{
  "query": {
    "country": "HK",
    "town": "Kowloon",
    "flat_class": "B"
  },
  "status": "ok",
  "price": {
    "currency": "HKD",
    "unit": "per m² of saleable area per month",
    "value": 418,
    "measure": "average",
    "median": null,
    "typical_low": null,
    "typical_high": null,
    "min": null,
    "max": null
  },
  "sample_size": null,
  "period": {
    "from": "2026-08-01",
    "to": "2026-08-31"
  },
  "confidence": "high",
  "price_type": "official_statistic",
  "statistic": {
    "measure": "average",
    "reference_period": "2026-08",
    "note": "The average monthly rent per m² of saleable area of Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) private flats in Kowloon, for August 2026: an average over tenancies the RVD recorded, not an asking rent and not a single rent. Provisional: the RVD can revise its newest three months."
  },
  "as_of": "2026-10-20T20:37:49.950Z",
  "source": {
    "id": "hk-rvd-rents",
    "name": "Private domestic average rents by class, monthly (Property Market Statistics)",
    "publisher": "Rating and Valuation Department (RVD), The Government of the Hong Kong SAR, via DATA.GOV.HK",
    "licence": "DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions of Use: reuse free of charge, commercial use allowed, the source must be credited.",
    "licence_url": "https://data.gov.hk/en/terms-and-conditions",
    "attribution": "Source: Rating and Valuation Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Property Market Statistics (Private Domestic - Average Rents by Class), provided through DATA.GOV.HK.",
    "url": "https://data.gov.hk/en-data/dataset/hk-rvd-tsinfo_rvd-property-market-statistics"
  },
  "method": "Hong Kong rents: the average monthly rent per square metre of saleable area of private domestic flats, for the region and flat class asked, from the Rating and Valuation Department's Property Market Statistics (worked out from tenancy agreements the RVD receives). We pass on the newest published monthly figure with the change on a year earlier; figures the RVD marks unreliable are skipped, and the newest three months are provisional. It is a published average, not a list of rents and not an asking rent; no range is calculated.",
  "method_url": "https://proofprice.com/method",
  "summary": "The average rent of Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) private flats in Kowloon was HK$418 per square metre of saleable area per month in August 2026 (provisional). That is 8.9% higher than a year earlier (HK$384). This is an official average, not an asking rent. Official average published by Rating and Valuation Department (RVD), The Government of the Hong Kong SAR, via DATA.GOV.HK for 2026-08.",
  "notice": "Information, not a valuation or offer. Ranges describe past recorded prices.",
  "extra": {
    "country_name": "Hong Kong",
    "region": "Kowloon",
    "flat_class": {
      "class": "B",
      "label": "Class B (40 to 69.9 m²)"
    },
    "reference_month": "2026-08",
    "reference_month_label": "August 2026",
    "provisional": true,
    "change_on_year_earlier": {
      "month": "2025-08",
      "value": 384,
      "change_percent": 8.9
    },
    "classes": [
      {
        "flat_class": "A",
        "label": "Class A (saleable area under 40 m²)",
        "average_rent_hkd_per_m2_per_month": 525,
        "month": "2026-08",
        "provisional": true
      },
      {
        "flat_class": "B",
        "label": "Class B (40 to 69.9 m²)",
        "average_rent_hkd_per_m2_per_month": 418,
        "month": "2026-08",
        "provisional": true
      },
      {
        "flat_class": "C",
        "label": "Class C (70 to 99.9 m²)",
        "average_rent_hkd_per_m2_per_month": 467,
        "month": "2026-08",
        "provisional": true
      },
      {
        "flat_class": "D",
        "label": "Class D (100 to 159.9 m²)",
        "average_rent_hkd_per_m2_per_month": 457,
        "month": "2026-08",
        "provisional": true
      },
      {
        "flat_class": "E",
        "label": "Class E (160 m² and over)",
        "average_rent_hkd_per_m2_per_month": null,
        "month": null,
        "provisional": false
      }
    ],
    "last_12_months": [
      {
        "month": "2025-09",
        "value": 380,
        "provisional": false
      },
      {
        "month": "2025-10",
        "value": 377,
        "provisional": false
      },
      {
        "month": "2025-11",
        "value": 390,
        "provisional": false
      },
      {
        "month": "2025-12",
        "value": 375,
        "provisional": false
      },
      {
        "month": "2026-01",
        "value": 384,
        "provisional": false
      },
      {
        "month": "2026-02",
        "value": 396,
        "provisional": false
      },
      {
        "month": "2026-03",
        "value": 399,
        "provisional": false
      },
      {
        "month": "2026-04",
        "value": 379,
        "provisional": false
      },
      {
        "month": "2026-05",
        "value": 394,
        "provisional": false
      },
      {
        "month": "2026-06",
        "value": 406,
        "provisional": true
      },
      {
        "month": "2026-07",
        "value": 409,
        "provisional": true
      },
      {
        "month": "2026-08",
        "value": 418,
        "provisional": true
      }
    ],
    "what_this_is": "Average monthly rent per square metre of saleable area of private domestic flats in the region, from the Rating and Valuation Department's tenancy records. Not an asking rent and not a single tenancy.",
    "dataset": {
      "name": "Private Domestic - Average Rents by Class (Property Market Statistics)",
      "url": "https://data.gov.hk/en-data/dataset/hk-rvd-tsinfo_rvd-property-market-statistics",
      "file": "https://www.rvd.gov.hk/datagovhk/1.1M.csv"
    }
  },
  "answer_id": "ans_0c290b3dc4a192800ddc",
  "method_version": "1",
  "retrieved_at": "2026-10-20T20:37:49.951Z",
  "evidence": {
    "type": "official_statistic",
    "label": "Official published average",
    "meaning": "One average or median that a statistics office or regulator publishes for a reference period: it describes a group, not a distribution, and says nothing about any single price."
  },
  "reliability": "official_median_no_count",
  "data_as_of": "2026-08-31",
  "data_age_days": 50,
  "suggestions": [
    "This is one published average or median with no record count: use it as a reference point, not as a range of what individuals paid.",
    "For a decision on a specific job or purchase, ask for an itemised quote."
  ]
}