Residential dwellings
15,453
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
SW3 rents and yields
Asking rent £4,877/month · Gross yield 3.0% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is SW3?
SW3: residential dwellings 15,453.
HMO-shaped dwellings
1.1%
SW3 ranks 4th of 8 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 4,841
- Mixed-use buildings
- 8.8%
- HMO-shaped units
- 95%
- EPC A or B
- 4.0%
- EPC D or worse
- 50%
What does SW3 earn?
SW3: asking rent £4,877/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,975 lets).
Asking rent
£4,877/month 12 months to Sep 2026
1,975 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, 1,975 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.0% 12 months to Sep 2026
4,859 lets
-6.2% 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, 4,859 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
1,082 on 8 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 8 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does SW3 vary by home size?
Asking rent in SW3 runs from £3,010/month for 1 bedroom to £17,727/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £3,010/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +5% on the previous 12 months | 1526 |
| 2 bedrooms | £4,476/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.1% on the previous 12 months | 1894 |
| 3 bedrooms | £8,280/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +10.1% on the previous 12 months | 446 |
| 4 bedrooms | £11,562/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 173 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £17,727/month | 12 months to Jul 2026 · 10 of 12 months observed | — | 105 |
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.
Who owns SW3?
Corporate landlords hold 59% of the 995 units in SW3 whose freeholder is classified; 94% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords59% of classified · 586 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)33% of classified · 331 units
- RMC6.5% of classified · 65 units
- Offshore companies0.7% of classified · 7 units
- Housing associations0.4% of classified · 4 units
- RTM0.2% of classified · 2 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 SW3 rank?
SW3 ranks 5th of 8 postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea for asking rent, at £4,877/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea
SW3 ranks 5th of 8 postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea for asking rent, at £4,877/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SW1X | £12,181/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 706 | measured |
| 2 | SW7 | £6,774/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,776 | measured |
| 3 | W8 | £6,584/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,418 | measured |
| 4 | W11 | £5,096/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,022 | measured |
| 5 | SW3 | £4,877/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,975 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea
SW3 ranks 8th of 8 postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W10 | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,322 | measured |
| 2 | W8 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,638 | measured |
| 3 | W11 | 4.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,087 | measured |
| 4 | SW5 | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,438 | measured |
| 5 | SW10 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,302 | measured |
| 8 | SW3 | 3.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,859 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea
Where next from SW3?
- Kensington and ChelseaThe wider market this area sits in.
- SW10Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £20,869/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1XNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £34,494/m² · Sep 2026
- SW5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £9,658/m² · Sep 2026
- SW7Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £21,182/m² · Sep 2026
- W10Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £10,986/m² · Sep 2026
- W11Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £10,815/m² · Sep 2026
- W8Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £19,790/m² · Sep 2026
- SW11Next door, in another authority · Asking £7,777/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1WNext door, in another authority · Asking £18,932/m² · Sep 2026
- W2Next door, in another authority · Asking £18,353/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1VNext door, in another authority · Asking £14,803/m² · Sep 2026
- SW8Next door, in another authority · Asking £9,169/m² · Sep 2026
- W1JNext door, in another authority · Asking £20,363/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about SW3
- What is the average rent in SW3?
- Homes to let in SW3 asked a median £4,877/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,975 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SW3?
- 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 Sep 2026, 4,859 lets. -6.2% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in SW3?
- SW3 has 15,453 homes, 1.1% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about SW3
- Property values in SW3Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in SW3Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in SW3What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in SW3What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in SW3Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in SW3What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in SW3Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,975 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 4,859 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 8 Nov 2026 | 8 Nov 2026 | — |