marketcodeAsking rent
£1,258 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
218 lets
Postcode district
LU6 rental market
Asking rent £1,258 a month · Gross yield 3.7% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is LU6?
- Buildings
- 11,774
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.3%
- HMO-shaped units
- 37%
What does LU6 earn?
LU6: asking rent £1,258 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 218 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
3.7% 12 months to Aug 2026
499 lets
+3.7% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
116 on 20 Sep 2026
How does LU6 vary by home size?
Asking rent in LU6 runs from £942 a month for 1 bedroom to £1,908 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £942 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +0.2% on the previous 12 months | 169 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,256 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.2% on the previous 12 months | 196 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,516 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 97 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,908 a month | 12 months to Jun 2025 | — | 31 |
| 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 LU6?
Corporate landlords hold 64% of the 606 units in LU6 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords64% of classified · 390 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)28% of classified · 171 units
- Housing associations6.6% of classified · 40 units
- RMC0.8% of classified · 5 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 LU6 rank?
LU6 ranks 8th of 9 postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire for asking rent, at £1,258 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire
LU6 ranks 8th of 9 postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire for asking rent, at £1,258 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MK17 | £1,817 a month | 189 | measured |
| 2 | LU5 | £1,468 a month | 329 | measured |
| 3 | LU4 | £1,391 a month | 279 | measured |
| 4 | MK45 | £1,377 a month | 455 | measured |
| 5 | SG17 | £1,375 a month | 75 | indicative |
| 8 | LU6 | £1,258 a month | 218 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire
LU6 ranks 6th of 9 postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.7%.
Where next from LU6?
- Central BedfordshireThe wider market this area sits in.
- LU4Neighbouring postcode district · £4,244/m²
- LU5Neighbouring postcode district · £3,801/m²
- MK17Neighbouring postcode district · £4,477/m²
- MK45Neighbouring postcode district · £4,461/m²
- SG15Neighbouring postcode district · £4,376/m²
- SG16Neighbouring postcode district · £4,218/m²
- SG17Neighbouring postcode district · £4,310/m²
- SG18Neighbouring postcode district · £4,311/m²
- AL3Next door, in another authority · £7,467/m²
- HP1Next door, in another authority · £5,865/m²
- HP2Next door, in another authority · £4,633/m²
- HP4Next door, in another authority · £6,137/m²
- LU1Next door, in another authority · £3,998/m²
- LU7Next door, in another authority · £4,776/m²
- Homes for sale in LU6Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in LU6Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in LU6Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in LU6Applications and decisions on record.
Questions about LU6
- What is the average rent in LU6?
- Homes to let in LU6 asked a median £1,258 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 218 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in LU6?
- 3.7% 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, 499 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 | 218 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 499 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |