Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Breckland (July 2026)
The average private rent in Breckland is £925 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £273,851 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.1%, ranked 221 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Breckland
The average private rent across all property types is £925 a month (+3.0% on a year earlier). The regional median in the East of England is £1,249.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £663 | £7,956 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £843 | £10,116 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,041 | £12,492 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,514 | £18,168 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Breckland: one to two bedrooms adds 27.1% to the rent, two to three adds 23.5% and three to four-plus adds 45.4% (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 Breckland
The average price paid is £273,851 (+2.7% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £374,751 |
| Semi-detached | £244,049 |
| Terraced | £195,663 |
| Flat | £110,304 |
Rents and prices moved together in Breckland — +3% and +2.7% over the year — so the gross yield on offer is roughly where it was twelve months ago. Breckland ranks 212th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 160th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Breckland
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £843 | £110,304 | 9.2% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,041 | £195,663 | 6.4% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,041 | £244,049 | 5.1% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,514 | £374,751 | 4.8% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Breckland is on flats at 9.2%, 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 4.1% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 221 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.2%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £27,750 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 50% of EPCs lodged in Breckland over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 33% at D (EPC ratings in Breckland).
- Council tax: Band D in Breckland is £2,444 for 2026/27 (council tax in Breckland).
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 £925 supports a loan of about £139,185, which is 50.8% 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 Breckland
- Yield calculator with £273,851 and £925 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £925 a month
- Rental income tax on £11,100 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the East of England
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epping Forest | £1,843 | £536,765 | 4.1% | +5.7% |
| Huntingdonshire | £1,050 | £306,387 | 4.1% | +3.4% |
| North Hertfordshire | £1,429 | £422,616 | 4.1% | +5% |
| Welwyn Hatfield | £1,509 | £450,696 | 4% | +3.7% |
| East Hertfordshire | £1,519 | £460,778 | 4% | +2.5% |
| Hertsmere | £1,817 | £560,436 | 3.9% | +3.4% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Breckland · EPC ratings in Breckland.
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
£925 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 3.0% on a year earlier.
£273,851 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.1% gross on the averages — £925 rent against a £273,851 price — ranking 221 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 9.2% gross (£843 rent on a £110,304 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +3% against prices +2.7% over the year — moving together, so yield is broadly stable.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £27,750 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Breckland
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all IP postcodes · all NR postcodes · all PE postcodes.