Is buy to let worth it: BTL Yield Benchmark

The BTL Yield Benchmark carries 18 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages; the 9 published figures given by time run from 843 to 293,000 GBP, read 17 October 2026.

843 to 293,000 GBP Range by time 9 published figures, not one market: read the rows
13 Published figures from 3 source pages, read 21 Oct 2026
3 of 6 Sources read that publish one 50% publish a figure at all
  1. ONS Private rent and house prices, UK293,000 GBP
  2. UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)272,611 GBP
  3. ONS Private rent and house prices, UK272,000 GBP
  4. ONS Private rent and house prices, UK213,000 GBP
  5. ONS Private rent and house prices, UK202,000 GBP
  6. ONS Private rent and house prices, UK195,000 GBP
  7. ONS Private rent and house prices, UK3,629 GBP
  8. ONS Private rent and house prices, UK2,317 GBP
  9. ONS Private rent and house prices, UK2,067 GBP
  10. ONS Private rent and house prices, UK1,966 GBP
  11. ONS Private rent and house prices, UK1,581 GBP
  12. ONS Private rent and house prices, UK1,451 GBP
Every published figure, highest first; the top 12 of 18.
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RowValue
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK293,000 GBP
UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)272,611 GBP
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK272,000 GBP
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK213,000 GBP
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK202,000 GBP
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK195,000 GBP
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK3,629 GBP
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK2,317 GBP
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK2,067 GBP
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK1,966 GBP
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK1,581 GBP
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK1,451 GBP
  1. 11855 to 46,148
  2. 46,148 to 91,440
  3. 91,440 to 136,733
  4. 136,733 to 182,026
  5. 3182,026 to 227,318
  6. 2227,318 to 272,611
Where the 18 published figures fall, GBP, in six equal bands from the lowest to the highest.
Bands
BucketValue
855 to 46,14811 figures
46,148 to 91,4400 figures
91,440 to 136,7330 figures
136,733 to 182,0260 figures
182,026 to 227,3183 figures
227,318 to 272,6112 figures

3 of the 6 named sources read in full publish a figure; 3 publish none, read 17 October 2026.

By nation and time and local authority and property type

BreakdownMedianRangeSources
nationUK1,393GBP1,393 to 1,393GBP1
nationEngland1,451GBP1,451 to 1,451GBP1
nationNorthern-Ireland865GBP855 to 875GBP2
nationScotland999GBP999 to 999GBP1
time2026-06242,500GBP242,500 to 242,500GBP1
time2026-07136,813.5GBP1,016 to 272,611GBP2
time2026-Q2202,000GBP202,000 to 202,000GBP1
local authorityKensington and Chelsea3,629GBP3,629 to 3,629GBP1
local authorityOxford1,966GBP1,966 to 1,966GBP1
property typedetached1,581GBP1,581 to 1,581GBP1
property typefour-or-more-bedrooms2,067GBP2,067 to 2,067GBP1

Every figure, with its source

One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.

SourceFigureBreakdownRead
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK293,000GBP2026-062026-10-12
UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)272,611GBP2026-072026-10-17
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK272,000GBP2026-062026-10-12
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK213,000GBP2026-062026-10-12
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK202,000GBP2026-Q22026-10-12
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK195,000GBP2026-062026-10-12
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK3,629GBPKensington and Chelsea2026-10-12
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK2,317GBP2026-072026-10-12
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK2,067GBPfour-or-more-bedrooms2026-10-12
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK1,966GBPOxford2026-10-12
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK1,581GBPdetached2026-10-12
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK1,451GBPEngland2026-10-12
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK1,393GBPUK2026-10-12
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK1,016GBP2026-072026-10-12
ONS private rented sector statistics from across the UK999GBPScotland2026-10-12
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK875GBPNorthern-Ireland2026-10-12
ONS private rented sector statistics from across the UK855GBPNorthern-Ireland2026-10-12
ONS Private rent and house prices, UK843GBP2026-072026-10-12
The sentence each figure was read from (18)

Read in full, publishes no figure

3 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.

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).

3 of the 6 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 3 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 13 figures, never sentences; 33 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 per local authority and London borough computed as the official median monthly rent x 12 over the official median sale price - two national statistics releases their own publishers never join - with the ranking, the change across the series and the spread between the best and worst borough

33 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.

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The BTL Yield Benchmark carries 18 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages; the 9 published figures given by time run from 843 to 293,000 GBP, read 17 October 2026.

3 of the 6 named sources read in full publish a figure; 3 publish none, read 17 October 2026.

BTL Yield Benchmark, nation UK: median 1,393 GBP across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

BTL Yield Benchmark, nation England: median 1,451 GBP across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

BTL Yield Benchmark, nation Northern-Ireland: median 865 GBP across 2 sources, read 17 October 2026.

BTL Yield Benchmark, nation Scotland: median 999 GBP across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

BTL Yield Benchmark, time 2026-06: median 242,500 GBP across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

BTL Yield Benchmark, time 2026-07: median 136,813.50 GBP across 2 sources, read 17 October 2026.

BTL Yield Benchmark, time 2026-Q2: median 202,000 GBP across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

BTL Yield Benchmark, local authority Kensington and Chelsea: median 3,629 GBP across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

BTL Yield Benchmark, local authority Oxford: median 1,966 GBP across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

BTL Yield Benchmark, property type detached: median 1,581 GBP across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

BTL Yield Benchmark, property type four-or-more-bedrooms: median 2,067 GBP across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

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843 to 293,000 GBP

9 of 18 published figures (time), BTL Yield Benchmark, across 3 sources, read 17 October 2026

Source: Insurance by Profession BTL Yield Benchmark

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