Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Bromley (July 2026)
The average private rent in Bromley is £1,681 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £518,235 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 3.9%, ranked 247 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Bromley
The average private rent across all property types is £1,681 a month (+2.6% on a year earlier). The regional median in London is £1,962.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,309 | £15,708 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,638 | £19,656 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,986 | £23,832 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £2,921 | £35,052 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Bromley: one to two bedrooms adds 25.1% to the rent, two to three adds 21.2% and three to four-plus adds 47.1% (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 Bromley
The average price paid is £518,235 (-1.4% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £1,074,434 |
| Semi-detached | £660,212 |
| Terraced | £488,485 |
| Flat | £308,387 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Bromley. Rents moved +2.6% over the year against −1.4% for prices — a gap of 4 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Bromley ranks 226th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 281st of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Bromley
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,638 | £308,387 | 6.4% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,986 | £488,485 | 4.9% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,986 | £660,212 | 3.6% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £2,921 | £1,074,434 | 3.3% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Bromley is on flats at 6.4%, 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 3.9% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 247 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 £50,430 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 44% of EPCs lodged in Bromley 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 Bromley).
- Council tax: Band D in Bromley is £2,140 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Bromley).
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 £1,681 supports a loan of about £252,940, which is 48.8% 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 Bromley
- Yield calculator with £518,235 and £1,681 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,681 a month
- Rental income tax on £20,172 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in London
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waltham Forest | £1,765 | £522,743 | 4.1% | +1.1% |
| Camden | £2,800 | £833,067 | 4% | +0.5% |
| Hillingdon | £1,565 | £474,665 | 4% | +2.1% |
| Barnet | £1,945 | £603,753 | 3.9% | +3.6% |
| Kingston upon Thames | £1,807 | £594,498 | 3.6% | −1.2% |
| Kensington and Chelsea | £3,629 | £1,250,149 | 3.5% | +0.8% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Bromley · EPC ratings in Bromley.
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
£1,681 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 2.6% on a year earlier.
£518,235 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 3.9% gross on the averages — £1,681 rent against a £518,235 price — ranking 247 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 6.4% gross (£1,638 rent on a £308,387 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +2.6% against prices −1.4% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £50,430 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Bromley
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all BR postcodes · all SE postcodes · all TN postcodes.