Renting in Canterbury

Average Rent in Canterbury

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The average rent in Canterbury is £1,100/mo, with 2,939 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Canterbury rental appears.

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Renting in Canterbury

What it costs to rent in Canterbury

Canterbury currently has 2,939 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,100 a month. 114 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 55% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is CT1 1BF at around £430/mo, while CT1 3AT sits nearer £3,345/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

Canterbury rental market at a glance

2,939

Active rentals in Canterbury

£1,100/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Canterbury

Median monthly rent, based on 2,939 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£858/mo	572
2 bed	£1,300/mo	579
3 bed	£1,450/mo	486
4+ bed	£1,900/mo	802
Room	£600/mo	341

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

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Canterbury rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Canterbury. Latest: £1,260/mo (Mar 26, +5.3% YoY).

Latest

£1,260

Mar 26

Annual

+5.3%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,004

Apr 21

Total change

+25%

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 Canterbury pay goes on rent?

Renters in Canterbury spend an estimated 50% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,260/mo

£15,120/yr

Median pay

£30,188/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

50%

Expensive — half of local median pay before tax.

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 Canterbury

Most Canterbury homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 71,580 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.30

≈ Band C–D

Stock

72k

71,580 properties

A
11%8,110
B
20%14,060
C
29%21,090
D
19%13,920
E
11%7,810
F
6%4,170
G
3%2,310
H
0%110

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 Canterbury

73% of Canterbury premises can already get full-fibre and 73% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

73%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

73%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

95%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

402 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
73%
Gigabit-capable
73%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
95%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Canterbury), July 2025, covering 72,152 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Canterbury homes

48% of Canterbury 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

48%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

52%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

59k

59,147 EPCs

A
1%557
B
13%7,479
C
34%20,237
D
37%22,164
E
12%6,896
F
2%1,377
G
1%437

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

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Canterbury

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

1
St Peter's Methodist Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · CT1 2DH
0.11 mi
2
St Johns Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · CT1 1BD
0.33 mi
3
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
Primary · Voluntary aided school · CT1 1NE
0.41 mi
4
Barton Court Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · CT1 1PH
0.58 mi
5
The Orchard School
Not applicable · Foundation special school · CT1 3QQ
0.61 mi

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

Property types

What’s on offer in Canterbury

Flats & apartments

847

38% of listings

Houses

1016

46% of listings

Rooms

341

15% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 41% of the 1,031 houses currently advertised in Canterbury.

Terraced
41%424
Other house
31%319
Semi-detached
21%220
Detached
5%54
Bungalow
1%14

Rent by postcode

Where Canterbury rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,802 live listings in 26 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Canterbury

1CT1 3AT£3,345/mo6 rentals
2CT21£1,625/mo8 rentals
3CT4£1,623/mo8 rentals

Cheapest in Canterbury

1CT1 1BF£430/mo3 rentals
2CT19£609/mo17 rentals
3CT10£610/mo16 rentals

Features · Canterbury

Garden, parking, and floor area in Canterbury

Live signal across 2,939 Canterbury rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

91%

of 555 Canterbury listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

82%

of 595 Canterbury listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Canterbury

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Canterbury has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 27 of 27 postcode districts analysed, the median was 142 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Canterbury is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

142 crimes per area (median)
27 of 27 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Canterbury’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

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

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Canterbury

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.

Thanington has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Canterbury.

Wincheap
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (109) · pop. ~5,000
85
per 1k
Hales Place
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (140) · pop. ~7,000
67
per 1k
Thanington
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (24) · pop. ~4,000
21
per 1k
St Stephen's
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (133) · pop. ~6,000
69
per 1k
Rough Common
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (29) · pop. ~2,000
46
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

Canterbury listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Canterbury.

Rightmove

1497

OnTheMarket

390

OpenRent

390

SpareRoom

341

PrimeLocation

321

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Frequently asked

Renting in Canterbury — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Canterbury?

The median rent in Canterbury is £1100/month based on 2939 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Canterbury?

There are currently 2939 rental properties available in Canterbury, with 114 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Canterbury safe for renters?

Canterbury has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 142 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 Canterbury?

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

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