Rent Rises
East of England · September 2026

Rent in Cambridge is up

+1.9%

The average private rent in Cambridge is now £1,805 a month, £33 more than in September 2025. That's £396 a year more for the average renter. It's 278th of 334 areas, and 40th of 45 in East of England.

Since 2015

£864£1,196£1,528£1,860201520172019202120232025
━ Cambridge   ┅ UK average · average monthly private rent, all property types

How it compares

AreaAvg rent1 year5 years
Cambridge£1,805+1.9%+29%
East of England£1,298+3.8%+32%
England£1,466+4.0%+35%
UK£1,406+3.8%+35%

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Rent in Cambridge is up 1.9% in a year

By home size

TypeAvg rent1 year
1 bed£1,255+1.8%
2 bed£1,613+1.9%
3 bed£1,908+2.3%
4+ bed£2,657+1.5%
Flat / maisonette£1,454+1.6%
Terraced£1,834+2.0%
Semi-detached£2,010+2.2%
Detached£2,344+1.7%

Nearby in the table

Maldon +2.2%Watford +2.1%Three Rivers +2.0%Colchester +1.7%Uttlesford +1.6%Chelmsford +1.6%

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (area code E07000008), published 9:30am on 21 October 2026. Averages across all private tenancies, not asking rents. Five-year change compares September 2026 with September 2021. Method · Journalists