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Asking rent £1,506/month · Gross yield 4.6% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Basildon: asking rent £1,506/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,182 lets).
£1,506/month 12 months to Sep 2026
1,182 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,182 lets.
4.6% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,628 lets
+3.2% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,628 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
363 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Basildon runs from £1,062/month for 1 bedroom to £2,314/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,062/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -6.2% on the previous 12 months | 463 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,432/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -0.8% on the previous 12 months | 555 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,711/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1% on the previous 12 months | 440 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,314/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 10 of 12 months observed | — | 94 |
| 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, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Individuals (not traceable in bulk) hold 56% of the 7,645 units in Basildon whose freeholder is classified; 91% 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.
Basildon ranks 5th of 12 local authorities in Essex for asking rent, at £1,506/month.
Basildon ranks 5th of 12 local authorities in Essex for asking rent, at £1,506/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Epping Forest | £2,043/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,040 | measured |
| 2 | Brentwood | £1,891/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 653 | measured |
| 3 | Uttlesford | £1,647/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 791 | measured |
| 4 | Rochford | £1,536/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 379 | measured |
| 5 | Basildon | £1,506/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,182 | measured |
Basildon ranks 2nd of 12 local authorities in Essex for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harlow | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 208 | measured |
| 2 | Basildon | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,628 | measured |
| 3 | Maldon | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 405 | measured |
| 4 | Tendring | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,071 | measured |
| 5 | Chelmsford | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,341 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Essex
CM11 leads the 7 postcode districts within Basildon for asking rent, at £2,063/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CM11 | £2,063/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 75 | indicative |
| 2 | CM12 | £1,698/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 162 | measured |
| 3 | SS15 | £1,531/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 215 | measured |
| 4 | SS13 | £1,458/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 102 | measured |
| 5 | SS16 | £1,452/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 258 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Basildon
SS14 leads the 7 postcode districts within Basildon for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SS14 | 5.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 309 | measured |
| 2 | SS13 | 5.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 157 | measured |
| 3 | SS15 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 315 | measured |
| 4 | SS16 | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 382 | measured |
| 5 | SS12 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 142 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Basildon
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,182 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,628 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |