marketcodeAsking rent
£1,233 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
758 lets
Postcode district
PO1 rental market
Asking rent £1,233 a month · Gross yield 6.7% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is PO1?
- Buildings
- 614
- Mixed-use buildings
- 5.9%
- HMO-shaped units
- 6.1%
What does PO1 earn?
PO1: asking rent £1,233 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 758 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
6.7% 12 months to Aug 2026
1,496 lets
+4.9% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
409 on 20 Sep 2026
How does PO1 vary by home size?
Asking rent in PO1 runs from £953 a month for 1 bedroom to £1,946 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £953 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +10.5% on the previous 12 months | 512 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,409 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +1.8% on the previous 12 months | 614 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,434 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.1% on the previous 12 months | 144 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,946 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 77 |
| 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 PO1?
Corporate landlords hold 71% of the 699 units in PO1 whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords71% of classified · 499 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)21% of classified · 147 units
- Housing associations5.9% of classified · 41 units
- RMC1.4% of classified · 10 units
- Offshore companies0.3% of classified · 2 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 PO1 rank?
PO1 ranks 4th of 6 postcode districts in City of Portsmouth for asking rent, at £1,233 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in City of Portsmouth
PO1 ranks 4th of 6 postcode districts in City of Portsmouth for asking rent, at £1,233 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PO5 | £1,317 a month | 894 | measured |
| 2 | PO4 | £1,309 a month | 924 | measured |
| 3 | PO6 | £1,298 a month | 229 | measured |
| 4 | PO1 | £1,233 a month | 758 | measured |
| 5 | PO3 | £1,192 a month | 143 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in City of Portsmouth →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in City of Portsmouth
PO1 ranks 1st of 6 postcode districts in City of Portsmouth for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.7%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample |
|---|
Where next from PO1?
- City of PortsmouthThe wider market this area sits in.
- PO2Neighbouring postcode district · £2,749/m²
- PO3Neighbouring postcode district · £3,206/m²
- PO4Neighbouring postcode district · £3,468/m²
- PO5Neighbouring postcode district · £2,720/m²
- PO6Neighbouring postcode district · £3,821/m²
- PO12Next door, in another authority · £3,495/m²
- Homes for sale in PO1Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in PO1Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in PO1Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in PO1Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in PO1Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in PO1Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in PO1Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in PO1Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about PO1
- What is the average rent in PO1?
- Homes to let in PO1 asked a median £1,233 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 758 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in PO1?
- 6.7% 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, 1,496 lets. +4.9% 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 | 758 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 1,496 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |