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Asking rent £1,312/month · Gross yield 4.2% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Ashford: asking rent £1,312/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,109 lets).
£1,312/month 12 months to Sep 2026
1,109 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,109 lets.
4.2% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,817 lets
+4.6% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,817 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
514 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Ashford runs from £953/month for 1 bedroom to £1,993/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £953/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +0.3% on the previous 12 months | 392 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,217/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -0% on the previous 12 months | 767 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,493/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.6% on the previous 12 months | 441 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,993/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +5.1% on the previous 12 months | 132 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Corporate landlords hold 69% of the 2,185 units in Ashford whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Ashford ranks 7th of 12 local authorities in Kent for asking rent, at £1,312/month.
Ashford ranks 7th of 12 local authorities in Kent for asking rent, at £1,312/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sevenoaks | £2,147/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 758 | measured |
| 2 | Tonbridge and Malling | £1,712/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 978 | measured |
| 3 | Tunbridge Wells | £1,589/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,158 | measured |
| 4 | Dartford | £1,568/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,586 | measured |
| 5 | Gravesham | £1,469/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 710 | measured |
| 7 | Ashford | £1,312/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,109 | measured |
Ashford ranks 8th of 12 local authorities in Kent for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.2%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartford | 5.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,917 | measured |
| 2 | Gravesham | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,856 | measured |
| 3 | Swale | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,567 | measured |
| 4 | Tonbridge and Malling | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,452 | measured |
| 5 | Dover | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,415 | measured |
| 8 | Ashford | 4.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,817 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Kent
TN26 leads the 6 postcode districts within Ashford for asking rent, at £1,769/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TN26 | £1,769/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 44 | indicative |
| 2 | TN27 | £1,592/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 69 | indicative |
| 3 | TN30 | £1,568/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 56 | indicative |
| 4 | TN25 | £1,463/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 119 | measured |
| 5 | TN23 | £1,266/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 463 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Ashford
TN23 leads the 6 postcode districts within Ashford for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.1%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TN23 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 797 | measured |
| 2 | TN30 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 95 | measured |
| 3 | TN24 | 4.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 571 | measured |
| 4 | TN26 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 9 of 12 months observed | 65 | indicative |
| 5 | TN25 | 3.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 175 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Ashford
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,109 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,817 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |