Renting in Southwark

Average Rent in Southwark

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The average rent in Southwark is £2,850/mo, with 1,260 live listings across 5 portals from £650/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Southwark rental appears.

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Latest rentals in Southwark

The freshest listings we picked up across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders.

370 new this weekUpdated today
  1. 1 bed property for rent in Holborn WC1X
    £3,840/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Holborn WC1X

    1View listing
  2. 1 bed property for rent in Compton St, London EC1V
    £2,350/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Compton St, London EC1V

    1View listing
  3. 2 bed property for rent in Peckham Road, London SE5
    £2,000/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Peckham Road, London SE5

    2View listing
  4. 1 bed property for rent in Shoreditch EC2A
    £3,960/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Shoreditch EC2A

    1View listing
  5. 2 bed property for rent in Bridge House, London SW8
    £3,250/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Bridge House, London SW8

    2View listing
  6. 2 bed property for rent in Crewdson Road, Oval, London SW9
    £2,300/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Crewdson Road, Oval, London SW9

    2View listing
  7. 1 bed property for rent in Shoreditch EC2A
    £3,830/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Shoreditch EC2A

    1View listing
  8. property for rent in Greatorex, London E1
    £1,450/moPrimeLocation

    Studio property

    Greatorex, London E1

    View listing
  9. 1 bed property for rent in Fetter Lane, London EC4A
    £2,492/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Fetter Lane, London EC4A

    1View listing
  10. 2 bed property for rent in St. Gabriel Walk, London SE1
    £3,500/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    St. Gabriel Walk, London SE1

    2View listing
  11. 3 bed flat/apartment for rent in 3 Bed Flat, Neckinger Estate, SE16
    £3,400/moOpenRent

    3 bed flat/apartment

    3 Bed Flat, Neckinger Estate, SE16

    31View listing
  12. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in 2 Bed Maisonette, Renforth St, SE16
    £2,350/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    2 Bed Maisonette, Renforth St, SE16

    21View listing
  13. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in 2 Bed Flat, Francis Court, SE14
    £1,650/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    2 Bed Flat, Francis Court, SE14

    21View listing
  14. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Southwark
    £2,400/moOpenRent

    1 bed flat/apartment

    11View listing
  15. 5 bed house for rent in Southwark
    £4,658/moOpenRent

    5 bed house

    51View listing
  16. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Whites Grounds Estate, London, SE1
    £2,900/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Whites Grounds Estate, London, SE1

    21View listing
  17. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Bermondsey Street London Bridge SE1
    £2,750/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Bermondsey Street London Bridge SE1

    22View listing
  18. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Great Dover Street, London, SE1
    £3,000/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Great Dover Street, London, SE1

    22View listing
  19. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Triptych Bankside, London, SE1
    £6,002/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Triptych Bankside, London, SE1

    22View listing
  20. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Leathermarket Court, London SE1
    £2,700/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Leathermarket Court, London SE1

    21View listing
  21. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Chicheley Street, Se1 7Pj, SE1
    £3,225/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Chicheley Street, Se1 7Pj, SE1

    22View listing
  22. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Southbank Place, London, SE1
    £5,750/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Southbank Place, London, SE1

    22View listing
  23. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1
    £2,250/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1

    11View listing
  24. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in 8 Casson Square, London, SE1
    £5,450/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    8 Casson Square, London, SE1

    22View listing

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Renting in Southwark

What it costs to rent in Southwark

Southwark currently has 1,260 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £2,850 a month. 370 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 10% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is SE26 at around £1,600/mo, while EC4R sits nearer £5,500/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Southwark rental market at a glance

1,260

Active rentals in Southwark

£2,850/mo

Median monthly rent

5

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Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Southwark

Median monthly rent, based on 1,260 active listings across 5 property sites.

BedroomsMedian rentAvailable
1 bed£2,250/mo329
2 bed£2,913/mo530
3 bed£3,700/mo177
4+ bed£4,500/mo111
Room£1,200/mo39

Updated August 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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Property types

What’s on offer in Southwark

Flats & apartments

1043

87% of listings

Houses

115

10% of listings

Rooms

39

3% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Southwark — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 50% of the 115 houses currently advertised in Southwark.

  • Terraced
    50%57
  • Other house
    31%36
  • Semi-detached
    10%12
  • Detached
    9%10

Rent by postcode

Where Southwark rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,211 live listings in 16 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Southwark

  1. 1EC4R£5,500/mo6 rentals
  2. 2EC4V£4,750/mo6 rentals
  3. 3EC3R£4,500/mo5 rentals

Cheapest in Southwark

  1. 1SE26£1,600/mo3 rentals
  2. 2SE14£2,000/mo5 rentals
  3. 3SE23£2,000/mo5 rentals

Features · Southwark

Garden, parking, and floor area in Southwark

Live signal across 1,260 Southwark rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

98%

of 335 Southwark listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

88%

of 112 Southwark listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£4.50 /sqft

Median 736 sqft across 474 Southwark listings that publish floor area.

Where we search

Southwark listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Southwark.

Rightmove
1144
OnTheMarket
49
SpareRoom
39
OpenRent
15
PrimeLocation
13

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Renting in Southwark — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Southwark?

The median rent in Southwark is £2850/month based on 1260 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-08).

How many rental properties are available in Southwark?

There are currently 1260 rental properties available in Southwark, with 370 new listings added in the last 7 days.

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