Residential dwellings
18,741
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
SL3 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,769/month · Gross yield 3.9% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is SL3?
SL3: residential dwellings 18,741.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.1%
SL3 ranks 10th of 28 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 15,222
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.2%
- HMO-shaped units
- 13%
- EPC A or B
- 9.7%
- EPC D or worse
- 47%
What does SL3 earn?
SL3: asking rent £1,769/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 531 lets).
Asking rent
£1,769/month 12 months to Sep 2026
531 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, 531 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.9% 12 months to Sep 2026
988 lets
+0.7% 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, 988 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
247 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does SL3 vary by home size?
Asking rent in SL3 runs from £1,189/month for 1 bedroom to £2,509/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,189/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +0.6% on the previous 12 months | 260 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,568/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +0.7% on the previous 12 months | 319 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,000/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -1% on the previous 12 months | 235 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,509/month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 88 |
| 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.
Who owns SL3?
Corporate landlords hold 75% of the 668 units in SL3 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords75% of classified · 502 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)12% of classified · 83 units
- Housing associations11% of classified · 73 units
- RMC1.3% of classified · 9 units
- Offshore companies0.1% 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 SL3 rank?
SL3 ranks 17th of 28 postcode districts in Buckinghamshire for asking rent, at £1,769/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Buckinghamshire
SL3 ranks 17th of 28 postcode districts in Buckinghamshire for asking rent, at £1,769/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HP9 | £4,237/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 180 | measured |
| 2 | SL8 | £3,417/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 59 | indicative |
| 3 | HP10 | £3,004/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 133 | measured |
| 4 | SL9 | £2,876/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 212 | measured |
| 5 | HP16 | £2,809/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 64 | indicative |
| 17 | SL3 | £1,769/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 531 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Buckinghamshire
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Buckinghamshire
SL3 ranks 14th of 28 postcode districts in Buckinghamshire for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HP11 | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 862 | measured |
| 2 | HP20 | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 476 | measured |
| 3 | HP19 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 874 | measured |
| 4 | SL1 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,451 | measured |
| 5 | HP21 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 702 | measured |
| 14 | SL3 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 988 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Buckinghamshire
Where next from SL3?
- BuckinghamshireThe wider market this area sits in.
- HP10Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,938/m² · Sep 2026
- HP11Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,060/m² · Sep 2026
- HP12Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,773/m² · Sep 2026
- HP13Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,710/m² · Sep 2026
- HP14Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £7,177/m² · Sep 2026
- HP15Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,609/m² · Sep 2026
- HP16Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,859/m² · Sep 2026
- HP17Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,504/m² · Sep 2026
- SL4Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,999/m² · Sep 2026
- TW19Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,238/m² · Sep 2026
- UB7Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,861/m² · Sep 2026
- TW6Next door, in another authority
- UB9Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,022/m² · Sep 2026
- TW20Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,816/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about SL3
- What is the average rent in SL3?
- Homes to let in SL3 asked a median £1,769/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 531 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SL3?
- 3.9% 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 Sep 2026, 988 lets. +0.7% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in SL3?
- SL3 has 18,741 homes, 0.1% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about SL3
- Property values in SL3Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in SL3Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in SL3What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in SL3What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in SL3Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in SL3What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in SL3Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 531 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 988 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |