Private rent and house prices UK August 2025

20th August 2025

Average UK monthly private rents increased by 5.9%, to £1,343, in the 12 months to July 2025 (provisional estimate); this annual growth rate is down from 6.7% in the 12 months to June 2025.

Average rents increased to £1,398 (6.0%) in England, £807 (7.9%) in Wales, and £999 (3.6%) in Scotland, in the 12 months to July 2025.

In Northern Ireland, average rents increased to £855 (7.4%), in the 12 months to May 2025.

In England, private rents annual inflation was highest in the North East (8.9%) and lowest in Yorkshire and The Humber (3.5%), in the 12 months to July 2025.

Average UK house prices increased by 3.7%, to £269,000, in the 12 months to June 2025 (provisional estimate); this annual growth rate is up from 2.7%, in the 12 months to May 2025.

Average house prices increased to £291,000 (3.3%) in England, £210,000 (2.6%) in Wales, and £192,000 (5.9%) in Scotland, in the 12 months to June 2025.

Read the full ONS report HERE