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Asking rent £1,304/month · Gross yield 5.5% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
City of Southampton: asking rent £1,304/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 4,933 lets).
£1,304/month 12 months to Sep 2026
4,933 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, 4,933 lets.
5.5% 12 months to Sep 2026
10,168 lets
-1.2% 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, 10,168 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
2,368 on 7 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 7 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in City of Southampton runs from £895/month for 1 bedroom to £2,571/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £895/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +0.3% on the previous 12 months | 3610 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,241/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -2.5% on the previous 12 months | 2713 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,505/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +0.5% on the previous 12 months | 1138 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,816/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.9% on the previous 12 months | 787 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £2,571/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3.6% on the previous 12 months | 861 |
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.
Corporate landlords hold 79% of the 4,911 units in City of Southampton whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
City of Southampton ranks 17th of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £1,304/month.
City of Southampton ranks 17th of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £1,304/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor and Maidenhead | £2,405/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,153 | measured |
| 2 | Bath and North East Somerset | £2,047/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,981 | measured |
| 3 | City of Bristol | £1,754/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 10,311 | measured |
| 4 | Wokingham | £1,701/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,662 | measured |
| 5 | The City of Brighton and Hove | £1,699/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 7,199 | measured |
| 17 | City of Southampton | £1,304/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,933 | measured |
City of Southampton ranks 6th of 61 local authorities in England for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.5%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Nottingham | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 14,986 | measured |
| 2 | Reading | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,102 | measured |
| 3 | Blackpool | 6.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,584 | measured |
| 4 | City of Kingston upon Hull | 5.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,393 | measured |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,723 | measured |
| 6 | City of Southampton | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 10,168 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in England
SO17 leads the 6 postcode districts within City of Southampton for asking rent, at £1,659/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SO17 | £1,659/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 936 | measured |
| 2 | SO14 | £1,311/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,066 | measured |
| 3 | SO19 | £1,289/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 474 | measured |
| 4 | SO16 | £1,274/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 849 | measured |
| 5 | SO15 | £1,208/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,400 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within City of Southampton
SO14 leads the 6 postcode districts within City of Southampton for gross yield, asking basis, at 7.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SO14 | 7.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,879 | measured |
| 2 | SO17 | 6.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,565 | measured |
| 3 | SO19 | 5.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 853 | measured |
| 4 | SO15 | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,883 | measured |
| 5 | SO16 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,380 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within City of Southampton
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 4,933 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 10,168 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 7 Nov 2026 | 7 Nov 2026 | — |