Rent Evidence Pack · Barnet

Average Private Rent in Barnet

Official statistics · September 2026
Average monthly rent
£1,953
12-month change
+2.9%

London remains England's largest and most competitive rental market, with demand that varies enormously between boroughs. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Barnet, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Barnet averages £1,502 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £3,199 — a spread of £1,697 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £1,953, the Barnet figure sits below the London average of £2,338 and above the England average of £1,466.

Over the 24 months to September 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £1,953, up from £1,787 in October 2024.

The Barnet Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Barnet by bedroom category, September 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £1,502+3.0%
2 bed £1,862+2.9%
3 bed £2,261+3.3%
4+ bed £3,199+2.6%

24-month trend

October 2024£1,787September 2026£1,953

Average monthly rent in Barnet, all property sizes: £1,787 in October 2024 to £1,953 in September 2026.

How Barnet compares

Average monthly private rent, Barnet against its region and England, September 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Barnet £1,953+2.9%
London £2,338+3.5%
England £1,466+4.0%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Barnet average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Barnet 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Barnet, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Barnet, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Barnet, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Barnet, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • London average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • England average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)

ONS revises these series on each monthly release. The reference period above is the edition this page was built from — check the live bulletin before relying on a figure.

This page presents official statistics for context. It is not a valuation of any property, and not advice.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the licence. Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents.

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