Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Neath Port Talbot (July 2026)
The average private rent in Neath Port Talbot is £689 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £162,967 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 5.1%, ranked 71 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Neath Port Talbot
The average private rent across all property types is £689 a month (+6.9% on a year earlier). The regional median in Wales is £754.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £498 | £5,976 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £633 | £7,596 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £725 | £8,700 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £975 | £11,700 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Neath Port Talbot: one to two bedrooms adds 27.1% to the rent, two to three adds 14.5% and three to four-plus adds 34.5% (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 Neath Port Talbot
The average price paid is £162,967 (+1.3% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £255,614 |
| Semi-detached | £165,871 |
| Terraced | £137,459 |
| Flat | £82,614 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Neath Port Talbot. Rents moved +6.9% over the year against +1.3% for prices — a gap of 5.6 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Neath Port Talbot ranks 38th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 217th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Neath Port Talbot
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £633 | £82,614 | 9.2% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £725 | £137,459 | 6.3% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £725 | £165,871 | 5.2% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £975 | £255,614 | 4.6% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Neath Port Talbot is on flats at 9.2%, 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 5.1% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 71 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.4%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £20,670 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 27% of EPCs lodged in Neath Port Talbot over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 23% at D (EPC ratings in Neath Port Talbot).
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 £689 supports a loan of about £103,674, which is 63.6% 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 Neath Port Talbot
- Yield calculator with £162,967 and £689 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £689 a month
- Rental income tax on £8,268 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in Wales
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | £753 | £167,559 | 5.4% | +2.2% |
| Cardiff | £1,169 | £270,094 | 5.2% | +3.4% |
| Torfaen | £858 | £199,778 | 5.2% | +1.1% |
| Newport | £956 | £230,505 | 5% | +2.6% |
| Swansea | £848 | £206,059 | 4.9% | +6% |
| Caerphilly | £743 | £197,272 | 4.5% | +8.4% |
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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
£689 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 6.9% on a year earlier.
£162,967 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 5.1% gross on the averages — £689 rent against a £162,967 price — ranking 71 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 9.2% gross (£633 rent on a £82,614 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +6.9% against prices +1.3% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £20,670 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.