marketcodeAsking rent
£1,673 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
937 lets
Postcode district
SO17 rental market
Asking rent £1,673 a month · Gross yield 6.6% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is SO17?
- Buildings
- 4,912
- Mixed-use buildings
- 2.2%
- HMO-shaped units
- 100%
What does SO17 earn?
SO17: asking rent £1,673 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 937 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
6.6% 12 months to Aug 2026
1,556 lets
+5.6% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
245 on 20 Sep 2026
How does SO17 vary by home size?
Asking rent in SO17 runs from £880 a month for 1 bedroom to £2,673 a month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £880 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.9% on the previous 12 months | 369 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,257 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.3% on the previous 12 months | 319 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,488 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -3.5% on the previous 12 months | 159 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,879 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +4% on the previous 12 months | 207 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £2,673 a month | 12 months to Jul 2026 | +4.7% on the previous 12 months | 377 |
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 SO17?
Corporate landlords hold 82% of the 712 units in SO17 whose freeholder is classified; 93% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords82% of classified · 581 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)8.3% of classified · 59 units
- RMC6.5% of classified · 46 units
- Housing associations3.7% of classified · 26 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 SO17 rank?
SO17 ranks 1st of 6 postcode districts in City of Southampton for asking rent, at £1,673 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in City of Southampton
SO17 ranks 1st of 6 postcode districts in City of Southampton for asking rent, at £1,673 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SO17 | £1,673 a month | 937 | measured |
| 2 | SO14 | £1,294 a month | 1,105 | measured |
| 3 | SO16 | £1,273 a month | 882 | measured |
| 4 | SO19 | £1,254 a month | 480 | measured |
| 5 | SO15 | £1,226 a month | 1,342 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in City of Southampton →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in City of Southampton
SO17 ranks 2nd of 6 postcode districts in City of Southampton for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis |
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Where next from SO17?
- City of SouthamptonThe wider market this area sits in.
- SO14Neighbouring postcode district · £2,797/m²
- SO15Neighbouring postcode district · £3,229/m²
- SO16Neighbouring postcode district · £3,955/m²
- SO18Neighbouring postcode district · £4,004/m²
- SO19Neighbouring postcode district · £3,396/m²
- SO50Next door, in another authority · £3,901/m²
- SO30Next door, in another authority · £3,963/m²
- Homes for sale in SO17Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in SO17Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in SO17Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in SO17Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in SO17Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in SO17Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in SO17Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in SO17Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about SO17
- What is the average rent in SO17?
- Homes to let in SO17 asked a median £1,673 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 937 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SO17?
- 6.6% 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, 1,556 lets. +5.6% 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 | 937 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 1,556 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |