ONS · 13 December 2019 – 5 July 2024

Average private rent a month during the Conservative 2019–2024 government

November 2019 → June 2024 · 55 periods

↑ 24.0%+£244 £ a month

Average private rent a month rose by 24.0% over the period, from £1,016 £ a month (November 2019, the level when the government took office) to £1,260 (June 2024, the last complete period before it left office).

Inherited level November 2019: £1,016
Level when it left June 2024: £1,260
method: latest complete period before start / before end

Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.

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Definition and caveats

The average monthly rent for a privately rented property in the area, from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents, which models rents across the whole stock of private tenancies from letting-agent and Valuation Office data, not only new lets. Bedroom breakdowns are held on the same series.

Doesn’t measure: The asking rent for a property advertised today, which is usually higher than the average across all tenancies, nor social rents, nor what any particular tenant pays.