marketcodeAsking rent
£13,394 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
520 lets
Postcode district
PR8 rental market
Asking rent £13,394 a month · Gross yield 5.3% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is PR8?
- Buildings
- 22,169
- Mixed-use buildings
- 2.5%
- HMO-shaped units
- 3.8%
What does PR8 earn?
PR8: asking rent £13,394 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 520 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
5.3% 12 months to Aug 2026
832 lets
+23.7% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
143 on 20 Sep 2026
How does PR8 vary by home size?
Asking rent in PR8 runs from £682 a month for 1 bedroom to £33,605 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £682 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +7.8% on the previous 12 months | 196 |
| 2 bedrooms | £946 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +8.2% on the previous 12 months | 299 |
| 3 bedrooms | £12,238 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +959% on the previous 12 months | 250 |
| 4 bedrooms | £33,605 a month | 12 months to Jul 2026 | — | 117 |
| 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 PR8?
Corporate landlords hold 91% of the 1,906 units in PR8 whose freeholder is classified; 94% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords91% of classified · 1,743 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)5.1% of classified · 98 units
- Housing associations2.4% of classified · 45 units
- RMC1.0% of classified · 20 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 PR8 rank?
PR8 ranks 1st of 4 postcode districts in West Lancashire for asking rent, at £13,394 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in West Lancashire
PR8 ranks 1st of 4 postcode districts in West Lancashire for asking rent, at £13,394 a month.
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in West Lancashire
PR8 ranks 1st of 4 postcode districts in West Lancashire for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PR8 | 5.3% | 832 | measured |
| 2 |
Where next from PR8?
- West LancashireThe wider market this area sits in.
- L39Neighbouring postcode district · £3,773/m²
- L40Neighbouring postcode district · £3,209/m²
- WN8Neighbouring postcode district · £2,317/m²
- L37Next door, in another authority · £3,681/m²
- PR9Next door, in another authority · £2,150/m²
- Homes for sale in PR8Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in PR8Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in PR8Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in PR8Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in PR8Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in PR8Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in PR8Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in PR8Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about PR8
- What is the average rent in PR8?
- Homes to let in PR8 asked a median £13,394 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 520 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in PR8?
- 5.3% 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, 832 lets. +23.7% 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 | 520 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 832 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |