Rent Rises
South East · September 2026

Rent in Dartford is up

+3.2%

The average private rent in Dartford is now £1,580 a month, £49 more than in September 2025. That's £588 a year more for the average renter. It's 218th of 334 areas, and 37th of 64 in South East.

Since 2015

£863£1,118£1,372£1,627201520172019202120232025
━ Dartford   ┅ UK average · average monthly private rent, all property types

How it compares

AreaAvg rent1 year5 years
Dartford£1,580+3.2%+36%
South East£1,438+3.5%+32%
England£1,466+4.0%+35%
UK£1,406+3.8%+35%

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Rent in Dartford is up 3.2% in a year

By home size

TypeAvg rent1 year
1 bed£1,095+3.3%
2 bed£1,424+3.3%
3 bed£1,716+3.7%
4+ bed£2,377+2.9%
Flat / maisonette£1,280+2.9%
Terraced£1,585+3.6%
Semi-detached£1,712+3.5%
Detached£2,305+3.0%

Nearby in the table

Adur +3.3%Crawley +3.2%Reigate and Banstead +3.2%Ashford +3.2%Hart +3.2%Cherwell +3.2%

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (area code E07000107), 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