Private rental market statistics, monthly rents recorded between 1 October 2015 and 30 September 2016 for the South East

South East summary Definitions

The median monthly rent was £850 with an interquartile range of £675 to £1,150. These are the second-highest Median – when a series of numbers rents in ( has the highest). are arranged by order of magnitude the The highest median rents over a unitary authority or country were in Windsor and Maidenhead UA (£1,200), median represents the middle value. closely followed by (£1,175). The highest median rents in a South Eastern district were in Elmbridge, Surrey (£1,295). Interquartile range – difference between lower quartile and upper The lowest median rents in a unitary authority or county were in UA (£600), followed by nearby quartile, representing the middle 50 per UA (£700). The lowest median rents in the South East were in , (£550) – cent of monthly rent values. another coastal area. Maps There is a clear geographical pattern in these rental prices. Districts close to London tend to be the most expensive and prices drop with increasing distance from London, with the cheapest rents found along the coast. The maps on the following pages show the median monthly rents for the South Median and interquartile range of monthly rents by bedroom category: South East between 1 October 2015 and 30 East for each bedroom category. September 2016 The ranges for the maps are produced using ‘natural breaks’; a method that separates values into groups which are naturally present in the data. Similar values are gathered together in such a way that the differences between groups are maximised.

The rents contained within each group are greater than or equal to the lower bound and strictly less than the upper bound. For example, a group with a range of £400 to £450 would contain rents greater than or equal to £400 and strictly less than £450.

Readers should take care as some categories have small sample sizes. The full tables can be found on the GOV.UK page for the release. 1 Private rental market statistics, ‘All’ monthly rents recorded between 1 October 2015 and 30 September 2016 for the South East

Median Median Median Key Area Rent (£) Key Area Rent (£) Key Area Rent (£) 1 UA 950 East Sussex 2 UA 1,100 17 650 33 Ashford 725 3 Isle of Wight UA 600 18 Hastings 550 34 Canterbury 850 4 UA 725 19 Lewes 900 35 Dartford 848 5 Milton Keynes UA 825 20 Rother 700 36 Dover 565 6 Portsmouth UA 700 21 Wealden 825 37 750 7 Reading UA 925 38 Maidstone 795 8 UA 850 22 860 39 1,175 9 UA 750 23 800 40 Shepway 569 10 West UA 880 24 Eastleigh 800 41 Swale 678 11 Windsor and Maidenhead UA 1,200 25 Fareham 795 42 Thanet 600 12 Wokingham UA 1,100 26 677 43 950 27 Hart 975 44 Tunbridge Wells 900 13 Aylesbury Vale 825 28 Havant 785 14 Chiltern 1,250 29 New Forest 800 45 Cherwell 850 15 South Bucks 1,275 30 828 46 1,150 16 Wycombe 950 31 850 47 950 32 Winchester 975 48 900 49 850 Surrey 50 Elmbridge 1,295 51 and Ewell 1,250 52 1,225 53 1,175 54 and 1,050 55 Runnymede 1,173 56 Spelthorne 1,100 57 1,025 58 Tandridge 1,200 59 Waverley 1,050 60 Woking 1,175 61 Adur 825 62 Arun 750 63 Chichester 895 64 925 65 Horsham 950 66 Mid Sussex 950 67 740

Statistics derived from fewer than five observations have been suppressed and denoted by ‘-’. The data used to generate these statistics are based on a sample of rental information, collected by Rent Officers from landlords and letting agents. The composition of this sample changes over time therefore any differences in median rent may be due to differences in the sample rather than true changes in the rental market. 2 Private rental market statistics, ‘Room’ monthly rents recorded between 1 October 2015 and 30 September 2016 for the South East

Median Median Median Key Area Rent (£) Key Area Rent (£) Key Area Rent (£) 1 Bracknell Forest UA 550 East Sussex Kent 2 Brighton and Hove UA 424 17 Eastbourne 450 33 Ashford 390 3 Isle of Wight UA 368 18 Hastings 459 34 Canterbury 375 4 Medway UA 350 19 Lewes - 35 Dartford 500 5 Milton Keynes UA 365 20 Rother 260 36 Dover 325 6 Portsmouth UA 375 21 Wealden 425 37 Gravesham - 7 Reading UA 450 Hampshire 38 Maidstone 446 8 Slough UA 433 22 Basingstoke and Deane 368 39 Sevenoaks 340 9 Southampton UA 395 23 East Hampshire - 40 Shepway 282 10 UA 490 24 Eastleigh 415 41 Swale 347 11 Windsor and Maidenhead UA 500 25 Fareham 400 42 Thanet 335 12 Wokingham UA 625 26 Gosport - 43 Tonbridge and Malling - Buckinghamshire 27 Hart 600 44 Tunbridge Wells 381 13 Aylesbury Vale 380 28 Havant - Oxfordshire 14 Chiltern - 29 New Forest 450 45 Cherwell 450 15 South Bucks 400 30 Rushmoor 433 46 Oxford 525 16 Wycombe 360 31 Test Valley 347 47 South Oxfordshire 433 32 Winchester 455 48 Vale of White Horse 550 49 West Oxfordshire 390 Surrey 50 Elmbridge 600 51 446 52 Guildford 440 53 Mole Valley - 54 Reigate and Banstead - 55 Runnymede 500 56 Spelthorne 598 57 Surrey Heath 490 58 Tandridge - 59 Waverley 403 60 Woking - West Sussex 61 Adur 390 62 Arun 347 63 Chichester 410 64 Crawley 475 65 Horsham 500 66 Mid Sussex 438 67 Worthing 420

