Best Markets to own an investment property in The United Kingdom

Based on data from Airbtics, this page shows the most profitable real estate markets with key statistics like gross rental yield, average long-term and short-term rental revenue, and property prices. This allows you to discover the most lucrative locations to buy, own or invest in rental properties.

Top 100 cities to buy a rental property in The United Kingdom, Updated November, 2024

The avg rent price data is from Rightmove and updated on November, 2024. The average short-term rental revenue is the average from the last twelve months, starting from the last updated period.

Position	Market Name	Market Type	Avg Rental Revenue	Avg Short-term rental revenue
1	London	Large	£34,044	£34,198
2	Leeds	Medium	£17,952	£20,305
3	Nottingham	Medium	£14,784	£17,623
4	Birmingham	Medium	£14,232	£18,099
5	Liverpool	Medium	£7,824	£18,200
6	Sheffield	Medium	£6,540	£17,573
7	Newcastle upon tyne	Small	£20,784	£21,075
8	Cardiff	Medium	£23,520	£22,205
9	Leicester	Small	£11,136	£16,322
10	Southampton	Small	£21,048	£21,107
11	Bournemouth	Medium	£20,424	£27,262
12	Coventry	Small	£12,384	£15,552
13	Lincoln	Small	£7,056	£21,532
14	Plymouth	Small	£7,236	£18,560
15	Salford	Medium	£15,468	£19,676
16	Reading	Small	£22,896	£25,100
17	Glasgow city	Medium	£14,784	£27,268
18	Derby	Small	£8,592	£17,279
19	Oxford	Medium	£35,280	£26,290
20	Bristol	Medium	£22,896	£25,276
21	County durham	Medium	£9,120	£21,660
22	Buckinghamshire	Medium	£19,812	£23,032
23	Edinburgh	Large	£18,504	£41,284
24	Charnwood	Small	£8,040	£20,884
25	Exeter	Small	£21,072	£22,768
26	Portsmouth	Small	£18,576	£20,801
27	Norwich	Small	£18,504	£21,315
28	Lancaster	Small	£7,584	£21,160
29	Preston	Small	£11,760	£18,935
30	South cambridgeshire	Medium	£20,736	£25,121
31	Brighton	Medium	£20,112	£28,848
32	Cornwall	Large	£14,232	£26,848
33	Canterbury	Small	£16,092	£25,057
34	Middlesbrough	Small	£5,616	£13,351
35	City of kingston upon hull	Small	£7,428	£15,364
36	Milton keynes	Small	£17,952	£20,426
37	Guildford	Small	£27,240	£25,380
38	Winchester	Small	£22,284	£27,892
39	Bradford	Small	£9,276	£18,443
40	Cheshire east	Small	£16,092	£21,976
41	Gwynedd	Medium	£7,512	£26,867
42	West northamptonshire	Medium	£13,620	£19,368
43	Broxtowe	Small	£13,944	£15,608
44	Cambridge	Medium	£21,048	£27,816
45	Trafford	Small	£17,328	£19,086
46	Rushcliffe	Small	£18,228	£19,520
47	Colchester	Small	£15,468	£22,314
48	South gloucestershire	Small	£22,284	£23,027
49	Stoke-on-trent	Small	£7,428	£17,576
50	West suffolk	Small	£16,092	£22,170
51	Peterborough	Small	£12,060	£19,860
52	Cheshire west and chester	Medium	£12,996	£25,170
53	North northamptonshire	Small	£12,684	£18,643
54	Luton	Small	£12,996	£14,301
55	Aberdeen city	Small	£9,840	£19,868
56	Dorset	Medium	£15,468	£26,325
57	Wiltshire	Medium	£16,092	£24,348
58	York	Medium	£16,092	£28,401
59	Elmbridge	Small	£37,152	£26,583
60	Worcester	Small	£7,236	£23,312
61	Doncaster	Small	£8,352	£16,390
62	Swindon	Small	£12,384	£18,340
63	Slough	Small	£19,488	£23,294
64	Watford	Small	£20,424	£27,000
65	Bolton	Small	£11,448	£18,426
66	Medway	Small	£15,468	£17,740
67	Bath	Medium	£18,576	£33,392
68	Runnymede	Small	£26,616	£31,456
69	Wolverhampton	Small	£11,760	£17,283
70	Wakefield	Small	£10,212	£17,773
71	Sunderland	Small	£8,040	£15,437
72	Thanet	Small	£14,688	£23,761
73	Woking	Small	£19,812	£24,338
74	East riding of yorkshire	Medium	£9,840	£23,200
75	Stockport	Small	£14,232	£17,904
76	Ipswich	Small	£11,136	£21,280
77	Southend-on-sea	Small	£14,856	£21,195
78	Stockton-on-tees	Small	£9,252	£18,841
79	Wirral	Small	£10,512	£20,355
80	Sandwell	Small	£11,760	£14,317
81	Epping forest	Small	£26,004	£24,700
82	Bracknell forest	Small	£21,048	£24,811
83	Reigate and banstead	Small	£21,660	£25,732
84	Shropshire	Medium	£11,136	£24,012
85	Spelthorne	Small	£22,284	£25,537
86	Huntingdonshire	Small	£15,468	£20,447
87	Cheltenham	Small	£16,092	£24,758
88	Wigan	Small	£9,312	£17,736
89	East suffolk	Medium	£12,384	£27,946
90	Dacorum	Small	£18,576	£23,745
91	Bedford	Small	£14,856	£19,614
92	Dudley	Small	£11,136	£17,088
93	Swansea	Medium	£11,748	£24,431
94	North east lincolnshire	Small	£8,040	£20,346
95	St albans	Small	£22,224	£28,453
96	Solihull	Small	£16,092	£20,408
97	Waverley	Small	£22,896	£21,106
98	Hertsmere	Small	£24,144	£21,344
99	Cotswold	Medium	£24,720	£33,284
100	Darlington	Small	£8,040	£16,743