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Renters
Monitor the cost pressures on renters in the UK, tracking private rents, wages, and how rental costs compare to income growth.
Private renters, housing policy analysts, landlords
Key Indicators
The most important metrics for this tracker
private-rents-index
private-rents-annual-rate
rent-vs-wages
Detailed Analysis
In-depth charts exploring the key trends
private-rents-index
private-rents-annual-rate
average-weekly-earnings
rent-vs-wages
Supporting Context
Additional data for broader context
cpi-annual-rate
food-inflation-annual-rate
energy-cpi
minimum-wage-vs-rents
Methodology
- -Rent data uses the ONS Index of Private Housing Rental Prices (IPHRP)
- -Wage data is Average Weekly Earnings from ONS, total pay including bonuses
- -Rent vs wages comparison rebases both series to show relative growth
Important Caveats
- -Rent indices measure price changes for new and existing tenancies, not absolute rent levels
- -Regional variations can be significant - national averages may not reflect local conditions
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