Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Hastings (July 2026)
The average private rent in Hastings is £1,006 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £236,966 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 5.1%, ranked 68 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Hastings
The average private rent across all property types is £1,006 a month (+1.6% on a year earlier). The regional median in the South East is £1,355.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £696 | £8,352 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £896 | £10,752 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,099 | £13,188 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,512 | £18,144 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Hastings: one to two bedrooms adds 28.7% to the rent, two to three adds 22.7% and three to four-plus adds 37.6% (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 Hastings
The average price paid is £236,966 (-4.6% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £473,518 |
| Semi-detached | £323,991 |
| Terraced | £253,863 |
| Flat | £140,577 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Hastings. Rents moved +1.6% over the year against −4.6% for prices — a gap of 6.2 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Hastings ranks 277th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 304th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Hastings
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £896 | £140,577 | 7.6% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,099 | £253,863 | 5.2% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,099 | £323,991 | 4.1% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,512 | £473,518 | 3.8% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Hastings is on flats at 7.6%, 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 5.1% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 68 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 £30,180 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 39% of EPCs lodged in Hastings over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 31% at D (EPC ratings in Hastings).
- Council tax: Band D in Hastings is £2,677 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Hastings).
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 £1,006 supports a loan of about £151,373, which is 63.9% 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 Hastings
- Yield calculator with £236,966 and £1,006 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,006 a month
- Rental income tax on £12,072 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the South East
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worthing | £1,303 | £296,227 | 5.3% | 0% |
| Crawley | £1,486 | £338,311 | 5.3% | +3.1% |
| Reading | £1,573 | £361,243 | 5.2% | +1.9% |
| Rushmoor | £1,387 | £328,963 | 5.1% | +5.6% |
| Oxford | £1,966 | £466,815 | 5.1% | +4.8% |
| Medway | £1,236 | £296,182 | 5% | +2.5% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Hastings · EPC ratings in Hastings.
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
£1,006 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 1.6% on a year earlier.
£236,966 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 5.1% gross on the averages — £1,006 rent against a £236,966 price — ranking 68 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.6% gross (£896 rent on a £140,577 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +1.6% against prices −4.6% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £30,180 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Hastings
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all TN postcodes.