Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in East Suffolk (July 2026)
The average private rent in East Suffolk is £840 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £278,376 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 3.6%, ranked 279 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in East Suffolk
The average private rent across all property types is £840 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 | £602 | £7,224 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £791 | £9,492 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £938 | £11,256 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,339 | £16,068 a year |
The bedroom ladder in East Suffolk: one to two bedrooms adds 31.4% to the rent, two to three adds 18.6% and three to four-plus adds 42.8% (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 East Suffolk
The average price paid is £278,376 (+1.2% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £405,565 |
| Semi-detached | £265,776 |
| Terraced | £205,795 |
| Flat | £140,660 |
Rents are outrunning prices in East Suffolk. Rents moved +4.8% over the year against +1.2% for prices — a gap of 3.6 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. East Suffolk ranks 119th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 220th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in East Suffolk
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £791 | £140,660 | 6.7% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £938 | £205,795 | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £938 | £265,776 | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,339 | £405,565 | 4% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in East Suffolk is on flats at 6.7%, 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 3.6% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 279 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 £25,200 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 43% of EPCs lodged in East Suffolk over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 32% at D (EPC ratings in East Suffolk).
- Council tax: Band D in East Suffolk is £2,335 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in East Suffolk).
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 £840 supports a loan of about £126,395, which is 45.4% 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 East Suffolk
- Yield calculator with £278,376 and £840 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £840 a month
- Rental income tax on £10,080 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the East of England
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers | £1,820 | £580,120 | 3.8% | +2.6% |
| Mid Suffolk | £1,001 | £320,276 | 3.8% | +5.8% |
| Rochford | £1,298 | £415,574 | 3.7% | +5% |
| East Cambridgeshire | £1,035 | £344,211 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| Broadland | £939 | £315,128 | 3.6% | +4.6% |
| Maldon | £1,143 | £384,348 | 3.6% | +4.4% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in East Suffolk · EPC ratings in East Suffolk.
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
£840 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 4.8% on a year earlier.
£278,376 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 3.6% gross on the averages — £840 rent against a £278,376 price — ranking 279 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 6.7% gross (£791 rent on a £140,660 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +4.8% against prices +1.2% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £25,200 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.