marketcodeAsking rent
£3,746 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
64 lets
Postcode district
WC2B rental market
Asking rent £3,746 a month · Gross yield 4.1% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is WC2B?
- Buildings
- 231
- Mixed-use buildings
- 26%
- HMO-shaped units
- 27%
What does WC2B earn?
WC2B: asking rent £3,746 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 64 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.1% 12 months to Aug 2026
322 lets
+9.5% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
84 on 21 Sep 2026
How does WC2B vary by home size?
Asking rent in WC2B runs from £2,767 a month for 1 bedroom to £4,439 a month for 2 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £2,767 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -2.5% on the previous 12 months | 154 |
| 2 bedrooms | £4,439 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +1.1% on the previous 12 months | 129 |
| 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 WC2B?
Corporate landlords hold 82% of the 56 units in WC2B whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords82% of classified · 46 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)14% of classified · 8 units
- RMC1.8% of classified · 1 units
- Housing associations1.8% 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 WC2B rank?
WC2B ranks 6th of 13 postcode districts in Camden for asking rent, at £3,746 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Camden
WC2B ranks 6th of 13 postcode districts in Camden for asking rent, at £3,746 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NW3 | £4,629 a month | 1,554 | measured |
| 2 | N1C | £3,983 a month | 155 | measured |
| 3 | W1T | £3,936 a month | 238 | measured |
| 4 | WC1X | £3,857 a month | 391 | measured |
| 5 | NW1 | £3,813 a month | 3,127 | measured |
| 6 | WC2B | £3,746 a month | 64 | indicative |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Camden →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Camden
WC2B ranks 10th of 14 postcode districts in Camden for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.1%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WC1H | 6.8% | 810 | measured |
| 2 | N1C | 5.9% | 978 | measured |
| 3 | WC1X | 5.1% | 1,014 | measured |
| 4 | EC1N | 5.0% | 295 | measured |
| 5 | NW1 | 4.8% | 6,951 | measured |
| 10 | WC2B | 4.1% | 322 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Camden →
Where next from WC2B?
- CamdenThe wider market this area sits in.
- EC1NNeighbouring postcode district · £6,206/m²
- N1CNeighbouring postcode district · £19,380/m²
- NW1Neighbouring postcode district · £13,245/m²
- NW3Neighbouring postcode district · £11,191/m²
- NW5Neighbouring postcode district · £9,601/m²
- W1TNeighbouring postcode district · £13,497/m²
- WC1ANeighbouring postcode district · £10,606/m²
- WC1BNeighbouring postcode district · £11,673/m²
- WC2ANext door, in another authority · £20,644/m²
- WC2ENext door, in another authority · £31,606/m²
- WC2RNext door, in another authority · £37,446/m²
- EC4YNext door, in another authority · £11,538/m²
- EC4ANext door, in another authority · £17,685/m²
- WC2NNext door, in another authority · £12,716/m²
Questions about WC2B
- What is the average rent in WC2B?
- Homes to let in WC2B asked a median £3,746 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 64 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WC2B?
- 4.1% 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, 322 lets. +9.5% on the previous 12 months.
Everything else about WC2B
- Properties in WC2BEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in WC2BFootprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in WC2BRegistered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in WC2BWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in WC2BWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in WC2BRegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WC2BWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in WC2BWho actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 64 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 322 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 21 Sep 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | — |