Cities with Highest Rental Yield in United Kingdom 2026

Sunderland delivers United Kingdom's strongest gross rental yield at 11.4%. Bath anchors the other end at 5.2%.

Data updated May 30, 2026
#CityRental yieldSale medianRent medianSamplesIncome (hh)Other metrics
1Sunderland11.4%€79,174€752/mo184 / 215
2Middlesbrough11.4%€79,174€752/mo113 / 150
3Stoke on Trent11.2%€92,650€863/mo114 / 96
4Bradford10.5%€85,911€752/mo207 / 157
5Preston10.1%€116,233€976/mo198 / 376
6Aberdeen9.6%€99,388€796/mo280 / 528
7Basingstoke8.8%€200,463€1,470/mo276 / 105
8Peterborough8.7%€149,925€1,087/mo423 / 304
9Glasgow8.7%€190,354€1,380/mo1,004 / 1,351
10Wolverhampton8.6%€126,341€908/mo185 / 166
11Nottingham8.5%€149,925€1,066/mo653 / 1,942
12Exeter8.3%€200,463€1,380/mo372 / 216
13Telford8.2%€126,341€863/mo87 / 51
14Blackpool8.0%€102,758€684/mo269 / 112
15Newcastle upon Tyne8.0%€160,034€1,066/mo659 / 2,721
16Swansea8.0%€136,448€908/mo102 / 81
17Lincoln8.0%€156,664€1,043/mo201 / 179
18Norwich7.8%€183,617€1,200/mo514 / 229
19Coventry7.8%€149,925€976/mo363 / 540
20Ipswich7.8%€149,925€976/mo423 / 137
21Portsmouth7.7%€213,940€1,380/mo724 / 356
22Milton Keynes7.6%€224,046€1,426/mo663 / 298
23Basildon7.6%€224,046€1,426/mo212 / 33
24Derby7.6%€143,187€908/mo268 / 635
25Cardiff7.6%€200,463€1,267/mo851 / 1,331
26Kingston upon Hull7.6%€126,341€796/mo253 / 203
27Dundee7.5%€160,034€998/mo167 / 155
28Birmingham7.4%€197,093€1,222/mo2,470 / 2,555
29Leeds7.4%€197,093€1,222/mo1,552 / 1,861
30Sheffield7.4%€143,187€886/mo784 / 1,237
31Northampton7.4%€170,140€1,043/mo452 / 198
32Chelmsford7.4%€254,369€1,560/mo516 / 134
33Luton7.3%€197,093€1,200/mo462 / 354
34Leicester7.3%€149,925€908/mo644 / 984
35Manchester7.3%€257,737€1,560/mo4,509 / 3,822
36Reading7.3%€254,369€1,537/mo757 / 560
37Gloucester7.2%€166,771€998/mo271 / 115
38Oxford7.2%€355,443€2,121/mo402 / 392
39Salford7.2%€254,369€1,515/mo1,698 / 1,238
40Maidstone7.0%€217,308€1,267/mo373 / 66
41Crawley6.9%€247,630€1,426/mo256 / 60
42Southampton6.9%€197,093€1,132/mo1,038 / 637
43Edinburgh6.7%€321,752€1,806/mo1,072 / 1,154
44York6.7%€254,369€1,426/mo499 / 157
45Bristol6.7%€288,060€1,605/mo1,464 / 1,475
46London6.7%€540,746€2,998/mo56,090 / 31,547
47Brighton6.5%€338,596€1,829/mo1,118 / 664
48Bournemouth6.4%€254,369€1,357/mo1,795 / 585
49Liverpool6.4%€183,617€976/mo2,362 / 1,242
50Watford6.3%€328,490€1,716/mo565 / 227
51Plymouth6.0%€173,509€863/mo484 / 360
52Inverness5.9%€197,093€976/mo77 / 9
53Worcester5.8%€176,878€863/mo188 / 154
54Cambridge5.8%€372,289€1,784/mo563 / 351
55Poole5.5%€298,167€1,380/mo972 / 121
56Bath5.2%€395,872€1,716/mo397 / 187

Methodology

Data combines aggregated asking-price statistics from public real-estate portals, official government transaction data, national price indices, demographics, and income statistics. Ranks cover cities with a sufficient market-data sample. Rankings refreshed weekly.