Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Warrington (July 2026)
The average private rent in Warrington is £894 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £259,398 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.1%, ranked 207 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Warrington
The average private rent across all property types is £894 a month (+5.1% on a year earlier). The regional median in the North West is £816.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £670 | £8,040 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £831 | £9,972 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,010 | £12,120 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,448 | £17,376 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Warrington: one to two bedrooms adds 24% to the rent, two to three adds 21.5% and three to four-plus adds 43.4% (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 Warrington
The average price paid is £259,398 (+6.5% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £445,181 |
| Semi-detached | £269,155 |
| Terraced | £207,190 |
| Flat | £136,251 |
Rents and prices moved together in Warrington — +5.1% and +6.5% over the year — so the gross yield on offer is roughly where it was twelve months ago. Warrington ranks 107th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 42nd of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Warrington
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £831 | £136,251 | 7.3% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,010 | £207,190 | 5.8% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,010 | £269,155 | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,448 | £445,181 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Warrington is on flats at 7.3%, 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 4.1% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 207 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.9%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £26,820 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 35% of EPCs lodged in Warrington over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 32% at D (EPC ratings in Warrington).
- Council tax: Band D in Warrington is £2,448 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Warrington).
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 £894 supports a loan of about £134,520, which is 51.9% 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 Warrington
- Yield calculator with £259,398 and £894 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £894 a month
- Rental income tax on £10,728 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the North West
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport | £1,111 | £314,495 | 4.2% | +5.1% |
| Westmorland and Furness | £812 | £230,066 | 4.2% | +6.5% |
| West Lancashire | £803 | £231,816 | 4.2% | +6.4% |
| Trafford | £1,367 | £396,811 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| Cheshire East | £984 | £303,387 | 3.9% | +6.3% |
| Ribble Valley | £816 | £287,641 | 3.4% | +5.5% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Warrington · EPC ratings in Warrington.
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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£894 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 5.1% on a year earlier.
£259,398 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.1% gross on the averages — £894 rent against a £259,398 price — ranking 207 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.3% gross (£831 rent on a £136,251 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +5.1% against prices +6.5% over the year — moving together, so yield is broadly stable.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £26,820 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.