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Asking rent £1,677/month · Gross yield 3.7% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Dacorum: asking rent £1,677/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,441 lets).
£1,677/month 12 months to Sep 2026
1,441 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, 1,441 lets.
3.7% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,925 lets
+4.7% 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, 2,925 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
724 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 Dacorum runs from £1,180/month for 1 bedroom to £4,083/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,180/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.1% on the previous 12 months | 842 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,518/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.5% on the previous 12 months | 1084 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,044/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3.8% on the previous 12 months | 546 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,591/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +0.8% on the previous 12 months | 229 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £4,083/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed | — | 97 |
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 64% of the 1,808 units in Dacorum whose freeholder is classified; 98% 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.
Dacorum ranks 6th of 10 local authorities in Hertfordshire for asking rent, at £1,677/month.
Dacorum ranks 6th of 10 local authorities in Hertfordshire for asking rent, at £1,677/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Rivers | £2,346/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 657 | measured |
| 2 | Hertsmere | £2,085/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 908 | measured |
| 3 | St. Albans | £2,008/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,278 | measured |
| 4 | Welwyn Hatfield | £1,778/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,587 | measured |
| 5 | Broxbourne | £1,687/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 685 | measured |
| 6 | Dacorum | £1,677/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,441 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in Hertfordshire
Dacorum ranks 8th of 10 local authorities in Hertfordshire for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.7%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watford | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,244 | measured |
| 2 | Stevenage | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,197 | measured |
| 3 | Welwyn Hatfield | 4.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,149 | measured |
| 4 | East Hertfordshire | 3.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,357 | measured |
| 5 | Broxbourne | 3.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,177 | measured |
| 8 | Dacorum | 3.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,925 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Hertfordshire
AL3 leads the 7 postcode districts within Dacorum for asking rent, at £2,331/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AL3 | £2,331/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 222 | measured |
| 2 | HP4 | £2,014/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 220 | measured |
| 3 | WD4 | £1,963/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 116 | measured |
| 4 | HP23 | £1,801/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 145 | measured |
| 5 | HP3 | £1,784/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 280 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Dacorum
HP2 leads the 7 postcode districts within Dacorum for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.2%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HP2 | 4.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 749 | measured |
| 2 | HP3 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 509 | measured |
| 3 | HP1 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 545 | measured |
| 4 | AL3 | 3.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 386 | measured |
| 5 | WD4 | 3.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 212 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Dacorum
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 | 1,441 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,925 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |