marketcodeAsking rent
£1,817 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
189 lets
Postcode district
MK17 rental market
Asking rent £1,817 a month · Gross yield 3.9% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is MK17?
- Buildings
- 9,579
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.2%
- HMO-shaped units
- 0.0%
What does MK17 earn?
MK17: asking rent £1,817 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 189 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
3.9% 12 months to Aug 2026
267 lets
+11.8% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
42 on 20 Sep 2026
How does MK17 vary by home size?
Asking rent in MK17 runs from £1,266 a month for 2 bedrooms to £2,727 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | Not published | — | — | — |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,266 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +0.9% on the previous 12 months | 107 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,772 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.9% on the previous 12 months | 85 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,727 a month | 12 months to Jul 2026 | — | 50 |
| 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 MK17?
Corporate landlords hold 85% of the 601 units in MK17 whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords85% of classified · 513 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)6.7% of classified · 40 units
- Housing associations6.7% of classified · 40 units
- RMC1.3% of classified · 8 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 MK17 rank?
MK17 ranks 1st of 9 postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire for asking rent, at £1,817 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire
MK17 ranks 1st of 9 postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire for asking rent, at £1,817 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 |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire
MK17 ranks 4th of 9 postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis |
|---|
Where next from MK17?
- Central BedfordshireThe wider market this area sits in.
- LU4Neighbouring postcode district · £4,244/m²
- LU5Neighbouring postcode district · £3,801/m²
- LU6Neighbouring postcode district · £4,886/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
- LU7Next door, in another authority · £4,776/m²
- MK1Next door, in another authority · £2,324/m²
- MK10Next door, in another authority · £4,193/m²
- MK16Next door, in another authority · £4,232/m²
- MK18Next door, in another authority · £3,998/m²
- MK19Next door, in another authority · £4,433/m²
- Homes for sale in MK17Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in MK17Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in MK17Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in MK17
Questions about MK17
- What is the average rent in MK17?
- Homes to let in MK17 asked a median £1,817 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 189 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in MK17?
- 3.9% 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, 267 lets. +11.8% 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 | 189 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 267 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |