Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield by Area
Every English and Welsh local authority with published ONS rent and Land Registry price data — 316 areas, ranked by yield and by rent, each with its own page and prefilled tools. Scotland follows when ONS publishes council-level rents.
Highest gross yields
| Area | Region | Rent | Price | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | North East | £1,207 | £208,589 | 6.9% |
| Portsmouth | South East | £1,367 | £250,999 | 6.5% |
| Manchester | North West | £1,365 | £251,250 | 6.5% |
| Tower Hamlets | London | £2,439 | £456,898 | 6.4% |
| Southampton | South East | £1,255 | £235,362 | 6.4% |
| Blackpool | North West | £714 | £134,923 | 6.4% |
| Bristol | South West | £1,880 | £356,824 | 6.3% |
| Nottingham | East Midlands | £1,011 | £192,172 | 6.3% |
| Lincoln | East Midlands | £944 | £183,298 | 6.2% |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Wales | £755 | £146,611 | 6.2% |
| Kingston upon Hull | Yorkshire and The Humber | £691 | £134,304 | 6.2% |
| Middlesbrough | North East | £699 | £137,773 | 6.1% |
| Gateshead | North East | £798 | £158,254 | 6.1% |
| Salford | North West | £1,167 | £231,890 | 6.0% |
| Norwich | East of England | £1,146 | £230,706 | 6.0% |
Highest rents
| Area | Region | Rent | Price | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington and Chelsea | London | £3,629 | £1,250,149 | 3.5% |
| Westminster | London | £3,179 | £854,198 | 4.5% |
| Islington | London | £2,854 | £673,384 | 5.1% |
| Camden | London | £2,800 | £833,067 | 4.0% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | London | £2,796 | £725,562 | 4.6% |
| Hackney | London | £2,644 | £605,442 | 5.2% |
| Wandsworth | London | £2,620 | £680,105 | 4.6% |
| Lambeth | London | £2,519 | £548,034 | 5.5% |
| Tower Hamlets | London | £2,439 | £456,898 | 6.4% |
| Southwark | London | £2,431 | £582,473 | 5.0% |
| Richmond upon Thames | London | £2,318 | £818,949 | 3.4% |
| Haringey | London | £2,213 | £634,444 | 4.2% |
| Merton | London | £2,153 | £612,681 | 4.2% |
| Ealing | London | £2,085 | £575,814 | 4.3% |
| Brent | London | £2,012 | £544,174 | 4.4% |
Every area, searchable
| Area | Region | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | South East | £1,399 | £380,031 | 4.4% |
| Amber Valley | East Midlands | £794 | £237,857 | 4.0% |
| Arun | South East | £1,227 | £321,927 | 4.6% |
| Ashfield | East Midlands | £793 | £190,024 | 5.0% |
| Ashford | South East | £1,246 | £344,332 | 4.3% |
| Babergh | East of England | £968 | £328,612 | 3.5% |
| Barking and Dagenham | London | £1,696 | £371,030 | 5.5% |
| Barnet | London | £1,945 | £603,753 | 3.9% |
| Barnsley | Yorkshire and The Humber | £693 | £175,733 | 4.7% |
| Basildon | East of England | £1,421 | £360,294 | 4.7% |
| Basingstoke and Deane | South East | £1,307 | £368,739 | 4.3% |
| Bassetlaw | East Midlands | £720 | £210,596 | 4.1% |
| Bath and North East Somerset | South West | £1,881 | £404,480 | 5.6% |
| Bedford | East of England | £1,170 | £329,830 | 4.3% |
| Bexley | London | £1,534 | £405,477 | 4.5% |
| Birmingham | West Midlands | £1,093 | £234,150 | 5.6% |
| Blaby | East Midlands | £994 | £282,918 | 4.2% |
| Blackburn with Darwen | North West | £713 | £165,882 | 5.2% |
| Blackpool | North West | £714 | £134,923 | 6.4% |
| Blaenau Gwent | Wales | £679 | £144,603 | 5.6% |
| Bolsover | East Midlands | £710 | £188,025 | 4.5% |
| Bolton | North West | £884 | £202,770 | 5.2% |
| Boston | East Midlands | £803 | £180,778 | 5.3% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | South West | £1,399 | £312,162 | 5.4% |
| Bracknell Forest | South East | £1,456 | £396,103 | 4.4% |
| Bradford | Yorkshire and The Humber | £749 | £185,028 | 4.9% |
| Braintree | East of England | £1,217 | £330,637 | 4.4% |
| Breckland | East of England | £925 | £273,851 | 4.1% |
| Brent | London | £2,012 | £544,174 | 4.4% |
| Brentwood | East of England | £1,618 | £513,537 | 3.8% |
| Bridgend | Wales | £759 | £207,546 | 4.4% |
| Brighton and Hove | South East | £1,809 | £407,803 | 5.3% |
| Bristol | South West | £1,880 | £356,824 | 6.3% |
| Broadland | East of England | £939 | £315,128 | 3.6% |
| Bromley | London | £1,681 | £518,235 | 3.9% |
| Bromsgrove | West Midlands | £985 | £339,163 | 3.5% |
| Broxbourne | East of England | £1,687 | £406,678 | 5.0% |
| Broxtowe | East Midlands | £945 | £253,021 | 4.5% |
| Buckinghamshire | South East | £1,474 | £490,508 | 3.6% |
| Burnley | North West | £628 | £134,515 | 5.6% |
| Bury | North West | £969 | £238,446 | 4.9% |
| Caerphilly | Wales | £743 | £197,272 | 4.5% |
| Calderdale | Yorkshire and The Humber | £753 | £191,540 | 4.7% |
| Cambridge | East of England | £1,806 | £471,098 | 4.6% |
| Camden | London | £2,800 | £833,067 | 4.0% |
| Cannock Chase | West Midlands | £859 | £230,601 | 4.5% |
| Canterbury | South East | £1,281 | £338,030 | 4.5% |
| Cardiff | Wales | £1,169 | £270,094 | 5.2% |
| Carmarthenshire | Wales | £685 | £197,547 | 4.2% |
| Castle Point | East of England | £1,257 | £362,602 | 4.2% |
| Central Bedfordshire | East of England | £1,249 | £356,453 | 4.2% |
| Ceredigion | Wales | £723 | £237,176 | 3.7% |
| Charnwood | East Midlands | £958 | £276,865 | 4.2% |
| Chelmsford | East of England | £1,442 | £383,103 | 4.5% |
| Cheltenham | South West | £1,259 | £325,399 | 4.6% |
| Cherwell | South East | £1,294 | £353,632 | 4.4% |
| Cheshire East | North West | £984 | £303,387 | 3.9% |
| Cheshire West and Chester | North West | £986 | £269,039 | 4.4% |
| Chesterfield | East Midlands | £754 | £199,439 | 4.5% |
| Chichester | South East | £1,328 | £429,978 | 3.7% |
| Chorley | North West | £792 | £212,647 | 4.5% |
| Colchester | East of England | £1,196 | £298,003 | 4.8% |
| Conwy | Wales | £791 | £213,461 | 4.4% |
| Cornwall | South West | £1,004 | £277,801 | 4.3% |
| Cotswold | South West | £1,248 | £411,764 | 3.6% |
| County Durham | North East | £645 | £138,148 | 5.6% |
| Coventry | West Midlands | £1,019 | £223,731 | 5.5% |
| Crawley | South East | £1,486 | £338,311 | 5.3% |
| Croydon | London | £1,581 | £394,736 | 4.8% |
| Cumberland | North West | £675 | £172,036 | 4.7% |
| Dacorum | East of England | £1,583 | £459,438 | 4.1% |
| Darlington | North East | £686 | £158,188 | 5.2% |
| Dartford | South East | £1,570 | £351,594 | 5.4% |
| Denbighshire | Wales | £712 | £198,995 | 4.3% |
| Derby | East Midlands | £857 | £204,016 | 5.0% |
| Derbyshire Dales | East Midlands | £810 | £353,364 | 2.8% |
| Doncaster | Yorkshire and The Humber | £691 | £170,784 | 4.9% |
| Dorset | South West | £1,051 | £325,410 | 3.9% |
| Dover | South East | £1,029 | £276,234 | 4.5% |
| Dudley | West Midlands | £853 | £230,781 | 4.4% |
| Ealing | London | £2,085 | £575,814 | 4.3% |
| East Cambridgeshire | East of England | £1,035 | £344,211 | 3.6% |
| East Devon | South West | £965 | £345,757 | 3.3% |
| East Hampshire | South East | £1,262 | £446,392 | 3.4% |
| East Hertfordshire | East of England | £1,519 | £460,778 | 4.0% |
| East Lindsey | East Midlands | £699 | £216,315 | 3.9% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £724 | £220,721 | 3.9% |
| East Staffordshire | West Midlands | £851 | £225,551 | 4.5% |
| East Suffolk | East of England | £840 | £278,376 | 3.6% |
| Eastbourne | South East | £1,166 | £251,811 | 5.6% |
| Eastleigh | South East | £1,214 | £308,476 | 4.7% |
| Elmbridge | South East | £1,867 | £743,525 | 3.0% |
| Enfield | London | £1,821 | £471,019 | 4.6% |
| Epping Forest | East of England | £1,843 | £536,765 | 4.1% |
| Epsom and Ewell | South East | £1,694 | £568,810 | 3.6% |
| Erewash | East Midlands | £834 | £217,901 | 4.6% |
| Exeter | South West | £1,320 | £280,982 | 5.6% |
| Fareham | South East | £1,189 | £328,364 | 4.3% |
| Fenland | East of England | £840 | £223,168 | 4.5% |
| Flintshire | Wales | £803 | £213,930 | 4.5% |
| Folkestone and Hythe | South East | £1,176 | £304,717 | 4.6% |
| Forest of Dean | South West | £826 | £288,524 | 3.4% |
| Fylde | North West | £866 | £233,647 | 4.4% |
| Gateshead | North East | £798 | £158,254 | 6.1% |
| Gedling | East Midlands | £899 | £250,279 | 4.3% |
| Gloucester | South West | £1,112 | £240,887 | 5.5% |
| Gosport | South East | £1,165 | £235,188 | 5.9% |
| Gravesham | South East | £1,331 | £345,369 | 4.6% |
| Great Yarmouth | East of England | £841 | £209,164 | 4.8% |
| Greenwich | London | £1,980 | £465,132 | 5.1% |
| Guildford | South East | £1,728 | £523,974 | 4.0% |
| Gwynedd | Wales | £722 | £206,665 | 4.2% |
| Hackney | London | £2,644 | £605,442 | 5.2% |
| Halton | North West | £745 | £193,134 | 4.6% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | London | £2,796 | £725,562 | 4.6% |
| Harborough | East Midlands | £963 | £345,848 | 3.3% |
| Haringey | London | £2,213 | £634,444 | 4.2% |
| Harlow | East of England | £1,518 | £313,338 | 5.8% |
| Harrow | London | £1,773 | £524,160 | 4.1% |
| Hart | South East | £1,417 | £479,978 | 3.5% |
| Hartlepool | North East | £556 | £130,271 | 5.1% |
| Hastings | South East | £1,006 | £236,966 | 5.1% |
| Havant | South East | £1,146 | £320,643 | 4.3% |
| Havering | London | £1,564 | £456,759 | 4.1% |
| Herefordshire | West Midlands | £811 | £289,715 | 3.4% |
| Hertsmere | East of England | £1,817 | £560,436 | 3.9% |
| High Peak | East Midlands | £928 | £252,980 | 4.4% |
| Hillingdon | London | £1,565 | £474,665 | 4.0% |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | East Midlands | £933 | £261,584 | 4.3% |
| Horsham | South East | £1,465 | £436,940 | 4.0% |
| Hounslow | London | £1,945 | £512,888 | 4.6% |
| Huntingdonshire | East of England | £1,050 | £306,387 | 4.1% |
| Hyndburn | North West | £645 | £138,818 | 5.6% |
| Ipswich | East of England | £993 | £219,070 | 5.4% |
| Isle of Anglesey | Wales | £710 | £239,726 | 3.6% |
| Isle of Wight | South East | £950 | £240,998 | 4.7% |
| Islington | London | £2,854 | £673,384 | 5.1% |
| Kensington and Chelsea | London | £3,629 | £1,250,149 | 3.5% |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | East of England | £940 | £263,298 | 4.3% |
| Kingston upon Hull | Yorkshire and The Humber | £691 | £134,304 | 6.2% |
| Kingston upon Thames | London | £1,807 | £594,498 | 3.6% |
| Kirklees | Yorkshire and The Humber | £780 | £205,773 | 4.5% |
| Knowsley | North West | £844 | £189,116 | 5.4% |
| Lambeth | London | £2,519 | £548,034 | 5.5% |
| Lancaster | North West | £815 | £199,762 | 4.9% |
| Leeds | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,140 | £249,394 | 5.5% |
| Leicester | East Midlands | £1,024 | £228,618 | 5.4% |
| Lewes | South East | £1,325 | £367,918 | 4.3% |
| Lewisham | London | £1,828 | £491,259 | 4.5% |
| Lichfield | West Midlands | £1,100 | £337,052 | 3.9% |
| Lincoln | East Midlands | £944 | £183,298 | 6.2% |
| Liverpool | North West | £909 | £185,307 | 5.9% |
| Luton | East of England | £1,221 | £289,790 | 5.1% |
| Maidstone | South East | £1,293 | £352,191 | 4.4% |
| Maldon | East of England | £1,143 | £384,348 | 3.6% |
| Malvern Hills | West Midlands | £943 | £350,906 | 3.2% |
| Manchester | North West | £1,365 | £251,250 | 6.5% |
| Mansfield | East Midlands | £788 | £192,359 | 4.9% |
| Medway | South East | £1,236 | £296,182 | 5.0% |
| Melton | East Midlands | £796 | £283,892 | 3.4% |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Wales | £755 | £146,611 | 6.2% |
| Merton | London | £2,153 | £612,681 | 4.2% |
| Mid Devon | South West | £876 | £284,283 | 3.7% |
| Mid Suffolk | East of England | £1,001 | £320,276 | 3.8% |
| Mid Sussex | South East | £1,420 | £426,441 | 4.0% |
| Middlesbrough | North East | £699 | £137,773 | 6.1% |
| Milton Keynes | South East | £1,343 | £325,104 | 5.0% |
| Mole Valley | South East | £1,548 | £540,160 | 3.4% |
| Monmouthshire | Wales | £993 | £332,145 | 3.6% |
| Neath Port Talbot | Wales | £689 | £162,967 | 5.1% |
| New Forest | South East | £1,241 | £380,310 | 3.9% |
| Newark and Sherwood | East Midlands | £813 | £233,902 | 4.2% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | North East | £1,207 | £208,589 | 6.9% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | West Midlands | £830 | £209,547 | 4.8% |
| Newham | London | £1,927 | £403,032 | 5.7% |
| Newport | Wales | £956 | £230,505 | 5.0% |
| North Devon | South West | £845 | £281,532 | 3.6% |
| North East Derbyshire | East Midlands | £787 | £250,387 | 3.8% |
| North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £633 | £151,132 | 5.0% |
| North Hertfordshire | East of England | £1,429 | £422,616 | 4.1% |
| North Kesteven | East Midlands | £820 | £243,236 | 4.0% |
| North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £653 | £181,725 | 4.3% |
| North Norfolk | East of England | £864 | £300,273 | 3.5% |
| North Northamptonshire | East Midlands | £988 | £256,610 | 4.6% |
| North Somerset | South West | £1,205 | £314,628 | 4.6% |
| North Tyneside | North East | £851 | £203,813 | 5.0% |
| North Warwickshire | West Midlands | £978 | £270,450 | 4.3% |
| North West Leicestershire | East Midlands | £910 | £282,239 | 3.9% |
| North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £844 | £270,569 | 3.7% |
| Northumberland | North East | £691 | £213,452 | 3.9% |
| Norwich | East of England | £1,146 | £230,706 | 6.0% |
| Nottingham | East Midlands | £1,011 | £192,172 | 6.3% |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | West Midlands | £921 | £230,734 | 4.8% |
| Oadby and Wigston | East Midlands | £1,025 | £259,734 | 4.7% |
| Oldham | North West | £931 | £214,850 | 5.2% |
| Oxford | South East | £1,966 | £466,815 | 5.1% |
| Pembrokeshire | Wales | £692 | £210,862 | 3.9% |
| Pendle | North West | £666 | £149,613 | 5.3% |
| Peterborough | East of England | £1,003 | £237,846 | 5.1% |
| Plymouth | South West | £1,001 | £222,817 | 5.4% |
| Portsmouth | South East | £1,367 | £250,999 | 6.5% |
| Powys | Wales | £622 | £231,004 | 3.2% |
| Preston | North West | £788 | £187,709 | 5.0% |
| Reading | South East | £1,573 | £361,243 | 5.2% |
| Redbridge | London | £1,724 | £495,977 | 4.2% |
| Redcar and Cleveland | North East | £643 | £153,205 | 5.0% |
