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Asking rent £1,039/month · Gross yield 3.8% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Melton: asking rent £1,039/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 462 lets).
£1,039/month 12 months to Sep 2026
462 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, 462 lets.
3.8% 12 months to Sep 2026
626 lets
+3.6% 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, 626 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
234 on 7 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 7 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Melton runs from £656/month for 1 bedroom to £1,414/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £656/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 10 of 12 months observed | — | 86 |
| 2 bedrooms | £855/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3.2% on the previous 12 months | 222 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,075/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -3.1% on the previous 12 months | 226 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,414/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 6 of 12 months observed | — | 37 |
| 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.
Corporate landlords hold 80% of the 1,034 units in Melton 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.
Melton ranks 5th of 7 local authorities in Leicestershire for asking rent, at £1,039/month.
Melton ranks 5th of 7 local authorities in Leicestershire for asking rent, at £1,039/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oadby and Wigston | £1,187/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 549 | measured |
| 2 | Charnwood | £1,183/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,178 | measured |
| 3 | Harborough | £1,177/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 796 | measured |
| 4 | Blaby | £1,123/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 568 | measured |
| 5 | Melton | £1,039/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 462 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in Leicestershire
Melton ranks 7th of 7 local authorities in Leicestershire for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.8%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaby | 4.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 137 | measured |
| 2 | Charnwood | 4.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,367 | measured |
| 3 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,561 | measured |
| 4 | Harborough | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 608 | measured |
| 5 | Oadby and Wigston | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,777 | measured |
| 7 | Melton | 3.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 626 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Leicestershire
LE14 leads the 2 postcode districts within Melton for asking rent, at £1,271/month.
LE13 leads the 2 postcode districts within Melton for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LE13 | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 421 | measured |
| 2 | LE14 | 3.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 205 | measured |
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 462 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 626 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 7 Nov 2026 | 7 Nov 2026 | — |