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Asking rent £1,589/month · Gross yield 4.0% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Cambridge: asking rent £1,589/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 3,486 lets).
£1,589/month 12 months to Sep 2026
3,486 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, 3,486 lets.
4.0% 12 months to Sep 2026
7,774 lets
+6.6% 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, 7,774 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
1,688 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 Cambridge runs from £1,294/month for 1 bedroom to £2,945/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,294/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +10.4% on the previous 12 months | 3015 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,713/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.7% on the previous 12 months | 2272 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,886/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -0.3% on the previous 12 months | 976 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,574/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.2% on the previous 12 months | 530 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £2,945/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +22.5% on the previous 12 months | 239 |
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 55% of the 2,525 units in Cambridge 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.
Cambridge ranks 1st of 5 local authorities in Cambridgeshire for asking rent, at £1,589/month.
Cambridge ranks 1st of 5 local authorities in Cambridgeshire for asking rent, at £1,589/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridge | £1,589/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,486 | measured |
| 2 | South Cambridgeshire | £1,557/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,827 | measured |
| 3 | East Cambridgeshire | £1,272/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 844 | measured |
| 4 | Huntingdonshire | £1,213/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,055 | measured |
| 5 | Fenland | £924/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,182 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in Cambridgeshire
Cambridge ranks 4th of 5 local authorities in Cambridgeshire for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntingdonshire | 4.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,366 | measured |
| 2 | East Cambridgeshire | 4.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,974 | measured |
| 3 | Fenland | 4.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,449 | measured |
| 4 | Cambridge | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 7,774 | measured |
| 5 | South Cambridgeshire | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,278 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Cambridgeshire
CB3 leads the 5 postcode districts within Cambridge for asking rent, at £2,115/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CB3 | £2,115/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 281 | measured |
| 2 | CB2 | £1,833/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 606 | measured |
| 3 | CB5 | £1,647/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 462 | measured |
| 4 | CB1 | £1,579/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,511 | measured |
| 5 | CB4 | £1,432/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,117 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Cambridge
CB2 leads the 5 postcode districts within Cambridge for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CB2 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,064 | measured |
| 2 | CB5 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,358 | measured |
| 3 | CB4 | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,979 | measured |
| 4 | CB1 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,547 | measured |
| 5 | CB3 | 3.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 826 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Cambridge
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 | 3,486 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 7,774 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |