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Asking rent £1,479/month · Gross yield 6.7% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Manchester: asking rent £1,479/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 17,779 lets).
£1,479/month 12 months to Sep 2026
17,779 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, 17,779 lets.
6.7% 12 months to Sep 2026
39,830 lets
+13.4% 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, 39,830 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
6,874 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Manchester runs from £1,195/month for 1 bedroom to £3,205/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,195/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +7.1% on the previous 12 months | 10201 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,433/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.8% on the previous 12 months | 16835 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,700/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +9.4% on the previous 12 months | 5354 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,078/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4.3% on the previous 12 months | 1908 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £3,205/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +7.4% on the previous 12 months | 2913 |
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 80% of the 13,461 units in Manchester 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.
Manchester ranks 1st of 10 local authorities in Greater Manchester for asking rent, at £1,479/month.
Manchester ranks 1st of 10 local authorities in Greater Manchester for asking rent, at £1,479/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | £1,479/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 17,779 | measured |
| 2 | Trafford | £1,477/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,801 | measured |
| 3 | Salford | £1,248/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 8,037 | measured |
| 4 | Stockport | £1,213/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,402 | measured |
| 5 | Tameside | £1,046/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,559 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in Greater Manchester
Manchester ranks 1st of 10 local authorities in Greater Manchester for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.7%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | 6.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 39,830 | measured |
| 2 | Salford | 6.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 32,049 | measured |
| 3 | Rochdale | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,843 | measured |
| 4 | Tameside | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,318 | measured |
| 5 | Wigan | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,456 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Greater Manchester
M14 leads the 17 postcode districts within Manchester for asking rent, at £2,035/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M14 | £2,035/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,260 | measured |
| 2 | M20 | £1,665/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,813 | measured |
| 3 | M15 | £1,541/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,821 | measured |
| 4 | M12 | £1,475/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 449 | measured |
| 5 | M4 | £1,447/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,174 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Manchester
M18 leads the 16 postcode districts within Manchester for gross yield, asking basis, at 8.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M18 | 8.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 947 | measured |
| 2 | M1 | 7.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 7,463 | measured |
| 3 | M4 | 7.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 8,749 | measured |
| 4 | M15 | 7.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 7,376 | measured |
| 5 | M14 | 7.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 5,780 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Manchester
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 | 17,779 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 39,830 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |