Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Knowsley (July 2026)
The average private rent in Knowsley is £844 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £189,116 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 5.4%, ranked 44 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Knowsley
The average private rent across all property types is £844 a month (+10.4% on a year earlier). The regional median in the North West is £816.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £592 | £7,104 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £754 | £9,048 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £914 | £10,968 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,306 | £15,672 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Knowsley: one to two bedrooms adds 27.4% to the rent, two to three adds 21.2% and three to four-plus adds 42.9% (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 Knowsley
The average price paid is £189,116 (+3.6% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £307,767 |
| Semi-detached | £198,619 |
| Terraced | £150,998 |
| Flat | £96,324 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Knowsley. Rents moved +10.4% over the year against +3.6% for prices — a gap of 6.8 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Knowsley ranks 7th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 129th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Knowsley
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £754 | £96,324 | 9.4% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £914 | £150,998 | 7.3% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £914 | £198,619 | 5.5% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,306 | £307,767 | 5.1% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Knowsley is on flats at 9.4%, 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 5.4% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 44 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.9%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £25,320 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 28% of EPCs lodged in Knowsley 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 Knowsley).
- Council tax: Band D in Knowsley is £2,488 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Knowsley).
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 £844 supports a loan of about £126,997, which is 67.2% 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 Knowsley
- Yield calculator with £189,116 and £844 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £844 a month
- Rental income tax on £10,128 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the North West
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | £909 | £185,307 | 5.9% | +5.7% |
| Burnley | £628 | £134,515 | 5.6% | +2.9% |
| Hyndburn | £645 | £138,818 | 5.6% | +3.8% |
| Pendle | £666 | £149,613 | 5.3% | +6.2% |
| Tameside | £927 | £211,304 | 5.3% | +5.7% |
| Bolton | £884 | £202,770 | 5.2% | +9.9% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Knowsley · EPC ratings in Knowsley.
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
£844 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 10.4% on a year earlier.
£189,116 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 5.4% gross on the averages — £844 rent against a £189,116 price — ranking 44 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 9.4% gross (£754 rent on a £96,324 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +10.4% against prices +3.6% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £25,320 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.