SW1Y, London house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in London, part of the SW postcode area

Likely student area · 1.3km from Courtauld Institute of Art

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Average asking price
£1.71m
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£3,900
UK avg £1,300
Gross rental yield
2.7%
40% below UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
2.0%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-06)
4291
4066% above UK avg

Summary

SW1Y has a gross rental yield of 2.7%, 40% below the UK average, ranking #27 of 27 SW postcode districts by yield.

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SW1Y by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
Studio £362k £2,500 2 / 1
1 £738k £3,467 4 / 11
2 £1.57m £5,417 3 / 3
3 £2.95m £7,198 6 / 1
5+ £9.50m 1 / 0

Nearby SW postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
SW1A £1.75m £23k 15.6% Compare
SW8 £650k £4,000 7.4% Compare
SW18 £550k £2,900 6.3% Compare
SW9 £500k £2,500 6.0% Compare
SW15 £550k £2,650 5.8% Compare
SW17 £525k £2,500 5.7% Compare
SW2 £500k £2,298 5.5% Compare
SW4 £600k £2,750 5.5% Compare
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