Monthly rents for a one bedroom dwelling by sector in London and England (2024/25)
Last updated: February 2026
Next estimated update: December 2026
What’s this indicator?
This indicator shows cost of an average one-bed in London and England, split by sector.
London’s high rental costs
Rent is much more expensive in London than in England, across all sectors.
The average cost of a one-bedroom home in the private market was £1,620 in 2024/25 - compared to £1,090 in the rest of England. This means a one-bed in London on the private rental market costs almost 50% more than in the country overall.
Affordable housing (£890 per month) and social rent (£550 per month) are also more expensive in London than England overall.
The cost of private renting has soared
Social and private market real terms rents in London and England (2013/14 - 2024/25)
Private rents have increased significantly since 2013/14, rising by 43% in London, after taking account of inflation, and 48% in England as a whole
The cost of private renting has increased especially rapidly in the last five years. Since 2020/21, private rents have increased 31.3% in London.
Social rents were increasing at a similar rate until 2015/16, but have decreased since then and have been below their 2013/14 rents since 2017/18 in London and 2016/17 in England. The pandemic does not appear to have an impact on these long-term trends.