Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Maldon (July 2026)
The average private rent in Maldon is £1,143 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £384,348 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 3.6%, ranked 286 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Maldon
The average private rent across all property types is £1,143 a month (+4.4% on a year earlier). The regional median in the East of England is £1,249.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £800 | £9,600 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,037 | £12,444 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,250 | £15,000 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,912 | £22,944 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Maldon: one to two bedrooms adds 29.6% to the rent, two to three adds 20.5% and three to four-plus adds 53% (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 Maldon
The average price paid is £384,348 (+0.4% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £563,125 |
| Semi-detached | £347,354 |
| Terraced | £273,936 |
| Flat | £170,356 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Maldon. Rents moved +4.4% over the year against +0.4% for prices — a gap of 4 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Maldon ranks 135th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 240th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Maldon
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,037 | £170,356 | 7.3% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,250 | £273,936 | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,250 | £347,354 | 4.3% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,912 | £563,125 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Maldon is on flats at 7.3%, 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 3.6% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 286 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 £34,290 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 52% of EPCs lodged in Maldon 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 Maldon).
- Council tax: Band D in Maldon is £2,328 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Maldon).
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 £1,143 supports a loan of about £171,987, which is 44.7% 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 Maldon
- Yield calculator with £384,348 and £1,143 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,143 a month
- Rental income tax on £13,716 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the East of England
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Suffolk | £840 | £278,376 | 3.6% | +4.8% |
| East Cambridgeshire | £1,035 | £344,211 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| Broadland | £939 | £315,128 | 3.6% | +4.6% |
| St Albans | £1,931 | £651,448 | 3.6% | +3% |
| Babergh | £968 | £328,612 | 3.5% | +3.9% |
| North Norfolk | £864 | £300,273 | 3.5% | +5% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Maldon · EPC ratings in Maldon.
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
£1,143 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 4.4% on a year earlier.
£384,348 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 3.6% gross on the averages — £1,143 rent against a £384,348 price — ranking 286 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.3% gross (£1,037 rent on a £170,356 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +4.4% against prices +0.4% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £34,290 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Maldon
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all CM postcodes.