marketcodeAsking rent
£6,770 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
1,551 lets
Postcode district
W8 rental market
Asking rent £6,770 a month · Gross yield 4.6% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is W8?
- Buildings
- 3,261
- Mixed-use buildings
- 7.7%
- HMO-shaped units
- 1.7%
What does W8 earn?
W8: asking rent £6,770 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 1,551 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.6% 12 months to Aug 2026
3,750 lets
+10.7% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
1,007 on 20 Sep 2026
How does W8 vary by home size?
Asking rent in W8 runs from £3,369 a month for 1 bedroom to £18,029 a month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £3,369 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +19.7% on the previous 12 months | 788 |
| 2 bedrooms | £6,629 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +13.2% on the previous 12 months | 1463 |
| 3 bedrooms | £12,749 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +23.3% on the previous 12 months | 825 |
| 4 bedrooms | £12,417 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +15.4% on the previous 12 months | 200 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £18,029 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -10.2% on the previous 12 months | 132 |
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.
Who owns W8?
Corporate landlords hold 50% of the 739 units in W8 whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords50% of classified · 371 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)38% of classified · 284 units
- RMC11% of classified · 80 units
- Offshore companies0.3% of classified · 2 units
- Housing associations0.3% 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 W8 rank?
W8 ranks 2nd of 8 postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea for asking rent, at £6,770 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea
W8 ranks 2nd of 8 postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea for asking rent, at £6,770 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SW1X | £11,967 a month | 704 | measured |
| 2 | W8 | £6,770 a month | 1,551 | measured |
| 3 | SW7 | £6,569 a month | 1,767 | measured |
| 4 | W11 | £5,309 a month | 1,021 | measured |
| 5 | SW3 | £4,640 a month | 2,279 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea
W8 ranks 2nd of 8 postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.6%.
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Where next from W8?
- Kensington and ChelseaThe wider market this area sits in.
- SW10Neighbouring postcode district · £13,646/m²
- SW1XNeighbouring postcode district · £56,144/m²
- SW3Neighbouring postcode district · £18,701/m²
- SW5Neighbouring postcode district · £18,821/m²
- SW7Neighbouring postcode district · £18,907/m²
- W10Neighbouring postcode district · £8,892/m²
- W11Neighbouring postcode district · £10,722/m²
- W14Next door, in another authority · £8,077/m²
- W2Next door, in another authority · £11,749/m²
- SW6Next door, in another authority · £9,662/m²
- W12Next door, in another authority · £8,911/m²
- W6Next door, in another authority · £10,821/m²
- W9Next door, in another authority · £10,631/m²
- Homes for sale in W8Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in W8Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in W8Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in W8Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in W8Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
Questions about W8
- What is the average rent in W8?
- Homes to let in W8 asked a median £6,770 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 1,551 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in W8?
- 4.6% 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 Aug 2026, 3,750 lets. +10.7% on the previous 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 1,551 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 3,750 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |