marketcodeAsking rent
£2,391 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
501 lets
Postcode district
SE22 rental market
Asking rent £2,391 a month · Gross yield 4.1% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is SE22?
- Buildings
- 7,633
- Mixed-use buildings
- 3.5%
- HMO-shaped units
- 4.3%
What does SE22 earn?
SE22: asking rent £2,391 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 501 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.1% 12 months to Aug 2026
931 lets
+4.8% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
165 on 20 Sep 2026
How does SE22 vary by home size?
Asking rent in SE22 runs from £1,688 a month for 1 bedroom to £4,608 a month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,688 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.5% on the previous 12 months | 255 |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,206 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.3% on the previous 12 months | 404 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,942 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.9% on the previous 12 months | 110 |
| 4 bedrooms | £3,860 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.3% on the previous 12 months | 82 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £4,608 a month | 12 months to Jul 2026 | — | 46 |
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 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 £2,391 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Southwark
SE22 ranks 4th of 7 postcode districts in Southwark for asking rent, at £2,391 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE1 | £3,095 a month | 4,103 | measured |
| 2 | SE21 | £3,028 a month | 165 | measured |
| 3 | SE17 | £2,907 a month | 1,173 | measured |
| 4 | SE22 | £2,391 a month | 501 | measured |
| 5 | SE16 | £2,308 a month | 1,157 | 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 | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Where next from SE22?
- SouthwarkThe wider market this area sits in.
- SE1Neighbouring postcode district · £10,492/m²
- SE15Neighbouring postcode district · £7,126/m²
- SE16Neighbouring postcode district · £6,477/m²
- SE17Neighbouring postcode district · £7,486/m²
- SE21Neighbouring postcode district · £5,767/m²
- SE5Neighbouring postcode district · £6,023/m²
- SE23Next door, in another authority · £6,136/m²
- SE24Next door, in another authority · £8,600/m²
- SE26Next door, in another authority · £5,562/m²
- SE4Next door, in another authority · £6,963/m²
- SE14Next door, in another authority · £5,247/m²
- SW9Next door, in another authority · £6,594/m²
- Homes for sale in SE22Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in SE22Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in SE22Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in SE22Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in SE22Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in SE22Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
Questions about SE22
- What is the average rent in SE22?
- Homes to let in SE22 asked a median £2,391 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 501 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 Aug 2026, 931 lets. +4.8% 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 | 501 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 931 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |