Residential dwellings
43,938
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
SE1 rents and yields
Asking rent £3,131/month · Gross yield 5.4% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is SE1?
SE1: residential dwellings 43,938.
HMO-shaped dwellings
1.3%
SE1 ranks 5th of 7 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 6,707
- Mixed-use buildings
- 15%
- HMO-shaped units
- 1.0%
- EPC A or B
- 28%
- EPC D or worse
- 25%
What does SE1 earn?
SE1: asking rent £3,131/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 3,194 lets).
Asking rent
£3,131/month 12 months to Sep 2026
3,194 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, 3,194 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
5.4% 12 months to Sep 2026
9,215 lets
+0.8% 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, 9,215 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
1,363 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does SE1 vary by home size?
Asking rent in SE1 runs from £2,500/month for 1 bedroom to £5,043/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £2,500/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4% on the previous 12 months | 3104 |
| 2 bedrooms | £3,260/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.1% on the previous 12 months | 4068 |
| 3 bedrooms | £3,977/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +7.8% on the previous 12 months | 1164 |
| 4 bedrooms | £4,038/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -17.3% on the previous 12 months | 229 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £5,043/month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed | — | 84 |
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.
Who owns SE1?
Corporate landlords hold 63% of the 773 units in SE1 whose freeholder is classified; 99% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords63% of classified · 489 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)29% of classified · 224 units
- Housing associations4.3% of classified · 33 units
- RMC3.2% of classified · 25 units
- Local authorities0.1% of classified · 1 units
- Offshore companies0.1% 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 SE1 rank?
SE1 ranks 2nd of 7 postcode districts in Southwark for asking rent, at £3,131/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Southwark
SE1 ranks 2nd of 7 postcode districts in Southwark for asking rent, at £3,131/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE21 | £3,166/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 171 | measured |
| 2 | SE1 | £3,131/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,194 | measured |
| 3 | SE17 | £2,887/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 981 | measured |
| 4 | SE22 | £2,383/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 508 | measured |
| 5 | SE15 | £2,367/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 778 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Southwark
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Southwark
SE1 ranks 3rd of 7 postcode districts in Southwark for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.4%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE16 | 7.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 7,225 | measured |
| 2 | SE17 | 6.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,508 | measured |
| 3 | SE1 | 5.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 9,215 | measured |
| 4 | SE5 | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,339 | measured |
| 5 | SE15 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,701 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Southwark
Where next from SE1?
- SouthwarkThe wider market this area sits in.
- SE15Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,227/m² · Sep 2026
- SE16Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £7,581/m² · Sep 2026
- SE17Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,548/m² · Sep 2026
- SE21Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £10,029/m² · Sep 2026
- SE22Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £10,184/m² · Sep 2026
- SE5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,703/m² · Sep 2026
- E1WNext door, in another authority · Asking £7,774/m² · Sep 2026
- EC4RNext door, in another authority
- EC4VNext door, in another authority · Asking £17,500/m² · Sep 2026
- SE11Next door, in another authority · Asking £9,372/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1ANext door, in another authority · Asking £427,929/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1PNext door, in another authority · Asking £14,313/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about SE1
- What is the average rent in SE1?
- Homes to let in SE1 asked a median £3,131/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,194 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SE1?
- 5.4% 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 Sep 2026, 9,215 lets. +0.8% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in SE1?
- SE1 has 43,938 homes, 1.3% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about SE1
- Property values in SE1Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in SE1Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in SE1What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in SE1What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in SE1Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in SE1What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in SE1Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 3,194 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 9,215 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |