Rent Evidence Pack · Dartford

Average Private Rent in Dartford

Official statistics · June 2026
Average monthly rent
£1,566
12-month change
+3.2%

The South East's rental market is shaped by commuter links into London, its universities, and a cluster of historic cathedral and market towns. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Dartford, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Dartford averages £1,086 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £2,358 — a spread of £1,272 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £1,566, the Dartford figure sits above the South East average of £1,415 and above the England average of £1,446.

Over the 24 months to June 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £1,566, up from £1,418 in July 2024.

The Dartford Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Dartford by bedroom category, June 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £1,086+3.5%
2 bed £1,411+3.3%
3 bed £1,699+3.5%
4+ bed £2,358+2.7%

24-month trend

July 2024£1,418June 2026£1,566

Average monthly rent in Dartford, all property sizes: £1,418 in July 2024 to £1,566 in June 2026.

How Dartford compares

Average monthly private rent, Dartford against its region and England, June 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Dartford £1,566+3.2%
South East £1,415+2.3%
England £1,446+3.4%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Dartford average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Dartford 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Dartford, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Dartford, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Dartford, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Dartford, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • South East average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • England average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)

ONS revises these series on each monthly release. The reference period above is the edition this page was built from — check the live bulletin before relying on a figure.

This page presents official statistics for context. It is not a valuation of any property, and not advice.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the licence. Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents.

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