Where are the highest rental yields in the South West?

Bristol, City of has the highest average gross rental yield in the South West at 6.4%, from an average price of £352,262 and rent of £1,883 a month. It ranks 6 of 316 areas across England and Wales.

What is a typical rental yield in the South West?

The median gross yield across the 26 council areas in the South West is 4.2%, compared with 4.4% across England and Wales.

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Rental yields in the South West

The South West has 26 council areas and a typical gross rental yield of 4.2%, below the 4.4% median across England and Wales. Yields run from 3.4% in South Hams to 6.4% in Bristol, City of. The typical area here has an average price of £306,231 and an average rent of £1,049 a month.

Highest (Bristol, City of)

6.4%

Typical (median)

4.2%

Lowest (South Hams)

3.4%

All 26 areas in the South West, ranked

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Gross yield = annual rent divided by average price. Tap any area for prices, rents by bedroom count, council tax, tenure and Article 4 data.

5 councils in the South West have Article 4 areas restricting HMO conversions in the national planning dataset: Bristol, City of, Exeter, Plymouth, South Gloucestershire, Cheltenham. Inside those areas, turning a family home into a small HMO needs full planning permission. See the Article 4 report.

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Average price: HM Land Registry UK HPI (July 2026). Average rent: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026). Regions: ONS. Local-authority averages across all property types, indicative only. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Not investment advice.