Home swaps in Kent
Kent has 1 home listed to swap, 2 tenants wanting to move here and about 17,700 households on council waiting lists. Guides to 37 places in Kent for social housing tenants: homes to swap nearby, waiting lists, social rents, local landlords and day-to-day life.
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Ashford, KentTown
Boughton MonchelseaVillage · Maidstone district1 home within 5 mi
BroadstairsTown · Thanet district
CanterburyCity
ChathamTown1 tenant wants to move here
CranbrookVillage · Tunbridge Wells district1 home within 5 mi
DartfordTown
DealTown · Dover district
DoverTown
EdenbridgeTown · Sevenoaks district
FavershamTown · Swale district
FolkestoneTown · Folkestone and Hythe district
Gillingham, KentTown
GravesendTown · Gravesham district1 tenant wants to move here
Herne BayTown · Canterbury district
HytheTown · Folkestone and Hythe district
LarkfieldVillage · Tonbridge and Malling district
MaidstoneTown
MargateTown · Thanet district
MinsterTown · Swale district
NorthfleetTown · Gravesham district
RamsgateTown · Thanet district
RochesterTown
Royal Tunbridge WellsTown · Tunbridge Wells district
SevenoaksTown
SheernessTown · Swale district
SittingbourneTown · Swale district
SnodlandTown · Tonbridge and Malling district
SouthboroughTown · Tunbridge Wells district
StaplehurstVillage · Maidstone district1 home within 3 mi
StroodSuburban Area
SwanleyTown · Sevenoaks district
SwanscombeTown · Dartford district
TenterdenTown · Ashford district
TonbridgeTown · Tonbridge and Malling district
WesterhamTown · Sevenoaks district
WhitstableTown · Canterbury district
2 council or housing association tenants want to move to Kent. Live here? List your home and one of them could be your swap.
Social Housing In Kent: Key Facts
Can I swap my council or housing association home to Kent?
Yes, if you are already a council or housing association tenant. Mutual exchange means swapping homes with another social tenant, so it does not depend on a council waiting list: you need a tenant in Kent who wants your area, and both landlords must agree. Landlords have 42 days to decide and can only refuse on set legal grounds. On 15 November 2026, 1 home was listed to swap in Kent and 2 tenants wanted to move to a town in Kent on Mutual Home Exchange.
How many people are on council waiting lists in Kent?
17,668 households were on the housing registers of the 13 councils covered by our Kent guides on 31 March 2025. 4,560 social homes were let through them in 2024 to 2025, roughly 3.9 households for every home let. 324 council homes changed tenants by mutual exchange that year. Source: Local Authority Housing Statistics, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
How much is social rent in Kent?
Average social rents for a 2-bedroom home across Kent's council areas in 2025/26 were £0 to £114 a week for a council home, and £115 to £140 for a housing association home. Affordable rent homes cost more, typically 60 to 80% of market rent. Source: Regulator of Social Housing.
Who are the biggest social landlords in Kent?
The biggest social landlords across Kent's council areas are Southern Housing (10,658 homes), Town and Country Housing (9,492 homes) and Clarion Housing Association Limited (8,721 homes), counting the homes they own in each area. Source: Regulator of Social Housing.
Biggest Social Landlords In Kent
- Southern Housing10,658 homes
- Town and Country Housing9,492 homes
- Clarion Housing Association Limited8,721 homes
- Moat Homes Limited8,547 homes
- West Kent Housing Association8,439 homes
- Golding Homes Limited7,723 homes
Towns Compared
| Place | Homes to swap nearbyHomes nearby | Tenants wanting to move thereWant to move |
|---|---|---|
| Boughton Monchelsea | 1 within 5 mi | 1 |
| Cranbrook | 1 within 5 mi | – |
| Staplehurst | 1 within 3 mi | – |
| Chatham | – | 1 |
| Gravesend | – | 1 |