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The Buy-to-Let Yield Map 2026

Gross rental yields for 316 council areas in England and Wales, worked out like for like: flat rents against flat prices, terraced against terraced. Find the highest yields, see how your area compares and use the figures.

Last updated 17 October 2026

Typical gross yield (median council)

4.4%

Highest since at least 2015

Highest yield

Newcastle upon Tyne

7.0% gross, all homes

Typical yield on a flat

6.8%

Against 3.6% on a detached house

Areas where yields rose

253 of 316

Rents grew faster than prices

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Newcastle upon TyneTower HamletsManchesterPortsmouthBristol, City ofNottinghamSouthamptonBlackpoolGatesheadKingston upon Hull, City ofSalfordNorwichLincolnMiddlesbroughNewhamGosportStoke-on-TrentLiverpoolMerthyr TydfilSunderlandHarlowBlaenau GwentLambethBirminghamBurnleyExeterSloughGloucesterSandwellCounty DurhamLeedsBath and North East SomersetSouth TynesideEastbourneRhondda Cynon TafHyndburnKnowsleyStevenageBostonDartfordWatfordBarking and DagenhamBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleLeicesterPlymouthReadingIpswichCoventryCrawleyTamesideBrighton and HoveHackneyPendleBoltonWorthingSt. HelensNorth East LincolnshireOldhamBlackburn with DarwenCardiffSouthwarkStockton-on-TeesTorfaenGreenwichDarlingtonPeterboroughLutonWalsallSouth GloucestershireThurrockWolverhamptonRedcar and ClevelandIslingtonMansfieldRushmoorSheffieldHastingsPrestonAshfieldNewportSeftonNorth TynesideOxfordSwindonDerbySwanseaThanetTorbayMedwayNeath Port TalbotBroxbourneRochdaleBradfordHartlepoolOadby and WigstonMilton KeynesCroydonLancasterNuneaton and BedworthRossendaleTendringWakefieldTamworthDoncasterGreat YarmouthColchesterWest SuffolkBuryCumberlandNewcastle-under-LymeRedditchSouthend-on-SeaBarnsleyCalderdaleEastleighCheltenhamWorcesterFolkestone and HytheBasildonEnfieldGraveshamWirralBolsoverIsle of WightNorth SomersetSpelthorneYorkHaltonNorth NorthamptonshireRugbyArunWandsworthWiganWyreErewashHammersmith and FulhamChelmsfordCambridgeCanterburySolihullTelford and WrekinCaerphillyEast StaffordshireSouth RibbleFlintshireChorleyGedlingKirkleesLewishamFenlandBroxtoweChesterfieldSwaleBexleyHounslowWest NorthamptonshireAdurBracknell ForestBraintreeBrentDudleyFyldeWokingDoverMaidstoneCheshire West and ChesterCannock ChaseConwyCherwellTonbridge and MallingBridgendHavantWest LindseyWestminsterCornwallNorth LincolnshireHigh PeakLewesWrexhamEalingSomersetAshfordHinckley and BosworthNorth WarwickshireRedbridgeRotherhamWyre ForestDenbighshireCastle PointKing's Lynn and West NorfolkWestmorland and FurnessBasingstoke and DeaneGwyneddFarehamMertonBedfordStockportCharnwoodEpping ForestCentral BedfordshireHaveringStaffordNewark and SherwoodDacorumHaringeyCamdenWarringtonBlabyBrecklandCarmarthenshireRotherSuttonAmber ValleyHuntingdonshireNorth HertfordshireSouth HollandTraffordReigate and BansteadWest LancashireBassetlawNorth KestevenTandridgeHarrowSouth DerbyshireWelwyn HatfieldSevenoaksTest ValleyTunbridge WellsWarwickEast HertfordshireTewkesburyHertsmereHillingdonHorshamWaltham ForestPembrokeshireRunnymedeWest BerkshireMid SussexBromleyWiltshireEast LindseyEast Riding of YorkshireLichfieldSurrey HeathNorthumberlandVale of White HorseGuildfordNorth West LeicestershireWinchesterDorsetBarnetSouth KestevenStaffordshire MoorlandsVale of GlamorganNew ForestRushcliffeWealdenRutlandSouth CambridgeshireCheshire EastMid SuffolkTeignbridgeBrentwoodRochfordSouth NorfolkNorth YorkshireWindsor and MaidenheadMid DevonNorth East DerbyshireWest OxfordshireThree RiversChichesterSouth StaffordshireBuckinghamshireCeredigionIsle of AngleseyKingston upon ThamesEast SuffolkEast CambridgeshireBroadlandKensington and ChelseaNorth DevonShropshireTorridgeSt AlbansCotswoldEpsom and EwellMonmouthshireBromsgroveNorth NorfolkStroudWest DevonWychavonWokinghamHartSouth OxfordshireMaldonBaberghRichmond upon ThamesStratford-on-AvonForest of DeanEast HampshireRibble ValleyEast DevonMeltonSouth HamsHerefordshire, County ofHarboroughMole ValleyUttlesfordMalvern HillsWaverleyPowysElmbridgeDerbyshire DalesIsles of ScillyCity of London Tower HamletsNewhamLambethBarking and DagenhamHackneySouthwarkGreenwichIslingtonCroydonEnfieldWandsworthHammersmith and FulhamLewishamBexleyHounslowBrentWestminsterEalingRedbridgeMertonHaveringHaringeyCamdenSuttonHarrowHillingdonWaltham ForestBromleyBarnetKingston upon ThamesKensington and ChelseaRichmond upon ThamesCity of London London
Lower Higher No figure Each band is a fifth of the areas with a figure

Net yield calculator

Gross yield ignores costs. Start from an area's averages, or your own figures, and see what is left after running costs and the mortgage, and whether the rent would pass a lender's stress test.

Using the Newcastle upon Tyne average for all homes. Pick an area on the map to change it.

Starting figures: mortgage rate is the average two-year buy-to-let fix (5.34%, Rightmove, October 2026); insurance is the median quoted landlord premium (£284.75, Alan Boswell Group); empty weeks reflect the average 20 days between tenancies (Goodlord). The agent fee and repairs are assumptions to change.

What the data shows

7.0%

Newcastle upon Tyne has the highest gross yield in England and Wales: an average rent of £1,215 a month against an average price of £207,547. The typical council area yields 4.4%.

All 316

council areas give their highest gross yield on flats. The typical flat yields 6.8%, a terraced house 5.3%, a semi 4.6% and a detached house 3.6%. Service charges and ground rent come off a flat's yield, so the gap is smaller after costs.

10.7%

is the gross yield on a flat in Boston, the highest for any property type: £645 a month in rent on an average flat price of £72,477.

253 of 316

council areas saw gross yields rise over the year, because rents grew faster than prices. The typical yield moved from 4.3% to 4.4%.

+1.1 pts

Tower Hamlets had the biggest rise in yield, to 6.6%, as average prices fell 14.4% while rents rose 3.5%. Prices in central London move a lot from month to month, so treat single-borough swings with care.

81 areas

yield under 4% gross, mostly expensive rural and commuter districts. Derbyshire Dales is lowest at 2.8%. 13 areas yield 6% or more.

3.6% to 4.4%

The typical yield has climbed from its 2022 low and is now the highest since at least 2015. See the trend.

1 of 316

council areas where the average rent passes a lender's stress test on a 75% two-year fix at today's rates, against 66 on a five-year fix. How the test works.

53 areas

combine an above-typical yield with below-typical landlord court claims. Newcastle upon Tyne has the highest yield of them at 7.0%. Yield against court claims.

How yields have changed since 2015

Gross yield each year, using August rents and July prices. Yields fell as house prices outpaced rents to 2022, then climbed as rents rose faster than prices.

Gross rental yield, 2015 to 2026

The typical council area yields 4.4%, the highest since at least 2015, up from 3.6% in 2022. London has gone from 3.7% to 5.1%.

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 2015201820212024 6.8% 5.7% 5.1% 4.4%
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents and HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, analysed by Landlord Insurance UK
Show the data
YearTypical council areaTypical flatLondonNorth EastWales
20154.2%5.8%4.2%5.5%5.0%
20164.0%5.5%4.0%5.4%4.8%
20173.9%5.3%3.9%5.5%4.7%
20183.9%5.3%3.9%5.4%4.6%
20194.0%5.5%4.0%5.5%4.5%
20203.9%5.6%4.0%5.5%4.5%
20213.8%5.3%3.9%5.2%4.2%
20223.6%5.2%3.7%4.8%3.8%
20233.8%5.6%4.2%5.1%4.1%
20244.1%6.0%4.6%5.4%4.4%
20254.3%6.5%4.8%5.6%4.6%
20264.4%6.8%5.1%5.7%4.7%

Does the rent pass a lender's stress test?

Buy-to-let lenders check that the rent covers the mortgage interest with room to spare. Under Bank of England rules the usual test is rent of at least 125% of the interest at a stressed rate: at least 5.5%, and for fixes shorter than five years at least 2 points above the rate charged. With a 25% deposit, the rent passes when the gross yield is at least 5.2% on a 5-year fix, or 6.9% on a 2-year fix at today's average rate.

66 of 316

council areas where the average rent covers a 75% mortgage on a 5-year fix, tested at the 5.5% minimum rate. In the other 250, a buyer needs a bigger deposit or a higher rent.

1 of 316

council areas where the average rent covers a 75% mortgage on a 2-year fix, tested at the 5.34% average rate plus 2 points, 7.34%. In the other 315, a buyer needs a bigger deposit or a higher rent.

Property typeAreas passing, 5-year fix (5.5%)Areas passing, 2-year fix (7.34%)
All homes 66 of 316 (21%)1 of 316 (under 1%)
Flats 306 of 316 (97%)151 of 316 (48%)
Terraced 178 of 316 (56%)11 of 316 (3%)
Semi-detached 53 of 316 (17%)0 of 316 (0%)
Detached 0 of 316 (0%)0 of 316 (0%)

An illustration using area averages, a 75% loan and the minimum 125% cover. Each lender sets its own test within these rules and may ask for more cover, for example from higher-rate taxpayers. Source: PRA supervisory statement SS13/16.

Yield against court claims

Each dot is a council area: its gross yield against landlord possession claims per 1,000 rented homes, from the Landlord Risk Map. Higher yields often come with more landlords going to court, but not always.

Gross yield and landlord court claims, by council area

53 areas have an above-typical yield and below-typical court claims. 105 have both above typical.

2%3%4%5%6%7%8% 05101520253035404550 Landlord court claims per 1,000 rented homes Higher yield,fewer claims Higher yield, more claims Newcastle upon Tyne: 7.0% yield, 6.4 claims per 1,000 Tower Hamlets: 6.6% yield, 18.8 claims per 1,000 Manchester: 6.5% yield, 14.3 claims per 1,000 Portsmouth: 6.5% yield, 10.8 claims per 1,000 Bristol, City of: 6.4% yield, 6.6 claims per 1,000 Nottingham: 6.4% yield, 8.5 claims per 1,000 Southampton: 6.4% yield, 9.3 claims per 1,000 Blackpool: 6.3% yield, 11.5 claims per 1,000 Gateshead: 6.2% yield, 10.8 claims per 1,000 Kingston upon Hull, City of: 6.2% yield, 10.0 claims per 1,000 Salford: 6.1% yield, 11.0 claims per 1,000 Norwich: 6.1% yield, 5.3 claims per 1,000 Lincoln: 6.0% yield, 6.0 claims per 1,000 Middlesbrough: 5.9% yield, 9.3 claims per 1,000 Newham: 5.9% yield, 40.5 claims per 1,000 Gosport: 5.8% yield, 5.4 claims per 1,000 Stoke-on-Trent: 5.8% yield, 15.6 claims per 1,000 Liverpool: 5.8% yield, 12.0 claims per 1,000 Merthyr Tydfil: 5.8% yield, 5.3 claims per 1,000 Sunderland: 5.8% yield, 11.4 claims per 1,000 Harlow: 5.7% yield, 24.0 claims per 1,000 Blaenau Gwent: 5.7% yield, 7.0 claims per 1,000 Lambeth: 5.7% yield, 12.5 claims per 1,000 Birmingham: 5.6% yield, 15.5 claims per 1,000 Burnley: 5.6% yield, 14.4 claims per 1,000 Exeter: 5.6% yield, 5.0 claims per 1,000 Slough: 5.6% yield, 23.4 claims per 1,000 Gloucester: 5.6% yield, 10.5 claims per 1,000 Sandwell: 5.6% yield, 16.0 claims per 1,000 County Durham: 5.5% yield, 8.8 claims per 1,000 Leeds: 5.5% yield, 6.5 claims per 1,000 Bath and North East Somerset: 5.5% yield, 4.0 claims per 1,000 South Tyneside: 5.5% yield, 10.9 claims per 1,000 Eastbourne: 5.5% yield, 11.9 claims per 1,000 Rhondda Cynon Taf: 5.5% yield, 6.1 claims per 1,000 Hyndburn: 5.5% yield, 12.1 claims per 1,000 Knowsley: 5.5% yield, 15.6 claims per 1,000 Stevenage: 5.5% yield, 13.5 claims per 1,000 Boston: 5.5% yield, 7.9 claims per 1,000 Dartford: 5.4% yield, 21.4 claims per 1,000 Watford: 5.4% yield, 18.0 claims per 1,000 Barking and Dagenham: 5.4% yield, 48.5 claims per 1,000 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 5.4% yield, 10.4 claims per 1,000 Leicester: 5.4% yield, 14.5 claims per 1,000 Plymouth: 5.4% yield, 11.8 claims per 1,000 Reading: 5.4% yield, 9.8 claims per 1,000 Ipswich: 5.4% yield, 12.0 claims per 1,000 Coventry: 5.4% yield, 11.7 claims per 1,000 Crawley: 5.4% yield, 18.2 claims per 1,000 Tameside: 5.3% yield, 11.4 claims per 1,000 Brighton and Hove: 5.3% yield, 7.7 claims per 1,000 Hackney: 5.3% yield, 14.7 claims per 1,000 Pendle: 5.3% yield, 9.4 claims per 1,000 Bolton: 5.3% yield, 15.2 claims per 1,000 Worthing: 5.2% yield, 9.3 claims per 1,000 St. Helens: 5.2% yield, 9.4 claims per 1,000 North East Lincolnshire: 5.2% yield, 11.9 claims per 1,000 Oldham: 5.2% yield, 15.8 claims per 1,000 Blackburn with Darwen: 5.2% yield, 10.7 claims per 1,000 Cardiff: 5.2% yield, 6.6 claims per 1,000 Southwark: 5.2% yield, 9.1 claims per 1,000 Stockton-on-Tees: 5.2% yield, 8.1 claims per 1,000 Torfaen: 5.2% yield, 8.0 claims per 1,000 Greenwich: 5.2% yield, 23.3 claims per 1,000 Darlington: 5.2% yield, 10.7 claims per 1,000 Peterborough: 5.2% yield, 11.4 claims per 1,000 Luton: 5.2% yield, 15.6 claims per 1,000 Walsall: 5.2% yield, 11.0 claims per 1,000 South Gloucestershire: 5.1% yield, 7.4 claims per 1,000 Thurrock: 5.1% yield, 24.9 claims per 1,000 Wolverhampton: 5.1% yield, 11.8 claims per 1,000 Redcar and Cleveland: 5.1% yield, 7.3 claims per 1,000 Islington: 5.1% yield, 10.2 claims per 1,000 Mansfield: 5.1% yield, 11.1 claims per 1,000 Rushmoor: 5.1% yield, 6.7 claims per 1,000 Sheffield: 5.1% yield, 6.3 claims per 1,000 Hastings: 5.1% yield, 13.9 claims per 1,000 Preston: 5.0% yield, 9.8 claims per 1,000 Ashfield: 5.0% yield, 8.2 claims per 1,000 Newport: 5.0% yield, 9.6 claims per 1,000 Sefton: 5.0% yield, 9.6 claims per 1,000 North Tyneside: 5.0% yield, 5.1 claims per 1,000 Oxford: 5.0% yield, 7.8 claims per 1,000 Swindon: 5.0% yield, 6.9 claims per 1,000 Derby: 5.0% yield, 12.6 claims per 1,000 Swansea: 5.0% yield, 6.2 claims per 1,000 Thanet: 5.0% yield, 12.4 claims per 1,000 Torbay: 5.0% yield, 11.4 claims per 1,000 Medway: 5.0% yield, 21.4 claims per 1,000 Neath Port Talbot: 4.9% yield, 9.0 claims per 1,000 Broxbourne: 4.9% yield, 23.9 claims per 1,000 Rochdale: 4.9% yield, 18.1 claims per 1,000 Bradford: 4.9% yield, 10.1 claims per 1,000 Hartlepool: 4.9% yield, 10.8 claims per 1,000 Oadby and Wigston: 4.9% yield, 10.2 claims per 1,000 Milton Keynes: 4.9% yield, 15.3 claims per 1,000 Croydon: 4.9% yield, 24.1 claims per 1,000 Lancaster: 4.9% yield, 7.7 claims per 1,000 Nuneaton and Bedworth: 4.9% yield, 8.6 claims per 1,000 Rossendale: 4.9% yield, 8.6 claims per 1,000 Tendring: 4.9% yield, 12.9 claims per 1,000 Wakefield: 4.8% yield, 8.4 claims per 1,000 Tamworth: 4.8% yield, 8.0 claims per 1,000 Doncaster: 4.8% yield, 8.0 claims per 1,000 Great Yarmouth: 4.8% yield, 10.0 claims per 1,000 Colchester: 4.8% yield, 8.9 claims per 1,000 West Suffolk: 4.8% yield, 4.8 claims per 1,000 Bury: 4.8% yield, 15.7 claims per 1,000 Cumberland: 4.8% yield, 5.4 claims per 1,000 Newcastle-under-Lyme: 4.8% yield, 5.9 claims per 1,000 Redditch: 4.8% yield, 8.2 claims per 1,000 Southend-on-Sea: 4.8% yield, 16.7 claims per 1,000 Barnsley: 4.8% yield, 9.2 claims per 1,000 Calderdale: 4.7% yield, 7.3 claims per 1,000 Eastleigh: 4.7% yield, 7.9 claims per 1,000 Cheltenham: 4.7% yield, 8.2 claims per 1,000 Worcester: 4.7% yield, 5.6 claims per 1,000 Folkestone and Hythe: 4.7% yield, 12.0 claims per 1,000 Basildon: 4.7% yield, 18.4 claims per 1,000 Enfield: 4.7% yield, 41.1 claims per 1,000 Gravesham: 4.7% yield, 19.6 claims per 1,000 Wirral: 4.7% yield, 10.6 claims per 1,000 Bolsover: 4.6% yield, 10.4 claims per 1,000 Isle of Wight: 4.6% yield, 5.2 claims per 1,000 North Somerset: 4.6% yield, 6.4 claims per 1,000 Spelthorne: 4.6% yield, 18.0 claims per 1,000 York: 4.6% yield, 1.7 claims per 1,000 Halton: 4.6% yield, 11.5 claims per 1,000 North Northamptonshire: 4.6% yield, 9.7 claims per 1,000 Rugby: 4.6% yield, 8.0 claims per 1,000 Arun: 4.6% yield, 11.6 claims per 1,000 Wandsworth: 4.6% yield, 9.1 claims per 1,000 Wigan: 4.6% yield, 10.4 claims per 1,000 Wyre: 4.6% yield, 6.4 claims per 1,000 Erewash: 4.6% yield, 8.1 claims per 1,000 Hammersmith and Fulham: 4.6% yield, 9.6 claims per 1,000 Chelmsford: 4.6% yield, 10.7 claims per 1,000 Cambridge: 4.6% yield, 3.6 claims per 1,000 Canterbury: 4.5% yield, 9.6 claims per 1,000 Solihull: 4.5% yield, 9.0 claims per 1,000 Telford and Wrekin: 4.5% yield, 7.6 claims per 1,000 Caerphilly: 4.5% yield, 6.4 claims per 1,000 East Staffordshire: 4.5% yield, 6.9 claims per 1,000 South Ribble: 4.5% yield, 7.9 claims per 1,000 Flintshire: 4.5% yield, 6.7 claims per 1,000 Chorley: 4.5% yield, 8.5 claims per 1,000 Gedling: 4.5% yield, 5.6 claims per 1,000 Kirklees: 4.5% yield, 8.6 claims per 1,000 Lewisham: 4.5% yield, 22.0 claims per 1,000 Fenland: 4.5% yield, 7.3 claims per 1,000 Broxtowe: 4.5% yield, 7.7 claims per 1,000 Chesterfield: 4.5% yield, 6.6 claims per 1,000 Swale: 4.5% yield, 11.4 claims per 1,000 Bexley: 4.5% yield, 21.4 claims per 1,000 Hounslow: 4.5% yield, 21.8 claims per 1,000 West Northamptonshire: 4.5% yield, 10.3 claims per 1,000 Adur: 4.5% yield, 7.8 claims per 1,000 Bracknell Forest: 4.4% yield, 10.3 claims per 1,000 Braintree: 4.4% yield, 8.4 claims per 1,000 Brent: 4.4% yield, 23.9 claims per 1,000 Dudley: 4.4% yield, 9.9 claims per 1,000 Fylde: 4.4% yield, 9.1 claims per 1,000 Woking: 4.4% yield, 9.4 claims per 1,000 Dover: 4.4% yield, 12.4 claims per 1,000 Maidstone: 4.4% yield, 13.1 claims per 1,000 Cheshire West and Chester: 4.4% yield, 6.9 claims per 1,000 Cannock Chase: 4.4% yield, 10.2 claims per 1,000 Conwy: 4.4% yield, 7.6 claims per 1,000 Cherwell: 4.4% yield, 7.7 claims per 1,000 Tonbridge and Malling: 4.4% yield, 7.6 claims per 1,000 Bridgend: 4.4% yield, 6.9 claims per 1,000 Havant: 4.4% yield, 6.8 claims per 1,000 West Lindsey: 4.4% yield, 5.3 claims per 1,000 Westminster: 4.4% yield, 16.0 claims per 1,000 Cornwall: 4.3% yield, 6.8 claims per 1,000 North Lincolnshire: 4.3% yield, 6.7 claims per 1,000 High Peak: 4.3% yield, 6.3 claims per 1,000 Lewes: 4.3% yield, 9.8 claims per 1,000 Wrexham: 4.3% yield, 5.1 claims per 1,000 Ealing: 4.3% yield, 26.1 claims per 1,000 Somerset: 4.3% yield, 6.6 claims per 1,000 Ashford: 4.3% yield, 8.8 claims per 1,000 Hinckley and Bosworth: 4.3% yield, 6.9 claims per 1,000 North Warwickshire: 4.3% yield, 6.6 claims per 1,000 Redbridge: 4.3% yield, 28.0 claims per 1,000 Rotherham: 4.3% yield, 7.3 claims per 1,000 Wyre Forest: 4.3% yield, 6.2 claims per 1,000 Denbighshire: 4.3% yield, 7.9 claims per 1,000 Castle Point: 4.3% yield, 12.6 claims per 1,000 King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 4.3% yield, 6.3 claims per 1,000 Westmorland and Furness: 4.3% yield, 8.1 claims per 1,000 Basingstoke and Deane: 4.2% yield, 5.3 claims per 1,000 Gwynedd: 4.2% yield, 2.6 claims per 1,000 Fareham: 4.2% yield, 6.2 claims per 1,000 Merton: 4.2% yield, 13.3 claims per 1,000 Bedford: 4.2% yield, 9.2 claims per 1,000 Stockport: 4.2% yield, 11.7 claims per 1,000 Charnwood: 4.2% yield, 6.6 claims per 1,000 Epping Forest: 4.2% yield, 19.3 claims per 1,000 Central Bedfordshire: 4.2% yield, 10.6 claims per 1,000 Havering: 4.2% yield, 31.5 claims per 1,000 Stafford: 4.2% yield, 5.7 claims per 1,000 Newark and Sherwood: 4.2% yield, 4.3 claims per 1,000 Dacorum: 4.2% yield, 14.4 claims per 1,000 Haringey: 4.2% yield, 26.9 claims per 1,000 Camden: 4.2% yield, 10.6 claims per 1,000 Warrington: 4.2% yield, 8.3 claims per 1,000 Blaby: 4.1% yield, 7.9 claims per 1,000 Breckland: 4.1% yield, 4.8 claims per 1,000 Carmarthenshire: 4.1% yield, 4.4 claims per 1,000 Rother: 4.1% yield, 13.5 claims per 1,000 Sutton: 4.1% yield, 14.3 claims per 1,000 Amber Valley: 4.1% yield, 6.8 claims per 1,000 Huntingdonshire: 4.1% yield, 5.1 claims per 1,000 North Hertfordshire: 4.1% yield, 4.8 claims per 1,000 South Holland: 4.1% yield, 8.6 claims per 1,000 Trafford: 4.1% yield, 9.6 claims per 1,000 Reigate and Banstead: 4.1% yield, 8.7 claims per 1,000 West Lancashire: 4.1% yield, 6.5 claims per 1,000 Bassetlaw: 4.1% yield, 7.1 claims per 1,000 North Kesteven: 4.1% yield, 6.4 claims per 1,000 Tandridge: 4.1% yield, 11.8 claims per 1,000 Harrow: 4.0% yield, 18.7 claims per 1,000 South Derbyshire: 4.0% yield, 6.0 claims per 1,000 Welwyn Hatfield: 4.0% yield, 15.6 claims per 1,000 Sevenoaks: 4.0% yield, 11.0 claims per 1,000 Test Valley: 4.0% yield, 3.2 claims per 1,000 Tunbridge Wells: 4.0% yield, 8.0 claims per 1,000 Warwick: 4.0% yield, 3.5 claims per 1,000 East Hertfordshire: 4.0% yield, 9.2 claims per 1,000 Tewkesbury: 4.0% yield, 5.0 claims per 1,000 Hertsmere: 4.0% yield, 16.8 claims per 1,000 Hillingdon: 4.0% yield, 24.5 claims per 1,000 Horsham: 4.0% yield, 6.3 claims per 1,000 Waltham Forest: 4.0% yield, 24.9 claims per 1,000 Pembrokeshire: 4.0% yield, 4.3 claims per 1,000 Runnymede: 4.0% yield, 11.7 claims per 1,000 West Berkshire: 4.0% yield, 5.9 claims per 1,000 Mid Sussex: 4.0% yield, 7.9 claims per 1,000 Bromley: 4.0% yield, 16.3 claims per 1,000 Wiltshire: 4.0% yield, 6.1 claims per 1,000 East Lindsey: 3.9% yield, 5.3 claims per 1,000 East Riding of Yorkshire: 3.9% yield, 5.5 claims per 1,000 Lichfield: 3.9% yield, 6.5 claims per 1,000 Surrey Heath: 3.9% yield, 8.3 claims per 1,000 Northumberland: 3.9% yield, 6.8 claims per 1,000 Vale of White Horse: 3.9% yield, 5.2 claims per 1,000 Guildford: 3.9% yield, 5.2 claims per 1,000 North West Leicestershire: 3.9% yield, 5.1 claims per 1,000 Winchester: 3.9% yield, 4.9 claims per 1,000 Dorset: 3.9% yield, 7.0 claims per 1,000 Barnet: 3.9% yield, 21.5 claims per 1,000 South Kesteven: 3.9% yield, 5.7 claims per 1,000 Staffordshire Moorlands: 3.9% yield, 6.5 claims per 1,000 Vale of Glamorgan: 3.9% yield, 9.0 claims per 1,000 New Forest: 3.9% yield, 5.4 claims per 1,000 Rushcliffe: 3.9% yield, 4.8 claims per 1,000 Wealden: 3.9% yield, 6.8 claims per 1,000 Rutland: 3.9% yield, 5.7 claims per 1,000 South Cambridgeshire: 3.8% yield, 3.9 claims per 1,000 Cheshire East: 3.8% yield, 6.0 claims per 1,000 Mid Suffolk: 3.8% yield, 4.8 claims per 1,000 Teignbridge: 3.8% yield, 6.4 claims per 1,000 Brentwood: 3.8% yield, 11.8 claims per 1,000 Rochford: 3.8% yield, 10.2 claims per 1,000 South Norfolk: 3.8% yield, 3.9 claims per 1,000 North Yorkshire: 3.8% yield, 4.9 claims per 1,000 Windsor and Maidenhead: 3.8% yield, 5.8 claims per 1,000 Mid Devon: 3.7% yield, 7.4 claims per 1,000 North East Derbyshire: 3.7% yield, 7.6 claims per 1,000 West Oxfordshire: 3.7% yield, 4.0 claims per 1,000 Three Rivers: 3.7% yield, 11.5 claims per 1,000 Chichester: 3.7% yield, 7.4 claims per 1,000 South Staffordshire: 3.7% yield, 3.1 claims per 1,000 Buckinghamshire: 3.7% yield, 10.0 claims per 1,000 Ceredigion: 3.7% yield, 1.7 claims per 1,000 Isle of Anglesey: 3.7% yield, 3.1 claims per 1,000 Kingston upon Thames: 3.7% yield, 12.7 claims per 1,000 East Suffolk: 3.7% yield, 8.1 claims per 1,000 East Cambridgeshire: 3.6% yield, 3.1 claims per 1,000 Broadland: 3.6% yield, 3.9 claims per 1,000 Kensington and Chelsea: 3.6% yield, 10.3 claims per 1,000 North Devon: 3.6% yield, 8.3 claims per 1,000 Shropshire: 3.6% yield, 5.5 claims per 1,000 Torridge: 3.6% yield, 6.7 claims per 1,000 St Albans: 3.6% yield, 10.0 claims per 1,000 Cotswold: 3.6% yield, 4.3 claims per 1,000 Epsom and Ewell: 3.6% yield, 7.9 claims per 1,000 Monmouthshire: 3.6% yield, 5.2 claims per 1,000 Bromsgrove: 3.5% yield, 4.6 claims per 1,000 North Norfolk: 3.5% yield, 5.4 claims per 1,000 Stroud: 3.5% yield, 5.3 claims per 1,000 West Devon: 3.5% yield, 6.2 claims per 1,000 Wychavon: 3.5% yield, 4.4 claims per 1,000 Wokingham: 3.5% yield, 6.2 claims per 1,000 Hart: 3.5% yield, 5.0 claims per 1,000 South Oxfordshire: 3.5% yield, 4.9 claims per 1,000 Maldon: 3.5% yield, 9.8 claims per 1,000 Babergh: 3.5% yield, 4.4 claims per 1,000 Richmond upon Thames: 3.5% yield, 9.9 claims per 1,000 Stratford-on-Avon: 3.5% yield, 6.5 claims per 1,000 Forest of Dean: 3.5% yield, 4.0 claims per 1,000 East Hampshire: 3.4% yield, 4.2 claims per 1,000 Ribble Valley: 3.4% yield, 4.0 claims per 1,000 East Devon: 3.4% yield, 6.2 claims per 1,000 Melton: 3.4% yield, 3.9 claims per 1,000 South Hams: 3.4% yield, 5.4 claims per 1,000 Herefordshire, County of: 3.4% yield, 6.2 claims per 1,000 Harborough: 3.4% yield, 4.8 claims per 1,000 Mole Valley: 3.4% yield, 5.3 claims per 1,000 Uttlesford: 3.3% yield, 6.3 claims per 1,000 Malvern Hills: 3.2% yield, 3.7 claims per 1,000 Waverley: 3.2% yield, 6.9 claims per 1,000 Powys: 3.1% yield, 3.9 claims per 1,000 Elmbridge: 3.0% yield, 14.6 claims per 1,000 Derbyshire Dales: 2.8% yield, 3.2 claims per 1,000 Newcastle upon TyneBarking and DagenhamDerbyshire Dales

Council area London borough Dashed lines: typical yield (4.4%) and typical claim rate (8.3)

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents and HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, analysed by Landlord Insurance UK; Ministry of Justice possession statistics
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Council areaGross yieldClaims per 1,000 rented homes
Newcastle upon Tyne7.0%6.4
Tower Hamlets6.6%18.8
Manchester6.5%14.3
Portsmouth6.5%10.8
Bristol, City of6.4%6.6
Nottingham6.4%8.5
Southampton6.4%9.3
Blackpool6.3%11.5
Gateshead6.2%10.8
Kingston upon Hull, City of6.2%10.0
Salford6.1%11.0
Norwich6.1%5.3
Lincoln6.0%6.0
Middlesbrough5.9%9.3
Newham5.9%40.5
Gosport5.8%5.4
Stoke-on-Trent5.8%15.6
Liverpool5.8%12.0
Merthyr Tydfil5.8%5.3
Sunderland5.8%11.4
Harlow5.7%24.0
Blaenau Gwent5.7%7.0
Lambeth5.7%12.5
Birmingham5.6%15.5
Burnley5.6%14.4
Exeter5.6%5.0
Slough5.6%23.4
Gloucester5.6%10.5
Sandwell5.6%16.0
County Durham5.5%8.8
Leeds5.5%6.5
Bath and North East Somerset5.5%4.0
South Tyneside5.5%10.9
Eastbourne5.5%11.9
Rhondda Cynon Taf5.5%6.1
Hyndburn5.5%12.1
Knowsley5.5%15.6
Stevenage5.5%13.5
Boston5.5%7.9
Dartford5.4%21.4
Watford5.4%18.0
Barking and Dagenham5.4%48.5
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole5.4%10.4
Leicester5.4%14.5
Plymouth5.4%11.8
Reading5.4%9.8
Ipswich5.4%12.0
Coventry5.4%11.7
Crawley5.4%18.2
Tameside5.3%11.4
Brighton and Hove5.3%7.7
Hackney5.3%14.7
Pendle5.3%9.4
Bolton5.3%15.2
Worthing5.2%9.3
St. Helens5.2%9.4
North East Lincolnshire5.2%11.9
Oldham5.2%15.8
Blackburn with Darwen5.2%10.7
Cardiff5.2%6.6
Southwark5.2%9.1
Stockton-on-Tees5.2%8.1
Torfaen5.2%8.0
Greenwich5.2%23.3
Darlington5.2%10.7
Peterborough5.2%11.4
Luton5.2%15.6
Walsall5.2%11.0
South Gloucestershire5.1%7.4
Thurrock5.1%24.9
Wolverhampton5.1%11.8
Redcar and Cleveland5.1%7.3
Islington5.1%10.2
Mansfield5.1%11.1
Rushmoor5.1%6.7
Sheffield5.1%6.3
Hastings5.1%13.9
Preston5.0%9.8
Ashfield5.0%8.2
Newport5.0%9.6
Sefton5.0%9.6
North Tyneside5.0%5.1
Oxford5.0%7.8
Swindon5.0%6.9
Derby5.0%12.6
Swansea5.0%6.2
Thanet5.0%12.4
Torbay5.0%11.4
Medway5.0%21.4
Neath Port Talbot4.9%9.0
Broxbourne4.9%23.9
Rochdale4.9%18.1
Bradford4.9%10.1
Hartlepool4.9%10.8
Oadby and Wigston4.9%10.2
Milton Keynes4.9%15.3
Croydon4.9%24.1
Lancaster4.9%7.7
Nuneaton and Bedworth4.9%8.6
Rossendale4.9%8.6
Tendring4.9%12.9
Wakefield4.8%8.4
Tamworth4.8%8.0
Doncaster4.8%8.0
Great Yarmouth4.8%10.0
Colchester4.8%8.9
West Suffolk4.8%4.8
Bury4.8%15.7
Cumberland4.8%5.4
Newcastle-under-Lyme4.8%5.9
Redditch4.8%8.2
Southend-on-Sea4.8%16.7
Barnsley4.8%9.2
Calderdale4.7%7.3
Eastleigh4.7%7.9
Cheltenham4.7%8.2
Worcester4.7%5.6
Folkestone and Hythe4.7%12.0
Basildon4.7%18.4
Enfield4.7%41.1
Gravesham4.7%19.6
Wirral4.7%10.6
Bolsover4.6%10.4
Isle of Wight4.6%5.2
North Somerset4.6%6.4
Spelthorne4.6%18.0
York4.6%1.7
Halton4.6%11.5
North Northamptonshire4.6%9.7
Rugby4.6%8.0
Arun4.6%11.6
Wandsworth4.6%9.1
Wigan4.6%10.4
Wyre4.6%6.4
Erewash4.6%8.1
Hammersmith and Fulham4.6%9.6
Chelmsford4.6%10.7
Cambridge4.6%3.6
Canterbury4.5%9.6
Solihull4.5%9.0
Telford and Wrekin4.5%7.6
Caerphilly4.5%6.4
East Staffordshire4.5%6.9
South Ribble4.5%7.9
Flintshire4.5%6.7
Chorley4.5%8.5
Gedling4.5%5.6
Kirklees4.5%8.6
Lewisham4.5%22.0
Fenland4.5%7.3
Broxtowe4.5%7.7
Chesterfield4.5%6.6
Swale4.5%11.4
Bexley4.5%21.4
Hounslow4.5%21.8
West Northamptonshire4.5%10.3
Adur4.5%7.8
Bracknell Forest4.4%10.3
Braintree4.4%8.4
Brent4.4%23.9
Dudley4.4%9.9
Fylde4.4%9.1
Woking4.4%9.4
Dover4.4%12.4
Maidstone4.4%13.1
Cheshire West and Chester4.4%6.9
Cannock Chase4.4%10.2
Conwy4.4%7.6
Cherwell4.4%7.7
Tonbridge and Malling4.4%7.6
Bridgend4.4%6.9
Havant4.4%6.8
West Lindsey4.4%5.3
Westminster4.4%16.0
Cornwall4.3%6.8
North Lincolnshire4.3%6.7
High Peak4.3%6.3
Lewes4.3%9.8
Wrexham4.3%5.1
Ealing4.3%26.1
Somerset4.3%6.6
Ashford4.3%8.8
Hinckley and Bosworth4.3%6.9
North Warwickshire4.3%6.6
Redbridge4.3%28.0
Rotherham4.3%7.3
Wyre Forest4.3%6.2
Denbighshire4.3%7.9
Castle Point4.3%12.6
King's Lynn and West Norfolk4.3%6.3
Westmorland and Furness4.3%8.1
Basingstoke and Deane4.2%5.3
Gwynedd4.2%2.6
Fareham4.2%6.2
Merton4.2%13.3
Bedford4.2%9.2
Stockport4.2%11.7
Charnwood4.2%6.6
Epping Forest4.2%19.3
Central Bedfordshire4.2%10.6
Havering4.2%31.5
Stafford4.2%5.7
Newark and Sherwood4.2%4.3
Dacorum4.2%14.4
Haringey4.2%26.9
Camden4.2%10.6
Warrington4.2%8.3
Blaby4.1%7.9
Breckland4.1%4.8
Carmarthenshire4.1%4.4
Rother4.1%13.5
Sutton4.1%14.3
Amber Valley4.1%6.8
Huntingdonshire4.1%5.1
North Hertfordshire4.1%4.8
South Holland4.1%8.6
Trafford4.1%9.6
Reigate and Banstead4.1%8.7
West Lancashire4.1%6.5
Bassetlaw4.1%7.1
North Kesteven4.1%6.4
Tandridge4.1%11.8
Harrow4.0%18.7
South Derbyshire4.0%6.0
Welwyn Hatfield4.0%15.6
Sevenoaks4.0%11.0
Test Valley4.0%3.2
Tunbridge Wells4.0%8.0
Warwick4.0%3.5
East Hertfordshire4.0%9.2
Tewkesbury4.0%5.0
Hertsmere4.0%16.8
Hillingdon4.0%24.5
Horsham4.0%6.3
Waltham Forest4.0%24.9
Pembrokeshire4.0%4.3
Runnymede4.0%11.7
West Berkshire4.0%5.9
Mid Sussex4.0%7.9
Bromley4.0%16.3
Wiltshire4.0%6.1
East Lindsey3.9%5.3
East Riding of Yorkshire3.9%5.5
Lichfield3.9%6.5
Surrey Heath3.9%8.3
Northumberland3.9%6.8
Vale of White Horse3.9%5.2
Guildford3.9%5.2
North West Leicestershire3.9%5.1
Winchester3.9%4.9
Dorset3.9%7.0
Barnet3.9%21.5
South Kesteven3.9%5.7
Staffordshire Moorlands3.9%6.5
Vale of Glamorgan3.9%9.0
New Forest3.9%5.4
Rushcliffe3.9%4.8
Wealden3.9%6.8
Rutland3.9%5.7
South Cambridgeshire3.8%3.9
Cheshire East3.8%6.0
Mid Suffolk3.8%4.8
Teignbridge3.8%6.4
Brentwood3.8%11.8
Rochford3.8%10.2
South Norfolk3.8%3.9
North Yorkshire3.8%4.9
Windsor and Maidenhead3.8%5.8
Mid Devon3.7%7.4
North East Derbyshire3.7%7.6
West Oxfordshire3.7%4.0
Three Rivers3.7%11.5
Chichester3.7%7.4
South Staffordshire3.7%3.1
Buckinghamshire3.7%10.0
Ceredigion3.7%1.7
Isle of Anglesey3.7%3.1
Kingston upon Thames3.7%12.7
East Suffolk3.7%8.1
East Cambridgeshire3.6%3.1
Broadland3.6%3.9
Kensington and Chelsea3.6%10.3
North Devon3.6%8.3
Shropshire3.6%5.5
Torridge3.6%6.7
St Albans3.6%10.0
Cotswold3.6%4.3
Epsom and Ewell3.6%7.9
Monmouthshire3.6%5.2
Bromsgrove3.5%4.6
North Norfolk3.5%5.4
Stroud3.5%5.3
West Devon3.5%6.2
Wychavon3.5%4.4
Wokingham3.5%6.2
Hart3.5%5.0
South Oxfordshire3.5%4.9
Maldon3.5%9.8
Babergh3.5%4.4
Richmond upon Thames3.5%9.9
Stratford-on-Avon3.5%6.5
Forest of Dean3.5%4.0
East Hampshire3.4%4.2
Ribble Valley3.4%4.0
East Devon3.4%6.2
Melton3.4%3.9
South Hams3.4%5.4
Herefordshire, County of3.4%6.2
Harborough3.4%4.8
Mole Valley3.4%5.3
Uttlesford3.3%6.3
Malvern Hills3.2%3.7
Waverley3.2%6.9
Powys3.1%3.9
Elmbridge3.0%14.6
Derbyshire Dales2.8%3.2

Higher yield, fewer court claims

  1. 1 Newcastle upon Tyne 7.0% 6.4 claims
  2. 2 Bristol, City of 6.4% 6.6 claims
  3. 3 Norwich 6.1% 5.3 claims
  4. 4 Lincoln 6.0% 6.0 claims
  5. 5 Gosport 5.8% 5.4 claims
  6. 6 Merthyr Tydfil 5.8% 5.3 claims
  7. 7 Blaenau Gwent 5.7% 7.0 claims
  8. 8 Exeter 5.6% 5.0 claims

Higher yield, more court claims

  1. 1 Tower Hamlets 6.6% 18.8 claims
  2. 2 Manchester 6.5% 14.3 claims
  3. 3 Portsmouth 6.5% 10.8 claims
  4. 4 Nottingham 6.4% 8.5 claims
  5. 5 Southampton 6.4% 9.3 claims
  6. 6 Blackpool 6.3% 11.5 claims
  7. 7 Gateshead 6.2% 10.8 claims
  8. 8 Kingston upon Hull, City of 6.2% 10.0 claims

Claims are the start of a court case, not evictions. Neither measure says anything about a particular property or tenant.

Yields by region and property type

Gross yield from each region's published average rent and price, August 2026 rents and July 2026 prices. Regions are listed from highest yield to lowest.

RegionAll homesFlatsTerracedSemi-detachedDetached
North East 5.7% 7.7%6.9%5.7%4.5%
North West 5.3% 7.0%6.6%5.2%4.1%
London 5.1% 5.8%5.3%4.9%3.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 5.0% 6.6%6.1%5.1%4.0%
South West 4.9% 6.8%5.8%5.0%3.9%
Wales 4.7% 6.6%5.8%4.9%3.9%
West Midlands 4.7% 6.9%5.7%4.9%3.7%
East of England 4.6% 6.5%5.3%4.8%4.0%
East Midlands 4.6% 7.1%5.8%5.0%4.1%
South East 4.5% 6.6%5.3%4.5%3.5%

Highest-yielding areas in each region

North East

5.7%
  1. 1 Newcastle upon Tyne 7.0%
  2. 2 Gateshead 6.2%
  3. 3 Middlesbrough 5.9%
  4. 4 Sunderland 5.8%
  5. 5 County Durham 5.5%
All 12 North East areas
  1. 6 South Tyneside 5.5%
  2. 7 Stockton-on-Tees 5.2%
  3. 8 Darlington 5.2%
  4. 9 Redcar and Cleveland 5.1%
  5. 10 North Tyneside 5.0%
  6. 11 Hartlepool 4.9%
  7. 12 Northumberland 3.9%

North West

5.3%
  1. 1 Manchester 6.5%
  2. 2 Blackpool 6.3%
  3. 3 Salford 6.1%
  4. 4 Liverpool 5.8%
  5. 5 Burnley 5.6%
All 35 North West areas
  1. 6 Hyndburn 5.5%
  2. 7 Knowsley 5.5%
  3. 8 Tameside 5.3%
  4. 9 Pendle 5.3%
  5. 10 Bolton 5.3%
  6. 11 St. Helens 5.2%
  7. 12 Oldham 5.2%
  8. 13 Blackburn with Darwen 5.2%
  9. 14 Preston 5.0%
  10. 15 Sefton 5.0%
  11. 16 Rochdale 4.9%
  12. 17 Lancaster 4.9%
  13. 18 Rossendale 4.9%
  14. 19 Bury 4.8%
  15. 20 Cumberland 4.8%
  16. 21 Wirral 4.7%
  17. 22 Halton 4.6%
  18. 23 Wigan 4.6%
  19. 24 Wyre 4.6%
  20. 25 South Ribble 4.5%
  21. 26 Chorley 4.5%
  22. 27 Fylde 4.4%
  23. 28 Cheshire West and Chester 4.4%
  24. 29 Westmorland and Furness 4.3%
  25. 30 Stockport 4.2%
  26. 31 Warrington 4.2%
  27. 32 Trafford 4.1%
  28. 33 West Lancashire 4.1%
  29. 34 Cheshire East 3.8%
  30. 35 Ribble Valley 3.4%

London

5.1%
  1. 1 Tower Hamlets 6.6%
  2. 2 Newham 5.9%
  3. 3 Lambeth 5.7%
  4. 4 Barking and Dagenham 5.4%
  5. 5 Hackney 5.3%
All 32 London areas
  1. 6 Southwark 5.2%
  2. 7 Greenwich 5.2%
  3. 8 Islington 5.1%
  4. 9 Croydon 4.9%
  5. 10 Enfield 4.7%
  6. 11 Wandsworth 4.6%
  7. 12 Hammersmith and Fulham 4.6%
  8. 13 Lewisham 4.5%
  9. 14 Bexley 4.5%
  10. 15 Hounslow 4.5%
  11. 16 Brent 4.4%
  12. 17 Westminster 4.4%
  13. 18 Ealing 4.3%
  14. 19 Redbridge 4.3%
  15. 20 Merton 4.2%
  16. 21 Havering 4.2%
  17. 22 Haringey 4.2%
  18. 23 Camden 4.2%
  19. 24 Sutton 4.1%
  20. 25 Harrow 4.0%
  21. 26 Hillingdon 4.0%
  22. 27 Waltham Forest 4.0%
  23. 28 Bromley 4.0%
  24. 29 Barnet 3.9%
  25. 30 Kingston upon Thames 3.7%
  26. 31 Kensington and Chelsea 3.6%
  27. 32 Richmond upon Thames 3.5%

Yorkshire and The Humber

5.0%
  1. 1 Kingston upon Hull, City of 6.2%
  2. 2 Leeds 5.5%
  3. 3 North East Lincolnshire 5.2%
  4. 4 Sheffield 5.1%
  5. 5 Bradford 4.9%
All 15 Yorkshire and The Humber areas
  1. 6 Wakefield 4.8%
  2. 7 Doncaster 4.8%
  3. 8 Barnsley 4.8%
  4. 9 Calderdale 4.7%
  5. 10 York 4.6%
  6. 11 Kirklees 4.5%
  7. 12 North Lincolnshire 4.3%
  8. 13 Rotherham 4.3%
  9. 14 East Riding of Yorkshire 3.9%
  10. 15 North Yorkshire 3.8%

South West

4.9%
  1. 1 Bristol, City of 6.4%
  2. 2 Exeter 5.6%
  3. 3 Gloucester 5.6%
  4. 4 Bath and North East Somerset 5.5%
  5. 5 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 5.4%
All 26 South West areas
  1. 6 Plymouth 5.4%
  2. 7 South Gloucestershire 5.1%
  3. 8 Swindon 5.0%
  4. 9 Torbay 5.0%
  5. 10 Cheltenham 4.7%
  6. 11 North Somerset 4.6%
  7. 12 Cornwall 4.3%
  8. 13 Somerset 4.3%
  9. 14 Tewkesbury 4.0%
  10. 15 Wiltshire 4.0%
  11. 16 Dorset 3.9%
  12. 17 Teignbridge 3.8%
  13. 18 Mid Devon 3.7%
  14. 19 North Devon 3.6%
  15. 20 Torridge 3.6%
  16. 21 Cotswold 3.6%
  17. 22 Stroud 3.5%
  18. 23 West Devon 3.5%
  19. 24 Forest of Dean 3.5%
  20. 25 East Devon 3.4%
  21. 26 South Hams 3.4%

Wales

4.7%
  1. 1 Merthyr Tydfil 5.8%
  2. 2 Blaenau Gwent 5.7%
  3. 3 Rhondda Cynon Taf 5.5%
  4. 4 Cardiff 5.2%
  5. 5 Torfaen 5.2%
All 22 Wales areas
  1. 6 Newport 5.0%
  2. 7 Swansea 5.0%
  3. 8 Neath Port Talbot 4.9%
  4. 9 Caerphilly 4.5%
  5. 10 Flintshire 4.5%
  6. 11 Conwy 4.4%
  7. 12 Bridgend 4.4%
  8. 13 Wrexham 4.3%
  9. 14 Denbighshire 4.3%
  10. 15 Gwynedd 4.2%
  11. 16 Carmarthenshire 4.1%
  12. 17 Pembrokeshire 4.0%
  13. 18 Vale of Glamorgan 3.9%
  14. 19 Ceredigion 3.7%
  15. 20 Isle of Anglesey 3.7%
  16. 21 Monmouthshire 3.6%
  17. 22 Powys 3.1%

West Midlands

4.7%
  1. 1 Stoke-on-Trent 5.8%
  2. 2 Birmingham 5.6%
  3. 3 Sandwell 5.6%
  4. 4 Coventry 5.4%
  5. 5 Walsall 5.2%
All 30 West Midlands areas
  1. 6 Wolverhampton 5.1%
  2. 7 Nuneaton and Bedworth 4.9%
  3. 8 Tamworth 4.8%
  4. 9 Newcastle-under-Lyme 4.8%
  5. 10 Redditch 4.8%
  6. 11 Worcester 4.7%
  7. 12 Rugby 4.6%
  8. 13 Solihull 4.5%
  9. 14 Telford and Wrekin 4.5%
  10. 15 East Staffordshire 4.5%
  11. 16 Dudley 4.4%
  12. 17 Cannock Chase 4.4%
  13. 18 North Warwickshire 4.3%
  14. 19 Wyre Forest 4.3%
  15. 20 Stafford 4.2%
  16. 21 Warwick 4.0%
  17. 22 Lichfield 3.9%
  18. 23 Staffordshire Moorlands 3.9%
  19. 24 South Staffordshire 3.7%
  20. 25 Shropshire 3.6%
  21. 26 Bromsgrove 3.5%
  22. 27 Wychavon 3.5%
  23. 28 Stratford-on-Avon 3.5%
  24. 29 Herefordshire, County of 3.4%
  25. 30 Malvern Hills 3.2%

East of England

4.6%
  1. 1 Norwich 6.1%
  2. 2 Harlow 5.7%
  3. 3 Stevenage 5.5%
  4. 4 Watford 5.4%
  5. 5 Ipswich 5.4%
All 45 East of England areas
  1. 6 Peterborough 5.2%
  2. 7 Luton 5.2%
  3. 8 Thurrock 5.1%
  4. 9 Broxbourne 4.9%
  5. 10 Tendring 4.9%
  6. 11 Great Yarmouth 4.8%
  7. 12 Colchester 4.8%
  8. 13 West Suffolk 4.8%
  9. 14 Southend-on-Sea 4.8%
  10. 15 Basildon 4.7%
  11. 16 Chelmsford 4.6%
  12. 17 Cambridge 4.6%
  13. 18 Fenland 4.5%
  14. 19 Braintree 4.4%
  15. 20 Castle Point 4.3%
  16. 21 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 4.3%
  17. 22 Bedford 4.2%
  18. 23 Epping Forest 4.2%
  19. 24 Central Bedfordshire 4.2%
  20. 25 Dacorum 4.2%
  21. 26 Breckland 4.1%
  22. 27 Huntingdonshire 4.1%
  23. 28 North Hertfordshire 4.1%
  24. 29 Welwyn Hatfield 4.0%
  25. 30 East Hertfordshire 4.0%
  26. 31 Hertsmere 4.0%
  27. 32 South Cambridgeshire 3.8%
  28. 33 Mid Suffolk 3.8%
  29. 34 Brentwood 3.8%
  30. 35 Rochford 3.8%
  31. 36 South Norfolk 3.8%
  32. 37 Three Rivers 3.7%
  33. 38 East Suffolk 3.7%
  34. 39 East Cambridgeshire 3.6%
  35. 40 Broadland 3.6%
  36. 41 St Albans 3.6%
  37. 42 North Norfolk 3.5%
  38. 43 Maldon 3.5%
  39. 44 Babergh 3.5%
  40. 45 Uttlesford 3.3%

East Midlands

4.6%
  1. 1 Nottingham 6.4%
  2. 2 Lincoln 6.0%
  3. 3 Boston 5.5%
  4. 4 Leicester 5.4%
  5. 5 Mansfield 5.1%
All 35 East Midlands areas
  1. 6 Ashfield 5.0%
  2. 7 Derby 5.0%
  3. 8 Oadby and Wigston 4.9%
  4. 9 Bolsover 4.6%
  5. 10 North Northamptonshire 4.6%
  6. 11 Erewash 4.6%
  7. 12 Gedling 4.5%
  8. 13 Broxtowe 4.5%
  9. 14 Chesterfield 4.5%
  10. 15 West Northamptonshire 4.5%
  11. 16 West Lindsey 4.4%
  12. 17 High Peak 4.3%
  13. 18 Hinckley and Bosworth 4.3%
  14. 19 Charnwood 4.2%
  15. 20 Newark and Sherwood 4.2%
  16. 21 Blaby 4.1%
  17. 22 Amber Valley 4.1%
  18. 23 South Holland 4.1%
  19. 24 Bassetlaw 4.1%
  20. 25 North Kesteven 4.1%
  21. 26 South Derbyshire 4.0%
  22. 27 East Lindsey 3.9%
  23. 28 North West Leicestershire 3.9%
  24. 29 South Kesteven 3.9%
  25. 30 Rushcliffe 3.9%
  26. 31 Rutland 3.9%
  27. 32 North East Derbyshire 3.7%
  28. 33 Melton 3.4%
  29. 34 Harborough 3.4%
  30. 35 Derbyshire Dales 2.8%

South East

4.5%
  1. 1 Portsmouth 6.5%
  2. 2 Southampton 6.4%
  3. 3 Gosport 5.8%
  4. 4 Slough 5.6%
  5. 5 Eastbourne 5.5%
All 64 South East areas
  1. 6 Dartford 5.4%
  2. 7 Reading 5.4%
  3. 8 Crawley 5.4%
  4. 9 Brighton and Hove 5.3%
  5. 10 Worthing 5.2%
  6. 11 Rushmoor 5.1%
  7. 12 Hastings 5.1%
  8. 13 Oxford 5.0%
  9. 14 Thanet 5.0%
  10. 15 Medway 5.0%
  11. 16 Milton Keynes 4.9%
  12. 17 Eastleigh 4.7%
  13. 18 Folkestone and Hythe 4.7%
  14. 19 Gravesham 4.7%
  15. 20 Isle of Wight 4.6%
  16. 21 Spelthorne 4.6%
  17. 22 Arun 4.6%
  18. 23 Canterbury 4.5%
  19. 24 Swale 4.5%
  20. 25 Adur 4.5%
  21. 26 Bracknell Forest 4.4%
  22. 27 Woking 4.4%
  23. 28 Dover 4.4%
  24. 29 Maidstone 4.4%
  25. 30 Cherwell 4.4%
  26. 31 Tonbridge and Malling 4.4%
  27. 32 Havant 4.4%
  28. 33 Lewes 4.3%
  29. 34 Ashford 4.3%
  30. 35 Basingstoke and Deane 4.2%
  31. 36 Fareham 4.2%
  32. 37 Rother 4.1%
  33. 38 Reigate and Banstead 4.1%
  34. 39 Tandridge 4.1%
  35. 40 Sevenoaks 4.0%
  36. 41 Test Valley 4.0%
  37. 42 Tunbridge Wells 4.0%
  38. 43 Horsham 4.0%
  39. 44 Runnymede 4.0%
  40. 45 West Berkshire 4.0%
  41. 46 Mid Sussex 4.0%
  42. 47 Surrey Heath 3.9%
  43. 48 Vale of White Horse 3.9%
  44. 49 Guildford 3.9%
  45. 50 Winchester 3.9%
  46. 51 New Forest 3.9%
  47. 52 Wealden 3.9%
  48. 53 Windsor and Maidenhead 3.8%
  49. 54 West Oxfordshire 3.7%
  50. 55 Chichester 3.7%
  51. 56 Buckinghamshire 3.7%
  52. 57 Epsom and Ewell 3.6%
  53. 58 Wokingham 3.5%
  54. 59 Hart 3.5%
  55. 60 South Oxfordshire 3.5%
  56. 61 East Hampshire 3.4%
  57. 62 Mole Valley 3.4%
  58. 63 Waverley 3.2%
  59. 64 Elmbridge 3.0%

All 316 council areas

Ranked by gross yield on all homes. Click a column to sort, or a row to see it on the map.

CSV
1 Newcastle upon Tyne North East 7.0% 9.3%7.5%6.4%5.1% +0.3 pts
2 Tower Hamlets London 6.6% 6.4%4.8%5.4%4.2% +1.1 pts
3 Manchester North West 6.5% 7.0%6.6%5.5%4.7% +0.2 pts
4 Portsmouth South East 6.5% 7.5%6.1%5.4%4.3% +0.1 pts
5 Bristol, City of South West 6.4% 7.5%6.3%5.6%3.7% +0.2 pts
6 Nottingham East Midlands 6.4% 8.1%7.0%6.0%5.0% +0.2 pts
7 Southampton South East 6.4% 7.8%6.3%5.5%4.6% +0.1 pts
8 Blackpool North West 6.3% 8.9%7.4%6.0%4.9% +0.0 pts
9 Gateshead North East 6.2% 8.7%6.4%5.6%4.6% +0.1 pts
10 Kingston upon Hull, City of Yorkshire and The Humber 6.2% 8.6%6.6%5.6%4.7% +0.1 pts
11 Salford North West 6.1% 7.8%6.2%5.5%4.1% +0.2 pts
12 Norwich East of England 6.1% 7.5%5.6%5.2%4.2% +0.2 pts
13 Lincoln East Midlands 6.0% 8.7%7.0%5.7%4.6% +0.1 pts
14 Middlesbrough North East 5.9% 9.4%7.7%6.0%4.5% 0.0 pts
15 Newham London 5.9% 6.8%5.4%5.6%3.6% +0.5 pts
16 Gosport South East 5.8% 7.6%5.8%5.1%3.9% +0.1 pts
17 Stoke-on-Trent West Midlands 5.8% 7.8%6.9%5.8%4.7% +0.3 pts
18 Liverpool North West 5.8% 7.3%6.1%5.0%3.7% -0.1 pts
19 Merthyr Tydfil Wales 5.8% 10.3%6.1%5.4%4.9% -0.3 pts
20 Sunderland North East 5.8% 8.9%6.8%5.6%4.8% -0.0 pts
21 Harlow East of England 5.7% 7.4%5.6%4.6%4.2% -0.0 pts
22 Blaenau Gwent Wales 5.7% 7.9%5.9%5.5%4.7% +0.1 pts
23 Lambeth London 5.7% 6.0%4.7%3.9%3.1% +0.6 pts
24 Birmingham West Midlands 5.6% 7.6%5.9%5.0%3.9% +0.0 pts
25 Burnley North West 5.6% 7.8%6.5%5.3%4.5% -0.3 pts
26 Exeter South West 5.6% 7.6%5.7%4.8%4.0% +0.1 pts
27 Slough South East 5.6% 6.9%5.3%4.6%3.8% +0.2 pts
28 Gloucester South West 5.6% 7.7%6.4%5.2%4.5% +0.1 pts
29 Sandwell West Midlands 5.6% 8.2%5.9%5.4%4.6% +0.4 pts
30 County Durham North East 5.5% 8.4%7.0%5.8%4.4% +0.1 pts
31 Leeds Yorkshire and The Humber 5.5% 7.2%6.7%5.4%4.0% +0.0 pts
32 Bath and North East Somerset South West 5.5% 7.0%6.2%5.4%4.0% +0.4 pts
33 South Tyneside North East 5.5% 8.0%5.8%4.9%4.1% +0.1 pts
34 Eastbourne South East 5.5% 7.0%5.0%4.4%3.4% +0.2 pts
35 Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales 5.5% 8.3%6.1%5.4%4.0% -0.2 pts
36 Hyndburn North West 5.5% 7.8%6.3%5.2%4.3% -0.3 pts
37 Knowsley North West 5.5% 8.6%6.9%5.6%5.1% +0.5 pts
38 Stevenage East of England 5.5% 8.2%5.6%4.4%3.7% +0.1 pts
39 Boston East Midlands 5.5% 10.7%7.7%6.5%5.1% +0.1 pts
40 Dartford South East 5.4% 7.4%5.5%4.8%3.9% +0.3 pts
41 Watford East of England 5.4% 6.5%4.9%4.5%3.3% +0.2 pts
42 Barking and Dagenham London 5.4% 7.7%5.4%4.8%3.4% -0.1 pts
43 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole South West 5.4% 6.6%5.5%5.1%4.1% +0.3 pts
44 Leicester East Midlands 5.4% 6.8%5.9%4.9%4.3% +0.1 pts
45 Plymouth South West 5.4% 7.2%5.5%4.6%3.8% +0.1 pts
46 Reading South East 5.4% 6.8%5.5%4.8%3.6% +0.1 pts
47 Ipswich East of England 5.4% 8.2%5.6%4.9%3.9% +0.1 pts
48 Coventry West Midlands 5.4% 7.9%5.9%4.8%3.6% -0.1 pts
49 Crawley South East 5.4% 7.0%5.2%4.6%3.9% +0.0 pts
50 Tameside North West 5.3% 7.7%6.0%5.3%4.0% +0.3 pts
51 Brighton and Hove South East 5.3% 5.6%5.0%4.4%3.1% 0.0 pts
52 Hackney London 5.3% 5.4%4.0%3.3%2.7% +0.3 pts
53 Pendle North West 5.3% 7.3%5.9%5.1%4.3% -0.1 pts
54 Bolton North West 5.3% 8.0%6.1%5.2%4.3% +0.2 pts
55 Worthing South East 5.2% 7.0%5.0%4.2%3.5% +0.2 pts
56 St. Helens North West 5.2% 8.4%6.2%5.3%4.6% -0.0 pts
57 North East Lincolnshire Yorkshire and The Humber 5.2% 8.0%6.5%5.5%4.3% -0.0 pts
58 Oldham North West 5.2% 7.3%6.0%5.1%4.3% +0.4 pts
59 Blackburn with Darwen North West 5.2% 8.1%6.3%5.0%4.2% -0.0 pts
60 Cardiff Wales 5.2% 7.4%5.4%4.4%3.5% +0.0 pts
61 Southwark London 5.2% 5.6%4.1%3.3%2.3% +0.3 pts
62 Stockton-on-Tees North East 5.2% 8.8%7.0%5.7%4.7% +0.0 pts
63 Torfaen Wales 5.2% 8.4%6.0%5.3%4.1% +0.1 pts
64 Greenwich London 5.2% 6.3%5.0%4.2%3.6% +0.4 pts
65 Darlington North East 5.2% 7.2%6.3%5.1%4.3% +0.2 pts
66 Peterborough East of England 5.2% 8.6%6.4%5.3%4.5% +0.3 pts
67 Luton East of England 5.2% 7.3%5.5%4.8%4.1% +0.1 pts
68 Walsall West Midlands 5.2% 7.5%5.8%5.0%4.2% +0.4 pts
69 South Gloucestershire South West 5.1% 7.8%5.9%5.0%4.2% +0.1 pts
70 Thurrock East of England 5.1% 6.8%5.1%4.5%3.9% +0.3 pts
71 Wolverhampton West Midlands 5.1% 7.7%6.0%5.1%4.4% +0.2 pts
72 Redcar and Cleveland North East 5.1% 7.9%6.6%5.5%4.3% -0.1 pts
73 Islington London 5.1% 5.3%4.0%2.7%2.2% +0.5 pts
74 Mansfield East Midlands 5.1% 7.8%6.9%5.6%4.4% +0.3 pts
75 Rushmoor South East 5.1% 6.9%5.0%4.6%3.8% +0.2 pts
76 Sheffield Yorkshire and The Humber 5.1% 7.0%5.6%5.0%3.9% +0.1 pts
77 Hastings South East 5.1% 6.7%4.8%4.2%3.4% +0.3 pts
78 Preston North West 5.0% 8.0%6.6%5.1%4.0% -0.1 pts
79 Ashfield East Midlands 5.0% 8.5%6.4%5.6%4.7% +0.1 pts
80 Newport Wales 5.0% 8.2%5.8%4.9%3.8% +0.0 pts
81 Sefton North West 5.0% 7.0%6.3%4.9%4.0% +0.1 pts
82 North Tyneside North East 5.0% 7.1%5.2%4.7%3.7% +0.0 pts
83 Oxford South East 5.0% 6.5%5.3%4.5%3.2% +0.3 pts
84 Swindon South West 5.0% 7.1%5.5%4.8%3.9% +0.1 pts
85 Derby East Midlands 5.0% 7.9%6.1%5.2%4.1% +0.0 pts
86 Swansea Wales 5.0% 8.3%5.8%5.0%4.0% +0.3 pts
87 Thanet South East 5.0% 6.9%5.3%4.7%3.6% +0.1 pts
88 Torbay South West 5.0% 6.3%5.3%4.4%3.5% +0.3 pts
89 Medway South East 5.0% 7.2%5.4%4.7%3.7% +0.0 pts
90 Neath Port Talbot Wales 4.9% 7.9%5.8%5.1%4.0% +0.2 pts
91 Broxbourne East of England 4.9% 7.1%4.9%4.2%3.1% +0.0 pts
92 Rochdale North West 4.9% 7.3%5.9%5.0%4.2% +0.2 pts
93 Bradford Yorkshire and The Humber 4.9% 6.9%5.6%4.6%3.9% 0.0 pts
94 Hartlepool North East 4.9% 7.6%6.2%5.0%3.9% -0.3 pts
95 Oadby and Wigston East Midlands 4.9% 8.8%6.3%5.3%4.3% +0.3 pts
96 Milton Keynes South East 4.9% 8.1%5.8%5.1%4.2% +0.1 pts
97 Croydon London 4.9% 6.8%5.4%4.5%3.8% +0.3 pts
98 Lancaster North West 4.9% 7.2%5.5%4.8%4.0% +0.1 pts
99 Nuneaton and Bedworth West Midlands 4.9% 8.1%6.0%5.2%4.2% +0.1 pts
100 Rossendale North West 4.9% 6.8%5.8%5.1%3.9% +0.1 pts
101 Tendring East of England 4.9% 8.1%6.3%5.4%4.3% +0.3 pts
102 Wakefield Yorkshire and The Humber 4.8% 8.0%5.9%5.2%4.2% +0.1 pts
103 Tamworth West Midlands 4.8% 7.8%5.7%5.0%4.0% +0.1 pts
104 Doncaster Yorkshire and The Humber 4.8% 7.4%6.2%5.3%4.2% +0.0 pts
105 Great Yarmouth East of England 4.8% 7.5%6.0%5.1%4.3% +0.3 pts
106 Colchester East of England 4.8% 7.1%5.5%4.6%3.8% +0.1 pts
107 West Suffolk East of England 4.8% 7.9%6.1%5.4%4.5% +0.2 pts
108 Bury North West 4.8% 7.4%5.6%4.7%4.2% -0.1 pts
109 Cumberland North West 4.8% 7.5%5.8%5.1%4.0% +0.2 pts
110 Newcastle-under-Lyme West Midlands 4.8% 8.7%6.1%5.1%4.3% +0.1 pts
111 Redditch West Midlands 4.8% 7.9%5.8%4.8%4.0% +0.6 pts
112 Southend-on-Sea East of England 4.8% 6.3%4.7%4.0%3.1% +0.1 pts
113 Barnsley Yorkshire and The Humber 4.8% 7.5%5.7%5.2%4.1% +0.2 pts
114 Calderdale Yorkshire and The Humber 4.7% 6.3%5.1%4.3%3.5% -0.1 pts
115 Eastleigh South East 4.7% 7.5%5.3%4.7%3.7% +0.0 pts
116 Cheltenham South West 4.7% 5.9%4.5%4.1%3.4% +0.2 pts
117 Worcester West Midlands 4.7% 7.0%5.0%4.6%3.8% +0.2 pts
118 Folkestone and Hythe South East 4.7% 6.6%5.3%4.7%3.7% +0.4 pts
119 Basildon East of England 4.7% 7.2%5.4%4.2%3.5% +0.2 pts
120 Enfield London 4.7% 6.7%4.9%4.1%2.5% +0.2 pts
121 Gravesham South East 4.7% 7.1%5.2%4.7%3.8% +0.1 pts
122 Wirral North West 4.7% 6.8%5.9%4.5%3.6% +0.0 pts
123 Bolsover East Midlands 4.6% 7.7%5.8%5.1%4.3% +0.1 pts
124 Isle of Wight South East 4.6% 6.7%5.6%4.6%3.9% +0.3 pts
125 North Somerset South West 4.6% 7.0%5.3%4.6%3.6% -0.0 pts
126 Spelthorne South East 4.6% 6.5%4.6%4.2%3.4% +0.4 pts
127 York Yorkshire and The Humber 4.6% 6.7%4.9%4.6%3.7% +0.2 pts
128 Halton North West 4.6% 7.3%5.6%4.7%3.9% +0.2 pts
129 North Northamptonshire East Midlands 4.6% 8.0%5.7%4.9%3.9% +0.1 pts
130 Rugby West Midlands 4.6% 8.0%5.6%4.8%4.1% +0.4 pts
131 Arun South East 4.6% 7.0%5.5%4.6%3.6% +0.1 pts
132 Wandsworth London 4.6% 5.3%3.9%3.0%1.4% +0.4 pts
133 Wigan North West 4.6% 7.2%5.7%4.9%3.8% +0.1 pts
134 Wyre North West 4.6% 7.6%6.0%5.1%3.9% +0.1 pts
135 Erewash East Midlands 4.6% 7.8%5.8%5.0%4.1% 0.0 pts
136 Hammersmith and Fulham London 4.6% 5.0%4.0%2.4%2.6% +0.5 pts
137 Chelmsford East of England 4.6% 7.0%4.8%4.3%3.5% +0.2 pts
138 Cambridge East of England 4.6% 5.8%4.5%4.0%2.9% +0.1 pts
139 Canterbury South East 4.5% 6.7%5.3%5.0%3.7% +0.1 pts
140 Solihull West Midlands 4.5% 6.6%5.5%4.5%3.6% -0.0 pts
141 Telford and Wrekin West Midlands 4.5% 8.2%5.7%5.2%4.1% +0.1 pts
142 Caerphilly Wales 4.5% 6.9%5.3%4.7%3.6% +0.2 pts
143 East Staffordshire West Midlands 4.5% 7.8%5.7%4.8%4.0% +0.1 pts
144 South Ribble North West 4.5% 7.0%6.0%4.8%3.9% +0.1 pts
145 Flintshire Wales 4.5% 7.6%6.1%5.2%4.0% +0.2 pts
146 Chorley North West 4.5% 7.0%5.6%5.0%3.8% +0.2 pts
147 Gedling East Midlands 4.5% 7.9%6.0%4.9%3.9% +0.1 pts
148 Kirklees Yorkshire and The Humber 4.5% 6.8%5.2%4.6%3.7% +0.3 pts
149 Lewisham London 4.5% 5.3%4.2%3.7%2.7% +0.1 pts
150 Fenland East of England 4.5% 8.7%6.2%5.4%4.3% +0.0 pts
151 Broxtowe East Midlands 4.5% 7.7%5.8%5.0%3.9% -0.0 pts
152 Chesterfield East Midlands 4.5% 6.6%5.7%5.0%3.6% -0.1 pts
153 Swale South East 4.5% 6.8%5.4%4.7%4.0% -0.1 pts
154 Bexley London 4.5% 6.8%5.2%4.4%3.7% -0.0 pts
155 Hounslow London 4.5% 6.1%4.4%4.0%3.1% +0.1 pts
156 West Northamptonshire East Midlands 4.5% 7.4%5.4%4.7%3.7% +0.1 pts
157 Adur South East 4.5% 6.5%4.9%4.1%3.4% +0.1 pts
158 Bracknell Forest South East 4.4% 6.6%4.8%4.3%3.6% +0.1 pts
159 Braintree East of England 4.4% 7.5%5.2%4.6%3.6% +0.0 pts
160 Brent London 4.4% 5.7%4.0%3.8%2.9% +0.3 pts
161 Dudley West Midlands 4.4% 6.9%5.2%4.5%3.6% -0.0 pts
162 Fylde North West 4.4% 6.3%5.2%4.5%3.9% -0.1 pts
163 Woking South East 4.4% 6.2%4.7%4.3%3.2% -0.1 pts
164 Dover South East 4.4% 6.9%5.3%4.6%3.5% +0.2 pts
165 Maidstone South East 4.4% 7.0%5.3%4.6%3.5% +0.1 pts
166 Cheshire West and Chester North West 4.4% 7.5%5.6%5.0%3.8% +0.0 pts
167 Cannock Chase West Midlands 4.4% 7.5%5.6%4.8%3.9% +0.2 pts
168 Conwy Wales 4.4% 6.2%5.3%4.5%3.8% +0.1 pts
169 Cherwell South East 4.4% 7.5%5.3%4.7%3.9% -0.1 pts
170 Tonbridge and Malling South East 4.4% 6.6%5.0%4.5%3.8% +0.1 pts
171 Bridgend Wales 4.4% 6.7%5.3%4.7%3.8% +0.2 pts
172 Havant South East 4.4% 7.0%5.2%4.6%3.5% +0.2 pts
173 West Lindsey East Midlands 4.4% 8.0%6.2%5.2%4.2% +0.4 pts
174 Westminster London 4.4% 4.6%2.8%1.3%0.9% +0.9 pts
175 Cornwall South West 4.3% 6.7%5.4%4.6%3.6% +0.1 pts
176 North Lincolnshire Yorkshire and The Humber 4.3% 8.0%6.0%5.2%4.2% +0.1 pts
177 High Peak East Midlands 4.3% 6.0%4.9%4.1%3.5% +0.1 pts
178 Lewes South East 4.3% 6.4%5.1%4.4%3.7% +0.2 pts
179 Wrexham Wales 4.3% 7.3%5.5%4.9%3.8% +0.0 pts
180 Ealing London 4.3% 5.5%4.3%3.7%2.6% +0.1 pts
181 Somerset South West 4.3% 7.0%5.2%4.5%3.6% +0.1 pts
182 Ashford South East 4.3% 7.6%5.3%4.6%3.8% +0.1 pts
183 Hinckley and Bosworth East Midlands 4.3% 7.5%5.4%4.7%3.9% +0.1 pts
184 North Warwickshire West Midlands 4.3% 7.0%5.3%4.6%3.8% -0.0 pts
185 Redbridge London 4.3% 6.2%4.5%3.8%3.0% +0.2 pts
186 Rotherham Yorkshire and The Humber 4.3% 6.6%5.4%4.7%3.7% +0.1 pts
187 Wyre Forest West Midlands 4.3% 6.5%5.2%4.6%3.3% -0.1 pts
188 Denbighshire Wales 4.3% 8.0%5.5%4.9%3.9% +0.1 pts
189 Castle Point East of England 4.3% 7.7%5.6%4.7%3.6% +0.4 pts
190 King's Lynn and West Norfolk East of England 4.3% 7.8%5.7%5.0%4.2% +0.0 pts
191 Westmorland and Furness North West 4.3% 6.2%5.2%4.4%3.5% -0.1 pts
192 Basingstoke and Deane South East 4.2% 6.9%5.1%4.3%3.4% +0.0 pts
193 Gwynedd Wales 4.2% 6.6%5.2%4.4%3.4% +0.1 pts
194 Fareham South East 4.2% 7.3%4.8%4.5%3.7% -0.0 pts
195 Merton London 4.2% 5.7%4.3%3.7%1.5% +0.3 pts
196 Bedford East of England 4.2% 6.8%4.9%4.5%3.4% -0.0 pts
197 Stockport North West 4.2% 6.5%5.3%4.2%3.4% +0.0 pts
198 Charnwood East Midlands 4.2% 6.9%5.2%4.5%3.6% +0.1 pts
199 Epping Forest East of England 4.2% 5.9%4.8%4.1%3.1% +0.3 pts
200 Central Bedfordshire East of England 4.2% 6.8%4.8%4.3%3.5% +0.1 pts
201 Havering London 4.2% 6.8%5.0%4.3%3.4% -0.0 pts
202 Stafford West Midlands 4.2% 7.7%5.6%4.6%3.6% +0.1 pts
203 Newark and Sherwood East Midlands 4.2% 7.5%5.5%4.9%3.6% +0.1 pts
204 Dacorum East of England 4.2% 5.7%4.3%3.8%2.8% -0.1 pts
205 Haringey London 4.2% 4.9%3.9%3.0%1.6% +0.0 pts
206 Camden London 4.2% 4.3%2.6%2.1%1.0% +0.5 pts
207 Warrington North West 4.2% 6.8%5.1%4.3%3.5% 0.0 pts
208 Blaby East Midlands 4.1% 7.1%5.3%4.7%4.0% +0.1 pts
209 Breckland East of England 4.1% 7.8%5.7%5.0%4.3% +0.1 pts
210 Carmarthenshire Wales 4.1% 7.2%5.5%4.8%3.6% +0.0 pts
211 Rother South East 4.1% 6.1%4.8%4.2%3.4% +0.0 pts
212 Sutton London 4.1% 5.9%4.5%3.7%2.8% +0.1 pts
213 Amber Valley East Midlands 4.1% 5.7%5.3%4.6%3.8% -0.0 pts
214 Huntingdonshire East of England 4.1% 6.9%5.0%4.5%3.7% +0.0 pts
215 North Hertfordshire East of England 4.1% 6.1%4.4%3.9%2.9% +0.0 pts
216 South Holland East Midlands 4.1% 8.1%5.9%5.3%4.1% +0.0 pts
217 Trafford North West 4.1% 6.1%4.6%4.0%3.0% -0.3 pts
218 Reigate and Banstead South East 4.1% 5.9%4.6%3.9%3.1% +0.1 pts
219 West Lancashire North West 4.1% 6.8%5.5%4.3%3.7% +0.0 pts
220 Bassetlaw East Midlands 4.1% 7.3%5.6%4.8%3.6% -0.1 pts
221 North Kesteven East Midlands 4.1% 7.0%5.7%4.9%4.2% +0.1 pts
222 Tandridge South East 4.1% 6.6%5.1%4.5%3.1% +0.4 pts
223 Harrow London 4.0% 6.1%4.5%4.1%2.7% +0.2 pts
224 South Derbyshire East Midlands 4.0% 6.0%5.4%4.6%3.8% 0.0 pts
225 Welwyn Hatfield East of England 4.0% 5.9%4.5%3.8%2.4% +0.0 pts
226 Sevenoaks South East 4.0% 6.3%4.7%4.2%3.3% +0.1 pts
227 Test Valley South East 4.0% 7.0%5.3%4.6%3.5% +0.3 pts
228 Tunbridge Wells South East 4.0% 5.7%4.5%4.0%3.0% +0.1 pts
229 Warwick West Midlands 4.0% 5.7%4.5%4.0%3.2% +0.0 pts
230 East Hertfordshire East of England 4.0% 6.0%4.1%3.8%2.9% -0.0 pts
231 Tewkesbury South West 4.0% 6.8%5.0%4.4%3.6% +0.4 pts
232 Hertsmere East of England 4.0% 6.0%4.3%4.0%2.5% +0.1 pts
233 Hillingdon London 4.0% 6.1%4.6%4.2%3.0% +0.1 pts
234 Horsham South East 4.0% 6.4%4.8%4.3%3.3% +0.1 pts
235 Waltham Forest London 4.0% 4.9%3.9%3.4%2.5% -0.1 pts
236 Pembrokeshire Wales 4.0% 6.3%5.3%4.6%3.4% +0.3 pts
237 Runnymede South East 4.0% 6.2%4.4%4.4%3.0% -0.1 pts
238 West Berkshire South East 4.0% 6.3%4.5%4.2%3.4% +0.2 pts
239 Mid Sussex South East 4.0% 6.3%4.6%4.3%3.4% +0.1 pts
240 Bromley London 4.0% 6.0%4.8%4.0%3.3% +0.2 pts
241 Wiltshire South West 4.0% 6.5%4.8%4.4%3.5% +0.1 pts
242 East Lindsey East Midlands 3.9% 7.4%5.7%4.9%3.5% +0.1 pts
243 East Riding of Yorkshire Yorkshire and The Humber 3.9% 6.7%4.9%4.3%3.7% +0.1 pts
244 Lichfield West Midlands 3.9% 6.6%5.3%4.3%3.5% +0.2 pts
245 Surrey Heath South East 3.9% 6.3%4.7%4.2%3.4% -0.1 pts
246 Northumberland North East 3.9% 6.7%4.9%4.4%3.2% -0.0 pts
247 Vale of White Horse South East 3.9% 6.6%5.0%4.3%3.4% -0.1 pts
248 Guildford South East 3.9% 6.1%4.9%4.4%3.1% +0.3 pts
249 North West Leicestershire East Midlands 3.9% 6.5%5.4%4.8%3.8% +0.2 pts
250 Winchester South East 3.9% 6.3%4.8%4.3%3.3% +0.1 pts
251 Dorset South West 3.9% 6.0%4.7%4.2%3.4% +0.2 pts
252 Barnet London 3.9% 5.6%4.2%3.6%2.3% +0.3 pts
253 South Kesteven East Midlands 3.9% 6.9%5.1%4.4%3.5% -0.1 pts
254 Staffordshire Moorlands West Midlands 3.9% 6.3%5.0%4.4%3.5% +0.0 pts
255 Vale of Glamorgan Wales 3.9% 6.2%4.6%3.8%3.0% -0.1 pts
256 New Forest South East 3.9% 6.2%5.1%4.3%3.5% +0.1 pts
257 Rushcliffe East Midlands 3.9% 6.8%5.2%4.4%3.5% +0.2 pts
258 Wealden South East 3.9% 6.5%5.2%4.7%3.7% +0.1 pts
259 Rutland East Midlands 3.9% 7.2%4.8%4.1%3.9% +0.3 pts
260 South Cambridgeshire East of England 3.8% 7.0%5.1%4.4%3.6% +0.0 pts
261 Cheshire East North West 3.8% 6.3%5.1%4.4%3.4% +0.1 pts
262 Mid Suffolk East of England 3.8% 6.9%5.3%4.7%3.7% +0.1 pts
263 Teignbridge South West 3.8% 5.8%4.6%4.0%3.4% +0.1 pts
264 Brentwood East of England 3.8% 5.8%4.4%3.9%2.7% +0.2 pts
265 Rochford East of England 3.8% 7.1%4.6%4.2%3.2% +0.1 pts
266 South Norfolk East of England 3.8% 7.3%5.1%4.4%3.7% +0.1 pts
267 North Yorkshire Yorkshire and The Humber 3.8% 5.8%4.5%4.0%3.3% 0.0 pts
268 Windsor and Maidenhead South East 3.8% 5.7%4.5%3.9%2.7% +0.2 pts
269 Mid Devon South West 3.7% 6.6%4.7%4.1%3.4% +0.0 pts
270 North East Derbyshire East Midlands 3.7% 6.3%4.9%4.5%3.6% -0.2 pts
271 West Oxfordshire South East 3.7% 6.0%4.7%4.2%3.2% +0.1 pts
272 Three Rivers East of England 3.7% 6.0%4.3%4.0%2.6% 0.0 pts
273 Chichester South East 3.7% 6.1%4.7%4.1%3.1% +0.2 pts
274 South Staffordshire West Midlands 3.7% 6.3%4.7%4.2%3.5% +0.0 pts
275 Buckinghamshire South East 3.7% 6.2%4.5%4.0%3.0% +0.1 pts
276 Ceredigion Wales 3.7% 6.8%5.2%4.4%3.1% +0.2 pts
277 Isle of Anglesey Wales 3.7% 5.4%5.2%4.3%3.3% +0.2 pts
278 Kingston upon Thames London 3.7% 5.3%4.3%3.5%2.5% -0.2 pts
279 East Suffolk East of England 3.7% 5.6%5.0%4.2%3.3% +0.2 pts
280 East Cambridgeshire East of England 3.6% 5.8%4.5%4.0%3.5% -0.2 pts
281 Broadland East of England 3.6% 6.3%5.0%4.4%3.5% +0.0 pts
282 Kensington and Chelsea London 3.6% 3.8%2.2%1.9%0.8% +0.6 pts
283 North Devon South West 3.6% 5.8%4.5%3.9%3.2% +0.1 pts
284 Shropshire West Midlands 3.6% 6.0%4.6%4.1%3.3% +0.2 pts
285 Torridge South West 3.6% 5.7%4.6%3.8%3.2% +0.0 pts
286 St Albans East of England 3.6% 5.5%3.8%3.4%2.5% +0.0 pts
287 Cotswold South West 3.6% 5.7%4.2%4.0%3.1% +0.2 pts
288 Epsom and Ewell South East 3.6% 5.4%4.0%3.5%3.0% -0.0 pts
289 Monmouthshire Wales 3.6% 6.5%4.8%4.1%3.1% -0.0 pts
290 Bromsgrove West Midlands 3.5% 6.2%4.4%3.8%3.1% -0.0 pts
291 North Norfolk East of England 3.5% 5.5%4.5%4.2%3.3% +0.3 pts
292 Stroud South West 3.5% 6.1%4.3%4.0%3.0% +0.1 pts
293 West Devon South West 3.5% 5.6%4.6%3.8%3.2% +0.1 pts
294 Wychavon West Midlands 3.5% 6.1%4.8%4.2%3.4% +0.1 pts
295 Wokingham South East 3.5% 5.9%4.5%4.0%3.3% +0.1 pts
296 Hart South East 3.5% 5.8%4.3%3.7%3.2% +0.0 pts
297 South Oxfordshire South East 3.5% 5.9%4.3%4.1%3.1% +0.0 pts
298 Maldon East of England 3.5% 6.0%4.7%4.3%3.5% +0.1 pts
299 Babergh East of England 3.5% 6.3%4.7%4.1%3.2% +0.1 pts
300 Richmond upon Thames London 3.5% 5.0%3.5%3.1%2.6% +0.2 pts
301 Stratford-on-Avon West Midlands 3.5% 5.9%4.5%4.0%3.1% +0.1 pts
302 Forest of Dean South West 3.5% 5.9%4.7%4.3%3.5% +0.1 pts
303 East Hampshire South East 3.4% 6.0%4.6%4.0%3.0% +0.1 pts
304 Ribble Valley North West 3.4% 5.3%4.8%4.0%2.9% +0.1 pts
305 East Devon South West 3.4% 5.2%4.3%3.7%3.0% +0.1 pts
306 Melton East Midlands 3.4% 6.4%4.6%4.1%3.4% +0.2 pts
307 South Hams South West 3.4% 5.5%4.0%3.9%3.1% +0.3 pts
308 Herefordshire, County of West Midlands 3.4% 6.2%4.5%3.9%3.0% +0.0 pts
309 Harborough East Midlands 3.4% 6.2%4.4%4.0%3.2% -0.1 pts
310 Mole Valley South East 3.4% 5.3%3.9%3.7%2.7% 0.0 pts
311 Uttlesford East of England 3.3% 5.9%4.2%3.8%2.9% -0.0 pts
312 Malvern Hills West Midlands 3.2% 5.3%4.4%3.8%2.9% +0.1 pts
313 Waverley South East 3.2% 5.2%4.0%3.5%2.8% +0.0 pts
314 Powys Wales 3.1% 6.1%4.2%3.7%2.9% +0.1 pts
315 Elmbridge South East 3.0% 5.1%3.9%3.2%2.1% +0.0 pts
316 Derbyshire Dales East Midlands 2.8% 4.1%3.4%3.3%2.6% +0.1 pts

n/a: no average price or rent is published for that property type in the area. No figures at all are published for Isles of Scilly or City of London.

Rental yield questions

What is a good rental yield in the UK?

There is no single answer, because yields trade off against prices, growth and costs. As a benchmark, the typical council area in England and Wales yields 4.4% gross, a quarter of areas yield 5.0% or more, and the typical flat yields 6.8%. Net yield, after running costs, is lower: the calculator on this page works it out.

How is rental yield calculated?

Gross yield is a year's rent divided by the price, as a percentage. In Newcastle upon Tyne, an average rent of £1,215 a month is £14,580 a year; divided by the average price of £207,547, that is 7.0%. Net yield takes off running costs such as agent fees, insurance, repairs and empty periods first.

What is the difference between gross and net rental yield?

Gross yield uses the full rent. Net yield deducts the costs of letting: agent fees, landlord insurance, repairs, service charges and ground rent, and the weeks a property stands empty. Mortgage interest and tax are usually counted separately, as cash flow. The calculator on this page works out both.

Where are the highest rental yields in England and Wales?

On average rents and prices for all homes, the highest gross yields are in Newcastle upon Tyne (7.0%), Tower Hamlets (6.6%), Manchester (6.5%), Portsmouth (6.5%), Bristol, City of (6.4%). For flats alone, Boston is highest at 10.7%.

Why do flats have higher rental yields than houses?

Flats cost much less to buy than houses, but their rents are not proportionately lower. The typical flat yields 6.8% gross against 3.6% for a detached house. Service charges and ground rent, which houses usually do not have, narrow the gap once costs are counted.

Are rental yields going up?

Yes. The typical gross yield is 4.4%, up from 4.3% a year earlier and from a low of 3.6% in 2022, because rents have risen faster than house prices. Yields rose in 253 of 316 council areas over the past year.

How much rent does a buy-to-let lender need to see?

Under Bank of England rules, lenders usually want the rent to cover at least 125% of the mortgage interest at a stressed rate of at least 5.5%, and for fixes shorter than five years at least 2 points above the rate charged. On a 75% mortgage that means a gross yield of at least 5.2% on a five-year fix, or 6.9% on a two-year fix at today's average rate. Each lender sets its own test.

How often are these figures updated?

The rents come from the ONS each month and the prices from HM Land Registry each month. This page is rebuilt automatically when either publishes new figures. The current figures use August 2026 rents and July 2026 prices.

How the figures are worked out

  • Gross yield. Twelve months of the average private rent, divided by the average house price, as a percentage. Rents are the ONS average for August 2026; prices are the HM Land Registry average for July 2026.
  • By property type. Flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes are each worked out from that type's own average rent and price, so a flat's rent is compared with a flat's price.
  • All homes. The overall average rent against the overall average price. Areas where most rented homes are flats and most sales are houses will look higher-yielding on this measure, so the property type figures are the fairer comparison.
  • Change on year. The all-homes yield now against the same calculation using rents for August 2025 and prices for July 2025, in percentage points.
  • Typical yield. The median council area, the one in the middle when all 316 are ranked. England's own averages are not used as the benchmark, because London's large rental market pulls the national rent average up more than the price average.
  • History. The same calculation for each year since 2015, using that year's August rents and July prices. ONS rents for earlier years are its own back-series on today's council boundaries.
  • Stress test. An area passes when twelve months of the average rent are at least 125% of a year's interest on a 75% interest-only loan at the stressed rate: 5.5% for a five-year fix, and the average two-year rate plus 2 points (7.3%) for a two-year fix, following PRA SS13/16.
  • Rents by bedroom. ONS average rents for one, two, three and four or more bedrooms. House prices are not published by bedroom, so these have no yield.

These are gross yields: before letting fees, repairs, insurance, service charges, empty periods, mortgage interest and tax. They describe the average home in each area, not any particular property, and are not investment advice.

Sources

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