Houses to rent in New Town, BH21, Dorset

There are 48 results for New Town, BH21, Dorset. Rental prices across these results range from £950 pcm to £2.4k pcm with an average price of £1.4k pcm.


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Rental market around New Town

Average rent £1,599 pcm within 20 km · typical £1,300 pcm
Most rents £790 – £5,111 pcm within 20 km
Homes to rent 0 in New Town · 1,290 within 20 km
New to rent 1,073 in the last 30 days · within 20 km
Typical time to let 4 weeks last 12 months · within 20 km
Rents, year on year no change homes newly listed · within 20 km
Gross rental yield 6.7–6.9% houses 6.9%, flats 6.7% · within 20 km

What's to rent

1,290 homes within 20 km of New Town · share, count and typical rent
Flats and apartments 64.1% 827 · £1.2k
Detached houses 13.1% 169 · £2.7k
Other homes 8.2% 106 · £1.6k
Semi-detached houses 7.0% 90 · £2k
Terraced houses 5.5% 71 · £1.5k
Bungalows 1.9% 25 · £1.6k
Park and mobile homes 0.2% 2 · £2k

How many bedrooms

within 20 km of New Town · share, count and typical rent
Studio 5.5% 71 · £800
1 bedroom 21.9% 282 · £933
2 bedrooms 36.0% 464 · £1.3k
3 bedrooms 16.2% 209 · £1.7k
4 bedrooms 8.1% 104 · £2.2k
5+ bedrooms 12.4% 160 · £3k

Rent bands

1,290 homes within 20 km of New Town
Under £980 pcm 20.7% 267
£980 – £1,200 pcm 17.4% 225
£1,200 – £1,400 pcm 17.6% 227
£1,400 – £2,000 pcm 22.4% 289
£2,000 pcm and over 21.9% 282

Houses and flats compared

HousesFlats
Share of homes to rent28%64%
Typical rent£2,200 pcm£1,150 pcm
Average bedrooms4.01.9
Typical time to let4 weeks4 weeks
Gross rental yield6.9%6.7%

Asking rents over time

typical rent of the homes first listed each quarter within 20 km of New Town · −8.5% since 2024 Q4 Median rent per quarter in New Town 2024 Q4: £1,350 pcm (3,715 new listings) £1,350 pcm 2024 Q4 2025 Q1: £1,250 pcm (3,141 new listings) £1,250 pcm 2025 Q1 2025 Q2: £1,225 pcm (2,866 new listings) £1,225 pcm 2025 Q2 2025 Q3: £1,250 pcm (3,381 new listings) £1,250 pcm 2025 Q3 2025 Q4: £1,300 pcm (3,745 new listings) £1,300 pcm 2025 Q4 2026 Q1: £1,200 pcm (2,999 new listings) £1,200 pcm 2026 Q1 2026 Q2: £1,200 pcm (3,229 new listings) £1,200 pcm 2026 Q2 2026 Q3: £1,235 pcm (3,137 new listings) £1,235 pcm 2026 Q3

Based on 1,290 homes to rent on Houses now, 13,423 listings that left the market in the last 12 months, the asking rents of the homes listed over the last two years. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, Aug 2025 to Aug 2026 (Crown copyright). Schools: Ofsted. Updated October 2026.

Frequently asked questions about renting in New Town

What is the average rent in New Town?

There are no homes to rent in New Town itself right now, so these figures cover the 1,290 homes to rent within 20 km. The average rent for a home within 20 km of New Town is £1,600 a month. A few very expensive homes pull that average up, so a more typical rent is £1,300 a month.

How much is a 2 or 3 bedroom home to rent in New Town?

A typical 2-bedroom home within 20 km of New Town rents for £1,250 a month and a 3-bedroom home £1,650 a month. So the extra bedroom adds about £400 a month. 1-bedroom homes rent for around £935 a month, and 4-bedroom homes rent for about £2,150 a month.

What is the price range of rental homes in New Town?

Most rents within 20 km of New Town are between £790 and £5,110 a month, leaving out the very cheapest and most expensive. One in five rents for less than £980 a month, and one in five £2,000 a month or more.

How many homes are available to rent in New Town?

There are no homes to rent in New Town on Houses right now. Within 20 km there are 1,290, and the listings on this page include the nearest of them. 1,073 new listings came onto the market within 20 km in the last 30 days.

Are rents going up in New Town?

They are holding steady. Homes put up to rent within 20 km of New Town over the last 12 months were advertised at a typical £1,250 a month, about the same as the year before (£1,250 a month). By size, 3-bedroom homes are up 3% and 4-bedroom homes are down 5%.

How quickly do rental homes let in New Town?

Within 20 km of New Town, most rental homes are let or taken off the market within about 4 weeks. About 53% go within the first month.

What rental yield can I get in New Town?

About 6.9% gross for houses and 6.7% for flats. That compares typical rents with what houses and flats actually sold for within 20 km of New Town over the last year. Running costs, voids and mortgage interest are not taken off.

What type of homes can I rent in New Town?

Flats and apartments are the most common, about 6 in 10 homes to rent within 20 km of New Town. Detached houses come next, followed by semi-detached houses. Flats and apartments are the cheapest, at about £1,150 a month, and detached houses the most expensive, at about £2,700 a month.

Are rental homes in New Town furnished?

About 7 in 10 rental homes within 20 km of New Town that say so are furnished, and the rest come unfurnished.