| Redditch | West Midlands | £951 | £243,843 | 4.7% |
| Reigate and Banstead | South East | £1,637 | £480,481 | 4.1% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | Wales | £753 | £167,559 | 5.4% |
| Ribble Valley | North West | £816 | £287,641 | 3.4% |
| Richmond upon Thames | London | £2,318 | £818,949 | 3.4% |
| Rochdale | North West | £844 | £210,083 | 4.8% |
| Rochford | East of England | £1,298 | £415,574 | 3.7% |
| Rossendale | North West | £808 | £193,320 | 5.0% |
| Rother | South East | £1,166 | £343,870 | 4.1% |
| Rotherham | Yorkshire and The Humber | £683 | £190,069 | 4.3% |
| Rugby | West Midlands | £1,046 | £276,208 | 4.5% |
| Runnymede | South East | £1,579 | £489,116 | 3.9% |
| Rushcliffe | East Midlands | £1,041 | £331,451 | 3.8% |
| Rushmoor | South East | £1,387 | £328,963 | 5.1% |
| Rutland | East Midlands | £962 | £299,980 | 3.8% |
| Salford | North West | £1,167 | £231,890 | 6.0% |
| Sandwell | West Midlands | £947 | £205,743 | 5.5% |
| Sefton | North West | £935 | £225,433 | 5.0% |
| Sevenoaks | South East | £1,803 | £543,081 | 4.0% |
| Sheffield | Yorkshire and The Humber | £929 | £219,539 | 5.1% |
| Shropshire | West Midlands | £819 | £284,036 | 3.5% |
| Slough | South East | £1,569 | £352,024 | 5.3% |
| Solihull | West Midlands | £1,269 | £334,966 | 4.5% |
| Somerset | South West | £1,006 | £281,571 | 4.3% |
| South Cambridgeshire | East of England | £1,411 | £436,011 | 3.9% |
| South Derbyshire | East Midlands | £879 | £258,672 | 4.1% |
| South Gloucestershire | South West | £1,456 | £340,300 | 5.1% |
| South Hams | South West | £1,009 | £360,571 | 3.4% |
| South Holland | East Midlands | £768 | £231,036 | 4.0% |
| South Kesteven | East Midlands | £843 | £255,363 | 4.0% |
| South Norfolk | East of England | £981 | £312,124 | 3.8% |
| South Oxfordshire | South East | £1,392 | £474,283 | 3.5% |
| South Ribble | North West | £800 | £211,854 | 4.5% |
| South Staffordshire | West Midlands | £949 | £310,258 | 3.7% |
| South Tyneside | North East | £737 | £161,372 | 5.5% |
| Southampton | South East | £1,255 | £235,362 | 6.4% |
| Southend-on-Sea | East of England | £1,296 | £325,586 | 4.8% |
| Southwark | London | £2,431 | £582,473 | 5.0% |
| Spelthorne | South East | £1,661 | £429,916 | 4.6% |
| St Albans | East of England | £1,931 | £651,448 | 3.6% |
| St Helens | North West | £802 | £186,435 | 5.2% |
| Stafford | West Midlands | £898 | £259,721 | 4.1% |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | West Midlands | £724 | £227,875 | 3.8% |
| Stevenage | East of England | £1,436 | £323,429 | 5.3% |
| Stockport | North West | £1,111 | £314,495 | 4.2% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | North East | £735 | £170,923 | 5.2% |
| Stoke-on-Trent | West Midlands | £711 | £148,799 | 5.7% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | West Midlands | £1,143 | £392,574 | 3.5% |
| Stroud | South West | £1,040 | £355,953 | 3.5% |
| Sunderland | North East | £704 | £143,216 | 5.9% |
| Surrey Heath | South East | £1,508 | £461,396 | 3.9% |
| Sutton | London | £1,553 | £446,775 | 4.2% |
| Swale | South East | £1,103 | £298,394 | 4.4% |
| Swansea | Wales | £848 | £206,059 | 4.9% |
| Swindon | South West | £1,090 | £265,666 | 4.9% |
| Tameside | North West | £927 | £211,304 | 5.3% |
| Tamworth | West Midlands | £920 | £230,478 | 4.8% |
| Tandridge | South East | £1,634 | £475,344 | 4.1% |
| Teignbridge | South West | £958 | £303,564 | 3.8% |
| Telford and Wrekin | West Midlands | £861 | £220,519 | 4.7% |
| Tendring | East of England | £1,051 | £261,717 | 4.8% |
| Test Valley | South East | £1,234 | £372,348 | 4.0% |
| Tewkesbury | South West | £1,086 | £329,883 | 4.0% |
| Thanet | South East | £1,114 | £268,760 | 5.0% |
| Three Rivers | East of England | £1,820 | £580,120 | 3.8% |
| Thurrock | East of England | £1,375 | £327,176 | 5.0% |
| Tonbridge and Malling | South East | £1,484 | £405,932 | 4.4% |
| Torbay | South West | £917 | £223,577 | 4.9% |
| Torfaen | Wales | £858 | £199,778 | 5.2% |
| Torridge | South West | £788 | £260,783 | 3.6% |
| Tower Hamlets | London | £2,439 | £456,898 | 6.4% |
| Trafford | North West | £1,367 | £396,811 | 4.1% |
| Tunbridge Wells | South East | £1,529 | £445,133 | 4.1% |
| Uttlesford | East of England | £1,286 | £482,652 | 3.2% |
| Vale of Glamorgan | Wales | £987 | £297,999 | 4.0% |
| Vale of White Horse | South East | £1,343 | £414,441 | 3.9% |
| Wakefield | Yorkshire and The Humber | £800 | £198,519 | 4.8% |
| Walsall | West Midlands | £916 | £214,577 | 5.1% |
| Waltham Forest | London | £1,765 | £522,743 | 4.1% |
| Wandsworth | London | £2,620 | £680,105 | 4.6% |
| Warrington | North West | £894 | £259,398 | 4.1% |
| Warwick | West Midlands | £1,239 | £372,922 | 4.0% |
| Watford | East of England | £1,823 | £396,385 | 5.5% |
| Waverley | South East | £1,450 | £560,596 | 3.1% |
| Wealden | South East | £1,266 | £386,787 | 3.9% |
| Welwyn Hatfield | East of England | £1,509 | £450,696 | 4.0% |
| West Berkshire | South East | £1,314 | £402,790 | 3.9% |
| West Devon | South West | £840 | £286,145 | 3.5% |
| West Lancashire | North West | £803 | £231,816 | 4.2% |
| West Lindsey | East Midlands | £744 | £210,732 | 4.2% |
| West Northamptonshire | East Midlands | £1,078 | £292,754 | 4.4% |
| West Oxfordshire | South East | £1,293 | £416,425 | 3.7% |
| West Suffolk | East of England | £1,179 | £296,879 | 4.8% |
| Westminster | London | £3,179 | £854,198 | 4.5% |
| Westmorland and Furness | North West | £812 | £230,066 | 4.2% |
| Wigan | North West | £745 | £195,557 | 4.6% |
| Wiltshire | South West | £1,072 | £328,908 | 3.9% |
| Winchester | South East | £1,505 | £471,136 | 3.8% |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | South East | £1,805 | £576,992 | 3.8% |
| Wirral | North West | £852 | £215,575 | 4.7% |
| Woking | South East | £1,619 | £433,790 | 4.5% |
| Wokingham | South East | £1,470 | £498,941 | 3.5% |
| Wolverhampton | West Midlands | £942 | £216,668 | 5.2% |
| Worcester | West Midlands | £974 | £253,787 | 4.6% |
| Worthing | South East | £1,303 | £296,227 | 5.3% |
| Wrexham | Wales | £766 | £212,502 | 4.3% |
| Wychavon | West Midlands | £950 | £328,015 | 3.5% |
| Wyre | North West | £737 | £193,024 | 4.6% |
| Wyre Forest | West Midlands | £823 | £232,448 | 4.2% |
| York | Yorkshire and The Humber | £1,193 | £309,611 | 4.6% |
Median across the 316 areas: rent £1,024 a month, price £289,120. Open an area for rent by bedrooms, price by type, and every calculator prefilled.
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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Newcastle upon Tyne, at 6.9% gross on the averages (£1,207 rent, £208,589 price). The full ranking is in the table.
Kensington and Chelsea, at £3,629 a month on average (ONS, July 2026).
Gross: annual rent divided by price, before mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids. Use the yield calculator for the net figure with your own costs.
Monthly, when ONS and HM Land Registry publish; this build uses July 2026 rents and June 2026 prices.