marketcodeAsking rent
£1,207 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
129 lets
Postcode district
EH21 rental market
Asking rent £1,207 a month · Gross yield 4.9% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is EH21?
- Buildings
- 7,637
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.2%
- HMO-shaped units
- 0.0%
What does EH21 earn?
EH21: asking rent £1,207 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 129 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.9% 12 months to Aug 2026
248 lets
+3.7% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
19 on 20 Sep 2026
How does EH21 vary by home size?
Asking rent in EH21 runs from £898 a month for 1 bedroom to £1,092 a month for 2 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £898 a month | 12 months to Jul 2026 | — | 49 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,092 a month | 12 months to Jul 2026 | +0.2% on the previous 12 months | 138 |
| 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 EH21?
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 EH21 rank?
EH21 ranks 3rd of 5 postcode districts in East Lothian for asking rent, at £1,207 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in East Lothian
EH21 ranks 3rd of 5 postcode districts in East Lothian for asking rent, at £1,207 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EH42 | £1,499 a month | 30 | indicative |
| 2 | EH39 | £1,359 a month | 47 | indicative |
| 3 | EH21 | £1,207 a month | 129 | measured |
| 4 | EH41 | £1,108 a month | 32 | indicative |
| 5 | EH32 | £1,095 a month | 36 | indicative |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in East Lothian →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in East Lothian
EH21 ranks 2nd of 5 postcode districts in East Lothian for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|
Where next from EH21?
- East LothianThe wider market this area sits in.
- EH31Neighbouring postcode district · £4,699/m²
- EH32Neighbouring postcode district · £3,117/m²
- EH33Neighbouring postcode district · £3,025/m²
- EH34Neighbouring postcode district · £4,125/m²
- EH35Neighbouring postcode district · £2,320/m²
- EH36Neighbouring postcode district · £1,992/m²
- EH39Neighbouring postcode district · £4,813/m²
- EH40Neighbouring postcode district · £2,728/m²
- EH15Next door, in another authority · £3,050/m²
- EH22Next door, in another authority · £3,290/m²
- EH16Next door, in another authority · £2,882/m²
- Homes for sale in EH21Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in EH21Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in EH21Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in EH21Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in EH21Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in EH21Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in EH21
Questions about EH21
- What is the average rent in EH21?
- Homes to let in EH21 asked a median £1,207 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 129 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in EH21?
- 4.9% 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, 248 lets. +3.7% 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 | 129 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 248 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |