marketcodeAsking rent
£2,602 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
152 lets
Postcode district
AL5 rental market
Asking rent £2,602 a month · Gross yield 3.0% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is AL5?
- Buildings
- 10,796
- Mixed-use buildings
- 93%
- HMO-shaped units
- 4.0%
What does AL5 earn?
AL5: asking rent £2,602 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 152 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
3.0% 12 months to Aug 2026
332 lets
+9.2% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
102 on 20 Sep 2026
How does AL5 vary by home size?
Asking rent in AL5 runs from £1,184 a month for 1 bedroom to £3,442 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,184 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 90 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,609 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +1.4% on the previous 12 months | 136 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,544 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +6.4% on the previous 12 months | 85 |
| 4 bedrooms | £3,442 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 79 |
| 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.
Who owns AL5?
Corporate landlords hold 69% of the 265 units in AL5 whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords69% of classified · 182 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)23% of classified · 60 units
- Housing associations4.5% of classified · 12 units
- RMC4.2% of classified · 11 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does AL5 rank?
AL5 ranks 1st of 4 postcode districts in St. Albans for asking rent, at £2,602 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in St. Albans
AL5 ranks 1st of 4 postcode districts in St. Albans for asking rent, at £2,602 a month.
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in St. Albans
AL5 ranks 3rd of 4 postcode districts in St. Albans for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.0%.
Where next from AL5?
- St. AlbansThe wider market this area sits in.
- AL1Neighbouring postcode district · £7,585/m²
- AL2Neighbouring postcode district · £5,846/m²
- AL4Neighbouring postcode district · £8,101/m²
- AL3Next door, in another authority · £7,467/m²
- LU1Next door, in another authority · £3,998/m²
- LU2Next door, in another authority · £4,608/m²
- SG4Next door, in another authority · £5,154/m²
- Homes for sale in AL5Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in AL5Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in AL5Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in AL5Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in AL5Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in AL5Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in AL5Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in AL5Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about AL5
- What is the average rent in AL5?
- Homes to let in AL5 asked a median £2,602 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 152 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in AL5?
- 3.0% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Aug 2026, 332 lets. +9.2% on the previous 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 152 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 332 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |