SW5, London house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in London, part of the SW postcode area

Likely student area · 0.5km from The Institute of Cancer Research

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Average asking price
£1.00m
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£2,700
UK avg £1,300
Gross rental yield
3.2%
29% below UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
2.4%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-06)
1303
1165% above UK avg

Summary

SW5 has a gross rental yield of 3.2%, 29% below the UK average, ranking #25 of 27 SW postcode districts by yield.

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SW5 by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
Studio £365k £1,918 6.3% 14 / 106
1 £600k £2,400 4.8% 65 / 69
2 £1.00m £3,434 4.1% 140 / 98
3 £1.65m £5,500 4.0% 51 / 33
4 £2.62m £6,250 2.9% 14 / 10
5+ £3.80m £8,650 2.7% 14 / 5

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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