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Tenants paid an average of 5.5 percent more buy-to-let rent in September 2025 than a year earlier, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics.
Although rents rose by £74, to £1,354 monthly, the annual increase fell from 5.7 percent in the year to August 2025 and represents the ninth month in a row of slowing rent increases.
Breaking the figures down, the report says the average rent for England was £1,410 in September.
The yearly rise was lower than the 5.8 percent increase in the 12 months to August and represents the tenth consecutive month of slowing rent growth.
The average rent for Wales was £815 in September, up £55 (7.1 percent) from a year earlier. This rise was lower than in the 12 months to August (7.8 percent),and below the record-high annual rise of 9.9 percent in November 2023.
Private rent inflation was highest in the North East (9.1 percent), and lowest in Yorkshire and The Humber (3.8 percent), in the 12 months to September.
| Region | Annual change |
|---|---|
| North East | 9.10% |
| North West | 7.10% |
| East Midlands | 6.40% |
| East of England | 6.30% |
| South West | 5.30% |
| London | 5.30% |
| West Midlands | 5.10% |
| South East | 4.90% |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 3.80% |
| England | 5.50% |
| Wales | 7.10% |
Source: ONS
The North East continued to have the highest rent growth in England, at 9.1 percent in the 12 months to September. However, this rise was lower than the 9.2 percent increase in the 12 months to August.
Rent growth remained lowest in Yorkshire and the Humber, at 3.8 percent in the 12 months to September. This rise was higher than in the 12 months to August 2025 (3.4 percent).
London's annual inflation was 5.3 percent in the 12 months to September, down from 5.7 percent in the year to August. This was the tenth consecutive month of slowing annual inflation in the capital. London's annual rent growth has slowed the most since its peak, decreasing by 6.2 percentage points since November 2024, when it stood at a stellar 11.5 percent.
Average rent was more than six times higher in the most expensive local area than in the least expensive.
Average rent was highest in London (£2,260) and lowest in the North East (£750) in September 2025.
In London, the average rent was highest in Kensington and Chelsea (£3,629). The lowest rent was in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland (£527). Outside London, the local area with the highest average rent in September was the university city of Oxford (£1,911).
Newport, Gwent's annual inflation rate has continued to stabilise at high levels following rapid price rises in winter 2024, which led to record-high annual growth in the year to January (21.4 percent).
Find out more about the rents where you are with a housing statistics tool summarising the latest private rents and house price statistics for local areas across the UK.