marketcodeGross yield, asking basis
3.4% 12 months to Aug 2026
81 lets
-6.4% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Postcode district
RM4 rental market
Gross yield 3.4% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is RM4?
- Buildings
- 1,882
- Mixed-use buildings
- 3.4%
- HMO-shaped units
- 8.0%
What does RM4 earn?
RM4: gross yield, asking basis 3.4% (12 months to Aug 2026, 81 lets). -6.4% on the previous 12 months.
Homes to rent
20 on 20 Sep 2026
Asking rent
Not published
Fewer than 30 lets over 12 months: the 12-month figure is not published; the monthly line is drawn.
Who owns RM4?
Corporate landlords hold 64% of the 85 units in RM4 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords64% of classified · 54 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)34% of classified · 29 units
- RMC1.2% of classified · 1 units
- Housing associations1.2% of classified · 1 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 RM4 rank?
RM4 ranks 9th of 9 postcode districts in Epping Forest for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.4%.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Epping Forest
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IG7 | £2,449 a month | 155 | measured |
| 2 | CM5 | £2,186 a month | 45 | indicative |
| 3 | IG10 | £2,116 a month | 349 | measured |
| 4 | CM16 | £2,044 a month | 180 | measured |
| 5 | IG9 | £1,990 a month | 142 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Epping Forest →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Epping Forest
RM4 ranks 9th of 9 postcode districts in Epping Forest for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.4%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Where next from RM4?
- Epping ForestThe wider market this area sits in.
- CM16Neighbouring postcode district · £6,330/m²
- CM17Neighbouring postcode district · £4,580/m²
- CM19Neighbouring postcode district · £4,996/m²
- CM5Neighbouring postcode district · £5,131/m²
- EN9Neighbouring postcode district · £5,727/m²
- IG10Neighbouring postcode district · £6,721/m²
- IG7Neighbouring postcode district · £9,277/m²
- IG9Neighbouring postcode district · £5,933/m²
- CM14Next door, in another authority · £5,425/m²
- RM1Next door, in another authority · £5,104/m²
- RM3Next door, in another authority · £4,757/m²
- RM5Next door, in another authority · £4,464/m²
- RM2Next door, in another authority · £6,236/m²
- IG6Next door, in another authority · £5,912/m²
- Homes for sale in RM4Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in RM4Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in RM4Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in RM4Applications and decisions on record.
Questions about RM4
- What is the gross rental yield in RM4?
- 3.4% 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, 81 lets. -6.4% on the previous 12 months.
Where these figures come from, and what is not published
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 81 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |
- Asking rent
- Fewer than 30 lets over 12 months: the 12-month figure is not published; the monthly line is drawn.