Rent increases in Dorset
The average rent in Dorset is £1,051 a month, up 4.8% over twelve months. Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026.
What homes cost here
By size
| Size | Average rent | Year |
|---|---|---|
| One bedroom | £728 | +5.1% |
| Two bedrooms | £961 | +4.8% |
| Three bedrooms | £1,184 | +5.0% |
| Four or more | £1,674 | +4.2% |
By property type
| Type | Average rent | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £1,434 | +4.2% |
| Flats | £836 | +4.5% |
| Semi-detached houses | £1,144 | +5.0% |
| Terraced houses | £1,040 | +5.1% |
What the tribunal decided here
We hold 5 published decisions for Dorset where the tribunal set a rent. In 2 of them the rent it set was below what the landlord had proposed.
| Case | Where | Property | Proposed | Determined | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAV/00HP/MNR/2024/051021 October 2024 | BH16 | — | £1,100 | £1,100 | 0.0% |
| HAV/00HR/MNR/2026/016316 July 2026 | DT6 | 1-bed room | £600 | £600 | 0.0% |
| HAV/00HR/MRA/2026/001128 July 2026 | DT3 | 2-bed detached | £1,200 | £1,160 | -3.3% |
Is your own increase above the local trend?
Enter your postcode and we will compare your rent with homes like yours in Dorset, and show you the decisions closest to you.
Check your rentRents from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents. Decisions published by the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and placed in this area by the postcode on the decision — a small number carry no postcode we can resolve and are not counted here.