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, 2,576 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.4% 12 months to Sep 2026
4,306 lets
+5% 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, 4,306 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
1,125 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: £1,095/month in Aug 2025 to £1,154/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.9% in Jan 2022 to 4.7% in Sep 2026.Homes to rent: 332 in Sep 2026 to 1,125 in Nov 2026.Asking rent index: 87.9 in Jan 2022 to 109.4 in Sep 2026.
How does Swindon vary by home size?
Asking rent in Swindon runs from £847/month for 1 bedroom to £1,695/month for 4 bedrooms.
Asking rent by bedroom band in Swindon. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking rent
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£847/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.7% on the previous 12 months
1426
2 bedrooms
£1,076/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.6% on the previous 12 months
1686
3 bedrooms
£1,379/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+3.8% on the previous 12 months
787
4 bedrooms
£1,695/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.9% on the previous 12 months
210
5+ bedrooms
Not published
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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 Swindon?
Corporate landlords hold 76% of the 3,396 units in Swindon whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords76% of classified · 2,569 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)13% of classified · 453 units
Housing associations9.8% of classified · 334 units
RMC1.1% of classified · 39 units
Local authorities0.0% 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 Swindon rank?
Swindon ranks 30th of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £1,107/month.
Asking rent · local authorities in England
Swindon ranks 30th of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £1,107/month.
Asking rent across local authorities in England, 12 months to Sep 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
Homes to let in Swindon asked a median £1,107/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,576 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Swindon?
4.4% 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, 4,306 lets. +5% on the previous 12 months.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.