Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Hounslow (July 2026)
The average private rent in Hounslow is £1,945 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £512,888 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.6%, ranked 137 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Hounslow
The average private rent across all property types is £1,945 a month (+3.1% on a year earlier). The regional median in London is £1,962.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,577 | £18,924 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,941 | £23,292 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,233 | £26,796 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £3,067 | £36,804 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Hounslow: one to two bedrooms adds 23.1% to the rent, two to three adds 15% and three to four-plus adds 37.3% (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 Hounslow
The average price paid is £512,888 (+1.1% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £1,011,513 |
| Semi-detached | £694,432 |
| Terraced | £593,764 |
| Flat | £346,804 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Hounslow. Rents moved +3.1% over the year against +1.1% for prices — a gap of 2 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Hounslow ranks 205th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 223rd of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Hounslow
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,941 | £346,804 | 6.7% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £2,233 | £593,764 | 4.5% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £2,233 | £694,432 | 3.9% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £3,067 | £1,011,513 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Hounslow is on flats at 6.7%, 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 137 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 £58,350 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 35% of EPCs lodged in Hounslow 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 Hounslow).
- Council tax: Band D in Hounslow is £2,186 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Hounslow).
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 £1,945 supports a loan of about £292,665, which is 57.1% 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 Hounslow
- Yield calculator with £512,888 and £1,945 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,945 a month
- Rental income tax on £23,340 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in London
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enfield | £1,821 | £471,019 | 4.6% | +5.1% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | £2,796 | £725,562 | 4.6% | +1.9% |
| Wandsworth | £2,620 | £680,105 | 4.6% | +3.9% |
| Bexley | £1,534 | £405,477 | 4.5% | +1.5% |
| Westminster | £3,179 | £854,198 | 4.5% | −2% |
| Lewisham | £1,828 | £491,259 | 4.5% | +2.4% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Hounslow · EPC ratings in Hounslow.
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
£1,945 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 3.1% on a year earlier.
£512,888 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.6% gross on the averages — £1,945 rent against a £512,888 price — ranking 137 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 6.7% gross (£1,941 rent on a £346,804 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +3.1% against prices +1.1% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £58,350 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Hounslow
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all TW postcodes · all UB postcodes · all W postcodes.