{"id":23269,"date":"2026-09-19T21:14:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T20:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yatirim.uk\/tr\/ingilterede-kira-getirisi-en-yuksek-sehirler\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T10:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T09:46:58","slug":"ingilterede-kira-getirisi-en-yuksek-sehirler","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yatirim.uk\/en\/ingilterede-kira-getirisi-en-yuksek-sehirler\/","title":{"rendered":"Which UK Cities Have the Highest Rental Yields?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Which UK Cities Have the Highest Rental Yields?<\/h1>\n

For an average flat, the major cities with the highest gross rental yields are Newcastle (9.3%), Sunderland (8.9%), Hull (8.6%), Stevenage (8.2%), Nottingham and Milton Keynes (8.1%).<\/strong> In London the yield ranges from 3.8% to 7.7% depending on the borough. But in some of the highest-yielding cities flat prices have barely moved in five years. For investors who want both strong rents and capital growth, Newcastle, Wolverhampton, Liverpool, Manchester, Salford and Leeds stand out: gross yields there are between 7% and 9.3%, and flat prices rose by 9% to 17% over five years. The figures are calculated from Office for National Statistics (ONS) flat price data for July 2026 and flat rent data for August 2026.<\/p>\n\n

Gross rental yield by city<\/h2>\n

The table divides the annual average flat rent in each city by the average flat price. It is sorted from highest to lowest yield.<\/p>\n

City<\/th>Average flat price<\/th>Average flat rent (monthly)<\/th>Gross yield<\/th>Flat price, 5 years<\/th>In our portfolio<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Newcastle<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3128,296<\/td>\u00a3993<\/td>9.3%<\/strong><\/td>up 12.7%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Sunderland<\/strong><\/td>\u00a381,768<\/td>\u00a3608<\/td>8.9%<\/strong><\/td>up 6.5%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Hull<\/strong><\/td>\u00a378,654<\/td>\u00a3563<\/td>8.6%<\/strong><\/td>up 2.8%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Stevenage<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3171,538<\/td>\u00a31,168<\/td>8.2%<\/strong><\/td>down 3.2%<\/td>Nexus, \u00a3240,000<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Nottingham<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3123,746<\/td>\u00a3837<\/td>8.1%<\/strong><\/td>up 2.9%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Milton Keynes<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3167,700<\/td>\u00a31,138<\/td>8.1%<\/strong><\/td>up 5.0%<\/td>Eastbrook Village, \u00a3260,000<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Coventry<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3129,664<\/td>\u00a3853<\/td>7.9%<\/strong><\/td>up 4.2%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Southampton<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3152,827<\/td>\u00a31,000<\/td>7.9%<\/strong><\/td>up 1.6%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Derby<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3107,116<\/td>\u00a3709<\/td>7.9%<\/strong><\/td>up 4.1%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Salford<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3157,361<\/td>\u00a31,020<\/td>7.8%<\/strong><\/td>up 9.6%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Stoke-on-Trent<\/strong><\/td>\u00a389,184<\/td>\u00a3576<\/td>7.8%<\/strong><\/td>up 6.7%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Wolverhampton<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3115,198<\/td>\u00a3737<\/td>7.7%<\/strong><\/td>up 16.7%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Birmingham<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3144,814<\/td>\u00a3919<\/td>7.6%<\/strong><\/td>up 2.4%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Bristol<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3241,393<\/td>\u00a31,508<\/td>7.5%<\/strong><\/td>up 5.3%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Portsmouth<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3166,320<\/td>\u00a31,045<\/td>7.5%<\/strong><\/td>up 1.9%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Norwich<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3141,187<\/td>\u00a3881<\/td>7.5%<\/strong><\/td>down 3.0%<\/td>St James Quay, \u00a3199,950<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Cardiff<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3160,574<\/td>\u00a3995<\/td>7.4%<\/strong><\/td>up 5.8%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Liverpool<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3129,558<\/td>\u00a3786<\/td>7.3%<\/strong><\/td>up 13.6%<\/td>SoapWorks, \u00a3179,950<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Luton<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3159,594<\/td>\u00a3976<\/td>7.3%<\/strong><\/td>up 0.9%<\/td>Lu2on, \u00a3210,000<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Leeds<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3151,734<\/td>\u00a3905<\/td>7.2%<\/strong><\/td>up 9.2%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Plymouth<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3133,502<\/td>\u00a3799<\/td>7.2%<\/strong><\/td>up 12.1%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Manchester<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3195,305<\/td>\u00a31,147<\/td>7.0%<\/strong><\/td>up 12.1%<\/td>3 projects, from \u00a3120,000<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Sheffield<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3133,576<\/td>\u00a3774<\/td>7.0%<\/strong><\/td>up 11.0%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Bradford<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3108,466<\/td>\u00a3621<\/td>6.9%<\/strong><\/td>up 11.2%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Leicester<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3140,724<\/td>\u00a3799<\/td>6.8%<\/strong><\/td>up 2.5%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Reading<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3223,165<\/td>\u00a31,272<\/td>6.8%<\/strong><\/td>up 3.2%<\/td>2 projects, from \u00a3400,000<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
York<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3179,808<\/td>\u00a31,010<\/td>6.7%<\/strong><\/td>up 0.9%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Bournemouth<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3196,471<\/td>\u00a31,076<\/td>6.6%<\/strong><\/td>down 3.3%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Oxford<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3286,895<\/td>\u00a31,557<\/td>6.5%<\/strong><\/td>down 5.9%<\/td>Canalside Quarter, \u00a3409,950<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Cambridge<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3298,575<\/td>\u00a31,455<\/td>5.8%<\/strong><\/td>down 3.4%<\/td>4 projects, from \u00a3349,950<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Brighton<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3295,683<\/td>\u00a31,381<\/td>5.6%<\/strong><\/td>down 0.6%<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n

