marketcodeAsking rent
£1,165 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
54 lets
Postcode district
DT8 rental market
Asking rent £1,165 a month · Gross yield 3.8% · 12 months, listings to Jul 2026
What is DT8?
- Buildings
- 2,643
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.9%
- HMO-shaped units
- 3.0%
What does DT8 earn?
DT8: asking rent £1,165 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 54 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
3.8% 12 months to May 2026
96 lets
+26.6% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
8 on 20 Sep 2026
Who owns DT8?
Corporate landlords hold 90% of the 100 units in DT8 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords90% of classified · 90 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)9.0% of classified · 9 units
- Housing associations1.0% of classified · 1 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 DT8 rank?
DT8 ranks 12th of 18 postcode districts in Dorset for asking rent, at £1,165 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Dorset
DT8 ranks 12th of 18 postcode districts in Dorset for asking rent, at £1,165 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BH13 | £2,537 a month | 126 | measured |
| 2 | BH21 | £1,658 a month | 286 | measured |
| 3 | BH20 | £1,489 a month | 88 | indicative |
| 4 | BH31 | £1,459 a month | 61 | indicative |
| 5 | BH22 | £1,438 a month | 152 | measured |
| 12 | DT8 | £1,165 a month | 54 | indicative |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Dorset →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Dorset
DT8 ranks 9th of 18 postcode districts in Dorset for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.8%.
Where next from DT8?
- DorsetThe wider market this area sits in.
- BH13Neighbouring postcode district · £5,809/m²
- BH16Neighbouring postcode district · £3,934/m²
- BH19Neighbouring postcode district · £4,450/m²
- BH20Neighbouring postcode district · £4,691/m²
- BH21Neighbouring postcode district · £5,492/m²
- BH22Neighbouring postcode district · £4,726/m²
- BH31Neighbouring postcode district · £4,903/m²
- DT1Neighbouring postcode district · £4,864/m²
- BA22Next door, in another authority · £3,645/m²
- TA18Next door, in another authority · £3,104/m²
- TA20Next door, in another authority · £2,839/m²
- Homes for sale in DT8Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in DT8Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in DT8Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in DT8Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in DT8Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in DT8Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in DT8Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
Questions about DT8
- What is the average rent in DT8?
- Homes to let in DT8 asked a median £1,165 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 54 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in DT8?
- 3.8% 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 May 2026, 96 lets. +26.6% 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 | 54 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to May 2026 | May 2026 | 96 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |