents by number of bedrooms, the salary you need, and how prices have moved over the last decade.
UK average rent
£1,406
September 2026
12-month change
+3.8%
UK average house price
£273,037
Median full-time pay £39,039
UK rent by number of bedrooms
1 bedroom£1,140
2 bedrooms£1,287
3 bedrooms£1,438
4+ bedrooms£2,089
Average monthly private rent (pcm).
Rent by region
| # | Area | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | Change (12m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | £1,764 | £2,239 | £2,651 | +3.5% |
| 2 | South East | £1,000 | £1,284 | £1,566 | +3.5% |
| 3 | East of England | £900 | £1,153 | £1,403 | +3.8% |
| 4 | South West | £833 | £1,070 | £1,305 | +4.2% |
| 5 | Scotland | £702 | £912 | £1,168 | +0.7% |
| 6 | North West | £705 | £887 | £1,063 | +5.7% |
| 7 | West Midlands | £711 | £887 | £1,053 | +4.4% |
| 8 | East Midlands | £652 | £831 | £1,000 | +3.8% |
| 9 | Wales | £637 | £782 | £892 | +4.1% |
| 10 | Yorkshire and The Humber | £615 | £772 | £918 | +4.8% |
| 11 | North East | £555 | £698 | £837 | +5.3% |
Cheapest places to rent
| # | Area | Region | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | Change (12m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | £426 | £562 | £756 | +5.6% |
| 2 | Powys | Wales | £464 | £581 | £703 | +8.6% |
| 3 | County Durham | North East | £459 | £582 | £697 | +6.1% |
| 4 | North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £458 | £587 | £686 | +7.6% |
| 5 | Burnley | North West | £466 | £590 | £698 | +3.0% |
| 6 | Ayrshires | Scotland | £459 | £594 | £775 | +1.3% |
| 7 | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | £457 | £610 | £725 | +1.5% |
| 8 | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £472 | £617 | £752 | +5.8% |
| 9 | Rotherham | Yorkshire and The Humber | £490 | £618 | £747 | +3.4% |
| 10 | Kingston upon Hull | Yorkshire and The Humber | £500 | £623 | £745 | +7.5% |
Most expensive places to rent
| # | Area | Region | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | Change (12m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kensington and Chelsea | London | £2,674 | £3,475 | £4,130 | +3.0% |
| 2 | Westminster | London | £2,557 | £3,320 | £3,912 | -0.4% |
| 3 | Islington | London | £2,189 | £2,712 | £3,022 | +6.6% |
| 4 | Hammersmith and Fulham | London | £2,025 | £2,656 | £3,031 | +5.0% |
| 5 | Camden | London | £2,063 | £2,634 | £3,071 | +1.4% |
| 6 | Hackney | London | £2,007 | £2,498 | £2,856 | +3.9% |
| 7 | Wandsworth | London | £1,943 | £2,469 | £2,818 | +4.1% |
| 8 | Tower Hamlets | London | £1,998 | £2,427 | £2,760 | +3.8% |
| 9 | Southwark | London | £1,907 | £2,387 | £2,779 | +7.3% |
| 10 | Lambeth | London | £1,890 | £2,353 | £2,696 | +3.4% |
Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (September 2026), average of new and existing private tenancies — official statistics in development. House prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Pay: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, median gross pay of full-time employees by place of residence. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See our methodology.