marketcodeAsking rent
£1,482 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
724 lets
Postcode district
BH8 rental market
Asking rent £1,482 a month · Gross yield 5.6% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is BH8?
- Buildings
- 8,010
- Mixed-use buildings
- 3.1%
- HMO-shaped units
- 2.2%
What does BH8 earn?
BH8: asking rent £1,482 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 724 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
5.6% 12 months to Aug 2026
1,271 lets
+9.5% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
228 on 20 Sep 2026
How does BH8 vary by home size?
Asking rent in BH8 runs from £842 a month for 1 bedroom to £2,288 a month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £842 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -4.8% on the previous 12 months | 284 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,360 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.9% on the previous 12 months | 469 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,716 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +5.6% on the previous 12 months | 201 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,047 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 110 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £2,288 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -0.8% on the previous 12 months | 151 |
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 BH8?
Corporate landlords hold 65% of the 651 units in BH8 whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords65% of classified · 424 units
- Housing associations17% of classified · 111 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)11% of classified · 69 units
- RMC7.1% of classified · 46 units
- RTM0.2% of classified · 1 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 BH8 rank?
BH8 ranks 7th of 17 postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for asking rent, at £1,482 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
BH8 ranks 7th of 17 postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for asking rent, at £1,482 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BH9 | £2,080 a month | 972 | measured |
| 2 | BH10 | £1,683 a month | 146 | measured |
| 3 | BH18 | £1,649 a month | 44 | indicative |
| 4 | BH14 | £1,606 a month | 443 | measured |
| 5 | BH23 | £1,523 a month | 275 | measured |
| 7 | BH8 | £1,482 a month | 724 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
BH8 ranks 3rd of 17 postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.6%.
Where next from BH8?
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleThe wider market this area sits in.
- BH1Neighbouring postcode district · £2,588/m²
- BH10Neighbouring postcode district · £4,247/m²
- BH11Neighbouring postcode district · £4,537/m²
- BH12Neighbouring postcode district · £3,866/m²
- BH14Neighbouring postcode district · £5,027/m²
- BH15Neighbouring postcode district · £3,479/m²
- BH17Neighbouring postcode district · £4,439/m²
- BH18Neighbouring postcode district · £6,269/m²
- BH22Next door, in another authority · £4,726/m²
- Homes for sale in BH8Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in BH8Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in BH8Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in BH8Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in BH8Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in BH8Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in BH8Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in BH8Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about BH8
- What is the average rent in BH8?
- Homes to let in BH8 asked a median £1,482 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 724 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in BH8?
- 5.6% 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, 1,271 lets. +9.5% 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 | 724 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 1,271 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |