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marketcode.Asking rent £5,543 a month · Gross yield 2.7% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
W1U: asking rent £5,543 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 532 lets).
£5,543 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
532 lets
2.7% 12 months to Aug 2026
1,447 lets
-11.5% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
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284 on 20 Sep 2026
Asking rent in W1U runs from £3,503 a month for 1 bedroom to £11,381 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £3,503 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +9.2% on the previous 12 months | 506 |
| 2 bedrooms | £4,673 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +5.9% on the previous 12 months | 590 |
| 3 bedrooms | £11,055 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +35.7% on the previous 12 months | 172 |
| 4 bedrooms | £11,381 a month | 12 months to Jul 2026 | — | 93 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Corporate landlords hold 57% of the 148 units in W1U 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.
W1U ranks 8th of 24 postcode districts in City of Westminster for asking rent, at £5,543 a month.
W1U ranks 8th of 24 postcode districts in City of Westminster for asking rent, at £5,543 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W1K | £17,624 a month | 343 | measured |
| 2 | SW1A | £12,875 a month | 31 | indicative |
| 3 | W1S | £7,539 a month | 69 | indicative |
| 4 | W1G | £7,489 a month | 173 | measured |
| 5 | W1B | £6,441 a month | 64 | indicative |
| 8 | W1U | £5,543 a month | 532 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in City of Westminster →
W1U ranks 23rd of 24 postcode districts in City of Westminster for gross yield, asking basis, at 2.7%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W2 | 5.1% | 8,273 | measured |
| 2 | W9 | 4.7% | 2,965 | measured |
| 3 | SW1P | 4.6% | 1,728 | measured |
| 4 | NW8 | 4.6% | 5,166 | measured |
| 5 | SW1Y | 4.6% | 310 | measured |
| 23 | W1U | 2.7% | 1,447 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in City of Westminster →
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 532 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 1,447 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |