marketcodeAsking rent
£1,474 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
268 lets
Postcode district
SG2 rental market
Asking rent £1,474 a month · Gross yield 4.5% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is SG2?
- Buildings
- 15,155
- Mixed-use buildings
- 55%
- HMO-shaped units
- 19%
What does SG2 earn?
SG2: asking rent £1,474 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 268 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.5% 12 months to Aug 2026
393 lets
-1.7% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
70 on 21 Sep 2026
How does SG2 vary by home size?
Asking rent in SG2 runs from £995 a month for 1 bedroom to £1,655 a month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £995 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +0% on the previous 12 months | 125 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,417 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +6.3% on the previous 12 months | 105 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,655 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +0.6% on the previous 12 months | 125 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 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 SG2?
Corporate landlords hold 61% of the 438 units in SG2 whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords61% of classified · 269 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)21% of classified · 94 units
- Housing associations16% of classified · 72 units
- RMC0.7% of classified · 3 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 SG2 rank?
SG2 ranks 6th of 8 postcode districts in East Hertfordshire for asking rent, at £1,474 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in East Hertfordshire
SG2 ranks 6th of 8 postcode districts in East Hertfordshire for asking rent, at £1,474 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SG13 | £1,924 a month | 193 | measured |
| 2 | SG11 | £1,826 a month | 34 | indicative |
| 3 | SG9 | £1,721 a month | 43 | indicative |
| 4 | SG14 | £1,681 a month | 205 | measured |
| 5 | SG12 | £1,546 a month | 225 | measured |
| 6 | SG2 | £1,474 a month | 268 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in East Hertfordshire →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in East Hertfordshire
SG2 ranks 2nd of 8 postcode districts in East Hertfordshire for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.5%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CM20 | 5.3% | 669 | measured |
| 2 | SG2 | 4.5% | 393 | measured |
| 3 | SG13 | 4.4% | 270 | measured |
| 4 | CM21 | 4.2% | 144 | measured |
| 5 | SG9 | 3.9% | 102 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in East Hertfordshire →
Where next from SG2?
- East HertfordshireThe wider market this area sits in.
- CM20Neighbouring postcode district · £4,282/m²
- CM21Neighbouring postcode district · £4,498/m²
- SG10Neighbouring postcode district · £7,160/m²
- SG11Neighbouring postcode district · £7,153/m²
- SG12Neighbouring postcode district · £6,247/m²
- SG13Neighbouring postcode district · £5,562/m²
- SG14Neighbouring postcode district · £6,462/m²
- SG9Neighbouring postcode district · £5,241/m²
- SG1Next door, in another authority · £4,108/m²
- SG3Next door, in another authority · £5,035/m²
- SG4Next door, in another authority · £5,154/m²
- SG7Next door, in another authority · £5,061/m²
- AL6Next door, in another authority · £5,900/m²
Questions about SG2
- What is the average rent in SG2?
- Homes to let in SG2 asked a median £1,474 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 268 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SG2?
- 4.5% 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, 393 lets. -1.7% on the previous 12 months.
Everything else about SG2
- Properties in SG2Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in SG2Footprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in SG2Registered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in SG2What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in SG2What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in SG2Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in SG2What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in SG2Who 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 | 268 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 393 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 21 Sep 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | — |