Renting in Margate

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The average rent in Margate is £1,025/mo, with 1,010 live listings across 4 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Margate rental appears.

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Renting in Margate

What it costs to rent in Margate

Margate currently has 1,010 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,025 a month. 47 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 24% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is CT2 at around £585/mo, while CT1 sits nearer £1,850/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

Margate rental market at a glance

1,010

Active rentals in Margate

£1,025/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Margate

Median monthly rent, based on 1,010 active listings across 4 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£785/mo	288
2 bed	£1,100/mo	482
3 bed	£1,400/mo	160
4+ bed	£1,850/mo	60

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

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Margate

Most Margate homes sit in Band B. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 69,420 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.60

≈ Band B–C

Stock

69k

69,420 properties

A
24%16,320
B
29%20,080
C
26%18,210
D
12%8,130
E
6%4,170
F
2%1,650
G
1%830
H
0%40

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 Margate

81% of Margate premises can already get full-fibre and 81% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

81%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

81%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

433 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
81%
Gigabit-capable
81%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Thanet), July 2025, covering 70,806 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Margate homes

45% of Margate 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

45%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

55%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

67k

66,711 EPCs

A
1%396
B
8%5,472
C
36%23,864
D
40%26,366
E
12%8,254
F
3%1,762
G
1%597

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

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Margate

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

1
Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · CT9 1LU
0.21 mi
2
Salmestone Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · CT9 4DB
0.62 mi
3
Hartsdown Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · CT9 5RE
0.76 mi
4
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate
Primary · Academy converter · CT9 4BU
0.79 mi
5
Drapers Mills Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · CT9 2SP
0.79 mi

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

Property types

What’s on offer in Margate

Flats & apartments

599

75% of listings

Houses

188

24% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 50% of the 199 houses currently advertised in Margate.

Terraced
50%100
Semi-detached
25%50
Other house
16%31
Bungalow
6%11
Detached
4%7

Rent by postcode

Where Margate rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 886 live listings in 31 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Margate

1CT1£1,850/mo4 rentals
2CT6£1,725/mo4 rentals
3SS2£1,625/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Margate

1CT2£585/mo5 rentals
2SS1£643/mo10 rentals
3CT9 3YQ£760/mo3 rentals

Features · Margate

Garden, parking, and floor area in Margate

Live signal across 1,010 Margate rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

69%

of 195 Margate listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

54%

of 195 Margate listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Margate

Typical Crime LevelEstimated — limited data

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Margate has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 14 of 14 postcode districts analysed, the median was 130 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Margate is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

130 crimes per area (median)
14 of 14 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Margate’s figures sit in line with the national picture. Safety varies by street as much as by city — every Dwellio alert includes the area’s data to help.

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

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Margate

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.

Birchington-on-Sea has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Margate.

Cliftonville
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (187) · pop. ~11,000
48
per 1k
Westgate-on-Sea
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (40) · pop. ~7,000
14
per 1k
Birchington-on-Sea
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (19) · pop. ~10,000
4.9
per 1k
Garlinge
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (62) · pop. ~4,000
39
per 1k
Palm Bay
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (56) · pop. ~3,000
48
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

Margate listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in Margate.

Rightmove

336

OnTheMarket

312

OpenRent

199

PrimeLocation

163

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Frequently asked

Renting in Margate — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Margate?

The median rent in Margate is £1025/month based on 1010 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Margate?

There are currently 1010 rental properties available in Margate, with 47 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Margate safe for renters?

Margate has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 130 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 Margate?

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

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