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Asking rent £981/month · Gross yield 4.4% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Dudley: asking rent £981/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 2,300 lets).
£981/month 12 months to Sep 2026
2,300 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, 2,300 lets.
4.4% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,749 lets
+5.4% 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, 2,749 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
713 on 8 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 8 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Dudley runs from £695/month for 1 bedroom to £1,399/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £695/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.5% on the previous 12 months | 689 |
| 2 bedrooms | £931/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +6.1% on the previous 12 months | 1129 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,152/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.1% on the previous 12 months | 722 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,399/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 86 |
| 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.
Corporate landlords hold 82% of the 4,641 units in Dudley whose freeholder is classified; 97% 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.
Dudley ranks 7th of 7 local authorities in West Midlands for asking rent, at £981/month.
Dudley ranks 7th of 7 local authorities in West Midlands for asking rent, at £981/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solihull | £1,392/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,511 | measured |
| 2 | Birmingham | £1,028/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 21,503 | measured |
| 3 | Sandwell | £1,015/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,404 | measured |
| 4 | Coventry | £1,010/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,418 | measured |
| 5 | City of Wolverhampton | £997/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,232 | measured |
| 7 | Dudley | £981/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,300 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in West Midlands
Dudley ranks 6th of 7 local authorities in West Midlands for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.4%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 5.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 52,403 | measured |
| 2 | Sandwell | 4.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,013 | measured |
| 3 | Coventry | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 11,278 | measured |
| 4 | City of Wolverhampton | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,884 | measured |
| 5 | Walsall | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,465 | measured |
| 6 | Dudley | 4.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,749 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in West Midlands
DY3 leads the 7 postcode districts within Dudley for asking rent, at £1,054/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DY3 | £1,054/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 140 | measured |
| 2 | DY6 | £1,037/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 131 | measured |
| 3 | DY8 | £1,032/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 391 | measured |
| 4 | B63 | £992/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 381 | measured |
| 5 | DY1 | £929/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 276 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Dudley
DY2 leads the 7 postcode districts within Dudley for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DY2 | 4.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 412 | measured |
| 2 | DY1 | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 476 | measured |
| 3 | DY5 | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 501 | measured |
| 4 | B63 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 448 | measured |
| 5 | DY3 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 215 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Dudley
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 | 2,300 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,749 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 8 Nov 2026 | 8 Nov 2026 | — |