Average Rent in the UK
Average rent in the UK (Q4 2023) is £739 pcm. If you exclude inner London it's £647 pcm
Average rents by region
Region | Average monthly room rent Q4 2023 | Average monthly room rent Q4 2022 | Annual change Q4 2023 vs Q4 2022 |
East Anglia | £651 | £599 | 9% |
East Midlands | £562 | £512 | 10% |
North East | £533 | £494 | 8% |
North West | £581 | £522 | 11% |
Northern Ireland | £558 | £483 | 16% |
Scotland | £682 | £606 | 12% |
South East | £732 | £657 | 11% |
South West | £649 | £593 | 9% |
Wales | £574 | £530 | 8% |
West Midlands | £559 | £495 | 13% |
Yorkshire and Humberside | £555 | £507 | 9% |
London | £1,014 | £934 | 9% |
UK | £739 | £658 | 12% |
UK (excl London) | £647 | £582 | 11% |
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Methodology
SpareRooms Quarterly Rental Index compares data from Q4 2023 with Q4 2022, based on around 200,000+ UK room ads (inclusive of bills). Sample size is the combined total across both periods. Towns/cities/postcodes with a sample size of under 50 have been excluded from this report. London data covers E, EC, N, NW, SE, SW, W & WC postcodes.