Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Tendring (July 2026)
The average private rent in Tendring is £1,051 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £261,717 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.8%, ranked 102 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Tendring
The average private rent across all property types is £1,051 a month (+4.6% on a year earlier). The regional median in the East of England is £1,249.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £757 | £9,084 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £972 | £11,664 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,182 | £14,184 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,582 | £18,984 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Tendring: one to two bedrooms adds 28.4% to the rent, two to three adds 21.6% and three to four-plus adds 33.8% (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 Tendring
The average price paid is £261,717 (+2.6% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £371,783 |
| Semi-detached | £255,595 |
| Terraced | £203,073 |
| Flat | £131,855 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Tendring. Rents moved +4.6% over the year against +2.6% for prices — a gap of 2 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Tendring ranks 131st of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 166th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Tendring
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £972 | £131,855 | 8.8% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,182 | £203,073 | 7% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,182 | £255,595 | 5.5% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,582 | £371,783 | 5.1% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Tendring is on flats at 8.8%, 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 4.8% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 102 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 £31,530 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 55% of EPCs lodged in Tendring over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 43% at D (EPC ratings in Tendring).
- Council tax: Band D in Tendring is £2,270 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Tendring).
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 £1,051 supports a loan of about £158,144, which is 60.4% 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 Tendring
- Yield calculator with £261,717 and £1,051 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,051 a month
- Rental income tax on £12,612 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the East of England
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurrock | £1,375 | £327,176 | 5% | +4.8% |
| Broxbourne | £1,687 | £406,678 | 5% | +3.1% |
| Great Yarmouth | £841 | £209,164 | 4.8% | +8% |
| Colchester | £1,196 | £298,003 | 4.8% | +2.3% |
| Southend-on-Sea | £1,296 | £325,586 | 4.8% | +4.7% |
| West Suffolk | £1,179 | £296,879 | 4.8% | +3.9% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Tendring · EPC ratings in Tendring.
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
£1,051 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 4.6% on a year earlier.
£261,717 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.8% gross on the averages — £1,051 rent against a £261,717 price — ranking 102 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 8.8% gross (£972 rent on a £131,855 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +4.6% against prices +2.6% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £31,530 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.