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Asking rent £2,657/month · Gross yield 6.2% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Tower Hamlets: asking rent £2,657/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 12,867 lets).
£2,657/month 12 months to Sep 2026
12,867 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, 12,867 lets.
6.2% 12 months to Sep 2026
37,223 lets
+4.7% 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, 37,223 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
5,091 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Tower Hamlets runs from £2,204/month for 1 bedroom to £4,653/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £2,204/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -1.1% on the previous 12 months | 13287 |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,922/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -1.8% on the previous 12 months | 14412 |
| 3 bedrooms | £3,746/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -3.5% on the previous 12 months | 4735 |
| 4 bedrooms | £3,690/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -0% on the previous 12 months | 783 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £4,653/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -1.8% on the previous 12 months | 459 |
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 59% of the 1,930 units in Tower Hamlets whose freeholder is classified; 99% 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.
Tower Hamlets ranks 10th of 33 local authorities in London for asking rent, at £2,657/month.
Tower Hamlets ranks 10th of 33 local authorities in London for asking rent, at £2,657/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kensington and Chelsea | £4,441/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 9,090 | 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 |
| 10 | Tower Hamlets | £2,657/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 12,867 | measured |
Tower Hamlets ranks 2nd of 33 local authorities in London for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.2%.
| # | 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
E1W leads the 5 postcode districts within Tower Hamlets for asking rent, at £3,005/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E1W | £3,005/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 665 | measured |
| 2 | E14 | £2,786/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,798 | measured |
| 3 | E1 | £2,733/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,985 | measured |
| 4 | E2 | £2,352/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,308 | measured |
| 5 | E3 | £2,327/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,328 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Tower Hamlets
E14 leads the 5 postcode districts within Tower Hamlets for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E14 | 6.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 20,845 | measured |
| 2 | E1 | 6.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 7,558 | measured |
| 3 | E3 | 6.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,695 | measured |
| 4 | E2 | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,113 | measured |
| 5 | E1W | 4.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,012 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Tower Hamlets
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 | 12,867 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 37,223 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |