{ "name": "Yieldzo UK Rental Yield Index", "title": "UK Rental Yield Index", "url": "https://yieldzo.com/datasets/uk-rental-yield-index/", "csv": "https://yieldzo.com/datasets/uk-rental-yield-index.csv", "markdown": "https://yieldzo.com/datasets/uk-rental-yield-index/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-10-19", "license": "https://yieldzo.com/terms", "headline": "The median published figure in the UK Rental Yield Index is 1,037.50 GBP across 10 figures from 2 sources' own pages (range 560 to 1,767 GBP), read 12 October 2026.", "quotes": [ "The median published figure in the UK Rental Yield Index is 1,037.50 GBP across 10 figures from 2 sources' own pages (range 560 to 1,767 GBP), read 12 October 2026.", "2 of the 10 named sources read in full publish a figure; 8 publish none, read 12 October 2026.", "UK Rental Yield Index, area United Kingdom: median 1,393 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.", "UK Rental Yield Index, area England: median 1,451 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.", "UK Rental Yield Index, area Northern Ireland: median 875 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.", "UK Rental Yield Index, area Lothian: median 1,356 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.", "UK Rental Yield Index, area Dumfries and Galloway: median 569 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.", "UK Rental Yield Index, bedrooms 1 bedroom: median 738 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.", "UK Rental Yield Index, bedrooms 2 bedroom: median 921 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.", "UK Rental Yield Index, bedrooms 3 bedroom: median 1,154 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.", "UK Rental Yield Index, bedrooms 4 bedroom: median 1,767 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.", "UK Rental Yield Index, bedrooms 1 bedroom shared: median 560 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.", "The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 1,037.50 GBP across 10)." ], "citation": "\"Yieldzo UK Rental Yield Index\", updated 2026-10-19, https://yieldzo.com/datasets/uk-rental-yield-index/.", "changed_since": { "since": "2026-09-26", "previous_median": 1037.5, "delta": 0, "direction": "unchanged", "sentence": "The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 1,037.50 GBP across 10)." }, "national": { "unit": "GBP", "n": 10, "median": 1037.5, "min": 560, "max": 1767, "p25": 695.75, "p75": 1407.5, "mean": 1078.4, "units": { "GBP": 10 }, "published_sources": 2, "named_sources": 11, "read_sources": 10, "not_published": 8, "published_share": 0.2 }, "by_axis": { "area": { "United Kingdom": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 1393, "min": 1393, "max": 1393, "p25": 1393, "p75": 1393, "mean": 1393 } }, "England": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 1451, "min": 1451, "max": 1451, "p25": 1451, "p75": 1451, "mean": 1451 } }, "Northern Ireland": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 875, "min": 875, "max": 875, "p25": 875, "p75": 875, "mean": 875 } }, "Lothian": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 1356, "min": 1356, "max": 1356, "p25": 1356, "p75": 1356, "mean": 1356 } }, "Dumfries and Galloway": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 569, "min": 569, "max": 569, "p25": 569, "p75": 569, "mean": 569 } } }, "bedrooms": { "1 bedroom": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 738, "min": 738, "max": 738, "p25": 738, "p75": 738, "mean": 738 } }, "2 bedroom": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 921, "min": 921, "max": 921, "p25": 921, "p75": 921, "mean": 921 } }, "3 bedroom": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 1154, "min": 1154, "max": 1154, "p25": 1154, "p75": 1154, "mean": 1154 } }, "4 bedroom": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 1767, "min": 1767, "max": 1767, "p25": 1767, "p75": 1767, "mean": 1767 } }, "1 bedroom shared": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 560, "min": 560, "max": 560, "p25": 560, "p75": 560, "mean": 560 } } } }, "rows": [ { "source": "ONS Private rent and house prices, UK: August 2026 (the dated snapshot)", "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/privaterentandhousepricesuk/august2026", "figure": "£1,393, ", "value": 1393, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "area": "United Kingdom" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "Average UK monthly private rent increased by 3.7%, to £1,393, in the 12 months to July 2026 (provisional estimate); this annual growth rate is up from 3.3% in the 12 months to June 2026.