Rent Rises
South East · September 2026

Rent in Thanet is up

+4.0%

The average private rent in Thanet is now £1,125 a month, £43 more than in September 2025. That's £516 a year more for the average renter. It's 169th of 334 areas, and 24th of 64 in South East.

Since 2015

£586£873£1,161£1,448201520172019202120232025
━ Thanet   ┅ UK average · average monthly private rent, all property types

How it compares

AreaAvg rent1 year5 years
Thanet£1,125+4.0%+38%
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 Thanet is up 4.0% in a year

By home size

TypeAvg rent1 year
1 bed£777+3.9%
2 bed£1,010+3.9%
3 bed£1,237+4.3%
4+ bed£1,691+3.6%
Flat / maisonette£912+3.5%
Terraced£1,169+4.3%
Semi-detached£1,286+4.4%
Detached£1,476+3.9%

Nearby in the table

Mid Sussex +4.3%Epsom and Ewell +4.1%Havant +4.1%Milton Keynes +4.0%Gosport +3.8%Mole Valley +3.8%

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (area code E07000114), 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