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Asking rent £786/month · Gross yield 4.5% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Scottish Borders: asking rent £786/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 422 lets).
£786/month 12 months to Sep 2026
422 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, 422 lets.
4.5% 12 months to Sep 2026
500 lets
-4.6% 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, 500 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
74 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 Scottish Borders runs from £504/month for 1 bedroom to £857/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £504/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 127 |
| 2 bedrooms | £667/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +6.6% on the previous 12 months | 180 |
| 3 bedrooms | £857/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.8% on the previous 12 months | 135 |
| 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.
Scottish Borders ranks 24th of 29 local authorities in Scotland for asking rent, at £786/month.
Scottish Borders ranks 24th of 29 local authorities in Scotland for asking rent, at £786/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 |
| 24 | Scottish Borders | £786/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 422 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in Scotland
Scottish Borders ranks 25th of 29 local authorities in Scotland for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.5%.
| # | 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 |
| 25 | Scottish Borders | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 500 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Scotland
TD5 leads the 3 postcode districts within Scottish Borders for asking rent, at £817/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TD5 | £817/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 53 | indicative |
| 2 | TD1 | £734/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 103 | measured |
| 3 | TD9 | £656/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 85 | indicative |
TD9 leads the 2 postcode districts within Scottish Borders for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.5%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TD9 | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 128 | measured |
| 2 | TD1 | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 118 | measured |
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 422 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 500 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |