marketcodeAsking rent
£5,266 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
139 lets
Postcode district
WC2A rental market
Asking rent £5,266 a month · Gross yield 3.1% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is WC2A?
- Buildings
- 123
- Mixed-use buildings
- 29%
- HMO-shaped units
- 2.2%
What does WC2A earn?
WC2A: asking rent £5,266 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 139 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
3.1% 12 months to Aug 2026
281 lets
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
58 on 20 Sep 2026
How does WC2A vary by home size?
Asking rent in WC2A runs from £4,096 a month for 1 bedroom to £6,501 a month for 2 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £4,096 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 192 |
| 2 bedrooms | £6,501 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 74 |
| 3 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 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.
Who owns WC2A?
Corporate landlords hold 72% of the 29 units in WC2A whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords72% of classified · 21 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)28% of classified · 8 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 WC2A rank?
WC2A ranks 11th of 24 postcode districts in City of Westminster for asking rent, at £5,266 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in City of Westminster
WC2A ranks 11th of 24 postcode districts in City of Westminster for asking rent, at £5,266 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 |
| 11 | WC2A | £5,266 a month | 139 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in City of Westminster →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in City of Westminster
WC2A ranks 15th of 24 postcode districts in City of Westminster for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.5%.
Where next from WC2A?
- City of WestminsterThe wider market this area sits in.
- NW8Neighbouring postcode district · £16,172/m²
- SW1ANeighbouring postcode district · £112,150/m²
- SW1ENeighbouring postcode district · £14,894/m²
- SW1HNeighbouring postcode district · £12,950/m²
- SW1PNeighbouring postcode district · £18,643/m²
- SW1VNeighbouring postcode district · £12,525/m²
- SW1WNeighbouring postcode district · £18,312/m²
- SW1YNeighbouring postcode district · £39,197/m²
- EC4ANext door, in another authority · £17,685/m²
- WC1VNext door, in another authority
- WC2BNext door, in another authority · £44,291/m²
- EC4YNext door, in another authority · £11,538/m²
- WC1XNext door, in another authority · £15,517/m²
- EC1NNext door, in another authority · £6,206/m²
- Homes for sale in WC2ALive sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in WC2ALive lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in WC2ARegistered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in WC2AApplications and decisions on record.
Questions about WC2A
- What is the average rent in WC2A?
- Homes to let in WC2A asked a median £5,266 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 139 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WC2A?
- 3.1% 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, 281 lets.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 139 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 281 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |