marketcodeAsking rent
£1,375 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
603 lets
Postcode district
SG1 rental market
Asking rent £1,375 a month · Gross yield 5.1% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is SG1?
- Buildings
- 15,916
- Mixed-use buildings
- 73%
- HMO-shaped units
- 29%
What does SG1 earn?
SG1: asking rent £1,375 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 603 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
5.1% 12 months to Aug 2026
1,109 lets
+18.4% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
203 on 21 Sep 2026
How does SG1 vary by home size?
Asking rent in SG1 runs from £1,083 a month for 1 bedroom to £2,504 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,083 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -5.4% on the previous 12 months | 412 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,432 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.4% on the previous 12 months | 376 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,730 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.2% on the previous 12 months | 207 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,504 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 53 |
| 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 SG1?
Corporate landlords hold 69% of the 755 units in SG1 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords69% of classified · 518 units
- Housing associations16% of classified · 119 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)15% of classified · 116 units
- RMC0.3% of classified · 2 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
How does SG1 compare?
Where next from SG1?
Questions about SG1
- What is the average rent in SG1?
- Homes to let in SG1 asked a median £1,375 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 603 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SG1?
- 5.1% 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, 1,109 lets. +18.4% on the previous 12 months.
Everything else about SG1
- Properties in SG1Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in SG1Footprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in SG1Registered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in SG1What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in SG1What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in SG1Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in SG1What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in SG1Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 603 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 1,109 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 21 Sep 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | — |