marketcodeAsking rent
£2,479 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
1,248 lets
Postcode district
E2 rental market
Asking rent £2,479 a month · Gross yield 5.5% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is E2?
- Buildings
- 4,225
- Mixed-use buildings
- 16%
- HMO-shaped units
- 60%
What does E2 earn?
E2: asking rent £2,479 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 1,248 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
5.5% 12 months to Aug 2026
2,956 lets
+2.2% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
460 on 20 Sep 2026
How does E2 vary by home size?
Asking rent in E2 runs from £2,076 a month for 1 bedroom to £4,256 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £2,076 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +5.2% on the previous 12 months | 971 |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,705 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.3% on the previous 12 months | 961 |
| 3 bedrooms | £3,849 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +8.5% on the previous 12 months | 350 |
| 4 bedrooms | £4,256 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 114 |
| 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 E2?
Corporate landlords hold 69% of the 438 units in E2 whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords69% of classified · 301 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)19% of classified · 82 units
- Housing associations10% of classified · 45 units
- RMC2.1% of classified · 9 units
- Offshore companies0.2% 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 E2 rank?
E2 ranks 4th of 5 postcode districts in Tower Hamlets for asking rent, at £2,479 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Tower Hamlets
E2 ranks 4th of 5 postcode districts in Tower Hamlets for asking rent, at £2,479 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E1W | £3,350 a month | 872 | measured |
| 2 | E14 | £2,823 a month | 9,280 | measured |
| 3 | E1 | £2,760 a month | 3,630 | measured |
| 4 | E2 | £2,479 a month | 1,248 | measured |
| 5 | E3 | £2,360 a month | 1,574 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Tower Hamlets →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Tower Hamlets
E2 ranks 4th of 5 postcode districts in Tower Hamlets for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.5%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|
Where next from E2?
- Tower HamletsThe wider market this area sits in.
- E1Neighbouring postcode district · £8,807/m²
- E14Neighbouring postcode district · £7,691/m²
- E1WNeighbouring postcode district · £10,440/m²
- E3Neighbouring postcode district · £7,888/m²
- E8Next door, in another authority · £8,133/m²
- E9Next door, in another authority · £7,619/m²
- EC1VNext door, in another authority · £11,462/m²
- N1Next door, in another authority · £7,665/m²
- EC2ANext door, in another authority · £15,190/m²
- EC2MNext door, in another authority
- Homes for sale in E2Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in E2Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in E2Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in E2Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in E2Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in E2Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in E2Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in E2Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about E2
- What is the average rent in E2?
- Homes to let in E2 asked a median £2,479 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 1,248 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in E2?
- 5.5% 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, 2,956 lets. +2.2% 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 | 1,248 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 2,956 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |