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Asking rent £2,654/month · Gross yield 6.1% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Southwark: asking rent £2,654/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 6,650 lets).
£2,654/month 12 months to Sep 2026
6,650 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, 6,650 lets.
6.1% 12 months to Sep 2026
23,272 lets
+9.2% 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, 23,272 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
3,325 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Southwark runs from £2,349/month for 1 bedroom to £4,853/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £2,349/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +12.9% on the previous 12 months | 7348 |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,981/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +8.4% on the previous 12 months | 9292 |
| 3 bedrooms | £3,712/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +17.8% on the previous 12 months | 3123 |
| 4 bedrooms | £3,895/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -46.5% on the previous 12 months | 798 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £4,853/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4.6% on the previous 12 months | 349 |
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 49% of the 4,248 units in Southwark whose freeholder is classified; 98% 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.
Southwark ranks 11th of 33 local authorities in London for asking rent, at £2,654/month.
Southwark ranks 11th of 33 local authorities in London for asking rent, at £2,654/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kensington and Chelsea | £4,441/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 9,087 | measured |
| 2 | City of Westminster | £4,373/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 14,151 | measured |
| 3 | Camden | £3,490/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 5,331 | measured |
| 4 | Wandsworth | £3,084/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 13,856 | measured |
| 5 | City and County of the City of London | £2,969/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 557 | measured |
| 11 | Southwark | £2,654/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,650 | measured |
Southwark ranks 3rd of 33 local authorities in London for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.1%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newham | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 15,597 | measured |
| 2 | Tower Hamlets | 6.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 37,223 | measured |
| 3 | Southwark | 6.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 23,272 | measured |
| 4 | Barking and Dagenham | 5.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,229 | measured |
| 5 | Wandsworth | 5.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 33,768 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in London
SE21 leads the 7 postcode districts within Southwark for asking rent, at £3,166/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE21 | £3,166/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 171 | measured |
| 2 | SE1 | £3,131/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,194 | measured |
| 3 | SE17 | £2,887/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 981 | measured |
| 4 | SE22 | £2,383/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 508 | measured |
| 5 | SE15 | £2,367/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 778 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Southwark
SE16 leads the 7 postcode districts within Southwark for gross yield, asking basis, at 7.2%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE16 | 7.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 7,225 | measured |
| 2 | SE17 | 6.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,508 | measured |
| 3 | SE1 | 5.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 9,215 | measured |
| 4 | SE5 | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,339 | measured |
| 5 | SE15 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,701 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Southwark
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 6,650 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 23,272 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |