Rent Evidence Pack · Mid Sussex

Average Private Rent in Mid Sussex

Official statistics · June 2026
Average monthly rent
£1,418
12-month change
+3.2%

The South East's rental market is shaped by commuter links into London, its universities, and a cluster of historic cathedral and market towns. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Mid Sussex, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Mid Sussex averages £1,006 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £2,203 — a spread of £1,197 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £1,418, the Mid Sussex figure sits above the South East average of £1,415 and below the England average of £1,446.

Over the 24 months to June 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £1,418, up from £1,301 in July 2024.

The Mid Sussex Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Mid Sussex by bedroom category, June 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £1,006+3.5%
2 bed £1,286+3.2%
3 bed £1,615+3.3%
4+ bed £2,203+2.4%

24-month trend

July 2024£1,301June 2026£1,418

Average monthly rent in Mid Sussex, all property sizes: £1,301 in July 2024 to £1,418 in June 2026.

How Mid Sussex compares

Average monthly private rent, Mid Sussex against its region and England, June 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Mid Sussex £1,418+3.2%
South East £1,415+2.3%
England £1,446+3.4%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Mid Sussex average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Mid Sussex 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Mid Sussex, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Mid Sussex, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Mid Sussex, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Mid Sussex, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • South East 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 East — the same ONS rent figures, one region at a time ↗

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

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

Letting in Mid Sussex? Check where the Private Rented Sector Database rollout stands for this area ↗