Offices / Sevenoaks
£42
psf
A new rental record.
A new record rent in Sevenoaks.
Source: Caxtons
Kent & Medway · 2026–27
A place to invest. A market to understand.
The Kent Property Market Report brings the county’s investment, development and regeneration stories into focus.
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Kent is moving.
Here’s where to look.
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Science & business
Room for new ideas.
The next phase of space for science, technology and enterprise.
Explore the outlookWestside proposal / The Pioneer Group
The market at a glance
Big picture.
Clear perspective.
From office rents to housing delivery, the figures tell different parts of Kent’s story.
See the key figures
Homes & communities
More than new homes.
The community spaces growing alongside Ebbsfleet Garden City.
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Four numbers. A wider story.
Science / Westside
175,345
ft²
Space for science.
New space at Kent Science Park’s Westside development.
Source: Kent Science Park
Retail / Thanet
35
%
Retail rents rise.
Increase in retail rents in Thanet.
Source: Cradick Retail
Workplace / attendance
More time in the office.
3.2
Average weekly office attendance in 2026 so far, up from 2.7 in 2025.
Source: JLL
2025 · 2.7
2026 so far · 3.2
05 · weekly attendance
2.7
3.2
5
Offices / Sevenoaks
£42psf
A new record rent in Sevenoaks.
Source: Caxtons
Science / Westside
175,345ft²
New space at Kent Science Park’s Westside development.
Source: Kent Science Park
Retail / Thanet
35%
Increase in retail rents in Thanet.
Source: Cradick Retail
Workplace / attendance
3.2
Average weekly office attendance in 2026 so far, up from 2.7 in 2025.
2025 · 2.7
2026 so far · 3.2
Source: JLL
In focus / Regeneration
A landmark.
A new chapter.
Maidstone’s Grade II listed Len House has been transformed from a former car showroom and workshop into a new chapter for an Art Deco landmark.
Explore strategic sites
The changing shape of commercial Kent.
Housing, industrial rents, business park yields and retail investment reveal different parts of Kent’s property market.
Read Caxtons’ Property Market OutlookHousing / Regional comparison
A smaller fall in Kent.
−2%
Average house prices in Kent fell 2% between Q2 2025 and Q2 2026, compared with a 3% fall across the South East.
Source: Land Registry
Kent · 2% fall
South East · 3% fall
0%4% · size of fall
2
3
4
Industrial / Distribution
2
%
Prime rents increase.
Increase in average prime industrial and distribution rent, 2025–2026.
Source: Caxtons
Business parks / Yields
8–10.5
%
Investment in existing places.
Business parks continue to attract refurbishment investment and maintain stable yields around this range.
Source: Caxtons
Retail / A potential first for Kent
15.3
acres
6.2 hectares
South of Junction 5 · M20
Vacant site earmarked for development
A site earmarked for Costco’s first Kent store.
A vacant 15.3-acre (6.2 ha) site south of Junction 5 of the M20 earmarked for Costco’s first Kent store.
Source: Caxtons
Housing / Kent
−2%
Average house prices in Kent fell 2% between Q2 2025 and Q2 2026, compared with a 3% fall across the South East.
Kent · −2%
South East · −3%
Source: Land Registry
Industrial / rents
2%
Increase in average prime industrial and distribution rent, 2025–2026.
Source: Caxtons
Business parks / yields
8–10.5%
Business parks continue to attract refurbishment investment and maintain stable yields around this range.
Source: Caxtons
Retail / investment
15.3acres
A vacant 15.3-acre (6.2 ha) site south of Junction 5 of the M20 earmarked for Costco’s first Kent store.
Source: Caxtons
Homes & communities
Places for people.
Housing delivery is one part of the story. Shared spaces help turn new neighbourhoods into communities.
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