Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Thurrock (July 2026)
The average private rent in Thurrock is £1,375 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £327,176 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 5.0%, ranked 76 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Thurrock
The average private rent across all property types is £1,375 a month (+4.8% on a year earlier). The regional median in the East of England is £1,249.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £937 | £11,244 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,210 | £14,520 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,468 | £17,616 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £2,186 | £26,232 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Thurrock: one to two bedrooms adds 29.1% to the rent, two to three adds 21.3% and three to four-plus adds 48.9% (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 Thurrock
The average price paid is £327,176 (+2.3% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £604,689 |
| Semi-detached | £407,467 |
| Terraced | £323,791 |
| Flat | £192,890 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Thurrock. Rents moved +4.8% over the year against +2.3% for prices — a gap of 2.5 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Thurrock ranks 122nd of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 182nd of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Thurrock
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,210 | £192,890 | 7.5% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,468 | £323,791 | 5.4% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,468 | £407,467 | 4.3% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £2,186 | £604,689 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Thurrock is on flats at 7.5%, against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type; the weakest is semi-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 5.0% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 76 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 £41,250 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 37% of EPCs lodged in Thurrock over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 33% at D (EPC ratings in Thurrock).
- Council tax: Band D in Thurrock is £2,255 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Thurrock).
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 £1,375 supports a loan of about £206,897, which is 63.2% 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 Thurrock
- Yield calculator with £327,176 and £1,375 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,375 a month
- Rental income tax on £16,500 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the East of England
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenage | £1,436 | £323,429 | 5.3% | +4.2% |
| Peterborough | £1,003 | £237,846 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| Luton | £1,221 | £289,790 | 5.1% | +2.4% |
| Broxbourne | £1,687 | £406,678 | 5% | +3.1% |
| Great Yarmouth | £841 | £209,164 | 4.8% | +8% |
| Tendring | £1,051 | £261,717 | 4.8% | +4.6% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Thurrock · EPC ratings in Thurrock.
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.
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£1,375 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 4.8% on a year earlier.
£327,176 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 5.0% gross on the averages — £1,375 rent against a £327,176 price — ranking 76 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.5% gross (£1,210 rent on a £192,890 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +4.8% against prices +2.3% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £41,250 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Thurrock
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all RM postcodes · all SS postcodes.