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R E N TA L I N D E XS E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 0
HomeLet Rental Index provides comprehensive and up to date data on new tenancies in the UK. Data is gathered from our tenant referencing service, including the rental amounts agreed, the number of tenants moving into the property together with the
employment status, income and age of all tenants. The trends reported within the HomeLet Rental Index are brand new tenancies which were arranged in the most recent period, giving the most relevant insight into changes in the Private Rented Sector.
However, average rental value in London (£1,646) was still 98.8% higher than the rest of the UK excluding London (£828).
Key headlines
Average rents in London are down YOY, showing a 2.8% fall between September 2019 and September 2020, the fourth decrease in annual variance in subsequent months.
The average rent in the UK is now £987, up 0.2% on last month, and 2.1% on last year.
When London is excluded, the average rent in the UK is now £828, this is up 0.4% on last month, and 3.9% on last year.
Ten of the twelve regions monitored showed an increase in rental values between September 2019 and September 2020, with the South West seeing an increase of more than 6%.
The South West shows a the highest yearly increase of 6.6% between September 2019 and September 2020.
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Average rental values in the UK
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When London is excluded the average rent in the UK is now £828, this is up by 3.9% on last year
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South West £902 £899 £846 0.3% 6.6%
North East £558 £546 £535 2.2% 4.3%
East Of England £967 £954 £927 1.4% 4.3%
North West £770 £781 £739 -1.4% 4.2%
West Midlands £747 £739 £718 1.1% 4.0%
East Midlands £678 £670 £653 1.2% 3.8%
South East £1,074 £1,070 £1,045 0.4% 2.8%
Wales £650 £641 £634 1.4% 2.5%
Yorkshire & Humberside £673 £678 £657 -0.7% 2.4%
Scotland £683 £692 £676 -1.3% 1.0%
Northern Ireland £657 £668 £673 -1.6% -2.4%
Greater London £1,646 £1,653 £1,694 -0.4% -2.8%
UK £987 £985 £967 0.2% 2.1%
UK exc. Greater London £828 £825 £797 0.4% 3.9%
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UK Ex London 29.3 % 29.1 % 0.2%
North East 24.6 % 22.6 % 2.0%
North West 28.4 % 29.0 % -0.6%
Yorkshire and Humberside 26.0 % 25.3 % 0.7%
East Midlands 28.8 % 28.2 % 0.6%
Wales 27.7 % 28.9 % -1.2%
South West 32.2 % 32.0 % 0.2%
South East 31.6 % 31.0 % 0.6%
London 36.3 % 35.1 % 1.2%
East Of England 30.2 % 30.8 % -0.6%
West Midlands 29.3 % 29.3 % 0.0%
Scotland 26.9 % 25.0 % 1.9%
Northern Ireland 27.3 % 25.6 % 1.7%
Household rent to income ratio by region
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The data displayed below looks at the average gross household income per property against the average total rental value per property.
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1 Barking, Dagenham and Havering
£1,280 £1,307 £1,244 -2.1% 2.9%
2 Barnet £1,525 £1,562 £1,591 -2.4% -4.1%
3 Bexley and Greenwich £1,379 £1,409 £1,369 -2.1% 0.7%
4 Brent £1,523 £1,578 £1,646 -3.5% -7.5%
5 Bromley £1,479 £1,489 £1,437 -0.7% 2.9%
6 Camden, City of London £2,058 £2,043 £2,199 0.7% -6.4%
7 Hammersmith, Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea
£2,054 £2,009 £2,096 2.2% -2.0%
8 Croydon £1,124 £1,115 £1,095 0.8% 2.6%
9 Ealing £1,473 £1,485 £1,466 -0.8% 0.5%
10 Enfield £1,571 £1,510 £1,518 4.0% 3.5%
11 Hackney and Newham £1,532 £1,538 £1,641 -0.4% -6.6%
12 Haringey and Islington £1,768 £1,782 £1,848 -0.8% -4.3%
13 Harrow and Hillingdon £1,339 £1,369 £1,370 -2.2% -2.3%
14 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
£1,486 £1,511 £1,464 -1.7% 1.5%
15 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
£1,375 £1,362 £1,469 1.0% -6.4%
16 Lambeth £2,185 £2,177 £2,189 0.4% -0.2%
17 Lewisham and Southwark £1,752 £1,746 £1,759 0.3% -0.4%
18 Redbridge and Waltham Forest
£1,297 £1,297 £1,274 0.0% 1.8%
19 Tower Hamlets £1,757 £1,755 £1,964 0.1% -10.5%
20 Wandsworth £1,819 £1,840 £1,901 -1.1% -4.3%
21 Westminster £2,388 £2,305 £2,497 3.6% -4.4%
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This section looks at the average rental values for new tenancies for the boroughs of London.
The annual variance compares September 2019 with September 2020.
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Westminster £2,388
Lambeth £2,185
Camden, City of London £2,058
Hammersmith, Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea £2,054
Wandsworth £1,819
L O N D O N B O R O U G H S W I T H T H E H I G H E S T A N N U A L VA R I A N C E I N AV E R A G E R E N T
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Bromley 2.9%
Barking, Dagenham and Havering 2.9%
Enfield 2.7%
Croydon 2.6%
Redbridge and Waltham Forest 1.8%
L O N D O N B O R O U G H S W I T H T H E L O W E S T AV E R A G E R E N T I N S E P T ‘ 2 0
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Croydon £1,124
Barking, Dagenham and Havering £1,280
Redbridge and Waltham Forest £1,297
Harrow and Hillingdon £1,339
Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton £1,375
L O N D O N B O R O U G H S W I T H T H E L O W E S T A N N U A L VA R I A N C E I N AV E R A G E R E N T
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Tower Hamlets -10.5%
Brent -7.5%
Hackney and Newham -6.6%
Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton -6.4%
Camden, City of London -6.4%
Greater London ranked by borough
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A B O U T T H E H O M E L E T R E N T A L I N D E X
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