marketcodeAsking rent
£2,259 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
1,017 lets
Postcode district
SE8 rental market
Asking rent £2,259 a month · Gross yield 6.1% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is SE8?
- Buildings
- 3,805
- Mixed-use buildings
- 7.2%
- HMO-shaped units
- 2.3%
What does SE8 earn?
SE8: asking rent £2,259 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 1,017 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
6.1% 12 months to Aug 2026
2,806 lets
+1.3% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
331 on 20 Sep 2026
How does SE8 vary by home size?
Asking rent in SE8 runs from £1,960 a month for 1 bedroom to £3,885 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,960 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +9.9% on the previous 12 months | 1037 |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,416 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +4.6% on the previous 12 months | 1149 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,888 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -4.9% on the previous 12 months | 412 |
| 4 bedrooms | £3,885 a month | 12 months to Jul 2026 | — | 109 |
| 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 SE8?
Corporate landlords hold 57% of the 295 units in SE8 whose freeholder is classified; 99% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords57% of classified · 167 units
- Housing associations24% of classified · 71 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)17% of classified · 49 units
- RMC2.7% of classified · 8 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 SE8 rank?
SE8 ranks 1st of 8 postcode districts in Lewisham for asking rent, at £2,259 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Lewisham
SE8 ranks 1st of 8 postcode districts in Lewisham for asking rent, at £2,259 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
SE8 ranks 1st of 8 postcode districts in Lewisham for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.1%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Where next from SE8?
- 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
- SE4Neighbouring postcode district · £6,963/m²
- SE6Neighbouring postcode district · £5,565/m²
- SE10Next door, in another authority · £7,027/m²
- SE16Next door, in another authority · £6,477/m²
- E14Next door, in another authority · £7,691/m²
- SE15Next door, in another authority · £7,126/m²
- SE3Next door, in another authority · £7,189/m²
- SE1Next door, in another authority · £10,492/m²
- Homes for sale in SE8Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in SE8Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in SE8Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in SE8Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in SE8Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
Questions about SE8
- What is the average rent in SE8?
- Homes to let in SE8 asked a median £2,259 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 1,017 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SE8?
- 6.1% 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, 2,806 lets. +1.3% 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 | 1,017 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 2,806 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |