SW2, London house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in London, part of the SW postcode area

Near a university · 4.6km from St George's Hospital Medical School

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Average asking price
£500k
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£2,350
UK avg £1,275
Gross rental yield
5.6%
25% above UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
4.2%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-08)
1156
1022% above UK avg
Short-term let activity (Lambeth)
#38 of 318

Summary

SW2 has a gross rental yield of 5.6%, 25% above the UK average, ranking #7 of 27 SW postcode districts by yield.

Gross yield trend

+0.0pp since Jul
Jul: 5.8% 5.8% Jul Aug: 5.5% 5.5% Aug Sep: 5.6% 5.6% Sep Oct: 5.8% 5.8% Oct

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SW2 by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
Studio £212k £1,200 — 4 / 8
1 £325k £1,650 6.1% 107 / 35
2 £500k £2,350 5.6% 195 / 47
3 £650k £3,050 5.6% 89 / 28
4 £925k £4,600 6.0% 41 / 14
5+ £1.23m £5,995 — 27 / 3

Nearby SW postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
SW1A £4.35m £26k 7.1% Compare
SW8 £650k £3,800 7.0% Compare
SW1W £1.40m £7,325 6.3% Compare
SW1P £1.10m £5,526 6.0% Compare
SW9 £500k £2,500 6.0% Compare
SW18 £575k £2,750 5.7% Compare
SW15 £535k £2,500 5.6% Compare
SW17 £525k £2,400 5.5% Compare
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