Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Denbighshire (July 2026)
The average private rent in Denbighshire is £712 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £198,995 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.3%, ranked 183 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Denbighshire
The average private rent across all property types is £712 a month (+5.9% on a year earlier). The regional median in Wales is £754.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £545 | £6,540 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £702 | £8,424 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £805 | £9,660 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,105 | £13,260 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Denbighshire: one to two bedrooms adds 28.8% to the rent, two to three adds 14.7% and three to four-plus adds 37.3% (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 Denbighshire
The average price paid is £198,995 (+3.6% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £266,355 |
| Semi-detached | £182,059 |
| Terraced | £147,310 |
| Flat | £95,151 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Denbighshire. Rents moved +5.9% over the year against +3.6% for prices — a gap of 2.3 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Denbighshire ranks 71st of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 128th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Denbighshire
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £702 | £95,151 | 8.9% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £805 | £147,310 | 6.6% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £805 | £182,059 | 5.3% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,105 | £266,355 | 5% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Denbighshire is on flats at 8.9%, 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 4.3% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 183 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 £21,360 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 54% of EPCs lodged in Denbighshire over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 42% at D (EPC ratings in Denbighshire).
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 £712 supports a loan of about £107,135, which is 53.8% 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 Denbighshire
- Yield calculator with £198,995 and £712 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £712 a month
- Rental income tax on £8,544 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in Wales
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conwy | £791 | £213,461 | 4.4% | +2.1% |
| Bridgend | £759 | £207,546 | 4.4% | +7.8% |
| Wrexham | £766 | £212,502 | 4.3% | +3.1% |
| Gwynedd | £722 | £206,665 | 4.2% | +7.3% |
| Carmarthenshire | £685 | £197,547 | 4.2% | +7% |
| Vale of Glamorgan | £987 | £297,999 | 4% | +4.4% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Denbighshire · EPC ratings in Denbighshire.
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.
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£712 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 5.9% on a year earlier.
£198,995 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.3% gross on the averages — £712 rent against a £198,995 price — ranking 183 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 8.9% gross (£702 rent on a £95,151 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +5.9% against prices +3.6% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £21,360 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.