Canterbury property market
In Canterbury (South East) the average private rent is £1,276/month (ONS, May 2026) and the average house price is £339,085 (HM Land Registry, April 2026). That puts rent 8% below and house prices 26% above the UK average. The gross rental yield works out at 4.5%.
- Average rent
- £1,276/mo
- +5.5% YoY
- Average house price
- £339,085
- +0.0% 12m
- Gross rental yield
- 4.5%
- UK avg 6.1%
- Price-to-rent
- 22.1
- UK avg 16.3
Rent vs buy in Canterbury
The average home in Canterbury costs about 22.1 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 22.1), compared with 16.3 for the UK as a whole. On this market-level signal, buying looks relatively more expensive here than the UK average. This is an arithmetic ratio of the two official figures above — a market indicator, not personal financial advice.
Go deeper
- Rent in Canterbury (1/2/3/4-bed breakdown)£1,276
- House prices in Canterbury (by property type)£339,085
Nearby areas in South East
- Fareham£1,213/mo · £325,771
- Slough£1,575/mo · £338,287
- Crawley£1,482/mo · £338,449
- Gravesham£1,328/mo · £342,112
- Rother£1,165/mo · £343,771
- Dartford£1,562/mo · £345,074
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average rent in Canterbury?
- The average monthly private rent in Canterbury is £1,276, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (May 2026), +5.5% over the past 12 months. The UK average is £1,383.
- What is the average house price in Canterbury?
- The average house price in Canterbury is £339,085 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, April 2026), +0.0% over 12 months. The UK average is £270,080.
- What is the gross rental yield in Canterbury?
- Dividing the average annual rent (£15,312) by the average house price (£339,085) gives a gross rental yield of 4.5% in Canterbury. This is a "gross" figure — before voids, management, maintenance and tax. The UK-average gross yield on the same basis is 6.1%.
- Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Canterbury?
- In Canterbury the average house price equals about 22.1 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 22.1). A higher ratio leans toward renting being relatively cheaper month-to-month; a lower ratio leans toward buying. The UK-average ratio is 16.3. This is a market-level signal, not personal financial advice.
Rent: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics — edition 17 June 2026, reference May 2026 (ONS PIPR). House prices: HM Land Registry — UK House Price Index (UKHPI), reference April 2026 (UKHPI). Both © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gross rental yield and price-to-rent ratio are computed from these two figures.