Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Blackpool (July 2026)
The average private rent in Blackpool is £714 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £134,923 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 6.4%, ranked 6 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Blackpool
The average private rent across all property types is £714 a month (+6.8% on a year earlier). The regional median in the North West is £816.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £498 | £5,976 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £647 | £7,764 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £787 | £9,444 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,042 | £12,504 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Blackpool: one to two bedrooms adds 29.9% to the rent, two to three adds 21.6% and three to four-plus adds 32.4% (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 Blackpool
The average price paid is £134,923 (+7.2% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £235,020 |
| Semi-detached | £158,365 |
| Terraced | £118,251 |
| Flat | £74,640 |
Rents and prices moved together in Blackpool — +6.8% and +7.2% over the year — so the gross yield on offer is roughly where it was twelve months ago. Blackpool ranks 41st of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 29th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Blackpool
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £647 | £74,640 | 10.4% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £787 | £118,251 | 8% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £787 | £158,365 | 6% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,042 | £235,020 | 5.3% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Blackpool is on flats at 10.4%, 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 6.4% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 6 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.9%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £21,420 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 45% of EPCs lodged in Blackpool over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 38% at D (EPC ratings in Blackpool).
- Council tax: Band D in Blackpool is £2,513 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Blackpool).
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 £714 supports a loan of about £107,436, which is 79.6% of the average price. That clears a 75% loan-to-value purchase on the rent alone. Both numbers are conventions rather than rules — change them in the stress test.
Run the numbers for Blackpool
- Yield calculator with £134,923 and £714 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £714 a month
- Rental income tax on £8,568 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the North West
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | £1,365 | £251,250 | 6.5% | +3.8% |
| Salford | £1,167 | £231,890 | 6% | +3.6% |
| Liverpool | £909 | £185,307 | 5.9% | +5.7% |
| Burnley | £628 | £134,515 | 5.6% | +2.9% |
| Hyndburn | £645 | £138,818 | 5.6% | +3.8% |
| Knowsley | £844 | £189,116 | 5.4% | +10.4% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Blackpool · EPC ratings in Blackpool.
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
£714 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 6.8% on a year earlier.
£134,923 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 6.4% gross on the averages — £714 rent against a £134,923 price — ranking 6 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 10.4% gross (£647 rent on a £74,640 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +6.8% against prices +7.2% over the year — moving together, so yield is broadly stable.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £21,420 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.