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Asking rent £1,281/month · Gross yield 4.6% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Swale: asking rent £1,281/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 898 lets).
£1,281/month 12 months to Sep 2026
898 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, 898 lets.
4.6% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,567 lets
+0.6% 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, 1,567 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
549 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 Swale runs from £896/month for 1 bedroom to £1,816/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £896/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3.4% on the previous 12 months | 404 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,190/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +0.1% on the previous 12 months | 549 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,458/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4% on the previous 12 months | 438 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,816/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 8 of 12 months observed | — | 80 |
| 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 81% of the 2,819 units in Swale whose freeholder is classified; 96% 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.
Swale ranks 8th of 12 local authorities in Kent for asking rent, at £1,281/month.
Swale ranks 8th of 12 local authorities in Kent for asking rent, at £1,281/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 |
| 8 | Swale | £1,281/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 898 | measured |
Swale ranks 3rd of 12 local authorities in Kent for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.6%.
| # | 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 |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Kent
ME9 leads the 4 postcode districts within Swale for asking rent, at £1,582/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ME9 | £1,582/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 99 | measured |
| 2 | ME13 | £1,283/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 170 | measured |
| 3 | ME10 | £1,273/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 383 | measured |
| 4 | ME12 | £1,155/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 233 | measured |
ME10 leads the 4 postcode districts within Swale for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ME10 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 719 | measured |
| 2 | ME12 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 413 | measured |
| 3 | ME9 | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 161 | measured |
| 4 | ME13 | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 252 | measured |
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 898 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,567 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |