Rent Evidence Pack · Lambeth

Average Private Rent in Lambeth

Official statistics · September 2026
Average monthly rent
£2,538
12-month change
+3.4%

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 Lambeth, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Lambeth averages £1,890 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £3,734 — a spread of £1,844 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £2,538, the Lambeth figure sits above 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 £2,538, up from £2,246 in October 2024.

The Lambeth Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Lambeth by bedroom category, September 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £1,890+3.4%
2 bed £2,353+3.3%
3 bed £2,696+3.5%
4+ bed £3,734+3.0%

24-month trend

October 2024£2,246September 2026£2,538

Average monthly rent in Lambeth, all property sizes: £2,246 in October 2024 to £2,538 in September 2026.

How Lambeth compares

Average monthly private rent, Lambeth against its region and England, September 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Lambeth £2,538+3.4%
London £2,338+3.5%
England £1,466+4.0%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Lambeth average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Lambeth 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Lambeth, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Lambeth, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Lambeth, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Lambeth, 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.

See every published local authority in London — the same ONS rent figures, one region at a time ↗

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