Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Bath and North East Somerset (July 2026)
The average private rent in Bath and North East Somerset is £1,881 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £404,480 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 5.6%, ranked 27 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Bath and North East Somerset
The average private rent across all property types is £1,881 a month (+7.4% on a year earlier). The regional median in the South West is £1,046.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,205 | £14,460 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,520 | £18,240 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,806 | £21,672 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £2,531 | £30,372 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Bath and North East Somerset: one to two bedrooms adds 26.1% to the rent, two to three adds 18.8% and three to four-plus adds 40.1% (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 Bath and North East Somerset
The average price paid is £404,480 (-0.1% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £705,147 |
| Semi-detached | £440,465 |
| Terraced | £384,310 |
| Flat | £238,214 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Bath and North East Somerset. Rents moved +7.4% over the year against −0.1% for prices — a gap of 7.5 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Bath and North East Somerset ranks 26th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 253rd of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Bath and North East Somerset
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,520 | £238,214 | 7.7% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,806 | £384,310 | 5.6% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,806 | £440,465 | 4.9% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £2,531 | £705,147 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Bath and North East Somerset is on flats at 7.7%, 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 5.6% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 27 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.1%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £56,430 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 45% of EPCs lodged in Bath and North East Somerset over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 34% at D (EPC ratings in Bath and North East Somerset).
- Council tax: Band D in Bath and North East Somerset is £2,383 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Bath and North East Somerset).
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 £1,881 supports a loan of about £283,034, which is 70% 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 Bath and North East Somerset
- Yield calculator with £404,480 and £1,881 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,881 a month
- Rental income tax on £22,572 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the South West
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | £1,880 | £356,824 | 6.3% | +6.5% |
| Exeter | £1,320 | £280,982 | 5.6% | +1.3% |
| Gloucester | £1,112 | £240,887 | 5.5% | +7.4% |
| Plymouth | £1,001 | £222,817 | 5.4% | +5.2% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | £1,399 | £312,162 | 5.4% | +3% |
| South Gloucestershire | £1,456 | £340,300 | 5.1% | +4.5% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Bath and North East Somerset · EPC ratings in Bath and North East Somerset.
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
£1,881 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 7.4% on a year earlier.
£404,480 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 5.6% gross on the averages — £1,881 rent against a £404,480 price — ranking 27 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.7% gross (£1,520 rent on a £238,214 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +7.4% against prices −0.1% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £56,430 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all BA postcodes · all BS postcodes.