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "6956e34e72587554a70a6a9c0da9324a753f6067b5d40021dc6653f5fe27f18d" }, { "source": "ONS Private rent and house prices, UK: August 2026 (the dated snapshot)", "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/privaterentandhousepricesuk/august2026", "figure": "£1,451 ", "value": 1451, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "area": "England" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "Average rents increased to £1,451 (3.8%) in England, £843 (4.5%) in Wales, and £1,016 (1.7%) in Scotland, in the 12 months to July 2026.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "6956e34e72587554a70a6a9c0da9324a753f6067b5d40021dc6653f5fe27f18d" }, { "source": "ONS Private rent and house prices, UK: August 2026 (the dated snapshot)", "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/privaterentandhousepricesuk/august2026", "figure": "£875 ", "value": 875, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "area": "Northern Ireland" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "In Northern Ireland, average rents increased to £875 (2.3%), in the 12 months to May 2026.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "6956e34e72587554a70a6a9c0da9324a753f6067b5d40021dc6653f5fe27f18d" }, { "source": "Private Sector Rent Statistics, Scotland, 2010 to 2025 (gov.scot)", "url": "https://www.gov.scot/publications/private-sector-rent-statistics-scotland-2010-to-2025/", "figure": "£1,356", "value": 1356, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "area": "Lothian" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "Lothian had the highest average monthly 2 bedroom rent (£1,356) in the latest year to end September 2025.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "a3a9ecb20d5622f5ce99514b297b0f478f9ee1f3b896f8f8055dcca7dffb4b8e" }, { "source": "Private Sector Rent Statistics, Scotland, 2010 to 2025 (gov.scot)", "url": "https://www.gov.scot/publications/private-sector-rent-statistics-scotland-2010-to-2025/", "figure": "£569", "value": 569, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "area": "Dumfries and Galloway" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "Lothian had the highest average monthly 2 bedroom rent (£1,356) in the latest year to end September 2025. Dumfries and Galloway had the lowest (£569).", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "a3a9ecb20d5622f5ce99514b297b0f478f9ee1f3b896f8f8055dcca7dffb4b8e" }, { "source": "Private Sector Rent Statistics, Scotland, 2010 to 2025 (gov.scot)", "url": "https://www.gov.scot/publications/private-sector-rent-statistics-scotland-2010-to-2025/", "figure": "£738 ", "value": 738, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "bedrooms": "1 bedroom" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "+4.0% or +£28 for 1-bedroom properties, reaching £738 per month.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "a3a9ecb20d5622f5ce99514b297b0f478f9ee1f3b896f8f8055dcca7dffb4b8e" }, { "source": "Private Sector Rent Statistics, Scotland, 2010 to 2025 (gov.scot)", "url": "https://www.gov.scot/publications/private-sector-rent-statistics-scotland-2010-to-2025/", "figure": "£921 ", "value": 921, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "bedrooms": "2 bedroom" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "+3.1% or +£28 for 2-bedroom properties, reaching £921 per month.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "a3a9ecb20d5622f5ce99514b297b0f478f9ee1f3b896f8f8055dcca7dffb4b8e" }, { "source": "Private Sector Rent Statistics, Scotland, 2010 to 2025 (gov.scot)", "url": "https://www.gov.scot/publications/private-sector-rent-statistics-scotland-2010-to-2025/", "figure": "£1,154 ", "value": 1154, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "bedrooms": "3 bedroom" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "+1.6% or +£18 for 3-bedroom properties, reaching £1,154 per month.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "a3a9ecb20d5622f5ce99514b297b0f478f9ee1f3b896f8f8055dcca7dffb4b8e" }, { "source": "Private Sector Rent Statistics, Scotland, 2010 to 2025 (gov.scot)", "url": "https://www.gov.scot/publications/private-sector-rent-statistics-scotland-2010-to-2025/", "figure": "£1,767 ", "value": 1767, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "bedrooms": "4 bedroom" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "-1.5% or -£26 for 4-bedroom properties, falling to £1,767 per month.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "a3a9ecb20d5622f5ce99514b297b0f478f9ee1f3b896f8f8055dcca7dffb4b8e" }, { "source": "Private Sector Rent Statistics, Scotland, 2010 to 2025 (gov.scot)", "url": "https://www.gov.scot/publications/private-sector-rent-statistics-scotland-2010-to-2025/", "figure": "£560 ", "value": 560, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "bedrooms": "1 bedroom shared" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "+5.5% or +£29 for 1 bedroom shared properties, reaching £560 per month.