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marketcode.Asking rent £1,155 a month · Gross yield 4.5% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
B78: asking rent £1,155 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 172 lets).
£1,155 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
172 lets
4.5% 12 months to Aug 2026
253 lets
+7.7% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
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36 on 19 Sep 2026
Asking rent in B78 runs from £980 a month for 2 bedrooms to £1,890 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | Not published | — | — | — |
| 2 bedrooms | £980 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +6.8% on the previous 12 months | 101 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,199 a month | 12 months to Jul 2026 | — | 90 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,890 a month | 12 months to Sep 2025 | — | 37 |
| 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 50% of the 838 units in B78 whose freeholder is classified; 94% 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.
B78 ranks 3rd of 6 postcode districts in Lichfield for asking rent, at £1,155 a month.
B78 ranks 3rd of 6 postcode districts in Lichfield for asking rent, at £1,155 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WS14 | £1,369 a month | 171 | measured |
| 2 | WS13 | £1,195 a month | 265 | measured |
| 3 | B78 | £1,155 a month | 172 | measured |
| 4 | WS7 | £1,067 a month | 152 | measured |
| 5 | B79 | £1,000 a month | 222 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Lichfield →
B78 ranks 1st of 6 postcode districts in Lichfield for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.5%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B78 | 4.5% | 253 | measured |
| 2 | WS7 | 4.3% | 198 | measured |
| 3 | WS14 | 4.0% | 335 | measured |
| 4 | WS13 | 3.9% | 382 | measured |
| 5 | B79 | 3.8% | 295 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Lichfield →
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 172 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 253 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 19 Sep 2026 | 19 Sep 2026 | — |