Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Barnet (July 2026)
The average private rent in Barnet is £1,945 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £603,753 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 3.9%, ranked 257 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Barnet
The average private rent across all property types is £1,945 a month (+3.6% on a year earlier). The regional median in London is £1,962.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,496 | £17,952 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,854 | £22,248 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,250 | £27,000 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £3,185 | £38,220 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Barnet: one to two bedrooms adds 23.9% to the rent, two to three adds 21.4% and three to four-plus adds 41.6% (England-and-Wales medians 27.3%, 20.9% and 40.9%). The biggest step here is three to four or more bedrooms — the size where an extra room earns most, and the first place to look when comparing a conversion against its cost.
House prices in Barnet
The average price paid is £603,753 (-2.9% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £1,588,687 |
| Semi-detached | £847,804 |
| Terraced | £633,212 |
| Flat | £377,851 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Barnet. Rents moved +3.6% over the year against −2.9% for prices — a gap of 6.5 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Barnet ranks 173rd of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 295th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Barnet
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,854 | £377,851 | 5.9% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £2,250 | £633,212 | 4.3% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £2,250 | £847,804 | 3.2% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £3,185 | £1,588,687 | 2.4% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Barnet is on flats at 5.9%, against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type; the weakest is detached. Gross figures ignore service charges, which usually make flats the thinnest net yield of the four.
What that means for a landlord
- Gross yield 3.9% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 257 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.5%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £58,350 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 33% of EPCs lodged in Barnet over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 29% at D (EPC ratings in Barnet).
- Council tax: Band D in Barnet is £2,133 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Barnet).
Lender maths on the averages. At a 5.5% stress rate and 145% rent cover — the common buy-to-let convention — the average rent of £1,945 supports a loan of about £292,665, which is 48.5% of the average price. That falls short of 75% loan-to-value, so a buyer of an average home here needs a larger deposit or a stronger rent to pass the stress test. Both numbers are conventions rather than rules — change them in the stress test.
Run the numbers for Barnet
- Yield calculator with £603,753 and £1,945 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,945 a month
- Rental income tax on £23,340 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in London
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden | £2,800 | £833,067 | 4% | +0.5% |
| Hillingdon | £1,565 | £474,665 | 4% | +2.1% |
| Bromley | £1,681 | £518,235 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| Kingston upon Thames | £1,807 | £594,498 | 3.6% | −1.2% |
| Kensington and Chelsea | £3,629 | £1,250,149 | 3.5% | +0.8% |
| Richmond upon Thames | £2,318 | £818,949 | 3.4% | +4% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Barnet · EPC ratings in Barnet.
Rents: ONS, Price Index of Private Rents (average monthly private rent by local authority, July 2026). Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (average price, June 2026). Gross yield = rent × 12 ÷ price, our calculation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Rankings and medians are ours, across 316 local authorities.
Asked about this area
£1,945 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 3.6% on a year earlier.
£603,753 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 3.9% gross on the averages — £1,945 rent against a £603,753 price — ranking 257 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 5.9% gross (£1,854 rent on a £377,851 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +3.6% against prices −2.9% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £58,350 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Barnet
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all EN postcodes · all HA postcodes · all N postcodes · all NW postcodes.