Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in West Lindsey (July 2026)
The average private rent in West Lindsey is £744 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £210,732 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.2%, ranked 192 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in West Lindsey
The average private rent across all property types is £744 a month (+10.9% on a year earlier). The regional median in the East Midlands is £857.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £543 | £6,516 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £676 | £8,112 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £827 | £9,924 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,152 | £13,824 a year |
The bedroom ladder in West Lindsey: one to two bedrooms adds 24.5% to the rent, two to three adds 22.3% and three to four-plus adds 39.3% (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 West Lindsey
The average price paid is £210,732 (+8.9% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £289,923 |
| Semi-detached | £185,427 |
| Terraced | £145,520 |
| Flat | £89,980 |
Rents are outrunning prices in West Lindsey. Rents moved +10.9% over the year against +8.9% for prices — a gap of 2 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. West Lindsey ranks 6th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 14th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in West Lindsey
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £676 | £89,980 | 9% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £827 | £145,520 | 6.8% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £827 | £185,427 | 5.4% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,152 | £289,923 | 4.8% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in West Lindsey is on flats at 9%, 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 4.2% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 192 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 £22,320 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 45% of EPCs lodged in West Lindsey 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 West Lindsey).
- Council tax: Band D in West Lindsey is £2,354 for 2026/27 (council tax in West Lindsey).
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 £744 supports a loan of about £111,950, which is 53.1% 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 West Lindsey
- Yield calculator with £210,732 and £744 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £744 a month
- Rental income tax on £8,928 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the East Midlands
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Peak | £928 | £252,980 | 4.4% | +6.7% |
| Gedling | £899 | £250,279 | 4.3% | +3.2% |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | £933 | £261,584 | 4.3% | +3.8% |
| Blaby | £994 | £282,918 | 4.2% | +6.1% |
| Newark and Sherwood | £813 | £233,902 | 4.2% | +4.9% |
| Charnwood | £958 | £276,865 | 4.2% | +4% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in West Lindsey · EPC ratings in West Lindsey.
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
£744 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 10.9% on a year earlier.
£210,732 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.2% gross on the averages — £744 rent against a £210,732 price — ranking 192 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 9% gross (£676 rent on a £89,980 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +10.9% against prices +8.9% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £22,320 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in West Lindsey
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all DN postcodes · all LN postcodes.