Residential dwellings
16,785
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
CH2 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,083/month · Gross yield 4.3% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is CH2?
CH2: residential dwellings 16,785.
HMO-shaped dwellings
1.1%
CH2 ranks 2nd of 13 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 14,594
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.0%
- HMO-shaped units
- 1.1%
- EPC A or B
- 6.8%
- EPC D or worse
- 51%
What does CH2 earn?
CH2: asking rent £1,083/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 498 lets).
Asking rent
£1,083/month 12 months to Sep 2026
498 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, 498 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
711 lets
+10.9% 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, 711 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
152 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does CH2 vary by home size?
Asking rent in CH2 runs from £692/month for 1 bedroom to £1,237/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £692/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4.6% on the previous 12 months | 185 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,091/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +8.5% on the previous 12 months | 296 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,237/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 154 |
| 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, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns CH2?
Corporate landlords hold 72% of the 527 units in CH2 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords72% of classified · 382 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)13% of classified · 69 units
- Housing associations11% of classified · 59 units
- RMC3.2% of classified · 17 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 CH2 rank?
CH2 ranks 9th of 13 postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester for asking rent, at £1,083/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester
CH2 ranks 9th of 13 postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester for asking rent, at £1,083/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CW6 | £1,605/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 95 | measured |
| 2 | SY14 | £1,444/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 35 | indicative |
| 3 | CH3 | £1,267/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 233 | measured |
| 4 | WA6 | £1,189/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 148 | measured |
| 5 | CW8 | £1,124/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 243 | measured |
| 9 | CH2 | £1,083/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 498 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester
CH2 ranks 8th of 12 postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CH65 | 5.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 311 | measured |
| 2 | CH1 | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,099 | measured |
| 3 | CW7 | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 266 | measured |
| 4 | CH66 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 186 | measured |
| 5 | WA6 | 4.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 212 | measured |
| 8 | CH2 | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 711 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester
Where next from CH2?
- Cheshire West and ChesterThe wider market this area sits in.
- CH1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,584/m² · Sep 2026
- CH3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,616/m² · Sep 2026
- CH4Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,365/m² · Sep 2026
- CH64Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,901/m² · Sep 2026
- CH65Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,308/m² · Sep 2026
- CH66Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,784/m² · Sep 2026
- CW6Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,667/m² · Sep 2026
- CW7Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,448/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about CH2
- What is the average rent in CH2?
- Homes to let in CH2 asked a median £1,083/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 498 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in CH2?
- 4.3% 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 Sep 2026, 711 lets. +10.9% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in CH2?
- CH2 has 16,785 homes, 1.1% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about CH2
- Property values in CH2Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in CH2Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in CH2What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in CH2What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in CH2Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in CH2What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in CH2Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 498 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 711 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |