Reading
Local authority in South East · Compare with other areas
Average monthly rent, September 2026
£1,582
52nd highest of 316 English and Welsh councils
Change on a year ago
+1.3%
289th fastest of 316
By bedrooms
1 bed £1,120
2 bed £1,399
3 bed £1,680
2 bed £1,399
3 bed £1,680
The average private rent in Reading was £1,582 a month in September 2026, up 1.3% on a year earlier. That is the 52nd highest of 316 English and Welsh councils. It is in South East. Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (official statistics in development), monthly since January 2015.