Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Castle Point (July 2026)
The average private rent in Castle Point is £1,257 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £362,602 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.2%, ranked 203 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Castle Point
The average private rent across all property types is £1,257 a month (+4.8% on a year earlier). The regional median in the East of England is £1,249.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £939 | £11,268 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,165 | £13,980 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,420 | £17,040 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £2,033 | £24,396 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Castle Point: one to two bedrooms adds 24.1% to the rent, two to three adds 21.9% and three to four-plus adds 43.2% (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 Castle Point
The average price paid is £362,602 (-1.1% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £483,448 |
| Semi-detached | £355,737 |
| Terraced | £291,795 |
| Flat | £169,071 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Castle Point. Rents moved +4.8% over the year against −1.1% for prices — a gap of 5.9 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Castle Point ranks 117th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 274th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Castle Point
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,165 | £169,071 | 8.3% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,420 | £291,795 | 5.8% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,420 | £355,737 | 4.8% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £2,033 | £483,448 | 5% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Castle Point is on flats at 8.3%, against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type; the weakest is semi-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 4.2% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 203 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 £37,710 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 55% of EPCs lodged in Castle Point over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 48% at D (EPC ratings in Castle Point).
- Council tax: Band D in Castle Point is £2,319 for 2026/27 (council tax in Castle Point).
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 £1,257 supports a loan of about £189,141, which is 52.2% 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 Castle Point
- Yield calculator with £362,602 and £1,257 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,257 a month
- Rental income tax on £15,084 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the East of England
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | £940 | £263,298 | 4.3% | +4.2% |
| Bedford | £1,170 | £329,830 | 4.3% | +3.4% |
| Central Bedfordshire | £1,249 | £356,453 | 4.2% | +3.6% |
| Dacorum | £1,583 | £459,438 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| Epping Forest | £1,843 | £536,765 | 4.1% | +5.7% |
| Huntingdonshire | £1,050 | £306,387 | 4.1% | +3.4% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Castle Point · EPC ratings in Castle Point.
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
£1,257 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 4.8% on a year earlier.
£362,602 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.2% gross on the averages — £1,257 rent against a £362,602 price — ranking 203 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 8.3% gross (£1,165 rent on a £169,071 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +4.8% against prices −1.1% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £37,710 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Castle Point
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all SS postcodes.