Rent Rises
East of England · September 2026

Rent in Epping Forest is up

+5.5%

The average private rent in Epping Forest is now £1,846 a month, £96 more than in September 2025. That's £1,152 a year more for the average renter. It's 98th of 334 areas, and 5th of 45 in East of England.

Since 2015

£864£1,210£1,556£1,901201520172019202120232025
━ Epping Forest   ┅ UK average · average monthly private rent, all property types

How it compares

AreaAvg rent1 year5 years
Epping Forest£1,846+5.5%+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 Epping Forest is up 5.5% in a year

By home size

TypeAvg rent1 year
1 bed£1,231+5.7%
2 bed£1,586+5.5%
3 bed£1,944+5.8%
4+ bed£2,882+4.9%
Flat / maisonette£1,436+5.3%
Terraced£1,823+5.7%
Semi-detached£1,973+5.8%
Detached£2,567+4.9%

Nearby in the table

East Suffolk +5.8%Thurrock +5.3%Southend-on-Sea +5.1%Rochford +5.0%Peterborough +4.9%Basildon +4.8%

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (area code E07000072), 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