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "a3a9ecb20d5622f5ce99514b297b0f478f9ee1f3b896f8f8055dcca7dffb4b8e" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "ONS Private rent and house prices, UK (latest)", "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/privaterentandhousepricesuk/latest", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "ONS Price Index of Private Rents QMI", "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/methodologies/priceindexofprivaterentsqmi", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "ONS Price Index of Private Rents detailed methodology", "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/methodologies/priceindexofprivaterentsdetailedmethodology", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (interactive)", "url": "https://landregistry.data.gov.uk/app/ukhpi/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "UK House Price Index browse (per-area series)", "url": "https://landregistry.data.gov.uk/app/ukhpi/browse", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "UK House Price Index reports collection (GOV.UK)", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-house-price-index-reports", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Private Sector Rent Statistics, Scotland: 2 bedroom properties", "url": "https://www.gov.scot/publications/private-sector-rent-statistics-scotland-2010-to-2025/pages/2-bedroom-properties/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "NISRA / Land and Property Services Northern Ireland House Price Index", "url": "https://www.nisra.gov.uk/news/average-house-price-northern-ireland-rises-ps198015", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/privaterentandhousepricesuk/latest", "label": "ONS Private rent and house prices, UK (latest)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/privaterentandhousepricesuk/august2026", "label": "ONS Private rent and house prices, UK: August 2026 (the dated snapshot)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/methodologies/priceindexofprivaterentsqmi", "label": "ONS Price Index of Private Rents QMI", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/methodologies/priceindexofprivaterentsdetailedmethodology", "label": "ONS Price Index of Private Rents detailed methodology", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://landregistry.data.gov.uk/app/ukhpi/", "label": "HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (interactive)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://landregistry.data.gov.uk/app/ukhpi/browse", "label": "UK House Price Index browse (per-area series)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-house-price-index-reports", "label": "UK House Price Index reports collection (GOV.UK)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.gov.scot/publications/private-sector-rent-statistics-scotland-2010-to-2025/", "label": "Private Sector Rent Statistics, Scotland, 2010 to 2025 (gov.scot)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.gov.scot/publications/private-sector-rent-statistics-scotland-2010-to-2025/pages/2-bedroom-properties/", "label": "Private Sector Rent Statistics, Scotland: 2 bedroom properties", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.nisra.gov.uk/news/average-house-price-northern-ireland-rises-ps198015", "label": "NISRA / Land and Property Services Northern Ireland House Price Index", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.nihe.gov.uk/private-rental-ni-at-a-glance-2023", "label": "NI Housing Executive private rental market performance", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 2 of the 10 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 8 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 1 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 10 figures, never sentences; 50 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): gross yield computed for every UK local authority and Broad Rental Market Area as the authority's own published average monthly rent x 12 divided by the same authority's average house price, from the two official series that nobody divides by each other: ONS Price Index of Private Rents average rents and the HM Land Registry / ONS UK House Price Index average price, with the Scottish BRMA rents and the NISRA NI price where the geography differs. Published per area and per bedroom count, with the rank, the quartile spread across the UK, the 12-month change in each leg, and changed-since the previous read so a turning area is the news.", "embed": "

1,037.50 GBP

median published figure, UK Rental Yield Index, across 2 sources, read 12 October 2026

Source: Yieldzo UK Rental Yield Index
" }