Residential dwellings
14,653
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
SE22 rents and yields
Asking rent £2,383/month · Gross yield 4.1% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is SE22?
SE22: residential dwellings 14,653.
HMO-shaped dwellings
4.5%
SE22 has the highest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 7 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
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
- 7,845
- Mixed-use buildings
- 4.3%
- HMO-shaped units
- 4.1%
- EPC A or B
- 4.9%
- EPC D or worse
- 58%
What does SE22 earn?
SE22: asking rent £2,383/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 508 lets).
Asking rent
£2,383/month 12 months to Sep 2026
508 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, 508 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.1% 12 months to Sep 2026
927 lets
+6.9% 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, 927 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
209 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.
How does SE22 vary by home size?
Asking rent in SE22 runs from £1,709/month for 1 bedroom to £3,850/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,709/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +5.4% on the previous 12 months | 246 |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,220/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +5.2% on the previous 12 months | 403 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,970/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 103 |
| 4 bedrooms | £3,850/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed | — | 57 |
| 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.
Who owns SE22?
Corporate landlords hold 47% of the 832 units in SE22 whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords47% of classified · 394 units
- Housing associations24% of classified · 197 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)23% of classified · 192 units
- RMC5.9% of classified · 49 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 SE22 rank?
SE22 ranks 4th of 7 postcode districts in Southwark for asking rent, at £2,383/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Southwark
SE22 ranks 4th of 7 postcode districts in Southwark for asking rent, at £2,383/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
SE22 ranks 7th of 7 postcode districts in Southwark for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.1%.
| # | 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 |
| 7 | SE22 | 4.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 927 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Southwark
Where next from SE22?
- SouthwarkThe wider market this area sits in.
- SE1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £9,156/m² · Sep 2026
- 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
- SE5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,703/m² · Sep 2026
- SE23Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,443/m² · Sep 2026
- SE24Next door, in another authority · Asking £7,907/m² · Sep 2026
- SE26Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,243/m² · Sep 2026
- SE4Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,944/m² · Sep 2026
- SE14Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,322/m² · Sep 2026
- SW9Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,275/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about SE22
- What is the average rent in SE22?
- Homes to let in SE22 asked a median £2,383/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 508 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SE22?
- 4.1% 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, 927 lets. +6.9% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in SE22?
- SE22 has 14,653 homes, 4.5% 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 SE22
- Property values in SE22Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in SE22Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in SE22What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in SE22What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in SE22Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in SE22What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in SE22Who 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 | 508 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 927 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |