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Asking rent £1,097/month · Gross yield 4.3% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Thanet: asking rent £1,097/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,795 lets).
£1,097/month 12 months to Sep 2026
1,795 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, 1,795 lets.
4.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
3,189 lets
+9.6% 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, 3,189 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
796 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 Thanet runs from £802/month for 1 bedroom to £2,234/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £802/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.8% on the previous 12 months | 896 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,067/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4.3% on the previous 12 months | 1447 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,398/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3.2% on the previous 12 months | 616 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,746/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 135 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £2,234/month | 12 months to Jul 2026 · 6 of 12 months observed | — | 44 |
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 65% of the 3,582 units in Thanet 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.
Thanet ranks 12th of 12 local authorities in Kent for asking rent, at £1,097/month.
Thanet ranks 12th of 12 local authorities in Kent for asking rent, at £1,097/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 |
| 12 | Thanet | £1,097/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,795 | measured |
Thanet ranks 7th of 12 local authorities in Kent for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.3%.
| # | 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 |
| 7 | Thanet | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,189 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Kent
CT7 leads the 6 postcode districts within Thanet for asking rent, at £1,453/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CT7 | £1,453/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 73 | indicative |
| 2 | CT10 | £1,238/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 218 | measured |
| 3 | CT12 | £1,214/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 151 | measured |
| 4 | CT8 | £1,128/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 95 | measured |
| 5 | CT11 | £1,071/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 677 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Thanet
CT12 leads the 6 postcode districts within Thanet for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CT12 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 188 | measured |
| 2 | CT11 | 4.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,118 | measured |
| 3 | CT7 | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 127 | measured |
| 4 | CT8 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 202 | measured |
| 5 | CT9 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,189 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Thanet
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 | 1,795 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 3,189 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |