Rent growth: fastest and slowest places in South East (September 2026)

Dover had the strongest annual rent change of South East’s 64 councils in September 2026, at 10.2%.

Woking had the weakest, at −1.0%. The middle council, Chichester, had 3.5%.

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Annual rent change for every council in South East, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Dover	10.2%
2	Folkestone and Hythe	10.0%
3	Spelthorne	7.1%
4	Sevenoaks	6.9%
5	Isle of Wight	6.8%
6	West Berkshire	6.2%
=7	Buckinghamshire	5.8%
=7	Canterbury	5.8%
=9	Guildford	5.7%
=9	Tandridge	5.7%
11	Lewes	5.4%
12	South Oxfordshire	5.2%
=13	Gravesham	5.0%
=13	Tunbridge Wells	5.0%
=15	Horsham	4.8%
=15	Vale of White Horse	4.8%
=15	Winchester	4.8%
18	Test Valley	4.6%
=19	Mid Sussex	4.3%
=19	Rushmoor	4.3%
=21	Epsom and Ewell	4.1%
=21	Havant	4.1%
=23	Milton Keynes	4.0%
=23	Thanet	4.0%
=25	Gosport	3.8%
=25	Mole Valley	3.8%
=27	Arun	3.7%
=27	Eastleigh	3.7%
=27	Southampton	3.7%
=30	Tonbridge and Malling	3.6%
=30	West Oxfordshire	3.6%
32	Chichester	3.5%
33	Adur	3.3%
=34	Ashford	3.2%
=34	Cherwell	3.2%
=34	Crawley	3.2%
=34	Dartford	3.2%
=34	Hart	3.2%
=34	Reigate and Banstead	3.2%
40	Maidstone	3.0%
41	Portsmouth	2.9%
42	Elmbridge	2.7%
=43	Bracknell Forest	2.4%
=43	Oxford	2.4%
45	Slough	2.3%
=46	East Hampshire	2.0%
=46	New Forest	2.0%
=46	Surrey Heath	2.0%
49	Eastbourne	1.9%
50	Wealden	1.8%
51	Hastings	1.7%
52	Medway	1.6%
53	Reading	1.3%
54	Fareham	1.2%
=55	Basingstoke and Deane	1.1%
=55	Rother	1.1%
=55	Swale	1.1%
58	Runnymede	0.9%
=59	Windsor and Maidenhead	0.7%
=59	Wokingham	0.7%
=61	Waverley	−0.6%
=61	Worthing	−0.6%
63	Brighton and Hove	−0.8%
64	Woking	−1.0%

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