marketcodeAsking rent
£2,857 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
66 lets
Postcode district
EC4A rental market
Asking rent £2,857 a month · Gross yield 5.3% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is EC4A?
- Buildings
- 148
- Mixed-use buildings
- 19%
- HMO-shaped units
- 12%
What does EC4A earn?
EC4A: asking rent £2,857 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 66 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
5.3% 12 months to Aug 2026
193 lets
+4.2% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
45 on 20 Sep 2026
How does EC4A vary by home size?
Asking rent in EC4A runs from £2,727 a month for 1 bedroom to £3,932 a month for 2 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £2,727 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.9% on the previous 12 months | 118 |
| 2 bedrooms | £3,932 a month | 12 months to Jul 2026 | — | 52 |
| 3 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 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 EC4A?
Corporate landlords hold 63% of the 51 units in EC4A whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords63% of classified · 32 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)35% of classified · 18 units
- RMC2.0% 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 EC4A rank?
EC4A ranks 4th of 5 postcode districts in City and County of the City of London for asking rent, at £2,857 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in City and County of the City of London
EC4A ranks 4th of 5 postcode districts in City and County of the City of London for asking rent, at £2,857 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EC3R | £4,422 a month | 68 | indicative |
| 2 | EC2Y | £4,075 a month | 177 | measured |
| 3 | EC4V | £3,238 a month | 43 | indicative |
| 4 | EC4A | £2,857 a month | 66 | indicative |
| 5 | EC1A | £2,756 a month | 116 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in City and County of the City of London →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in City and County of the City of London
EC4A ranks 4th of 6 postcode districts in City and County of the City of London for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.3%.
Where next from EC4A?
- City and County of the City of LondonThe wider market this area sits in.
- EC1ANeighbouring postcode district · £17,262/m²
- EC2MNeighbouring postcode district
- EC2NNeighbouring postcode district
- EC2RNeighbouring postcode district
- EC2VNeighbouring postcode district
- EC2YNeighbouring postcode district · £12,949/m²
- EC3ANeighbouring postcode district · £10,870/m²
- EC3MNeighbouring postcode district
- EC1NNext door, in another authority · £6,206/m²
- WC1VNext door, in another authority
- WC2ANext door, in another authority · £20,644/m²
- WC2RNext door, in another authority · £37,446/m²
- WC1XNext door, in another authority · £15,517/m²
- WC1RNext door, in another authority · £11,728/m²
- Homes for sale in EC4ALive sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in EC4ALive lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in EC4ARegistered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in EC4AApplications and decisions on record.
Questions about EC4A
- What is the average rent in EC4A?
- Homes to let in EC4A asked a median £2,857 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 66 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in EC4A?
- 5.3% 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, 193 lets. +4.2% 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 | 66 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 193 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |