Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Enfield (July 2026)
The average private rent in Enfield is £1,821 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £471,019 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.6%, ranked 121 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Enfield
The average private rent across all property types is £1,821 a month (+5.1% on a year earlier). The regional median in London is £1,962.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,417 | £17,004 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,758 | £21,096 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,090 | £25,080 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £2,798 | £33,576 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Enfield: one to two bedrooms adds 24.1% to the rent, two to three adds 18.9% and three to four-plus adds 33.9% (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 Enfield
The average price paid is £471,019 (+0.3% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £1,231,307 |
| Semi-detached | £714,405 |
| Terraced | £496,389 |
| Flat | £299,393 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Enfield. Rents moved +5.1% over the year against +0.3% for prices — a gap of 4.8 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Enfield ranks 105th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 246th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Enfield
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,758 | £299,393 | 7% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £2,090 | £496,389 | 5.1% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £2,090 | £714,405 | 3.5% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £2,798 | £1,231,307 | 2.7% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Enfield is on flats at 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 4.6% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 121 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 £54,630 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 41% of EPCs lodged in Enfield over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 36% at D (EPC ratings in Enfield).
- Council tax: Band D in Enfield is £2,268 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Enfield).
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 £1,821 supports a loan of about £274,006, which is 58.2% 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 Enfield
- Yield calculator with £471,019 and £1,821 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,821 a month
- Rental income tax on £21,852 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in London
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islington | £2,854 | £673,384 | 5.1% | +5.9% |
| Southwark | £2,431 | £582,473 | 5% | +3.8% |
| Croydon | £1,581 | £394,736 | 4.8% | +3.3% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | £2,796 | £725,562 | 4.6% | +1.9% |
| Wandsworth | £2,620 | £680,105 | 4.6% | +3.9% |
| Hounslow | £1,945 | £512,888 | 4.6% | +3.1% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Enfield · EPC ratings in Enfield.
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
£1,821 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 5.1% on a year earlier.
£471,019 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.6% gross on the averages — £1,821 rent against a £471,019 price — ranking 121 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7% gross (£1,758 rent on a £299,393 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +5.1% against prices +0.3% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £54,630 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.