marketcodeAsking rent
£1,574 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
306 lets
Postcode district
HP1 rental market
Asking rent £1,574 a month · Gross yield 3.9% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is HP1?
- Buildings
- 9,085
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.8%
- HMO-shaped units
- 11%
What does HP1 earn?
HP1: asking rent £1,574 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 306 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
3.9% 12 months to Aug 2026
548 lets
+1.8% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
128 on 20 Sep 2026
How does HP1 vary by home size?
Asking rent in HP1 runs from £1,219 a month for 1 bedroom to £2,524 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,219 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.4% on the previous 12 months | 218 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,533 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.5% on the previous 12 months | 185 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,889 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.7% on the previous 12 months | 103 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,524 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 35 |
| 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 HP1?
Corporate landlords hold 59% of the 300 units in HP1 whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords59% of classified · 178 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)29% of classified · 86 units
- Housing associations11% of classified · 32 units
- RMC1.3% of classified · 4 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 HP1 rank?
HP1 ranks 6th of 7 postcode districts in Dacorum for asking rent, at £1,574 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Dacorum
HP1 ranks 6th of 7 postcode districts in Dacorum for asking rent, at £1,574 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AL3 | £2,266 a month | 217 | measured |
| 2 | HP4 | £1,920 a month | 200 | measured |
| 3 | WD4 | £1,855 a month | 129 | measured |
| 4 | HP3 | £1,770 a month | 285 | measured |
| 5 | HP23 | £1,648 a month | 136 | measured |
| 6 | HP1 | £1,574 a month | 306 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Dacorum →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Dacorum
HP1 ranks 2nd of 7 postcode districts in Dacorum for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.9%.
Where next from HP1?
- DacorumThe wider market this area sits in.
- AL3Neighbouring postcode district · £7,467/m²
- HP2Neighbouring postcode district · £4,633/m²
- HP23Neighbouring postcode district · £6,302/m²
- HP3Neighbouring postcode district · £5,244/m²
- HP4Neighbouring postcode district · £6,137/m²
- WD4Neighbouring postcode district · £5,640/m²
- HP5Next door, in another authority · £4,990/m²
- LU6Next door, in another authority · £4,886/m²
- Homes for sale in HP1Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in HP1Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in HP1Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in HP1Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in HP1Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in HP1Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in HP1Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in HP1Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about HP1
- What is the average rent in HP1?
- Homes to let in HP1 asked a median £1,574 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 306 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in HP1?
- 3.9% 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, 548 lets. +1.8% 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 | 306 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 548 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |