Rent Rises
London · September 2026

Rent in Lewisham is up

+2.1%

The average private rent in Lewisham is now £1,832 a month, £36 more than in September 2025. That's £432 a year more for the average renter. It's 270th of 334 areas, and 26th of 32 in London.

Since 2015

£864£1,205£1,546£1,887201520172019202120232025
━ Lewisham   ┅ UK average · average monthly private rent, all property types

How it compares

AreaAvg rent1 year5 years
Lewisham£1,832+2.1%+29%
London£2,338+3.5%+37%
England£1,466+4.0%+35%
UK£1,406+3.8%+35%

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Rent in Lewisham is up 2.1% in a year

By home size

TypeAvg rent1 year
1 bed£1,459+2.1%
2 bed£1,793+2.0%
3 bed£2,062+2.5%
4+ bed£2,719+1.9%
Flat / maisonette£1,659+1.8%
Terraced£2,093+2.5%
Semi-detached£2,367+2.6%
Detached£2,503+1.8%

Nearby in the table

Barking and Dagenham +2.5%Waltham Forest +2.4%Redbridge +2.1%Bexley +1.7%Camden +1.4%Haringey +1.3%

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (area code E09000023), 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