Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Bridgend (July 2026)
The average private rent in Bridgend is £759 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £207,546 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.4%, ranked 171 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Bridgend
The average private rent across all property types is £759 a month (+7.8% on a year earlier). The regional median in Wales is £754.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £559 | £6,708 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £697 | £8,364 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £812 | £9,744 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,137 | £13,644 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Bridgend: one to two bedrooms adds 24.7% to the rent, two to three adds 16.5% and three to four-plus adds 40% (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 Bridgend
The average price paid is £207,546 (+3.1% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £319,214 |
| Semi-detached | £205,073 |
| Terraced | £167,433 |
| Flat | £110,149 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Bridgend. Rents moved +7.8% over the year against +3.1% for prices — a gap of 4.7 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Bridgend ranks 21st of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 147th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Bridgend
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £697 | £110,149 | 7.6% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £812 | £167,433 | 5.8% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £812 | £205,073 | 4.8% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,137 | £319,214 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Bridgend 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 4.4% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 171 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.4%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £22,770 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 37% of EPCs lodged in Bridgend 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 Bridgend).
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 £759 supports a loan of about £114,207, which is 55% 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 Bridgend
- Yield calculator with £207,546 and £759 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £759 a month
- Rental income tax on £9,108 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in Wales
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caerphilly | £743 | £197,272 | 4.5% | +8.4% |
| Flintshire | £803 | £213,930 | 4.5% | +6% |
| Conwy | £791 | £213,461 | 4.4% | +2.1% |
| Wrexham | £766 | £212,502 | 4.3% | +3.1% |
| Denbighshire | £712 | £198,995 | 4.3% | +5.9% |
| Gwynedd | £722 | £206,665 | 4.2% | +7.3% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Bridgend · EPC ratings in Bridgend.
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
£759 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 7.8% on a year earlier.
£207,546 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.4% gross on the averages — £759 rent against a £207,546 price — ranking 171 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.6% gross (£697 rent on a £110,149 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +7.8% against prices +3.1% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £22,770 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.