Rent increases in Dartford
The average rent in Dartford is £1,570 a month, up 3.0% over twelve months. Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026.
What homes cost here
By size
| Size | Average rent | Year |
|---|---|---|
| One bedroom | £1,089 | +3.3% |
| Two bedrooms | £1,415 | +3.1% |
| Three bedrooms | £1,703 | +3.3% |
| Four or more | £2,362 | +2.6% |
By property type
| Type | Average rent | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £2,289 | +2.6% |
| Flats | £1,273 | +2.8% |
| Semi-detached houses | £1,699 | +3.1% |
| Terraced houses | £1,573 | +3.4% |
What the tribunal decided here
We hold 13 published decisions for Dartford where the tribunal set a rent. In 12 of them the rent it set was below what the landlord had proposed.
| Case | Where | Property | Proposed | Determined | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAV/29UD/MNR/2024/062617 March 2025 | DA1 | — | £1,800 | £1,650 | -8.3% |
| HAV/29UD/MNR/2025/06919 June 2025 | DA9 | 1-bed flat | £1,250 | £1,050 | -16.0% |
| HAV/29UD/MNR/2025/079823 January 2026 | DA2 | 3-bed | £2,350 | £2,350 | 0.0% |
| HAV/29UD/MNR/2025/080811 March 2026 | DA2 | 2-bed semi detached | £1,920 | £1,875 | -2.3% |
| HAV/29UD/MNR/2025/081511 March 2026 | DA2 | 3-bed detached | £2,425 | £2,400 | -1.0% |
| HAV/29UD/MNR/2025/081711 March 2026 | DA2 | 2-bed semi detached | £1,900 | £1,865 | -1.8% |
| HAV/29UD/MNR/2025/084311 March 2026 | DA2 | 3-bed | £2,450 | £2,400 | -2.0% |
| HAV/29UD/MNR/2025/084711 March 2026 | DA2 | 3-bed | £2,425 | £2,400 | -1.0% |
| HAV/29UD/MNR/2026/00041 May 2026 | DA1 | 3-bed terraced | £1,700 | £1,635 | -3.8% |
| HAV/29UD/MNR/2026/001523 April 2026 | DA1 | 4+-bed terraced | £2,400 | £2,300 | -4.2% |
| HAV/29UD/MNR/2026/003614 May 2026 | DA1 | 2-bed terraced | £1,700 | £1,600 | -5.9% |
| HAV/29UD/MNR/2026/009311 June 2026 | DA2 | semi detached | £2,375 | £2,363 | -0.5% |
| HAV/29UD/MNR/2026/01784 August 2026 | DA10 | 3-bed semi detached | £2,375 | £2,325 | -2.1% |
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