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Asking rent £1,212/month · Gross yield 4.1% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Lichfield: asking rent £1,212/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 813 lets).
£1,212/month 12 months to Sep 2026
813 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, 813 lets.
4.1% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,842 lets
+5.1% 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, 1,842 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
340 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Lichfield runs from £782/month for 1 bedroom to £1,780/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £782/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +7.9% on the previous 12 months | 300 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,005/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +6.7% on the previous 12 months | 760 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,218/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.9% on the previous 12 months | 574 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,780/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 141 |
| 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, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Housing associations hold 64% of the 4,394 units in Lichfield whose freeholder is classified; 92% 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.
Lichfield ranks 1st of 8 local authorities in Staffordshire for asking rent, at £1,212/month.
Lichfield ranks 1st of 8 local authorities in Staffordshire for asking rent, at £1,212/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lichfield | £1,212/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 813 | measured |
| 2 | South Staffordshire | £1,207/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 458 | measured |
| 3 | Tamworth | £1,061/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 508 | measured |
| 4 | Stafford | £997/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,206 | measured |
| 5 | Cannock Chase | £951/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 645 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in Staffordshire
Lichfield ranks 5th of 8 local authorities in Staffordshire for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.1%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamworth | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 399 | measured |
| 2 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,814 | measured |
| 3 | Cannock Chase | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 857 | measured |
| 4 | South Staffordshire | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,480 | measured |
| 5 | Lichfield | 4.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,842 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Staffordshire
WS14 leads the 6 postcode districts within Lichfield for asking rent, at £1,358/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WS14 | £1,358/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 178 | measured |
| 2 | WS13 | £1,191/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 273 | measured |
| 3 | B78 | £1,184/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 155 | measured |
| 4 | WS7 | £1,048/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 197 | measured |
| 5 | B79 | £1,042/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 207 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Lichfield
B78 leads the 6 postcode districts within Lichfield for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B78 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 243 | measured |
| 2 | WS7 | 4.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 238 | measured |
| 3 | WS14 | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 342 | measured |
| 4 | WS13 | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 399 | measured |
| 5 | WS15 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 330 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Lichfield
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 | 813 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,842 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |