Average Rent in the UK
Average rent in the UK (Q1 2024) is £740 pcm. If you exclude inner London it's £653 pcm.
Average rents by region
| Region | Average monthly room rent Q1 2024 | Average monthly room rent Q1 2023 | Annual change Q1 2024 vs Q1 2023 |
| East Anglia | £653 | £608 | 7% |
| East Midlands | £563 | £525 | 7% |
| North East | £546 | £506 | 8% |
| North West | £597 | £542 | 10% |
| Northern Ireland | £536 | £484 | 11% |
| Scotland | £678 | £614 | 10% |
| South East | £735 | £675 | 9% |
| South West | £651 | £610 | 7% |
| Wales | £578 | £527 | 10% |
| West Midlands | £564 | £508 | 11% |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | £557 | £521 | 7% |
| London | £995 | £951 | 5% |
| UK | £740 | £681 | 9% |
| UK (excl London) | £653 | £598 | 9% |
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Methodology
SpareRoom’s Quarterly Rental Index compares data from Q1 2024 with Q1 2023, 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.