Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Wiltshire (July 2026)
The average private rent in Wiltshire is £1,072 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £328,908 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 3.9%, ranked 246 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Wiltshire
The average private rent across all property types is £1,072 a month (+5.9% on a year earlier). The regional median in the South West is £1,046.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £743 | £8,916 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £964 | £11,568 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,209 | £14,508 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,723 | £20,676 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Wiltshire: one to two bedrooms adds 29.7% to the rent, two to three adds 25.4% and three to four-plus adds 42.5% (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 Wiltshire
The average price paid is £328,908 (+2.7% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £519,308 |
| Semi-detached | £328,456 |
| Terraced | £264,866 |
| Flat | £158,975 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Wiltshire. Rents moved +5.9% over the year against +2.7% for prices — a gap of 3.2 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Wiltshire ranks 74th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 163rd of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Wiltshire
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £964 | £158,975 | 7.3% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,209 | £264,866 | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,209 | £328,456 | 4.4% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,723 | £519,308 | 4% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Wiltshire 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 3.9% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 246 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 £32,160 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 44% of EPCs lodged in Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire).
- Council tax: Band D in Wiltshire is £2,572 for 2026/27 (council tax in Wiltshire).
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 £1,072 supports a loan of about £161,304, which is 49% 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 Wiltshire
- Yield calculator with £328,908 and £1,072 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,072 a month
- Rental income tax on £12,864 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the South West
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall | £1,004 | £277,801 | 4.3% | +3.3% |
| Somerset | £1,006 | £281,571 | 4.3% | +5.6% |
| Tewkesbury | £1,086 | £329,883 | 4% | +13.1% |
| Dorset | £1,051 | £325,410 | 3.9% | +4.8% |
| Teignbridge | £958 | £303,564 | 3.8% | +3.7% |
| Mid Devon | £876 | £284,283 | 3.7% | +1.6% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Wiltshire · EPC ratings in Wiltshire.
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
£1,072 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 5.9% on a year earlier.
£328,908 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 3.9% gross on the averages — £1,072 rent against a £328,908 price — ranking 246 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.3% gross (£964 rent on a £158,975 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +5.9% against prices +2.7% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £32,160 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.