Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Dartford (July 2026)
The average private rent in Dartford is £1,570 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £351,594 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 5.4%, ranked 43 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Dartford
The average private rent across all property types is £1,570 a month (+3.0% on a year earlier). The regional median in the South East is £1,355.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,089 | £13,068 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,415 | £16,980 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,703 | £20,436 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £2,362 | £28,344 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Dartford: one to two bedrooms adds 29.9% to the rent, two to three adds 20.4% and three to four-plus adds 38.7% (England-and-Wales medians 27.3%, 20.9% and 40.9%). The biggest step here is three to four or more bedrooms — the size where an extra room earns most, and the first place to look when comparing a conversion against its cost.
House prices in Dartford
The average price paid is £351,594 (+3.8% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £708,191 |
| Semi-detached | £429,868 |
| Terraced | £345,142 |
| Flat | £211,697 |
Rents and prices moved together in Dartford — +3% and +3.8% over the year — so the gross yield on offer is roughly where it was twelve months ago. Dartford ranks 213th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 121st of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Dartford
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,415 | £211,697 | 8% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,703 | £345,142 | 5.9% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,703 | £429,868 | 4.8% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £2,362 | £708,191 | 4% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Dartford is on flats at 8%, against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type; the weakest is detached. Gross figures ignore service charges, which usually make flats the thinnest net yield of the four.
What that means for a landlord
- Gross yield 5.4% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 43 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.3%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £47,100 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 37% of EPCs lodged in Dartford over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 31% at D (EPC ratings in Dartford).
- Council tax: Band D in Dartford is £2,375 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Dartford).
Lender maths on the averages. At a 5.5% stress rate and 145% rent cover — the common buy-to-let convention — the average rent of £1,570 supports a loan of about £236,238, which is 67.2% of the average price. That falls short of 75% loan-to-value, so a buyer of an average home here needs a larger deposit or a stronger rent to pass the stress test. Both numbers are conventions rather than rules — change them in the stress test.
Run the numbers for Dartford
- Yield calculator with £351,594 and £1,570 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,570 a month
- Rental income tax on £18,840 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the South East
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | £1,255 | £235,362 | 6.4% | +3.1% |
| Gosport | £1,165 | £235,188 | 5.9% | +5.8% |
| Eastbourne | £1,166 | £251,811 | 5.6% | +0.7% |
| Slough | £1,569 | £352,024 | 5.3% | +2.4% |
| Brighton and Hove | £1,809 | £407,803 | 5.3% | −1.1% |
| Worthing | £1,303 | £296,227 | 5.3% | 0% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Dartford · EPC ratings in Dartford.
Rents: ONS, Price Index of Private Rents (average monthly private rent by local authority, July 2026). Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (average price, June 2026). Gross yield = rent × 12 ÷ price, our calculation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Rankings and medians are ours, across 316 local authorities.
Asked about this area
£1,570 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 3.0% on a year earlier.
£351,594 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 5.4% gross on the averages — £1,570 rent against a £351,594 price — ranking 43 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 8% gross (£1,415 rent on a £211,697 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +3% against prices +3.8% over the year — moving together, so yield is broadly stable.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £47,100 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.