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Asking rent £1,196/month · Gross yield 4.6% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Midlothian: asking rent £1,196/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 254 lets).
£1,196/month 12 months to Sep 2026
254 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, 254 lets.
4.6% 12 months to Sep 2026
328 lets
+8.3% 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, 328 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
66 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 Midlothian runs from £1,043/month for 2 bedrooms to £1,374/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | Not published | — | — | — |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,043/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.5% on the previous 12 months | 176 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,374/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 7 of 12 months observed | — | 55 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 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.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Midlothian ranks 5th of 29 local authorities in Scotland for asking rent, at £1,196/month.
Midlothian ranks 5th of 29 local authorities in Scotland for asking rent, at £1,196/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Edinburgh | £1,528/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,922 | measured |
| 2 | East Renfrewshire | £1,317/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 351 | measured |
| 3 | Glasgow City | £1,237/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 5,251 | measured |
| 4 | East Lothian | £1,205/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 346 | measured |
| 5 | Midlothian | £1,196/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 254 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in Scotland
Midlothian ranks 21st of 29 local authorities in Scotland for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdeen City | 9.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,646 | measured |
| 2 | Glasgow City | 8.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 17,517 | measured |
| 3 | Dundee City | 7.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 553 | measured |
| 4 | West Dunbartonshire | 7.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 294 | measured |
| 5 | City of Edinburgh | 6.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 18,397 | measured |
| 21 | Midlothian | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 328 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Scotland
EH22 leads the 2 postcode districts within Midlothian for asking rent, at £1,182/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EH22 | £1,182/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 89 | indicative |
| 2 | EH26 | £1,118/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 64 | indicative |
EH22 leads the 2 postcode districts within Midlothian for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.1%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EH22 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 117 | measured |
| 2 | EH26 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 9 of 12 months observed | 74 | indicative |
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 254 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 328 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |