Rental Yields by Area

Free gross rental yield data for every postcode district and council in England. Powered by HM Land Registry and VOA government data.

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Top 10 Highest-Yield Postcode Districts

# Postcode Area Council Yield Median Price Monthly Rent
1 SR1 SUNDERLAND Sunderland 12 £55,000 £550
2 DL4 SHILDON County Durham UA 9.96 £60,000 £498
3 TS2 MIDDLESBROUGH Middlesbrough UA 9.33 £67,500 £525
4 TS1 MIDDLESBROUGH Middlesbrough UA 9 £70,000 £525
5 SR8 PETERLEE County Durham UA 8.54 £69,950 £498
6 DN31 GRIMSBY North East Lincolnshire UA 8.46 £74,500 £525
7 DL17 FERRYHILL County Durham UA 8.39 £71,249 £498
8 L6 LIVERPOOL Liverpool 8.1 £100,000 £675
9 L4 LIVERPOOL Liverpool 7.98 £101,500 £675
10 BD1 BRADFORD Bradford 7.93 £90,000 £595

Top 10 Highest-Yield Local Authorities

# Council Avg Yield Median Price Monthly Rent Postcodes
1 Middlesbrough UA 6.02 £120,000 £525 7
2 Sunderland 5.62 £125,150 £550 10
3 Blackpool UA 5.5 £136,000 £560 4
4 Hartlepool UA 5.49 £109,250 £505 3
5 Liverpool 5.28 £149,950 £675 21
6 County Durham UA 5.23 £130,000 £498 21
7 Burnley 5.16 £120,000 £476 3
8 Salford 5.12 £215,000 £890 9
9 Newcastle upon Tyne 5.1 £172,000 £795 9
10 Knowsley 5.04 £167,000 £700 7

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How We Calculate Rental Yields

We calculate gross rental yield using two free government datasets: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for median purchase prices and VOA Private Rental Market Statistics for median monthly rents. The formula is simple:

Gross Yield = (Monthly Rent x 12) / Median Price x 100

We aggregate Land Registry transactions from the last 3 years to derive typical prices per postcode district. Rental data from the VOA provides median monthly rents at local authority level. A yield above 6% is generally considered good for buy-to-let investment.

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