OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Canterbury

Private rents in Canterbury average £1,281 a month across all property sizes, up 5.7% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,281
1-bed
£876
2-bed
£1,133
3-bed
£1,369
4+ bed
£1,904
Flats
£1,026

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The £1,281 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £876 and a 3-bed at £1,369 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Canterbury
Two-year change: +11.1%Five-year change: +26.2%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 3.2% over the last six months, against +2.4% in the six before: a steady market.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
CT5653 sales£393,500CT4248 sales£378,500CT6787 sales£331,060CT2409 sales£320,000CT1459 sales£293,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £345,000.
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What next door costs
Canterbury is the 6th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Dover£959£1,175£1,6742Thanet£1,000£1,223£1,6743Swale£1,019£1,231£1,8374Folkestone and Hythe£1,030£1,283£1,7215Southend-on-Sea£1,108£1,349£1,850
6CanterburyYou are here£1,133£1,369£1,904
7Ashford£1,140£1,404£2,036
Nearest by the centre point of each area, so a very large or coastal area can throw up a neighbour that is not a natural comparison.
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.