Rent Evidence Pack · Tonbridge and Malling

Average Private Rent in Tonbridge and Malling

Official statistics · September 2026
Average monthly rent
£1,500
12-month change
+3.6%

The South East's rental market is shaped by commuter links into London, its universities, and a cluster of historic cathedral and market towns. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Tonbridge and Malling, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Tonbridge and Malling averages £1,039 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £2,498 — a spread of £1,459 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £1,500, the Tonbridge and Malling figure sits above the South East average of £1,438 and above the England average of £1,466.

Over the 24 months to September 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £1,500, up from £1,363 in October 2024.

The Tonbridge and Malling Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Tonbridge and Malling by bedroom category, September 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £1,039+3.7%
2 bed £1,343+3.7%
3 bed £1,639+4.0%
4+ bed £2,498+3.1%

24-month trend

October 2024£1,363September 2026£1,500

Average monthly rent in Tonbridge and Malling, all property sizes: £1,363 in October 2024 to £1,500 in September 2026.

How Tonbridge and Malling compares

Average monthly private rent, Tonbridge and Malling against its region and England, September 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Tonbridge and Malling £1,500+3.6%
South East £1,438+3.5%
England £1,466+4.0%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Tonbridge and Malling average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Tonbridge and Malling 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Tonbridge and Malling, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Tonbridge and Malling, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Tonbridge and Malling, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Tonbridge and Malling, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • South East average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • England average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)

ONS revises these series on each monthly release. The reference period above is the edition this page was built from — check the live bulletin before relying on a figure.

This page presents official statistics for context. It is not a valuation of any property, and not advice.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the licence. Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents.

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