Renting in Ashford

Average Rent in Ashford

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The average rent in Ashford is £1,250/mo, with 1,034 live listings across 4 portals from £498/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Ashford rental appears.

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Renting in Ashford

What it costs to rent in Ashford

Ashford currently has 1,034 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,250 a month. 50 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 50% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is GL50 at around £585/mo, while TN25 sits nearer £1,600/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Ashford rental market at a glance

1,034

Active rentals in Ashford

£1,250/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Ashford

Median monthly rent, based on 1,034 active listings across 4 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£950/mo	242
2 bed	£1,250/mo	415
3 bed	£1,495/mo	241
4+ bed	£1,850/mo	108

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Ashford rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Ashford. Latest: £1,239/mo (Mar 26, +5.0% YoY).

Latest

£1,239

Mar 26

Annual

+5.0%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£900

Apr 21

Total change

+38%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Ashford pay goes on rent?

Renters in Ashford spend an estimated 45% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,239/mo

£14,868/yr

Median pay

£32,991/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

45%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Ashford

Most Ashford homes sit in Band B. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 58,970 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.60

≈ Band C–D

Stock

59k

58,970 properties

A
7%4,350
B
24%13,870
C
23%13,600
D
17%10,170
E
12%7,090
F
10%6,140
G
6%3,540
H
0%210

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Ashford

69% of Ashford premises can already get full-fibre and 75% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

69%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

75%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

95%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

411 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
69%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
95%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Ashford), July 2025, covering 57,312 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Ashford homes

53% of Ashford homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

53%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

47%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

49k

48,672 EPCs

A
0%220
B
17%8,235
C
35%17,226
D
33%15,917
E
11%5,325
F
3%1,335
G
1%414

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Ashford. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Ashford

7 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Ashford centroid. The five closest:

1
St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · TW15 2DG
0.22 mi
2
Clarendon Primary School
Primary · Community school · TW15 2HZ
0.27 mi
3
Ashford CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · TW15 2BW
0.59 mi
4
Thomas Knyvett College
Secondary · Academy converter · TW15 3DU
0.60 mi
5
Fordway Centre
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision converter · TW15 3DU
0.60 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Ashford centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Ashford

Flats & apartments

460

50% of listings

Houses

457

50% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Ashford — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 39% of the 460 houses currently advertised in Ashford.

Terraced
39%181
Semi-detached
27%122
Other house
18%85
Detached
15%69
Bungalow
1%3

Rent by postcode

Where Ashford rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 766 live listings in 8 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Ashford

1TN25£1,600/mo40 rentals
2TN23£1,250/mo365 rentals
3TN24 9RU£1,250/mo4 rentals

Cheapest in Ashford

1GL50£585/mo6 rentals
2TN24 8UR£650/mo6 rentals
3TN24 0QF£825/mo3 rentals

Features · Ashford

Garden, parking, and floor area in Ashford

Live signal across 1,034 Ashford rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

87%

of 244 Ashford listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

92%

of 319 Ashford listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Ashford

Lower Crime AreaEstimated — limited data

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Ashford has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 9 of 9 postcode districts analysed, the median was 17 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Ashford is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

17 crimes per area (median)
9 of 9 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Ashford ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Ashford

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Park Farm has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Ashford.

Kennington
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (40) · pop. ~10,000
10
per 1k
Willesborough
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (83) · pop. ~7,000
29
per 1k
Park Farm
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (15) · pop. ~6,000
4.8
per 1k
Singleton
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (80) · pop. ~4,000
54
per 1k
Stanhope
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (127) · pop. ~3,000
118
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Ashford listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in Ashford.

Rightmove

489

OnTheMarket

356

OpenRent

177

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Ashford — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Ashford?

The median rent in Ashford is £1250/month based on 1034 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Ashford?

There are currently 1034 rental properties available in Ashford, with 50 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Ashford safe for renters?

Ashford has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 17 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Ashford?

The most commonly reported crime category in Ashford is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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