marketcodeAsking rent
£1,369 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
171 lets
Postcode district
WS14 rental market
Asking rent £1,369 a month · Gross yield 4.0% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is WS14?
- Buildings
- 6,417
- Mixed-use buildings
- 36%
- HMO-shaped units
- 3.0%
What does WS14 earn?
WS14: asking rent £1,369 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 171 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.0% 12 months to Aug 2026
335 lets
+14.1% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
32 on 20 Sep 2026
How does WS14 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WS14 runs from £762 a month for 1 bedroom to £1,785 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £762 a month | 12 months to Jan 2026 | — | 34 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,218 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +12.9% on the previous 12 months | 140 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,573 a month | 12 months to Jul 2026 | +13.3% on the previous 12 months | 106 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,785 a month | 12 months to May 2026 | — | 64 |
| 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 WS14?
Housing associations hold 54% of the 672 units in WS14 whose freeholder is classified; 93% of all units are not yet classified.
- Housing associations54% of classified · 360 units
- Corporate landlords38% of classified · 258 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)7.9% of classified · 53 units
- RMC0.1% 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 WS14 rank?
WS14 ranks 1st of 6 postcode districts in Lichfield for asking rent, at £1,369 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Lichfield
WS14 ranks 1st of 6 postcode districts in Lichfield for asking rent, at £1,369 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WS14 | £1,369 a month | 171 | measured |
| 2 | WS13 | £1,195 a month | 265 | measured |
| 3 | B78 | £1,155 a month | 172 | measured |
| 4 | WS7 | £1,067 a month | 152 | measured |
| 5 | B79 | £1,000 a month | 222 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Lichfield →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Lichfield
WS14 ranks 3rd of 6 postcode districts in Lichfield for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Where next from WS14?
- LichfieldThe wider market this area sits in.
- B78Neighbouring postcode district · £3,031/m²
- B79Neighbouring postcode district · £3,155/m²
- WS13Neighbouring postcode district · £3,544/m²
- WS15Neighbouring postcode district · £3,232/m²
- WS7Neighbouring postcode district · £3,557/m²
- B74Next door, in another authority · £3,828/m²
- B75Next door, in another authority · £4,053/m²
- WS9Next door, in another authority · £3,442/m²
- WS8Next door, in another authority · £2,795/m²
- Homes for sale in WS14Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in WS14Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in WS14Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in WS14Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in WS14Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in WS14Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in WS14Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in WS14Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about WS14
- What is the average rent in WS14?
- Homes to let in WS14 asked a median £1,369 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 171 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WS14?
- 4.0% 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, 335 lets. +14.1% 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 | 171 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 335 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |