Renting in Southwark

Average Rent in Southwark: £2,850/mo

Rent in Southwark before the rush.

Median asking rent across 2,609 live Southwark listings on 5 portals from £650/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£2,850 /month

2,609 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Southwark by property size
SizeMedian rentListings
Studio£2,265/mo148
1 bed£2,300/mo726
2 bed£3,000/mo1,108
3 bed£4,000/mo329
4+ bed£4,460/mo224
Room (house share)£1,200/mo74

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated . Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Southwark

What it costs to rent in Southwark

Southwark currently has 2,609 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £2,850 a month. 364 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 SE24 at around £1,800/mo, while EC4V sits nearer £6,249/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.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Southwark around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Southwark by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 2,609 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Southwark

£2,265/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Southwark is £2,265 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £2,850, based on 148 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Southwark

£2,300/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Southwark is £2,300 a month, 19% below the city-wide median of £2,850, based on 726 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Southwark

£3,000/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Southwark is £3,000 a month, 5% above the city-wide median of £2,850, based on 1,108 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Southwark

£4,000/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Southwark is £4,000 a month, 40% above the city-wide median of £2,850, based on 329 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Southwark

£4,460/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Southwark is £4,460 a month, 56% above the city-wide median of £2,850, based on 224 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Southwark

£1,200/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Southwark house share is £1,200 a month, 58% below the city-wide median of £2,850, based on 74 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Southwark rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Southwark. Latest: £2,431/mo (Jul 26, +3.8% YoY).

Latest

£2,431

Jul 26

Annual

+3.8%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,816

Aug 21

Total change

+34%

since 2021

£1,825£2,125£2,425Aug 21Feb 24Jul 26

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Property types

What’s on offer in Southwark

Flats & apartments

2175

88% of listings

Houses

234

9% of listings

Rooms

74

3% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 51% of the 234 houses currently advertised in Southwark.

  • Terraced
    51%119
  • Other house
    32%74
  • Semi-detached
    12%28
  • Detached
    6%13

Rent by postcode

Where Southwark rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 2,497 live listings in 20 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Southwark

  1. 1EC4V£6,249/mo10 rentals
  2. 2EC4R£5,250/mo9 rentals
  3. 3EC3R£4,500/mo12 rentals

Cheapest in Southwark

  1. 1SE24£1,800/mo5 rentals
  2. 2SE26£1,850/mo5 rentals
  3. 3SE19£1,900/mo11 rentals

Features · Southwark

Garden, parking, and floor area in Southwark

Live signal across 2,609 Southwark rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

96%

of 688 Southwark listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

84%

of 241 Southwark listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£4.53 /sqft

Median 742 sqft across 962 Southwark listings that publish floor area.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Southwark this week

364 homes came onto the Southwark rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

364 new this weekUpdated today
  1. 3 bed property for rent in Redman House, Portpool Lane, London EC1N
    £3,683/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Redman House, Portpool Lane, London EC1N

    3View listing
  2. 2 bed property for rent in Drury Lane, London WC2B
    £2,950/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Drury Lane, London WC2B

    2View listing
  3. property for rent in Lincoln Square, Portugal Street, London WC2A
    £4,750/moPrimeLocation

    Studio property

    Lincoln Square, Portugal Street, London WC2A

    View listing
  4. property for rent in Lincoln Square, Portugal Street, London WC2A
    £4,750/moPrimeLocation

    Studio property

    Lincoln Square, Portugal Street, London WC2A

    View listing
  5. property for rent in Lincoln Square, Portugal Street, London WC2A
    £4,750/moPrimeLocation

    Studio property

    Lincoln Square, Portugal Street, London WC2A

    View listing
  6. property for rent in Pearl Yard, Biscuit Walk SE16
    £2,575/moPrimeLocation

    Studio property

    Pearl Yard, Biscuit Walk SE16

    View listing
  7. 1 bed property for rent in Pearl Yard, Biscuit Walk SE16
    £3,470/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Pearl Yard, Biscuit Walk SE16

    1View listing
  8. 3 bed property for rent in Pearl Yard, Biscuit Walk SE16
    £5,313/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Pearl Yard, Biscuit Walk SE16

    3View listing
  9. 2 bed property for rent in Pearl Yard, Biscuit Walk SE16
    £3,665/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Pearl Yard, Biscuit Walk SE16

    2View listing
  10. 1 bed property for rent in Pearl Yard, Biscuit Walk SE16
    £3,094/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Pearl Yard, Biscuit Walk SE16

    1View listing
  11. £3,000/moOpenRent

    4 bed flat/apartment

    42View listing
  12. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in 2 Bed Flat, Grange Court, SE15
    £1,400/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    2 Bed Flat, Grange Court, SE15

    21View listing
  13. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Studio Flat, Frying Pan Alley, E1
    £2,515/moOpenRent

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Studio Flat, Frying Pan Alley, E1

    11View listing
  14. £800/moOpenRent

    2 bed room

    21View listing
  15. £2,600/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    21View listing
  16. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Bell Yard Mews, London, SE1
    £3,650/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Bell Yard Mews, London, SE1

    22View listing
  17. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Sumner Street, Southwark, London, SE1
    £3,650/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Sumner Street, Southwark, London, SE1

    11View listing
  18. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Flat 5, Trelawney House, Union Street SE1
    £2,720/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Flat 5, Trelawney House, Union Street SE1

    21View listing
  19. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in 95, Mitre Road SE1
    £2,900/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    95, Mitre Road SE1

    21View listing
  20. 3 bed flat/apartment for rent in Vesta Court, London Bridge, London
    £3,400/moOnTheMarket

    3 bed flat/apartment

    Vesta Court, London Bridge, London

    31View listing
  21. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Duchess Walk, London SE1
    £3,200/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Duchess Walk, London SE1

    11View listing
  22. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Duchess Walk, London SE1
    £3,200/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Duchess Walk, London SE1

    11View listing
  23. 3 bed flat/apartment for rent in Trinity Street, Southwark, SE1
    £4,150/moOnTheMarket

    3 bed flat/apartment

    Trinity Street, Southwark, SE1

    32View listing
  24. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Royal Oak Yard, London, SE1
    £3,000/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Royal Oak Yard, London, SE1

    22View listing

Listings refresh as our scraper picks up new properties for Southwark. Click through to the source portal to enquire.

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47
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Frequently asked

Renting in Southwark — your questions answered

How much is rent in Southwark?

The average (median) asking rent in Southwark is £2,850 a month — a 1-bed is £2,300 and a 2-bed £3,000, based on 2,609 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Southwark?

The median asking rent for a studio in Southwark is £2,265 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £2,850, based on 148 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Southwark?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Southwark is £2,300 a month, 19% below the city-wide median of £2,850, based on 726 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Southwark?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Southwark is £3,000 a month, 5% above the city-wide median of £2,850, based on 1,108 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Southwark?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Southwark is £4,000 a month, 40% above the city-wide median of £2,850, based on 329 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Southwark?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Southwark is £4,460 a month, 56% above the city-wide median of £2,850, based on 224 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Southwark?

The median asking rent for a room in a Southwark house share is £1,200 a month, 58% below the city-wide median of £2,850, based on 74 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Southwark?

There are currently 2,609 rental properties available in Southwark, with 364 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Across the capital

Average rent across London boroughs

Southwark compared with the rest of Greater London — median asking rent from live listings, updated September 2026.

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