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Asking rent £1,222/month · Gross yield 5.2% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Leeds: asking rent £1,222/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 18,527 lets).
£1,222/month 12 months to Sep 2026
18,527 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 18,527 lets.
5.2% 12 months to Sep 2026
37,031 lets
-0.9% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 37,031 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
8,999 on 8 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 8 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Leeds runs from £842/month for 1 bedroom to £2,593/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £842/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -1.4% on the previous 12 months | 10800 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,122/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -1.5% on the previous 12 months | 12008 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,364/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -3% on the previous 12 months | 5078 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,902/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +6.6% on the previous 12 months | 2468 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £2,593/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -12.1% on the previous 12 months | 3995 |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Corporate landlords hold 78% of the 17,367 units in Leeds whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Leeds ranks 1st of 5 local authorities in West Yorkshire for asking rent, at £1,222/month.
Leeds ranks 1st of 5 local authorities in West Yorkshire for asking rent, at £1,222/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds | £1,222/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 18,527 | measured |
| 2 | Wakefield | £895/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,690 | measured |
| 3 | Kirklees | £835/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,117 | measured |
| 4 | Calderdale | £835/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,327 | measured |
| 5 | Bradford | £833/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,015 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in West Yorkshire
Leeds ranks 1st of 5 local authorities in West Yorkshire for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.2%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 37,031 | measured |
| 2 | Bradford | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 5,365 | measured |
| 3 | Wakefield | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,183 | measured |
| 4 | Calderdale | 4.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,086 | measured |
| 5 | Kirklees | 3.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,388 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in West Yorkshire
LS22 leads the 26 postcode districts within Leeds for asking rent, at £1,845/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LS22 | £1,845/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 95 | measured |
| 2 | LS6 | £1,634/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,012 | measured |
| 3 | LS4 | £1,398/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 777 | measured |
| 4 | LS17 | £1,373/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 409 | measured |
| 5 | LS23 | £1,317/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 106 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Leeds
LS2 leads the 25 postcode districts within Leeds for gross yield, asking basis, at 10%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LS2 | 10% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,843 | measured |
| 2 | LS12 | 7.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,256 | measured |
| 3 | LS11 | 7.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,183 | measured |
| 4 | LS1 | 7.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,296 | measured |
| 5 | LS9 | 6.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,090 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Leeds
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 18,527 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 37,031 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 8 Nov 2026 | 8 Nov 2026 | — |