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marketcode.Asking rent £1,887 a month · Gross yield 3.5% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
AL2: asking rent £1,887 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 200 lets).
£1,887 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
200 lets
3.5% 12 months to Aug 2026
306 lets
+1.4% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
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78 on 20 Sep 2026
Asking rent in AL2 runs from £1,138 a month for 1 bedroom to £3,109 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,138 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +5.6% on the previous 12 months | 93 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,601 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -4.4% on the previous 12 months | 96 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,123 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 92 |
| 4 bedrooms | £3,109 a month | 12 months to Jun 2026 | — | 64 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Corporate landlords hold 73% of the 303 units in AL2 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
AL2 ranks 3rd of 4 postcode districts in St. Albans for asking rent, at £1,887 a month.
AL2 ranks 3rd of 4 postcode districts in St. Albans for asking rent, at £1,887 a month.
AL2 ranks 2nd of 4 postcode districts in St. Albans for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.5%.
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 200 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 306 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |