UK rental yields by property type

Gross rental yields by property type, computed from live Rightmove buy and rent listings in Leeds (the daily sample city). Prices in GBP. Data as of 2026-09-05; generated 2026-09-06 15:06 UTC.

This is one city's sample. The Rightmove Yield Scanner computes this exact table for any UK location, price band and radius on demand - pay per result, first runs free to try.

Property typeGross yield Median buy £Median rent £/mo Samples buy/rent
2-bed apartment 9.3% 164,950 1,275 15 / 21
1-bed apartment 9% 140,000 1,045 5 / 23
2-bed flat 7.2% 200,000 1,200 11 / 19
3-bed semi-detached 6.6% 310,000 1,700 20 / 5

Method: gross yield = annual median rent / median asking price, per bucket. Asking prices, not transactions; small buckets are noisy - sample sizes shown.