UK Private Rent and House Prices - July 2026

The Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR) measures private rent inflation for new and existing tenancies. The UK House Price Index (HPI) measures house price inflation.

England

Average monthly rent for England was £1,446 in June 2026, up by 3.4% (£47) from a year earlier. This annual rise was unchanged in the 12 months to May 2026 (3.4%).

Wales

Average monthly rent for Wales was £843 in June 2026, up by 4.9% (£39) from a year earlier. This annual rise was higher than in the 12 months to May 2026 (4.7%), but lower than the most recent peak of 8.9% in March 2025.

Scotland

Average monthly rent for Scotland was £1,012 in June 2026, up by 1.3% (£13) from a year earlier. This annual rise was higher than in the 12 months to May 2026 (1.0%) and is the first pick up in the annual inflation rate since December 2024. Scotland's annual rate has been generally slowing since the record-high annual rise of 11.7% in August 2023.

Previous data collection limitations meant that historically, Scotland rents data, which are used in the Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR) stock measure, were mainly for advertised new lets. The Scottish Government have been improving their data collection process, which is increasing their collection of achieved rents for both existing and new tenancies. More information is in Section 4 of our Price Index of Private Rents quality and methodology information report.

From September 2022 to March 2025, measures relating to in-tenancy rent increases were implemented in Scotland (see Section 10: Data sources and quality). We advise users to bear this in mind when interpreting estimates for Scotland and comparing with other UK countries.

Northern Ireland

Average monthly rent in Northern Ireland was £877 in April 2026, up by 2.9% (£25) from a year earlier. This annual rise was lower than in the 12 months to March 2026 (3.3%) and the lowest in over five years. Northern Ireland's annual inflation rate has been generally slowing since the record-high annual rise of 9.9% in April 2024.

Northern Ireland's rents data are for advertised new lets. We advise users to bear this in mind when comparing across the UK (see Section 10: Data sources and quality).

Private rents by property size

The average UK monthly private rent in June 2026 was highest for detached properties (£1,577) and lowest for flats and maisonettes (£1,355). Average UK private rent was highest for properties with four or more bedrooms (£2,061) and lowest for properties with one bedroom (£1,127).