Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Basingstoke and Deane (July 2026)
The average private rent in Basingstoke and Deane is £1,307 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £368,739 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.3%, ranked 189 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Basingstoke and Deane
The average private rent across all property types is £1,307 a month (+2.0% on a year earlier). The regional median in the South East is £1,355.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £929 | £11,148 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,208 | £14,496 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,463 | £17,556 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £2,062 | £24,744 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Basingstoke and Deane: one to two bedrooms adds 30% to the rent, two to three adds 21.1% and three to four-plus adds 40.9% (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 Basingstoke and Deane
The average price paid is £368,739 (-1.3% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £656,770 |
| Semi-detached | £395,112 |
| Terraced | £304,394 |
| Flat | £186,461 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Basingstoke and Deane. Rents moved +2% over the year against −1.3% for prices — a gap of 3.3 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Basingstoke and Deane ranks 258th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 280th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Basingstoke and Deane
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,208 | £186,461 | 7.8% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,463 | £304,394 | 5.8% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,463 | £395,112 | 4.4% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £2,062 | £656,770 | 3.8% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Basingstoke and Deane is on flats at 7.8%, 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 4.3% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 189 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.3%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £39,210 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 33% of EPCs lodged in Basingstoke and Deane over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 25% at D (EPC ratings in Basingstoke and Deane).
- Council tax: Band D in Basingstoke and Deane is £2,255 for 2026/27 (council tax in Basingstoke and Deane).
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 £1,307 supports a loan of about £196,665, which is 53.3% 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 Basingstoke and Deane
- Yield calculator with £368,739 and £1,307 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,307 a month
- Rental income tax on £15,684 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the South East
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford | £1,246 | £344,332 | 4.3% | +3.4% |
| Lewes | £1,325 | £367,918 | 4.3% | +6.1% |
| Havant | £1,146 | £320,643 | 4.3% | +2.3% |
| Tandridge | £1,634 | £475,344 | 4.1% | +3.9% |
| Tunbridge Wells | £1,529 | £445,133 | 4.1% | +4.6% |
| Reigate and Banstead | £1,637 | £480,481 | 4.1% | +1.8% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Basingstoke and Deane · EPC ratings in Basingstoke and Deane.
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
£1,307 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 2.0% on a year earlier.
£368,739 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.3% gross on the averages — £1,307 rent against a £368,739 price — ranking 189 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.8% gross (£1,208 rent on a £186,461 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +2% against prices −1.3% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £39,210 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.