Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Bexley (July 2026)
The average private rent in Bexley is £1,534 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £405,477 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.5%, ranked 142 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Bexley
The average private rent across all property types is £1,534 a month (+1.5% on a year earlier). The regional median in London is £1,962.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,226 | £14,712 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,523 | £18,276 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,862 | £22,344 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £2,420 | £29,040 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Bexley: one to two bedrooms adds 24.2% to the rent, two to three adds 22.3% and three to four-plus adds 30% (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 Bexley
The average price paid is £405,477 (+1.2% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £721,515 |
| Semi-detached | £523,983 |
| Terraced | £407,701 |
| Flat | £241,105 |
Rents and prices moved together in Bexley — +1.5% and +1.2% over the year — so the gross yield on offer is roughly where it was twelve months ago. Bexley ranks 279th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 219th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Bexley
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,523 | £241,105 | 7.6% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,862 | £407,701 | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,862 | £523,983 | 4.3% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £2,420 | £721,515 | 4% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Bexley is on flats at 7.6%, 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 4.5% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 142 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 £46,020 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 44% of EPCs lodged in Bexley over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 39% at D (EPC ratings in Bexley).
- Council tax: Band D in Bexley is £2,366 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Bexley).
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 £1,534 supports a loan of about £230,821, which is 56.9% 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 Bexley
- Yield calculator with £405,477 and £1,534 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,534 a month
- Rental income tax on £18,408 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in London
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammersmith and Fulham | £2,796 | £725,562 | 4.6% | +1.9% |
| Wandsworth | £2,620 | £680,105 | 4.6% | +3.9% |
| Hounslow | £1,945 | £512,888 | 4.6% | +3.1% |
| Westminster | £3,179 | £854,198 | 4.5% | −2% |
| Lewisham | £1,828 | £491,259 | 4.5% | +2.4% |
| Brent | £2,012 | £544,174 | 4.4% | +2% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Bexley · EPC ratings in Bexley.
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
£1,534 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 1.5% on a year earlier.
£405,477 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.5% gross on the averages — £1,534 rent against a £405,477 price — ranking 142 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.6% gross (£1,523 rent on a £241,105 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +1.5% against prices +1.2% over the year — moving together, so yield is broadly stable.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £46,020 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.