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Asking rent £2,954/month · Gross yield 4.5% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Sefton: asking rent £2,954/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 2,001 lets).
£2,954/month 12 months to Sep 2026
2,001 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, 2,001 lets.
4.5% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,645 lets
-0.2% 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, 2,645 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
569 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.
Asking rent in Sefton runs from £686/month for 1 bedroom to £2,306/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £686/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4.1% on the previous 12 months | 560 |
| 2 bedrooms | £879/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.9% on the previous 12 months | 965 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,085/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4.3% on the previous 12 months | 816 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,306/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -4.4% on the previous 12 months | 163 |
| 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.
Corporate landlords hold 86% of the 7,403 units in Sefton whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Sefton ranks 1st of 5 local authorities in Merseyside for asking rent, at £2,954/month.
Sefton ranks 1st of 5 local authorities in Merseyside for asking rent, at £2,954/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sefton | £2,954/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,001 | measured |
| 2 | Knowsley | £1,042/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 745 | measured |
| 3 | St. Helens | £908/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,429 | measured |
| 4 | Wirral | £907/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,406 | measured |
| 5 | Liverpool | £885/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 10,206 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in Merseyside
Sefton ranks 4th of 5 local authorities in Merseyside for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.5%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 5.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 18,978 | measured |
| 2 | Knowsley | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,103 | measured |
| 3 | St. Helens | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,906 | measured |
| 4 | Sefton | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,645 | measured |
| 5 | Wirral | 4.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,460 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Merseyside
L37 leads the 9 postcode districts within Sefton for asking rent, at £4,282/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L37 | £4,282/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 145 | measured |
| 2 | PR9 | £2,174/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 447 | measured |
| 3 | L23 | £1,951/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 150 | measured |
| 4 | L31 | £1,275/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 88 | indicative |
| 5 | L22 | £1,024/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 176 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Sefton
L20 leads the 9 postcode districts within Sefton for gross yield, asking basis, at 7.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L20 | 7.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 494 | measured |
| 2 | L21 | 6.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 260 | measured |
| 3 | L30 | 6.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 7 of 12 months observed | 44 | indicative |
| 4 | L10 | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 114 | measured |
| 5 | L31 | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 124 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Sefton
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,001 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,645 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |