Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Brentwood (July 2026)
The average private rent in Brentwood is £1,618 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £513,537 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 3.8%, ranked 262 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Brentwood
The average private rent across all property types is £1,618 a month (+2.9% on a year earlier). The regional median in the East of England is £1,249.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,106 | £13,272 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,397 | £16,764 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,714 | £20,568 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £2,405 | £28,860 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Brentwood: one to two bedrooms adds 26.3% to the rent, two to three adds 22.7% and three to four-plus adds 40.3% (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 Brentwood
The average price paid is £513,537 (-1.6% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £979,724 |
| Semi-detached | £547,154 |
| Terraced | £428,473 |
| Flat | £264,471 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Brentwood. Rents moved +2.9% over the year against −1.6% for prices — a gap of 4.5 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Brentwood ranks 217th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 285th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Brentwood
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,397 | £264,471 | 6.3% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,714 | £428,473 | 4.8% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,714 | £547,154 | 3.8% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £2,405 | £979,724 | 2.9% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Brentwood is on flats at 6.3%, 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 3.8% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 262 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 £48,540 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 42% of EPCs lodged in Brentwood over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 36% at D (EPC ratings in Brentwood).
- Council tax: Band D in Brentwood is £2,258 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Brentwood).
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 £1,618 supports a loan of about £243,461, which is 47.4% 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 Brentwood
- Yield calculator with £513,537 and £1,618 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,618 a month
- Rental income tax on £19,416 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the East of England
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Hertfordshire | £1,519 | £460,778 | 4% | +2.5% |
| Hertsmere | £1,817 | £560,436 | 3.9% | +3.4% |
| South Cambridgeshire | £1,411 | £436,011 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| South Norfolk | £981 | £312,124 | 3.8% | +3.2% |
| Three Rivers | £1,820 | £580,120 | 3.8% | +2.6% |
| Mid Suffolk | £1,001 | £320,276 | 3.8% | +5.8% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Brentwood · EPC ratings in Brentwood.
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
£1,618 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 2.9% on a year earlier.
£513,537 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 3.8% gross on the averages — £1,618 rent against a £513,537 price — ranking 262 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 6.3% gross (£1,397 rent on a £264,471 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +2.9% against prices −1.6% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £48,540 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Brentwood
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all CM postcodes.