Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Hart (July 2026)
The average private rent in Hart is £1,417 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £479,978 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 3.5%, ranked 289 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Hart
The average private rent across all property types is £1,417 a month (+3.3% on a year earlier). The regional median in the South East is £1,355.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,025 | £12,300 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,305 | £15,660 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,584 | £19,008 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £2,305 | £27,660 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Hart: one to two bedrooms adds 27.3% to the rent, two to three adds 21.4% and three to four-plus adds 45.5% (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 Hart
The average price paid is £479,978 (+2.3% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £787,929 |
| Semi-detached | £480,635 |
| Terraced | £383,259 |
| Flat | £240,294 |
Rents and prices moved together in Hart — +3.3% and +2.3% over the year — so the gross yield on offer is roughly where it was twelve months ago. Hart ranks 192nd of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 180th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Hart
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,305 | £240,294 | 6.5% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,584 | £383,259 | 5% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,584 | £480,635 | 4% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £2,305 | £787,929 | 3.5% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Hart is on flats at 6.5%, 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 3.5% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 289 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 £42,510 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 30% of EPCs lodged in Hart over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 25% at D (EPC ratings in Hart).
- Council tax: Band D in Hart is £2,400 for 2026/27 (council tax in Hart).
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 £1,417 supports a loan of about £213,216, which is 44.4% 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 Hart
- Yield calculator with £479,978 and £1,417 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,417 a month
- Rental income tax on £17,004 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the South East
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chichester | £1,328 | £429,978 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| Buckinghamshire | £1,474 | £490,508 | 3.6% | +4.6% |
| Epsom and Ewell | £1,694 | £568,810 | 3.6% | +1% |
| Wokingham | £1,470 | £498,941 | 3.5% | +2.4% |
| South Oxfordshire | £1,392 | £474,283 | 3.5% | +2% |
| Mole Valley | £1,548 | £540,160 | 3.4% | +1.8% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Hart · EPC ratings in Hart.
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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£1,417 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 3.3% on a year earlier.
£479,978 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 3.5% gross on the averages — £1,417 rent against a £479,978 price — ranking 289 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 6.5% gross (£1,305 rent on a £240,294 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +3.3% against prices +2.3% over the year — moving together, so yield is broadly stable.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £42,510 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Hart
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all GU postcodes · all RG postcodes.