marketcodeAsking rent
£742 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
346 lets
Postcode district
BB5 rental market
Asking rent £742 a month · Gross yield 5.8% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is BB5?
- Buildings
- 24,179
- Mixed-use buildings
- 53%
- HMO-shaped units
- 23%
What does BB5 earn?
BB5: asking rent £742 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 346 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
5.8% 12 months to Aug 2026
497 lets
+2.5% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
79 on 22 Sep 2026
How does BB5 vary by home size?
Asking rent in BB5 runs from £572 a month for 1 bedroom to £830 a month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £572 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.7% on the previous 12 months | 92 |
| 2 bedrooms | £694 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.3% on the previous 12 months | 251 |
| 3 bedrooms | £830 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -0.1% on the previous 12 months | 138 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 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 BB5?
Corporate landlords hold 95% of the 3,997 units in BB5 whose freeholder is classified; 88% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords95% of classified · 3,816 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)3.3% of classified · 130 units
- Housing associations1.1% of classified · 43 units
- RMC0.2% of classified · 8 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
How does BB5 compare?
Where next from BB5?
- HyndburnThe wider market this area sits in.
- BB1Next door, in another authority · £2,363/m²
- BB11Next door, in another authority · £1,980/m²
- BB12Next door, in another authority · £2,335/m²
- BB4Next door, in another authority · £3,012/m²
- BB6Next door, in another authority · £2,584/m²
- BB3Next door, in another authority · £2,290/m²
Questions about BB5
- What is the average rent in BB5?
- Homes to let in BB5 asked a median £742 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 346 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in BB5?
- 5.8% 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, 497 lets. +2.5% on the previous 12 months.
Everything else about BB5
- Properties in BB5Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in BB5Footprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in BB5Registered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in BB5What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in BB5What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in BB5Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in BB5What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in BB5Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 346 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 497 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 22 Sep 2026 | 22 Sep 2026 | — |