UK buy-to-let yields & rental data by city

Average property prices, average rents and estimated gross rental yields for 69 UK cities, drawn from Land Registry and Valuation Office Agency open data. Figures reflect March 2026.

CityRegionAverage priceAverage rent (2-bed)Estimated gross yield
ManchesterNorth West£248,071£1,0004.84%
LiverpoolNorth West£181,505£6754.46%
LeedsYorkshire£244,430£8954.39%
SheffieldYorkshire£222,130£7003.78%
BirminghamWest Midlands£233,056£8504.38%
NottinghamEast Midlands£192,397£7754.83%
LeicesterEast Midlands£233,480£7503.85%
BristolSouth West£347,715£1,3254.57%
CardiffWales£270,928£900 (est.)3.99%
NewcastleNorth East£203,273£7504.43%
SunderlandNorth East£145,546£5504.53%
HullYorkshire£134,719£4954.41%
CoventryWest Midlands£219,765£8004.37%
DerbyEast Midlands£204,149£6503.82%
PortsmouthSouth East£249,557£9714.67%
SouthamptonSouth East£232,883£9504.9%
ReadingSouth East£349,144£1,2504.3%
Milton KeynesSouth East£323,611£1,1004.08%
EdinburghScotland£289,857£1,300 (est.)5.38%
GlasgowScotland£184,281£1,000 (est.)6.51%
BoltonNorth West£198,292£6003.63%
StockportNorth West£313,101£7953.05%
OldhamNorth West£209,728£6753.86%
RochdaleNorth West£206,368£6503.78%
SalfordNorth West£223,846£8754.69%
WiganNorth West£186,749£5703.66%
BuryNorth West£236,357£7003.55%
TraffordNorth West£380,289£9503%
PrestonNorth West£188,844£6003.81%
BlackpoolNorth West£135,792£5504.86%
WarringtonNorth West£252,610£6803.23%
WirralNorth West£223,726£6003.22%
St HelensNorth West£181,417£5753.8%
KnowsleyNorth West£190,657£6253.93%
SeftonNorth West£219,161£6703.67%
BradfordYorkshire£186,734£5953.82%
WakefieldYorkshire£198,662£6503.93%
DoncasterYorkshire£174,216£5503.79%
RotherhamYorkshire£190,458£5503.47%
BarnsleyYorkshire£173,847£5003.45%
YorkYorkshire£311,177£8653.34%
MiddlesbroughNorth East£138,207£5254.56%
Stockton-on-TeesNorth East£166,277£5503.97%
DarlingtonNorth East£159,815£5003.75%
GatesheadNorth East£155,777£5804.47%
WolverhamptonWest Midlands£211,922£6753.82%
DudleyWest Midlands£228,620£6803.57%
SandwellWest Midlands£209,906£7004%
WalsallWest Midlands£212,390£6503.67%
SolihullWest Midlands£330,181£8753.18%
Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands£150,990£5154.09%
TelfordWest Midlands£223,330£6503.49%
LincolnEast Midlands£185,514£6754.37%
MansfieldEast Midlands£184,520£6254.06%
ChesterfieldEast Midlands£202,998£6003.55%
PlymouthSouth West£217,381£7504.14%
ExeterSouth West£286,131£9503.98%
GloucesterSouth West£237,968£7753.91%
SwindonSouth West£257,024£8253.85%
BournemouthSouth West£308,248£9753.8%
LutonEast of England£278,032£9253.99%
PeterboroughEast of England£240,475£7703.84%
NorwichEast of England£225,521£8204.36%
IpswichEast of England£213,736£7754.35%
CambridgeEast of England£471,532£1,4003.56%
BedfordEast of England£330,076£8753.18%
Southend-on-SeaEast of England£328,502£9253.38%
OxfordSouth East£473,994£1,3703.47%
BrightonSouth East£403,808£1,3754.09%

Estimated gross yield is (average monthly rent × 12) ÷ average property price; it excludes voids, mortgage costs, tax and maintenance.

Rents marked (est.) are PropROI indicative estimates where the Valuation Office Agency publishes no figure for the area; all others are the VOA 2-bedroom median.

Last updated 29 May 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This page is a factual data summary drawn from UK government open data, not financial advice. PropROI is not authorised by the FCA. Figures are indicative and may lag the live market.