Rent Evidence Pack · Wokingham

Average Private Rent in Wokingham

Official statistics · September 2026
Average monthly rent
£1,469
12-month change
+0.7%

The South East's rental market is shaped by commuter links into London, its universities, and a cluster of historic cathedral and market towns. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Wokingham, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Wokingham averages £1,056 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £2,305 — a spread of £1,249 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £1,469, the Wokingham figure sits above the South East average of £1,438 and above the England average of £1,466.

Over the 24 months to September 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £1,469, up from £1,364 in October 2024.

The Wokingham Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Wokingham by bedroom category, September 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £1,056+0.9%
2 bed £1,348+0.7%
3 bed £1,650+0.9%
4+ bed £2,305+0.2%

24-month trend

October 2024£1,364September 2026£1,469

Average monthly rent in Wokingham, all property sizes: £1,364 in October 2024 to £1,469 in September 2026.

How Wokingham compares

Average monthly private rent, Wokingham against its region and England, September 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Wokingham £1,469+0.7%
South East £1,438+3.5%
England £1,466+4.0%

Sources — every figure on this page

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