Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Guildford (July 2026)
The average private rent in Guildford is £1,728 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £523,974 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.0%, ranked 235 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Guildford
The average private rent across all property types is £1,728 a month (+5.4% on a year earlier). The regional median in the South East is £1,355.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,180 | £14,160 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,534 | £18,408 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,857 | £22,284 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £2,517 | £30,204 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Guildford: one to two bedrooms adds 30% to the rent, two to three adds 21.1% and three to four-plus adds 35.5% (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 Guildford
The average price paid is £523,974 (-5.6% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £939,146 |
| Semi-detached | £516,215 |
| Terraced | £422,733 |
| Flat | £266,513 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Guildford. Rents moved +5.4% over the year against −5.6% for prices — a gap of 11 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Guildford ranks 96th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 308th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Guildford
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,534 | £266,513 | 6.9% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,857 | £422,733 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,857 | £516,215 | 4.3% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £2,517 | £939,146 | 3.2% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Guildford is on flats at 6.9%, 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 4.0% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 235 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 £51,840 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 35% of EPCs lodged in Guildford over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 30% at D (EPC ratings in Guildford).
- Council tax: Band D in Guildford is £2,547 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Guildford).
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 £1,728 supports a loan of about £260,013, which is 49.6% 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 Guildford
- Yield calculator with £523,974 and £1,728 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,728 a month
- Rental income tax on £20,736 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the South East
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Sussex | £1,420 | £426,441 | 4% | +3.4% |
| Sevenoaks | £1,803 | £543,081 | 4% | +4.2% |
| Test Valley | £1,234 | £372,348 | 4% | +8.4% |
| Wealden | £1,266 | £386,787 | 3.9% | +2% |
| Surrey Heath | £1,508 | £461,396 | 3.9% | +1.8% |
| New Forest | £1,241 | £380,310 | 3.9% | +1.4% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Guildford · EPC ratings in Guildford.
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
£1,728 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 5.4% on a year earlier.
£523,974 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.0% gross on the averages — £1,728 rent against a £523,974 price — ranking 235 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 6.9% gross (£1,534 rent on a £266,513 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +5.4% against prices −5.6% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £51,840 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.