Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Gosport (July 2026)
The average private rent in Gosport is £1,165 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £235,188 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 5.9%, ranked 16 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Gosport
The average private rent across all property types is £1,165 a month (+5.8% on a year earlier). The regional median in the South East is £1,355.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £820 | £9,840 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,041 | £12,492 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,269 | £15,228 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,722 | £20,664 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Gosport: one to two bedrooms adds 27% to the rent, two to three adds 21.9% and three to four-plus adds 35.7% (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 Gosport
The average price paid is £235,188 (+1.4% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £478,034 |
| Semi-detached | £306,284 |
| Terraced | £235,755 |
| Flat | £148,790 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Gosport. Rents moved +5.8% over the year against +1.4% for prices — a gap of 4.4 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Gosport ranks 77th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 214th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Gosport
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,041 | £148,790 | 8.4% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,269 | £235,755 | 6.5% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,269 | £306,284 | 5% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,722 | £478,034 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Gosport is on flats at 8.4%, 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 5.9% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 16 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.3%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £34,950 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 38% of EPCs lodged in Gosport over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 34% at D (EPC ratings in Gosport).
- Council tax: Band D in Gosport is £2,344 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Gosport).
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 £1,165 supports a loan of about £175,298, which is 74.5% 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 Gosport
- Yield calculator with £235,188 and £1,165 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,165 a month
- Rental income tax on £13,980 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the South East
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | £1,367 | £250,999 | 6.5% | +2.2% |
| Southampton | £1,255 | £235,362 | 6.4% | +3.1% |
| Eastbourne | £1,166 | £251,811 | 5.6% | +0.7% |
| Dartford | £1,570 | £351,594 | 5.4% | +3% |
| Slough | £1,569 | £352,024 | 5.3% | +2.4% |
| Brighton and Hove | £1,809 | £407,803 | 5.3% | −1.1% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Gosport · EPC ratings in Gosport.
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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£1,165 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 5.8% on a year earlier.
£235,188 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 5.9% gross on the averages — £1,165 rent against a £235,188 price — ranking 16 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 8.4% gross (£1,041 rent on a £148,790 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +5.8% against prices +1.4% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £34,950 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Gosport
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all PO postcodes.