Gross rental yield by London borough<\/h2>\n

In London yields rise as you move away from the centre: prices fall markedly, rents much less so. Flat prices in the central boroughs have fallen over five years, which has pushed up the yield on a flat bought for the same money. For more, see our Is buying in London a good idea<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

Borough<\/th>Average flat price<\/th>Average flat rent (monthly)<\/th>Gross yield<\/th>Flat price, 5 years<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Barking and Dagenham<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3251,856<\/td>\u00a31,614<\/td>7.7%<\/strong><\/td>up 10.5%<\/td><\/tr>
Newham<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3325,381<\/td>\u00a31,836<\/td>6.8%<\/strong><\/td>down 8.7%<\/td><\/tr>
Bexley<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3244,998<\/td>\u00a31,387<\/td>6.8%<\/strong><\/td>up 2.7%<\/td><\/tr>
Enfield<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3298,486<\/td>\u00a31,656<\/td>6.7%<\/strong><\/td>down 2.1%<\/td><\/tr>
Tower Hamlets<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3430,120<\/td>\u00a32,284<\/td>6.4%<\/strong><\/td>down 18.9%<\/td><\/tr>
Greenwich<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3351,675<\/td>\u00a31,831<\/td>6.2%<\/strong><\/td>up 0.3%<\/td><\/tr>
Hounslow<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3352,823<\/td>\u00a31,800<\/td>6.1%<\/strong><\/td>up 5.5%<\/td><\/tr>
Harrow<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3317,917<\/td>\u00a31,615<\/td>6.1%<\/strong><\/td>down 2.5%<\/td><\/tr>
Hillingdon<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3285,116<\/td>\u00a31,445<\/td>6.1%<\/strong><\/td>down 0.6%<\/td><\/tr>
Lambeth<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3439,289<\/td>\u00a32,186<\/td>6.0%<\/strong><\/td>down 7.0%<\/td><\/tr>
Brent<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3378,992<\/td>\u00a31,801<\/td>5.7%<\/strong><\/td>down 3.2%<\/td><\/tr>
Merton<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3405,123<\/td>\u00a31,931<\/td>5.7%<\/strong><\/td>up 1.5%<\/td><\/tr>
Southwark<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3469,796<\/td>\u00a32,178<\/td>5.6%<\/strong><\/td>up 3.0%<\/td><\/tr>
Barnet<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3372,014<\/td>\u00a31,738<\/td>5.6%<\/strong><\/td>down 4.2%<\/td><\/tr>
Ealing<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3407,789<\/td>\u00a31,863<\/td>5.5%<\/strong><\/td>up 3.0%<\/td><\/tr>
Hackney<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3524,885<\/td>\u00a32,360<\/td>5.4%<\/strong><\/td>down 3.1%<\/td><\/tr>
Wandsworth<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3526,813<\/td>\u00a32,335<\/td>5.3%<\/strong><\/td>down 2.3%<\/td><\/tr>
Lewisham<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3376,322<\/td>\u00a31,657<\/td>5.3%<\/strong><\/td>up 3.9%<\/td><\/tr>
Kingston<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3364,805<\/td>\u00a31,604<\/td>5.3%<\/strong><\/td>up 3.9%<\/td><\/tr>
Islington<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3560,124<\/td>\u00a32,483<\/td>5.3%<\/strong><\/td>flat<\/td><\/tr>
Hammersmith and Fulham<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3568,235<\/td>\u00a32,347<\/td>5.0%<\/strong><\/td>down 13.5%<\/td><\/tr>
Haringey<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3473,036<\/td>\u00a31,917<\/td>4.9%<\/strong><\/td>up 4.7%<\/td><\/tr>
Westminster<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3775,956<\/td>\u00a32,957<\/td>4.6%<\/strong><\/td>down 19.2%<\/td><\/tr>
Camden<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3671,443<\/td>\u00a32,407<\/td>4.3%<\/strong><\/td>down 7.3%<\/td><\/tr>
Kensington and Chelsea<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3971,688<\/td>\u00a33,069<\/td>3.8%<\/strong><\/td>down 16.4%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n

Yield or capital growth?<\/h2>\n

The key message of the table is that the highest rental yield is not always the best investment. In cities such as Hull, Nottingham, Luton and Stevenage the gross yield is high, but flat prices have either barely risen or fallen over five years, so almost all of the return comes from rent. In Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester and Wolverhampton, by contrast, yields of 7% and above came with 12% to 17% capital growth over five years.<\/p>\n