OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Dartford

Private rents in Dartford average £1,570 a month across all property sizes, up 3% 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
£1,570
1-bed
£1,089
2-bed
£1,415
3-bed
£1,703
4+ bed
£2,362
Flats
£1,273

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The £1,570 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 £1,089 and a 3-bed at £1,703 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 Dartford
Two-year change: +9.6%Five-year change: +36%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 1.2% over the last six months, against +1.8% in the six before: a steady market.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
DA2363 sales£400,000DA1911 sales£369,000DA9334 sales£340,000DA10237 sales£325,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £380,000.
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What next door costs
Dartford is the 3rd cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Gravesham£1,196£1,458£2,0722Thurrock£1,210£1,468£2,186
3DartfordYou are here£1,415£1,703£2,362
4Bexley£1,523£1,862£2,4205Havering£1,541£1,845£2,4946Bromley£1,638£1,986£2,9217Barking and Dagenham£1,718£1,896£2,516
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.