Average private rent

Price Index of Private Rents

Since 2015

CanterburyUK

Average private rent, UK and Canterbury, since 2015
Month	UK	Canterbury
Jan 2015	£910	£887
Jan 2016	£941	£908
Jan 2017	£972	£951
Jan 2018	£984	£978
Jan 2019	£997	£986
Jan 2020	£1,019	£998
Jan 2021	£1,030	£998
Jan 2022	£1,059	£1,042
Jan 2023	£1,120	£1,084
Jan 2024	£1,216	£1,129
Jan 2025	£1,321	£1,187
Jan 2026	£1,367	£1,241
Aug 2026	£1,400	£1,280

Canterbury

DistrictE07000106

£1,280

Up 5.3% in a year104th highest of 316

Against South East10% lower£1,426

Against the UK9% lower£1,400

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A year ago

Dover£1,021+8.6%
Folkestone and Hythe£1,178+10.6%
Swale£1,114+0.8%
Ashford£1,248+3.1%
Thanet£1,118+3.6%

UK rent map: average private rent

The average monthly rent paid for privately rented homes, from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents. The latest figures are for August 2026, down to councils across the UK. Source: ONS private rents.