Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Broxbourne (July 2026)
The average private rent in Broxbourne is £1,687 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £406,678 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 5.0%, ranked 86 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Broxbourne
The average private rent across all property types is £1,687 a month (+3.1% on a year earlier). The regional median in the East of England is £1,249.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,133 | £13,596 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,453 | £17,436 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,782 | £21,384 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £2,499 | £29,988 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Broxbourne: one to two bedrooms adds 28.2% to the rent, two to three adds 22.6% and three to four-plus adds 40.2% (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 Broxbourne
The average price paid is £406,678 (+0.4% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £891,193 |
| Semi-detached | £520,158 |
| Terraced | £403,700 |
| Flat | £220,130 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Broxbourne. Rents moved +3.1% over the year against +0.4% for prices — a gap of 2.7 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Broxbourne ranks 203rd of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 237th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Broxbourne
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,453 | £220,130 | 7.9% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,782 | £403,700 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,782 | £520,158 | 4.1% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £2,499 | £891,193 | 3.4% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Broxbourne is on flats at 7.9%, 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 5.0% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 86 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 £50,610 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 32% of EPCs lodged in Broxbourne over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 27% at D (EPC ratings in Broxbourne).
- Council tax: Band D in Broxbourne is £2,306 for 2026/27 (council tax in Broxbourne).
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 £1,687 supports a loan of about £253,843, which is 62.4% 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 Broxbourne
- Yield calculator with £406,678 and £1,687 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,687 a month
- Rental income tax on £20,244 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the East of England
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterborough | £1,003 | £237,846 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| Luton | £1,221 | £289,790 | 5.1% | +2.4% |
| Thurrock | £1,375 | £327,176 | 5% | +4.8% |
| Great Yarmouth | £841 | £209,164 | 4.8% | +8% |
| Tendring | £1,051 | £261,717 | 4.8% | +4.6% |
| Colchester | £1,196 | £298,003 | 4.8% | +2.3% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Broxbourne · EPC ratings in Broxbourne.
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
£1,687 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 3.1% on a year earlier.
£406,678 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 5.0% gross on the averages — £1,687 rent against a £406,678 price — ranking 86 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.9% gross (£1,453 rent on a £220,130 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +3.1% against prices +0.4% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £50,610 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Broxbourne
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all EN postcodes.