Index of Private Housing Rental Prices: Quarterly UK Regional Trends

Quarterly experimental price index tracking rental prices for private housing in Great Britain from 2011 onward. The Index of Private Housing Rental Prices (IPHRP) is produced by the Office for National Statistics from administrative sources and uses a mix-adjusted weighting process. It compares trends in average private sector rents across English regions, Wales, and Scotland, with an index base of January 2011 = 100.

Use Cases

• Tracking regional rental price inflation over time based on the quarterly index values.
• Comparing rental market trends across UK nations and English regions based on the area-specific indices.
• Analyzing the impact of policy changes on private rental markets based on the representative sample designed to avoid distortion from units switching to Local Housing Allowance.

Strengths

• Data is representative of the rental stock at a regional level, as stated in the description.
• Index uses a complex mix-adjustment and weighting process to produce a single index for each area.
• Sample is designed to avoid distortion from units dropping out, which is noted as an advantage over the VOA dataset.

Limitations

• Dataset is no longer being updated due to redevelopment of private rental price statistics.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics (ONS), aggregated by the Greater London Authority.

Collection Method

Produced from a number of administrative sources using a complex mix-adjustment and weighting process on data for actual new and ongoing rents.

Time Range

Time series data with a base index of January 2011 = 100. Specific start and end dates are not provided.

Freshness

Data was updated quarterly, but the dataset is no longer being updated. Last metadata update was 2026-06-24 21:04:01.897129.

Geography

Great Britain, covering English regions, Wales, and Scotland.