Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Somerset (July 2026)
The average private rent in Somerset is £1,006 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £281,571 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.3%, ranked 185 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Somerset
The average private rent across all property types is £1,006 a month (+5.6% on a year earlier). The regional median in the South West is £1,046.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £685 | £8,220 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £905 | £10,860 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,124 | £13,488 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,604 | £19,248 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Somerset: one to two bedrooms adds 32.1% to the rent, two to three adds 24.2% and three to four-plus adds 42.7% (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 Somerset
The average price paid is £281,571 (+4.5% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £459,097 |
| Semi-detached | £289,125 |
| Terraced | £233,473 |
| Flat | £135,680 |
Rents and prices moved together in Somerset — +5.6% and +4.5% over the year — so the gross yield on offer is roughly where it was twelve months ago. Somerset ranks 88th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 99th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Somerset
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £905 | £135,680 | 8% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,124 | £233,473 | 5.8% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,124 | £289,125 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,604 | £459,097 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Somerset is on flats at 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 4.3% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 185 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.1%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £30,180 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 43% of EPCs lodged in Somerset over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 30% at D (EPC ratings in Somerset).
- Council tax: Band D in Somerset is £2,561 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Somerset).
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 £1,006 supports a loan of about £151,373, which is 53.8% 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 Somerset
- Yield calculator with £281,571 and £1,006 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,006 a month
- Rental income tax on £12,072 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the South West
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | £1,259 | £325,399 | 4.6% | +4.3% |
| North Somerset | £1,205 | £314,628 | 4.6% | +3.4% |
| Cornwall | £1,004 | £277,801 | 4.3% | +3.3% |
| Tewkesbury | £1,086 | £329,883 | 4% | +13.1% |
| Wiltshire | £1,072 | £328,908 | 3.9% | +5.9% |
| Dorset | £1,051 | £325,410 | 3.9% | +4.8% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Somerset · EPC ratings in Somerset.
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
£1,006 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 5.6% on a year earlier.
£281,571 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.3% gross on the averages — £1,006 rent against a £281,571 price — ranking 185 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 8% gross (£905 rent on a £135,680 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +5.6% against prices +4.5% over the year — moving together, so yield is broadly stable.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £30,180 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Somerset
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all BA postcodes · all BS postcodes · all DT postcodes · all TA postcodes.
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