Residential dwellings
10,178
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
SW5 rents and yields
Asking rent £3,281/month · Gross yield 4.0% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is SW5?
SW5: residential dwellings 10,178.
HMO-shaped dwellings
6.7%
SW5 has the highest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 8 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
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
- 1,671
- Mixed-use buildings
- 12%
- HMO-shaped units
- 5.9%
- EPC A or B
- 2.4%
- EPC D or worse
- 46%
What does SW5 earn?
SW5: asking rent £3,281/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,113 lets).
Asking rent
£3,281/month 12 months to Sep 2026
1,113 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, 1,113 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.0% 12 months to Sep 2026
3,438 lets
+23.9% 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, 3,438 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
583 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.
How does SW5 vary by home size?
Asking rent in SW5 runs from £2,429/month for 1 bedroom to £7,974/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £2,429/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -0% on the previous 12 months | 921 |
| 2 bedrooms | £3,548/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.8% on the previous 12 months | 1090 |
| 3 bedrooms | £5,564/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4.5% on the previous 12 months | 317 |
| 4 bedrooms | £7,452/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 178 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £7,974/month | 12 months to Dec 2025 · 6 of 12 months observed | — | 49 |
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 SW5?
Corporate landlords hold 56% of the 820 units in SW5 whose freeholder is classified; 93% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords56% of classified · 457 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)22% of classified · 183 units
- RMC14% of classified · 114 units
- Housing associations7.6% of classified · 62 units
- Offshore companies0.5% of classified · 4 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 SW5 rank?
SW5 ranks 8th of 8 postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea for asking rent, at £3,281/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea
SW5 ranks 8th of 8 postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea for asking rent, at £3,281/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 |
| 8 | SW5 | £3,281/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,113 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea
SW5 ranks 4th of 8 postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.0%.
| # | 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 |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea
Where next from SW5?
- 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
- SW3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £20,469/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
- SW6Next door, in another authority · Asking £11,263/m² · Sep 2026
- W14Next door, in another authority · Asking £9,259/m² · Sep 2026
- W6Next door, in another authority · Asking £9,481/m² · Sep 2026
- W2Next door, in another authority · Asking £18,353/m² · Sep 2026
- SW11Next door, in another authority · Asking £7,777/m² · Sep 2026
- W12Next door, in another authority · Asking £8,050/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about SW5
- What is the average rent in SW5?
- Homes to let in SW5 asked a median £3,281/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,113 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SW5?
- 4.0% 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, 3,438 lets. +23.9% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in SW5?
- SW5 has 10,178 homes, 6.7% 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 SW5
- Property values in SW5Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in SW5Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in SW5What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in SW5What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in SW5Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in SW5What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in SW5Who 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 | 1,113 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 3,438 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |