Rental Statistics for Reading
Rental Trend and Report for August 2025
Average rent in Reading is £1,552 per month (↗ 7.4% vs last year)
Monthly Rent
£1,552
Avg across all property types
Annual Change
+7.4%
August 2025
Region
South East
Regional context
1 Bedroom
£1,100
2 Bedrooms
£1,375
3 Bedrooms
£1,642
4+ Bedrooms
£2,329
Last 10 Years Rental History
Rental Monthly Trend
| Period | Rental | vs Prev Period | vs Prev Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | £1,552 | +0.5% | +7.4% |
| Jul 2025 | £1,544 | +0.1% | +7.6% |
| Jun 2025 | £1,543 | +0.4% | +9.0% |
| May 2025 | £1,537 | +0.3% | +10.2% |
| Apr 2025 | £1,532 | +0.3% | +11.3% |
| Mar 2025 | £1,527 | +0.2% | +11.6% |
| Feb 2025 | £1,524 | +0.4% | +12.0% |
| Jan 2025 | £1,518 | +0.7% | +11.9% |
| Dec 2024 | £1,508 | +1.2% | +11.5% |
| Nov 2024 | £1,490 | +1.4% | +10.9% |
| Oct 2024 | £1,470 | +1.1% | +10.4% |
| Sep 2024 | £1,454 | +0.7% | +10.6% |
| Aug 2024 | £1,444 | +0.6% | +12.1% |
| Jul 2024 | £1,435 | +1.4% | +13.2% |
| Jun 2024 | £1,415 | +1.4% | +13.0% |
| May 2024 | £1,395 | +1.4% | +12.0% |
| Apr 2024 | £1,376 | +0.6% | +11.0% |
| Mar 2024 | £1,368 | +0.5% | +10.9% |
| Feb 2024 | £1,361 | +0.3% | +10.5% |
| Jan 2024 | £1,357 | +0.4% | +10.4% |
| Dec 2023 | £1,352 | +0.6% | +10.1% |
| Nov 2023 | £1,344 | +0.9% | +9.6% |
| Oct 2023 | £1,332 | +1.3% | +8.9% |
| Sep 2023 | £1,315 | +2.1% | +7.9% |
| Aug 2023 | £1,288 | +1.7% | +6.0% |
| Jul 2023 | £1,267 | +1.2% | +4.6% |
| Jun 2023 | £1,252 | +0.5% | +3.4% |
| May 2023 | £1,246 | +0.5% | +3.8% |
| Apr 2023 | £1,240 | +0.5% | +4.1% |
| Mar 2023 | £1,234 | +0.2% | +4.8% |
| Feb 2023 | £1,232 | +0.2% | +4.9% |
| Jan 2023 | £1,229 | +0.1% | +5.1% |
| Dec 2022 | £1,228 | +0.1% | +4.9% |
| Nov 2022 | £1,227 | +0.3% | +4.9% |
| Oct 2022 | £1,223 | +0.3% | +4.7% |
| Sep 2022 | £1,219 | +0.2% | +4.6% |
| Aug 2022 | £1,216 | +0.3% | +4.5% |
| Jul 2022 | £1,212 | +0.2% | +4.2% |
| Jun 2022 | £1,210 | +0.8% | +4.1% |
| May 2022 | £1,200 | +0.7% | +2.6% |
| Apr 2022 | £1,192 | +1.2% | +1.1% |
| Mar 2022 | £1,178 | +0.3% | -0.6% |
| Feb 2022 | £1,174 | +0.3% | -1.0% |
| Jan 2022 | £1,170 | -0.1% | -1.3% |
| Dec 2021 | £1,171 | +0.2% | -1.4% |
| Nov 2021 | £1,169 | +0.1% | -1.6% |
| Oct 2021 | £1,168 | +0.3% | -1.7% |
| Sep 2021 | £1,165 | +0.1% | -1.9% |
| Aug 2021 | £1,164 | +0.1% | -2.0% |
| Jul 2021 | £1,163 | +0.1% | -2.1% |
| Jun 2021 | £1,162 | -0.7% | -2.2% |
| May 2021 | £1,170 | -0.7% | -1.6% |
| Apr 2021 | £1,178 | -0.7% | -1.0% |
| Mar 2021 | £1,186 | +0.1% | -0.5% |
| Feb 2021 | £1,185 | -0.1% | -0.7% |
| Jan 2021 | £1,186 | -0.2% | -0.7% |
| Dec 2020 | £1,188 | -0.1% | -0.5% |
| Nov 2020 | £1,189 | +0.1% | +0.0% |
| Oct 2020 | £1,188 | +0.0% | +0.4% |
| Sep 2020 | £1,188 | +0.1% | +0.8% |
| Aug 2020 | £1,187 | -0.1% | +0.9% |
| Jul 2020 | £1,188 | +0.0% | +1.4% |
| Jun 2020 | £1,188 | -0.2% | +1.7% |
| May 2020 | £1,190 | +0.0% | +2.2% |
| Apr 2020 | £1,190 | -0.2% | +2.2% |
| Mar 2020 | £1,192 | -0.1% | +2.4% |
| Feb 2020 | £1,193 | -0.1% | +2.5% |
| Jan 2020 | £1,194 | +0.1% | +2.8% |
| Dec 2019 | £1,193 | +0.3% | +3.0% |
| Nov 2019 | £1,189 | +0.4% | +2.7% |
| Oct 2019 | £1,184 | +0.5% | +2.3% |
| Sep 2019 | £1,178 | +0.1% | +2.0% |
| Aug 2019 | £1,177 | +0.4% | +2.0% |
| Jul 2019 | £1,172 | +0.3% | +1.9% |
| Jun 2019 | £1,169 | +0.4% | +1.9% |
| May 2019 | £1,164 | +0.0% | +1.8% |
| Apr 2019 | £1,164 | +0.0% | +1.9% |
| Mar 2019 | £1,164 | +0.0% | +2.0% |
| Feb 2019 | £1,164 | +0.2% | +2.2% |
| Jan 2019 | £1,162 | +0.3% | +2.3% |
| Dec 2018 | £1,159 | +0.2% | +2.4% |
| Nov 2018 | £1,157 | +0.0% | +2.5% |
| Oct 2018 | £1,157 | +0.1% | +2.7% |
| Sep 2018 | £1,156 | +0.2% | +2.6% |
| Aug 2018 | £1,154 | +0.3% | +2.8% |
| Jul 2018 | £1,150 | +0.3% | +2.4% |
| Jun 2018 | £1,146 | +0.2% | +1.9% |
| May 2018 | £1,144 | +0.2% | +1.1% |
| Apr 2018 | £1,142 | +0.0% | +0.5% |
| Mar 2018 | £1,142 | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| Feb 2018 | £1,139 | +0.3% | +0.1% |
| Jan 2018 | £1,136 | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| Dec 2017 | £1,132 | +0.3% | -0.3% |
| Nov 2017 | £1,129 | +0.2% | -0.4% |
| Oct 2017 | £1,127 | +0.1% | -0.6% |
| Sep 2017 | £1,126 | +0.4% | -0.6% |
| Aug 2017 | £1,122 | -0.1% | +0.0% |
| Jul 2017 | £1,123 | -0.2% | +1.0% |
| Jun 2017 | £1,125 | -0.6% | +2.2% |
| May 2017 | £1,132 | -0.4% | +3.0% |
| Apr 2017 | £1,136 | -0.2% | +3.8% |
| Mar 2017 | £1,138 | +0.0% | +4.7% |
| Feb 2017 | £1,138 | +0.3% | +5.2% |
| Jan 2017 | £1,135 | +0.0% | +5.5% |
| Dec 2016 | £1,135 | +0.1% | +5.6% |
| Nov 2016 | £1,134 | +0.0% | +6.0% |
| Oct 2016 | £1,134 | +0.1% | +6.5% |
| Sep 2016 | £1,133 | +0.9% | +7.0% |
| Aug 2016 | £1,123 | +1.1% | +6.9% |
| Jul 2016 | £1,111 | +0.9% | +6.6% |
| Jun 2016 | £1,101 | +0.2% | +5.5% |
| May 2016 | £1,099 | +0.4% | +5.2% |
| Apr 2016 | £1,095 | +0.7% | +4.8% |
| Mar 2016 | £1,087 | +0.6% | +4.8% |
| Feb 2016 | £1,081 | +0.5% | +4.8% |
| Jan 2016 | £1,076 | +0.2% | +4.5% |
| Dec 2015 | £1,074 | +0.4% | - |
| Nov 2015 | £1,070 | +0.5% | - |
| Oct 2015 | £1,065 | +0.7% | - |
| Sep 2015 | £1,058 | +0.8% | - |
| Aug 2015 | £1,050 | +0.7% | - |
| Jul 2015 | £1,043 | -0.1% | - |
| Jun 2015 | £1,044 | -0.1% | - |
| May 2015 | £1,045 | +0.0% | - |
| Apr 2015 | £1,045 | +0.8% | - |
| Mar 2015 | £1,037 | +0.5% | - |
| Feb 2015 | £1,032 | +0.2% | - |
| Jan 2015 | £1,030 | - | - |
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Data represents average achieved rents for all property types.