Key Points

Note that figures are based predominantly on advertised rents.

Main findings for average rent changes in the latest year (2024 to 2025):

• 2 bedroom properties are the most common privately rented property in Scotland.  Average 2 bedroom properties rents in Scotland rose by 3.1% in the year to end September 2025 to reach £921 per month, up £28 per month compared with the previous year. 
• Lothian had the highest average monthly 2 bedroom rent (£1,356) in the latest year to end September 2025.  Dumfries and Galloway had the lowest (£569).
• Average 2 bedroom property rent change (+3.1%) was equivalent to the 12 month UK CPI inflation rate (+3.1%) for Scotland as a whole.  Average 2 bedroom property rent changes were higher than CPI inflation in 12 out of 18 Broad Rental Market Areas (BRMAs).  Highest changes were in Dumfries and Galloway (+12.7%) and Greater Glasgow (+6.8%).  Lowest changes were in Lothian (-0.1%) and Dundee and Angus (-5.3%). 
• Monthly Scottish average rent changes by property sizes in the latest year were:
  • +4.0% or +£28 for 1-bedroom properties, reaching £738 per month.
  • +3.1% or +£28 for 2-bedroom properties, reaching £921 per month.  
  • +1.6% or +£18 for 3-bedroom properties, reaching £1,154 per month.
  • -1.5% or -£26 for 4-bedroom properties, falling to £1,767 per month.
  • +5.5% or +£29 for 1 bedroom shared properties, reaching £560 per month.

Main findings for cumulative average rent changes between 2010 and 2025:

• 4 BRMAs saw average rent increases at or above the rate of inflation between 2010 and 2025 (+54.7%) for all property sizes.  These were Dundee and Angus, Forth Valley, Greater Glasgow and Lothian. 
• Average 4-bedroom rent increases were at or above the rate of inflation (+54.7%) in every BRMA between 2010 and 2025.  Results varied for other property sizes. 
• Across most property sizes, Lothian and Glasgow tended to have the highest cumulative rent increases between 2010 and 2025.  Aberdeen and Shire, Dumfries and Galloways and Ayrshires most commonly had low cumulative increases across different property sizes during this period. 

Note: Statistics in this publication are based predominantly on advertised rents.  Advertised rents are where a property becomes available to rent due to tenant turnover or when a property is new to market.  A minority of sample records relate to agreed rents for tenants. Some of these records will still reflect recently advertised properties and recently started tenancies.