Statistics derived from fewer than five observations have been suppressed and denoted by ‘-’. The data used to generate these statistics are based on a sample of rental information, collected by Rent Officers from landlords and letting agents. The composition of this sample changes over time therefore any differences in median rent may be due to differences in the sample rather than true changes in the rental market. 3 Private rental market statistics, ‘Studio’ monthly rents recorded between 1 October 2015 and 30 September 2016 for the South East

Median Median Median Key Area Rent (£) Key Area Rent (£) Key Area Rent (£) 1 Bracknell Forest UA - East Sussex Kent 2 Brighton and Hove UA 650 17 Eastbourne 495 33 Ashford 475 3 Isle of Wight UA 395 18 Hastings 375 34 Canterbury 585 4 Medway UA 445 19 Lewes 554 35 Dartford 563 5 Milton Keynes UA 535 20 Rother 385 36 Dover 350 6 Portsmouth UA 495 21 Wealden 575 37 Gravesham 500 7 Reading UA 700 Hampshire 38 Maidstone 495 8 Slough UA 600 22 Basingstoke and Deane 525 39 Sevenoaks 600 9 Southampton UA 490 23 East Hampshire 463 40 Shepway 375 10 West Berkshire UA 550 24 Eastleigh 425 41 Swale 495 11 Windsor and Maidenhead UA 540 25 Fareham 498 42 Thanet 350 12 Wokingham UA 550 26 Gosport 498 43 Tonbridge and Malling 515 Buckinghamshire 27 Hart - 44 Tunbridge Wells 515 13 Aylesbury Vale 500 28 Havant 450 Oxfordshire 14 Chiltern - 29 New Forest 480 45 Cherwell 558 15 South Bucks 650 30 Rushmoor 595 46 Oxford 673 16 Wycombe 625 31 Test Valley 550 47 South Oxfordshire 583 32 Winchester 650 48 Vale of White Horse 638 49 West Oxfordshire 595 Surrey 50 Elmbridge 695 51 Epsom and Ewell 750 52 Guildford 760 53 Mole Valley 695 54 Reigate and Banstead 625 55 Runnymede 725 56 Spelthorne 725 57 Surrey Heath 500 58 Tandridge - 59 Waverley 650 60 Woking 750 West Sussex 61 Adur 545 62 Arun 450 63 Chichester 550 64 Crawley 650 65 Horsham 595 66 Mid Sussex 573 67 Worthing 495

Statistics derived from fewer than five observations have been suppressed and denoted by ‘-’. The data used to generate these statistics are based on a sample of rental information, collected by Rent Officers from landlords and letting agents. The composition of this sample changes over time therefore any differences in median rent may be due to differences in the sample rather than true changes in the rental market. 4 Private rental market statistics, ‘One Bedroom’ monthly rents recorded between 1 October 2015 and 30 September 2016 for the South East

Median Median Median Key Area Rent (£) Key Area Rent (£) Key Area Rent (£) 1 Bracknell Forest UA 775 East Sussex Kent 2 Brighton and Hove UA 825 17 Eastbourne 584 33 Ashford 600 3 Isle of Wight UA 450 18 Hastings 450 34 Canterbury 650 4 Medway UA 575 19 Lewes 653 35 Dartford 700 5 Milton Keynes UA 675 20 Rother 500 36 Dover 450 6 Portsmouth UA 573 21 Wealden 625 37 Gravesham 600 7 Reading UA 825 Hampshire 38 Maidstone 650 8 Slough UA 750 22 Basingstoke and Deane 710 39 Sevenoaks 800 9 Southampton UA 595 23 East Hampshire 625 40 Shepway 425 10 West Berkshire UA 675 24 Eastleigh 625 41 Swale 525 11 Windsor and Maidenhead UA 850 25 Fareham 625 42 Thanet 450 12 Wokingham UA 795 26 Gosport 550 43 Tonbridge and Malling 725 Buckinghamshire 27 Hart 725 44 Tunbridge Wells 695 13 Aylesbury Vale 650 28 Havant 600 Oxfordshire 14 Chiltern 800 29 New Forest 625 45 Cherwell 675 15 South Bucks 885 30 Rushmoor 725 46 Oxford 900 16 Wycombe 750 31 Test Valley 635 47 South Oxfordshire 738 32 Winchester 750 48 Vale of White Horse 735 49 West Oxfordshire 695 Surrey 50 Elmbridge 900 51 Epsom and Ewell 975 52 Guildford 900 53 Mole Valley 875 54 Reigate and Banstead 800 55 Runnymede 895 56 Spelthorne 895 57 Surrey Heath 795 58 Tandridge 800 59 Waverley 790 60 Woking 895 West Sussex 61 Adur 650 62 Arun 575 63 Chichester 675 64 Crawley 800 65 Horsham 715 66 Mid Sussex 720 67 Worthing 623

Statistics derived from fewer than five observations have been suppressed and denoted by ‘-’. The data used to generate these statistics are based on a sample of rental information, collected by Rent Officers from landlords and letting agents. The composition of this sample changes over time therefore any differences in median rent may be due to differences in the sample rather than true changes in the rental market. 5 Private rental market statistics, ‘Two Bedrooms’ monthly rents recorded between 1 October 2015 and 30 September 2016 for the South East

Median Median Median Key Area Rent (£) Key Area Rent (£) Key Area Rent (£) 1 Bracknell Forest UA 925 East Sussex Kent 2 Brighton and Hove UA 1,100 17 Eastbourne 775 33 Ashford 720 3 Isle of Wight UA 595 18 Hastings 600 34 Canterbury 810 4 Medway UA 725 19 Lewes 850 35 Dartford 858 5 Milton Keynes UA 825 20 Rother 650 36 Dover 590 6 Portsmouth UA 700 21 Wealden 768 37 Gravesham 750 7 Reading UA 990 Hampshire 38 Maidstone 795 8 Slough UA 950 22 Basingstoke and Deane 850 39 Sevenoaks 1,050 9 Southampton UA 790 23 East Hampshire 800 40 Shepway 585 10 West Berkshire UA 850 24 Eastleigh 790 41 Swale 670 11 Windsor and Maidenhead UA 1,150 25 Fareham 750 42 Thanet 625 12 Wokingham UA 1,000 26 Gosport 675 43 Tonbridge and Malling 895 Buckinghamshire 27 Hart 925 44 Tunbridge Wells 950 13 Aylesbury Vale 800 28 Havant 750 Oxfordshire 14 Chiltern 1,095 29 New Forest 775 45 Cherwell 830 15 South Bucks 1,150 30 Rushmoor 880 46 Oxford 1,100 16 Wycombe 950 31 Test Valley 775 47 South Oxfordshire 925 32 Winchester 895 48 Vale of White Horse 895 49 West Oxfordshire 833 Surrey 50 Elmbridge 1,195 51 Epsom and Ewell 1,250 52 Guildford 1,250 53 Mole Valley 1,150 54 Reigate and Banstead 1,075 55 Runnymede 1,195 56 Spelthorne 1,150 57 Surrey Heath 1,000 58 Tandridge 1,100 59 Waverley 1,050 60 Woking 1,175 West Sussex 61 Adur 850 62 Arun 775 63 Chichester 850 64 Crawley 950 65 Horsham 925 66 Mid Sussex 900 67 Worthing 825

Statistics derived from fewer than five observations have been suppressed and denoted by ‘-’. The data used to generate these statistics are based on a sample of rental information, collected by Rent Officers from landlords and letting agents. The composition of this sample changes over time therefore any differences in median rent may be due to differences in the sample rather than true changes in the rental market. 6 Private rental market statistics, ‘Three Bedrooms’ monthly rents recorded between 1 October 2015 and 30 September 2016 for the South East

Median Median Median Key Area Rent (£) Key Area Rent (£) Key Area Rent (£) 1 Bracknell Forest UA 1,250 East Sussex Kent 2 Brighton and Hove UA 1,400 17 Eastbourne 925 33 Ashford 895 3 Isle of Wight UA 735 18 Hastings 795 34 Canterbury 995 4 Medway UA 800 19 Lewes 1,100 35 Dartford 1,100 5 Milton Keynes UA 975 20 Rother 880 36 Dover 750 6 Portsmouth UA 850 21 Wealden 975 37 Gravesham 900 7 Reading UA 1,195 Hampshire 38 Maidstone 950 8 Slough UA 1,200 22 Basingstoke and Deane 995 39 Sevenoaks 1,300 9 Southampton UA 900 23 East Hampshire 995 40 Shepway 704 10 West Berkshire UA 1,025 24 Eastleigh 950 41 Swale 775 11 Windsor and Maidenhead UA 1,425 25 Fareham 925 42 Thanet 775 12 Wokingham UA 1,300 26 Gosport 808 43 Tonbridge and Malling 1,100 Buckinghamshire 27 Hart 1,250 44 Tunbridge Wells 1,200 13 Aylesbury Vale 1,000 28 Havant 895 Oxfordshire 14 Chiltern 1,450 29 New Forest 950 45 Cherwell 995 15 South Bucks 1,350 30 Rushmoor 1,100 46 Oxford 1,370 16 Wycombe 1,295 31 Test Valley 950 47 South Oxfordshire 1,230 32 Winchester 1,150 48 Vale of White Horse 1,050 49 West Oxfordshire 1,035 Surrey 50 Elmbridge 1,500 51 Epsom and Ewell 1,500 52 Guildford 1,450 53 Mole Valley 1,500 54 Reigate and Banstead 1,350 55 Runnymede 1,400 56 Spelthorne 1,363 57 Surrey Heath 1,250 58 Tandridge 1,300 59 Waverley 1,350 60 Woking 1,375 West Sussex 61 Adur 1,100 62 Arun 950 63 Chichester 1,050 64 Crawley 1,150 65 Horsham 1,250 66 Mid Sussex 1,200 67 Worthing 1,025

Statistics derived from fewer than five observations have been suppressed and denoted by ‘-’. The data used to generate these statistics are based on a sample of rental information, collected by Rent Officers from landlords and letting agents. The composition of this sample changes over time therefore any differences in median rent may be due to differences in the sample rather than true changes in the rental market. 7 Private rental market statistics, ‘Four or more Bedrooms’ monthly rents recorded between 1 October 2015 and 30 September 2016 for the South East

Median Median Median Key Area Rent (£) Key Area Rent (£) Key Area Rent (£) 1 Bracknell Forest UA 1,625 East Sussex Kent 2 Brighton and Hove UA 2,145 17 Eastbourne 1,300 33 Ashford 1,250 3 Isle of Wight UA 950 18 Hastings 1,025 34 Canterbury 1,500 4 Medway UA 1,225 19 Lewes 1,550 35 Dartford 1,538 5 Milton Keynes UA 1,400 20 Rother 1,325 36 Dover 875 6 Portsmouth UA 1,400 21 Wealden 1,600 37 Gravesham 1,325 7 Reading UA 1,763 Hampshire 38 Maidstone 1,300 8 Slough UA 1,485 22 Basingstoke and Deane 1,495 39 Sevenoaks 2,350 9 Southampton UA 1,300 23 East Hampshire 1,595 40 Shepway 950 10 West Berkshire UA 1,600 24 Eastleigh 1,295 41 Swale 1,090 11 Windsor and Maidenhead UA 2,200 25 Fareham 1,425 42 Thanet 973 12 Wokingham UA 1,750 26 Gosport 1,175 43 Tonbridge and Malling 1,650 Buckinghamshire 27 Hart 1,700 44 Tunbridge Wells 2,150 13 Aylesbury Vale 1,495 28 Havant 1,175 Oxfordshire 14 Chiltern 2,250 29 New Forest 1,395 45 Cherwell 1,450 15 South Bucks 2,525 30 Rushmoor 1,425 46 Oxford 2,080 16 Wycombe 1,750 31 Test Valley 1,600 47 South Oxfordshire 1,975 32 Winchester 1,795 48 Vale of White Horse 1,575 49 West Oxfordshire 1,500 Surrey 50 Elmbridge 3,600 51 Epsom and Ewell 2,175 52 Guildford 2,200 53 Mole Valley 2,300 54 Reigate and Banstead 1,900 55 Runnymede 1,950 56 Spelthorne 1,695 57 Surrey Heath 2,000 58 Tandridge 2,150 59 Waverley 2,250 60 Woking 2,300 West Sussex 61 Adur 1,398 62 Arun 1,395 63 Chichester 1,495 64 Crawley 1,500 65 Horsham 1,610 66 Mid Sussex 1,700 67 Worthing 1,400

Statistics derived from fewer than five observations have been suppressed and denoted by ‘-’. The data used to generate these statistics are based on a sample of rental information, collected by Rent Officers from landlords and letting agents. The composition of this sample changes over time therefore any differences in median rent may be due to differences in the sample rather than true changes in the rental market. 8