marketcodeAsking rent
£1,684 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
94 lets
Postcode district
BR8 rental market
Asking rent £1,684 a month · Gross yield 4.6% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is BR8?
- Buildings
- 8,723
- Mixed-use buildings
- 83%
- HMO-shaped units
- 8.0%
What does BR8 earn?
BR8: asking rent £1,684 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 94 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.6% 12 months to Aug 2026
215 lets
+2.6% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
70 on 21 Sep 2026
How does BR8 vary by home size?
Asking rent in BR8 runs from £1,228 a month for 1 bedroom to £1,883 a month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,228 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 100 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,543 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 101 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,883 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 78 |
| 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 BR8?
Corporate landlords hold 64% of the 353 units in BR8 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords64% of classified · 225 units
- Housing associations29% of classified · 103 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)5.1% of classified · 18 units
- RMC2.0% of classified · 7 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 BR8 rank?
BR8 ranks 7th of 8 postcode districts in Sevenoaks for asking rent, at £1,684 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Sevenoaks
BR8 ranks 7th of 8 postcode districts in Sevenoaks for asking rent, at £1,684 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TN16 | £2,537 a month | 72 | indicative |
| 2 | TN13 | £2,361 a month | 305 | measured |
| 3 | TN14 | £2,346 a month | 97 | measured |
| 4 | TN11 | £2,306 a month | 91 | measured |
| 5 | TN8 | £2,222 a month | 40 | indicative |
| 7 | BR8 | £1,684 a month | 94 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Sevenoaks →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Sevenoaks
BR8 ranks 2nd of 8 postcode districts in Sevenoaks for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TN16 | 4.8% | 127 | measured |
| 2 | BR8 | 4.6% | 215 | measured |
| 3 | TN8 | 4.4% | 87 | indicative |
| 4 | TN11 | 4.4% | 150 | measured |
| 5 | DA4 | 4.4% | 97 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Sevenoaks →
Where next from BR8?
- SevenoaksThe wider market this area sits in.
- DA3Neighbouring postcode district · £4,878/m²
- DA4Neighbouring postcode district · £4,137/m²
- TN11Neighbouring postcode district · £4,920/m²
- TN13Neighbouring postcode district · £6,987/m²
- TN14Neighbouring postcode district · £12,016/m²
- TN16Neighbouring postcode district · £7,883/m²
- TN8Neighbouring postcode district · £6,725/m²
- BR5Next door, in another authority · £5,990/m²
- BR6Next door, in another authority · £6,896/m²
- DA14Next door, in another authority · £5,113/m²
- DA2Next door, in another authority · £4,603/m²
- DA1Next door, in another authority · £4,182/m²
- DA5Next door, in another authority · £5,591/m²
Questions about BR8
- What is the average rent in BR8?
- Homes to let in BR8 asked a median £1,684 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 94 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in BR8?
- 4.6% 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, 215 lets. +2.6% on the previous 12 months.
Everything else about BR8
- Properties in BR8Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in BR8Footprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in BR8Registered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in BR8What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in BR8What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in BR8Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in BR8What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in BR8Who 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 | 94 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 215 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 21 Sep 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | — |