Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Isle of Wight (July 2026)
The average private rent in Isle of Wight is £950 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £240,998 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.7%, ranked 114 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Isle of Wight
The average private rent across all property types is £950 a month (+7.6% on a year earlier). The regional median in the South East is £1,355.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £662 | £7,944 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £871 | £10,452 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,087 | £13,044 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,513 | £18,156 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Isle of Wight: one to two bedrooms adds 31.6% to the rent, two to three adds 24.8% and three to four-plus adds 39.2% (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 Isle of Wight
The average price paid is £240,998 (+1.1% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £383,425 |
| Semi-detached | £269,104 |
| Terraced | £206,436 |
| Flat | £134,013 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Isle of Wight. Rents moved +7.6% over the year against +1.1% for prices — a gap of 6.5 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Isle of Wight ranks 23rd of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 224th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Isle of Wight
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £871 | £134,013 | 7.8% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,087 | £206,436 | 6.3% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,087 | £269,104 | 4.8% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,513 | £383,425 | 4.7% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Isle of Wight 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 4.7% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 114 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 £28,500 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 49% of EPCs lodged in Isle of Wight over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 35% at D (EPC ratings in Isle of Wight).
- Council tax: Band D in Isle of Wight is £2,626 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Isle of Wight).
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 £950 supports a loan of about £142,947, which is 59.3% 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 Isle of Wight
- Yield calculator with £240,998 and £950 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £950 a month
- Rental income tax on £11,400 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the South East
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medway | £1,236 | £296,182 | 5% | +2.5% |
| Thanet | £1,114 | £268,760 | 5% | +3.8% |
| Milton Keynes | £1,343 | £325,104 | 5% | +3.8% |
| Eastleigh | £1,214 | £308,476 | 4.7% | +3.4% |
| Spelthorne | £1,661 | £429,916 | 4.6% | +3.1% |
| Folkestone and Hythe | £1,176 | £304,717 | 4.6% | +11.1% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Isle of Wight · EPC ratings in Isle of Wight.
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
£950 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 7.6% on a year earlier.
£240,998 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.7% gross on the averages — £950 rent against a £240,998 price — ranking 114 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.8% gross (£871 rent on a £134,013 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +7.6% 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 £28,500 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.