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Asking rent £2,149/month · Gross yield 4.9% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Brent: asking rent £2,149/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 6,885 lets).
£2,149/month 12 months to Sep 2026
6,885 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, 6,885 lets.
4.9% 12 months to Sep 2026
39,253 lets
+4.4% 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, 39,253 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
5,488 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 Brent runs from £1,929/month for 1 bedroom to £4,480/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,929/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3.1% on the previous 12 months | 12571 |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,431/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.5% on the previous 12 months | 12232 |
| 3 bedrooms | £3,072/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +0% on the previous 12 months | 5407 |
| 4 bedrooms | £3,513/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -9% on the previous 12 months | 1131 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £4,480/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -5.7% on the previous 12 months | 528 |
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.
Corporate landlords hold 54% of the 7,121 units in Brent whose freeholder is classified; 96% 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.
Brent ranks 18th of 33 local authorities in London for asking rent, at £2,149/month.
Brent ranks 18th of 33 local authorities in London for asking rent, at £2,149/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kensington and Chelsea | £4,441/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 9,090 | measured |
| 2 | City of Westminster | £4,373/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 14,151 | measured |
| 3 | Camden | £3,490/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 5,331 | measured |
| 4 | Wandsworth | £3,084/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 13,856 | measured |
| 5 | City and County of the City of London | £2,969/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 557 | measured |
| 18 | Brent | £2,149/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,885 | measured |
Brent ranks 14th of 33 local authorities in London for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newham | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 15,597 | measured |
| 2 | Tower Hamlets | 6.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 37,223 | measured |
| 3 | Southwark | 6.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 23,272 | measured |
| 4 | Barking and Dagenham | 5.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,229 | measured |
| 5 | Wandsworth | 5.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 33,768 | measured |
| 14 | Brent | 4.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 39,253 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in London
NW6 leads the 6 postcode districts within Brent for asking rent, at £2,738/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NW6 | £2,738/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,329 | measured |
| 2 | NW9 | £2,202/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,762 | measured |
| 3 | NW2 | £2,181/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,353 | measured |
| 4 | HA9 | £2,131/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,943 | measured |
| 5 | HA0 | £2,056/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 975 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Brent
NW9 leads the 6 postcode districts within Brent for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NW9 | 6.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 7,339 | measured |
| 2 | HA0 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,226 | measured |
| 3 | HA9 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 14,710 | measured |
| 4 | NW2 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,645 | measured |
| 5 | NW10 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,729 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Brent
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 | 6,885 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 39,253 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |