marketcodeAsking rent
£1,944 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
774 lets
Postcode district
BS2 rental market
Asking rent £1,944 a month · Gross yield 6.6% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is BS2?
- Buildings
- 4,278
- Mixed-use buildings
- 5.9%
- HMO-shaped units
- 5.8%
What does BS2 earn?
BS2: asking rent £1,944 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 774 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
6.6% 12 months to Aug 2026
2,226 lets
+4.2% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
307 on 19 Sep 2026
How does BS2 vary by home size?
Asking rent in BS2 runs from £1,186 a month for 1 bedroom to £4,640 a month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,186 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +0.9% on the previous 12 months | 752 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,644 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +4.4% on the previous 12 months | 595 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,316 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +8.2% on the previous 12 months | 161 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,959 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.3% on the previous 12 months | 133 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £4,640 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +9.5% on the previous 12 months | 178 |
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 BS2?
Corporate landlords hold 67% of the 576 units in BS2 whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords67% of classified · 388 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)30% of classified · 170 units
- RMC1.7% of classified · 10 units
- Housing associations1.4% 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.
Where does BS2 rank?
BS2 ranks 3rd of 10 postcode districts in City of Bristol for asking rent, at £1,944 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in City of Bristol
BS2 ranks 3rd of 10 postcode districts in City of Bristol for asking rent, at £1,944 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BS6 | £2,333 a month | 1,558 | measured |
| 2 | BS7 | £2,161 a month | 1,538 | measured |
| 3 | BS2 | £1,944 a month | 774 | measured |
| 4 | BS9 | £1,757 a month | 229 | measured |
| 5 | BS1 | £1,724 a month | 998 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in City of Bristol →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in City of Bristol
BS2 ranks 1st of 10 postcode districts in City of Bristol for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample |
|---|
Where next from BS2?
- City of BristolThe wider market this area sits in.
- BS1Neighbouring postcode district · £4,998/m²
- BS11Neighbouring postcode district · £3,308/m²
- BS13Neighbouring postcode district · £3,845/m²
- BS3Neighbouring postcode district · £4,725/m²
- BS4Neighbouring postcode district · £3,987/m²
- BS5Neighbouring postcode district · £4,012/m²
- BS6Neighbouring postcode district · £3,897/m²
- BS7Neighbouring postcode district · £4,455/m²
- BS8Next door, in another authority · £4,902/m²
- BS16Next door, in another authority · £3,773/m²
- BS15Next door, in another authority · £4,076/m²
- BS14Next door, in another authority · £3,902/m²
- BS10Next door, in another authority · £3,801/m²
- Homes for sale in BS2Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in BS2Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in BS2Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in BS2Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in BS2Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
Questions about BS2
- What is the average rent in BS2?
- Homes to let in BS2 asked a median £1,944 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 774 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in BS2?
- 6.6% 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, 2,226 lets. +4.2% 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 | 774 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 2,226 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 19 Sep 2026 | 19 Sep 2026 | — |