Annual rent change

Price Index of Private Rents

Since 2016

Annual rent change, UK, since 2016
Month	UK
Jan 2016	3.3%
Jan 2017	3.3%
Jan 2018	1.2%
Jan 2019	1.4%
Jan 2020	2.2%
Jan 2021	1.1%
Jan 2022	2.7%
Jan 2023	5.8%
Jan 2024	8.5%
Jan 2025	8.7%
Jan 2026	3.5%
Aug 2026	3.8%

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Highest

Councils, August 2026

Tewkesbury13.4%
Kirklees12.8%
Oldham12.5%
Knowsley11.4%
Bolton11.1%

Lowest

Wyre Forest−2.4%
Waverley−2.0%
Woking−1.6%
Merthyr Tydfil−1.6%
Broxtowe−1.5%

Rent change map: rises in a year

Name: Annual rent change
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How much the average private rent rose or fell over the past year, from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents. The latest figures are for August 2026, down to councils across the UK. Source: ONS private rents.