marketcodeAsking rent
£2,106 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
352 lets
Postcode district
SE4 rental market
Asking rent £2,106 a month · Gross yield 4.9% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is SE4?
- Buildings
- 7,078
- Mixed-use buildings
- 3.0%
- HMO-shaped units
- 49%
What does SE4 earn?
SE4: asking rent £2,106 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 352 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.9% 12 months to Aug 2026
650 lets
+12.9% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
118 on 20 Sep 2026
How does SE4 vary by home size?
Asking rent in SE4 runs from £1,530 a month for 1 bedroom to £3,388 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,530 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +1.6% on the previous 12 months | 179 |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,056 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +4.6% on the previous 12 months | 213 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,567 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -1.7% on the previous 12 months | 144 |
| 4 bedrooms | £3,388 a month | 12 months to Jun 2026 | — | 89 |
| 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, 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 SE4?
Corporate landlords hold 41% of the 764 units in SE4 whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords41% of classified · 317 units
- Housing associations35% of classified · 269 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)16% of classified · 125 units
- RMC6.8% of classified · 52 units
- RTM0.1% 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 SE4 rank?
SE4 ranks 3rd of 8 postcode districts in Lewisham for asking rent, at £2,106 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Lewisham
SE4 ranks 3rd of 8 postcode districts in Lewisham for asking rent, at £2,106 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE8 | £2,259 a month | 1,017 | measured |
| 2 | SE13 | £2,107 a month | 2,606 | measured |
| 3 | SE4 | £2,106 a month | 352 | measured |
| 4 | SE23 | £2,068 a month | 408 | measured |
| 5 | SE14 | £1,978 a month | 507 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Lewisham →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Lewisham
SE4 ranks 4th of 8 postcode districts in Lewisham for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Where next from SE4?
- LewishamThe wider market this area sits in.
- SE12Neighbouring postcode district · £6,033/m²
- SE13Neighbouring postcode district · £6,445/m²
- SE14Neighbouring postcode district · £5,247/m²
- SE23Neighbouring postcode district · £6,136/m²
- SE26Neighbouring postcode district · £5,562/m²
- SE6Neighbouring postcode district · £5,565/m²
- SE8Neighbouring postcode district · £6,745/m²
- SE15Next door, in another authority · £7,126/m²
- SE10Next door, in another authority · £7,027/m²
- SE22Next door, in another authority · £8,433/m²
- SE3Next door, in another authority · £7,189/m²
- SE5Next door, in another authority · £6,023/m²
- SE16Next door, in another authority · £6,477/m²
- Homes for sale in SE4Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in SE4Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in SE4Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in SE4Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in SE4Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
Questions about SE4
- What is the average rent in SE4?
- Homes to let in SE4 asked a median £2,106 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 352 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SE4?
- 4.9% 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, 650 lets. +12.9% 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 | 352 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 650 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |