Rent Evidence Pack · Forest of Dean

Average Private Rent in Forest of Dean

Official statistics · June 2026
Average monthly rent
£824
12-month change
+0.9%

The South West's rental market ranges from its regional cities to strong seasonal demand along the Devon and Cornwall coastline. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Forest of Dean, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Forest of Dean averages £591 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £1,443 — a spread of £852 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £824, the Forest of Dean figure sits below the South West average of £1,237 and below the England average of £1,446.

Over the 24 months to June 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £824, up from £754 in July 2024.

The Forest of Dean Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Forest of Dean by bedroom category, June 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £591+1.1%
2 bed £796+1.1%
3 bed £954+0.9%
4+ bed £1,443-0.1%

24-month trend

July 2024£754June 2026£824

Average monthly rent in Forest of Dean, all property sizes: £754 in July 2024 to £824 in June 2026.

How Forest of Dean compares

Average monthly private rent, Forest of Dean against its region and England, June 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Forest of Dean £824+0.9%
South West £1,237+4.7%
England £1,446+3.4%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Forest of Dean average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Forest of Dean 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Forest of Dean, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Forest of Dean, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Forest of Dean, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Forest of Dean, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • South West average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • England average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 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.

See every published local authority in South West — the same ONS rent figures, one region at a time ↗

See Forest of Dean’s gross rental yield and national rank — the UKPP Rental Yield Index covers every English local authority ↗

Thinking about a rent increase in Forest of Dean? Our Section 13 guide covers the notice, the £47 tribunal fee, and what evidence actually persuades ↗

Letting in Forest of Dean? Check where the Private Rented Sector Database rollout stands for this area ↗