marketcodeAsking rent
£2,278 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
3,425 lets
Postcode district
E16 rental market
Asking rent £2,278 a month · Gross yield 6.3% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is E16?
- Buildings
- 8,777
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.3%
- HMO-shaped units
- 1.5%
What does E16 earn?
E16: asking rent £2,278 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 3,425 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
6.3% 12 months to Aug 2026
8,016 lets
+4.4% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
986 on 20 Sep 2026
How does E16 vary by home size?
Asking rent in E16 runs from £1,965 a month for 1 bedroom to £3,544 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,965 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.1% on the previous 12 months | 2680 |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,456 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +0.6% on the previous 12 months | 3368 |
| 3 bedrooms | £3,142 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +1.2% on the previous 12 months | 1077 |
| 4 bedrooms | £3,544 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +10.9% on the previous 12 months | 106 |
| 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, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns E16?
Corporate landlords hold 44% of the 767 units in E16 whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords44% of classified · 341 units
- Housing associations29% of classified · 225 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)26% of classified · 196 units
- RMC0.5% of classified · 4 units
- Offshore companies0.1% 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 E16 rank?
E16 ranks 2nd of 6 postcode districts in Newham for asking rent, at £2,278 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Newham
E16 ranks 2nd of 6 postcode districts in Newham for asking rent, at £2,278 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E15 | £2,558 a month | 2,131 | measured |
| 2 | E16 | £2,278 a month | 3,425 | measured |
| 3 | E12 | £2,247 a month | 184 | measured |
| 4 | E6 | £2,177 a month | 754 | measured |
| 5 | E13 | £2,139 a month | 382 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Newham →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Newham
E16 ranks 3rd of 6 postcode districts in Newham for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Where next from E16?
- NewhamThe wider market this area sits in.
- E12Neighbouring postcode district · £5,906/m²
- E13Neighbouring postcode district · £5,834/m²
- E15Neighbouring postcode district · £6,202/m²
- E6Neighbouring postcode district · £5,446/m²
- E7Neighbouring postcode district · £6,154/m²
- E14Next door, in another authority · £7,691/m²
- E3Next door, in another authority · £7,888/m²
- SE18Next door, in another authority · £5,398/m²
- SE10Next door, in another authority · £7,027/m²
- SE7Next door, in another authority · £8,710/m²
- SE28Next door, in another authority · £3,774/m²
- Homes for sale in E16Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in E16Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in E16Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in E16Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in E16Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in E16Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in E16Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
Questions about E16
- What is the average rent in E16?
- Homes to let in E16 asked a median £2,278 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 3,425 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in E16?
- 6.3% 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 Aug 2026, 8,016 lets. +4.4% 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 | 3,425 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 8,016 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |