marketcodeAsking rent
£2,449 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
155 lets
Postcode district
IG7 rental market
Asking rent £2,449 a month · Gross yield 4.5% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is IG7?
- Buildings
- 6,764
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.3%
- HMO-shaped units
- 14%
What does IG7 earn?
IG7: asking rent £2,449 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 155 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.5% 12 months to Aug 2026
353 lets
-11.3% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
131 on 20 Sep 2026
How does IG7 vary by home size?
Asking rent in IG7 runs from £1,387 a month for 1 bedroom to £5,610 a month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,387 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 82 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,888 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -6% on the previous 12 months | 165 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,287 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -2.6% on the previous 12 months | 109 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,915 a month | 12 months to Jun 2026 | — | 72 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £5,610 a month | 12 months to Oct 2025 | — | 74 |
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 IG7?
Corporate landlords hold 56% of the 347 units in IG7 whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords56% of classified · 195 units
- Housing associations27% of classified · 95 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)16% of classified · 54 units
- RMC0.9% of classified · 3 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 IG7 rank?
IG7 ranks 1st of 8 postcode districts in Epping Forest for asking rent, at £2,449 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Epping Forest
IG7 ranks 1st of 8 postcode districts in Epping Forest for asking rent, at £2,449 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IG7 | £2,449 a month | 155 | measured |
| 2 | CM5 | £2,186 a month | 45 | indicative |
| 3 | IG10 | £2,116 a month | 349 | measured |
| 4 | CM16 | £2,044 a month | 180 | measured |
| 5 | IG9 | £1,990 a month | 142 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Epping Forest →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Epping Forest
IG7 ranks 2nd of 9 postcode districts in Epping Forest for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.5%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|
Where next from IG7?
- Epping ForestThe wider market this area sits in.
- CM16Neighbouring postcode district · £6,330/m²
- CM17Neighbouring postcode district · £4,580/m²
- CM19Neighbouring postcode district · £4,996/m²
- CM5Neighbouring postcode district · £5,131/m²
- EN9Neighbouring postcode district · £5,727/m²
- IG10Neighbouring postcode district · £6,721/m²
- IG9Neighbouring postcode district · £5,933/m²
- RM4Neighbouring postcode district · £10,761/m²
- IG6Next door, in another authority · £5,912/m²
- IG8Next door, in another authority · £6,290/m²
- RM5Next door, in another authority · £4,464/m²
- RM6Next door, in another authority · £4,606/m²
- IG5Next door, in another authority · £5,818/m²
- RM7Next door, in another authority · £5,554/m²
- Homes for sale in IG7Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in IG7Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in IG7Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in IG7Applications and decisions on record.
Questions about IG7
- What is the average rent in IG7?
- Homes to let in IG7 asked a median £2,449 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 155 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in IG7?
- 4.5% 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, 353 lets. -11.3% 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 | 155 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 353 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |