marketcodeAsking rent
£2,233 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
44 lets
Postcode district
SO42 rental market
Asking rent £2,233 a month · Gross yield 3.0% · 12 months, listings to Jul 2026
What is SO42?
- Buildings
- 1,942
- Mixed-use buildings
- 2.3%
- HMO-shaped units
- 4.0%
What does SO42 earn?
SO42: asking rent £2,233 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 44 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
3.0% 12 months to May 2026
87 lets
+10% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
6 on 20 Sep 2026
Who owns SO42?
Corporate landlords hold 78% of the 63 units in SO42 whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords78% of classified · 49 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)21% of classified · 13 units
- Housing associations1.6% 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 SO42 rank?
SO42 ranks 1st of 8 postcode districts in New Forest for asking rent, at £2,233 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in New Forest
SO42 ranks 1st of 8 postcode districts in New Forest for asking rent, at £2,233 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SO42 | £2,233 a month | 44 | indicative |
| 2 | SO41 | £1,766 a month | 234 | measured |
| 3 | SO43 | £1,552 a month | 32 | indicative |
| 4 | SP6 | £1,478 a month | 86 | indicative |
| 5 | BH24 | £1,476 a month | 149 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in New Forest →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in New Forest
SO42 ranks 7th of 8 postcode districts in New Forest for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|
Where next from SO42?
- New ForestThe wider market this area sits in.
- BH24Neighbouring postcode district · £4,980/m²
- BH25Neighbouring postcode district · £4,074/m²
- SO40Neighbouring postcode district · £4,351/m²
- SO41Neighbouring postcode district · £5,948/m²
- SO43Neighbouring postcode district · £7,613/m²
- SO45Neighbouring postcode district · £3,624/m²
- SP6Neighbouring postcode district · £5,441/m²
- Homes for sale in SO42Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in SO42Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in SO42Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in SO42Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in SO42Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in SO42Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in SO42Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in SO42Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about SO42
- What is the average rent in SO42?
- Homes to let in SO42 asked a median £2,233 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 44 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SO42?
- 3.0% 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 May 2026, 87 lets. +10% 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 May 2026 | May 2026 | 87 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |