Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Huntingdonshire (July 2026)
The average private rent in Huntingdonshire is £1,050 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £306,387 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.1%, ranked 213 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Huntingdonshire
The average private rent across all property types is £1,050 a month (+3.4% on a year earlier). The regional median in the East of England is £1,249.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £740 | £8,880 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £960 | £11,520 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,162 | £13,944 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,686 | £20,232 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Huntingdonshire: one to two bedrooms adds 29.7% to the rent, two to three adds 21% and three to four-plus adds 45.1% (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 Huntingdonshire
The average price paid is £306,387 (+3.1% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £480,720 |
| Semi-detached | £302,668 |
| Terraced | £239,123 |
| Flat | £147,939 |
Rents and prices moved together in Huntingdonshire — +3.4% and +3.1% over the year — so the gross yield on offer is roughly where it was twelve months ago. Huntingdonshire ranks 183rd of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 148th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Huntingdonshire
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £960 | £147,939 | 7.8% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,162 | £239,123 | 5.8% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,162 | £302,668 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,686 | £480,720 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Huntingdonshire is on flats at 7.8%, 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 4.1% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 213 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.2%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £31,500 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 36% of EPCs lodged in Huntingdonshire over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 28% at D (EPC ratings in Huntingdonshire).
- Council tax: Band D in Huntingdonshire is £2,556 for 2026/27 (council tax in Huntingdonshire).
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 £1,050 supports a loan of about £157,994, which is 51.6% 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 Huntingdonshire
- Yield calculator with £306,387 and £1,050 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,050 a month
- Rental income tax on £12,600 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the East of England
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Point | £1,257 | £362,602 | 4.2% | +4.8% |
| Dacorum | £1,583 | £459,438 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| Epping Forest | £1,843 | £536,765 | 4.1% | +5.7% |
| North Hertfordshire | £1,429 | £422,616 | 4.1% | +5% |
| Breckland | £925 | £273,851 | 4.1% | +3% |
| Welwyn Hatfield | £1,509 | £450,696 | 4% | +3.7% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Huntingdonshire · EPC ratings in Huntingdonshire.
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
£1,050 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 3.4% on a year earlier.
£306,387 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.1% gross on the averages — £1,050 rent against a £306,387 price — ranking 213 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.8% gross (£960 rent on a £147,939 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +3.4% against prices +3.1% over the year — moving together, so yield is broadly stable.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £31,500 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.