marketcodeAsking rent
£1,789 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
44 lets
Postcode district
SO20 rental market
Asking rent £1,789 a month · Gross yield 3.1% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is SO20?
- Buildings
- 3,585
- Mixed-use buildings
- 2.1%
- HMO-shaped units
- 0.0%
What does SO20 earn?
SO20: asking rent £1,789 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 44 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
3.1% 12 months to Aug 2026
96 lets
-3.7% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
20 on 20 Sep 2026
Who owns SO20?
Corporate landlords hold 62% of the 146 units in SO20 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords62% of classified · 90 units
- Housing associations18% of classified · 27 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)16% of classified · 24 units
- RMC3.4% of classified · 5 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 SO20 rank?
SO20 ranks 1st of 5 postcode districts in Test Valley for asking rent, at £1,789 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Test Valley
SO20 ranks 1st of 5 postcode districts in Test Valley for asking rent, at £1,789 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SO20 | £1,789 a month | 44 | indicative |
| 2 | SO53 | £1,479 a month | 199 | measured |
| 3 | SP11 | £1,476 a month | 222 | measured |
| 4 | SO51 | £1,471 a month | 200 | measured |
| 5 | SP10 | £1,122 a month | 300 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Test Valley →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Test Valley
SO20 ranks 6th of 6 postcode districts in Test Valley for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.1%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|
Where next from SO20?
- Test ValleyThe wider market this area sits in.
- SO51Neighbouring postcode district · £4,485/m²
- SO52Neighbouring postcode district · £4,559/m²
- SO53Neighbouring postcode district · £4,187/m²
- SP10Neighbouring postcode district · £3,738/m²
- SP11Neighbouring postcode district · £4,455/m²
- SO21Next door, in another authority · £4,633/m²
- SP5Next door, in another authority · £5,038/m²
- SP4Next door, in another authority · £3,819/m²
- Homes for sale in SO20Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in SO20Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in SO20Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in SO20Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in SO20Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in SO20Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in SO20Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in SO20Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about SO20
- What is the average rent in SO20?
- Homes to let in SO20 asked a median £1,789 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 44 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SO20?
- 3.1% 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, 96 lets. -3.7% 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 | 44 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 96 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |