Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Slough (July 2026)
The average private rent in Slough is £1,569 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £352,024 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 5.3%, ranked 45 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Slough
The average private rent across all property types is £1,569 a month (+2.4% on a year earlier). The regional median in the South East is £1,355.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,144 | £13,728 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,428 | £17,136 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,716 | £20,592 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £2,443 | £29,316 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Slough: one to two bedrooms adds 24.8% to the rent, two to three adds 20.2% and three to four-plus adds 42.4% (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 Slough
The average price paid is £352,024 (+2.2% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £703,927 |
| Semi-detached | £479,019 |
| Terraced | £371,549 |
| Flat | £229,759 |
Rents and prices moved together in Slough — +2.4% and +2.2% over the year — so the gross yield on offer is roughly where it was twelve months ago. Slough ranks 238th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 186th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Slough
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,428 | £229,759 | 7.5% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,716 | £371,549 | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,716 | £479,019 | 4.3% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £2,443 | £703,927 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Slough is on flats at 7.5%, 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 5.3% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 45 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 £47,070 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 27% of EPCs lodged in Slough over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 24% at D (EPC ratings in Slough).
- Council tax: Band D in Slough is £2,414 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Slough).
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 £1,569 supports a loan of about £236,088, which is 67.1% 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 Slough
- Yield calculator with £352,024 and £1,569 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,569 a month
- Rental income tax on £18,828 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the South East
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gosport | £1,165 | £235,188 | 5.9% | +5.8% |
| Eastbourne | £1,166 | £251,811 | 5.6% | +0.7% |
| Dartford | £1,570 | £351,594 | 5.4% | +3% |
| Brighton and Hove | £1,809 | £407,803 | 5.3% | −1.1% |
| Worthing | £1,303 | £296,227 | 5.3% | 0% |
| Crawley | £1,486 | £338,311 | 5.3% | +3.1% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Slough · EPC ratings in Slough.
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
£1,569 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 2.4% on a year earlier.
£352,024 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 5.3% gross on the averages — £1,569 rent against a £352,024 price — ranking 45 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.5% gross (£1,428 rent on a £229,759 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +2.4% against prices +2.2% over the year — moving together, so yield is broadly stable.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £47,070 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Slough
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all SL postcodes.