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Best Rental Property Markets Northern Europe in 2025

Based on our data, this page shows the top rental markets to invest in Northern Europe with key statistics and information, like average long-term rental yields, short-term rental yields, number of rentals available, and average property prices. This allows you to discover the most profitable cities to invest in, buy, and own rental properties in Northern Europe.

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All data presented in this report is based on 2-bedroom properties.

STR (Short-Term Rental): Refers to short-term rental data, which is tracked and verified by Airbtics.

STR Revenue: Represents the average annual revenue generated by short-term rentals, as captured by Airbtics’ dataset.

LTR (Long-Term Rental): Refers to traditional rental markets.

LTR Revenue: Represents the average annual rental income collected by landlords. For comparability, we assume a 90% occupancy rate for long-term rentals. The data is currently sourced through ChatGPT. However, Airbtics is in the process of collecting and standardizing this data internally. By November 2025, these external sources will be fully replaced with Airbtics’ proprietary datasets.

Sorting Basis: The tables are ranked by average long-term rental yields for 2-bedroom properties.

Last updated: September, 2025

Position Market Name LTR Revenue for 2/bd STR Revenue for 2/bd Average Property Prices Gross Long-term Rental Yield Gross Short-term Rental Yield
1 North lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom $12.96K $34.74K $160K 8.1% 21.71%
2 Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom $12.96K $41.37K $180K 7.2% 22.98%
3 South lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom $12.96K $40.11K $180K 7.2% 22.28%
4 South tyneside, Tyne and wear, United Kingdom $12.96K $25.14K $180K 7.2% 13.97%
5 St. helens, Merseyside, United Kingdom $12.96K $32.87K $180K 7.2% 18.26%
6 Stockton-on-tees, Durham and north yorkshire, United Kingdom $10.80K $28.10K $150K 7.2% 18.73%
7 Blaenau gwent, Wales, United Kingdom $9.18K $34.02K $130K 7.06% 26.17%
8 Middlesbrough, North yorkshire, United Kingdom $10.48K $23.07K $150K 6.98% 15.38%
9 Blackburn with darwen, Lancashire, United Kingdom $10.26K $22.38K $150K 6.84% 14.92%
10 East ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom $10.26K $53.19K $150K 6.84% 35.46%
11 Hyndburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom $10.26K $27.63K $150K 6.84% 18.42%
12 North ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom $10.26K $44.59K $150K 6.84% 29.73%
13 Na h-eileanan siar, Scotland, United Kingdom $10.26K $41.53K $150K 6.84% 27.69%
14 Bradford, West yorkshire, United Kingdom $11.88K $33.32K $180K 6.6% 18.51%
15 Doncaster, South yorkshire, United Kingdom $11.88K $25.92K $180K 6.6% 14.4%
16 Rochdale, Greater manchester, United Kingdom $11.88K $24.75K $180K 6.6% 13.75%
17 Wigan, Greater manchester, United Kingdom $11.88K $27.40K $180K 6.6% 15.22%
18 South ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom $11.88K $46.73K $180K 6.6% 25.96%
19 Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom $11.88K $41.02K $180K 6.6% 22.79%
20 Shetland islands, Scotland, United Kingdom $11.88K $41.20K $180K 6.6% 22.89%
21 Barnsley, South yorkshire, United Kingdom $9.72K $34.70K $150K 6.48% 23.13%
22 Merthyr tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom $9.72K $32.47K $150K 6.48% 21.64%
23 Salford, Greater manchester, United Kingdom $16.20K $35.22K $250K 6.48% 14.09%
24 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom $16.20K $51.79K $250K 6.48% 20.72%
25 Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom $10.26K $36.79K $160K 6.41% 22.99%
26 Burnley, Lancashire, United Kingdom $8.10K $21.91K $130K 6.23% 16.86%
27 Hartlepool, Durham, United Kingdom $8.10K $28.44K $130K 6.23% 21.88%
28 Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom $16.20K $31.95K $260K 6.23% 12.29%
29 Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom $12.96K $39.22K $210K 6.17% 18.68%
30 Dundee city, Scotland, United Kingdom $12.96K $38.22K $210K 6.17% 18.2%
31 West lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom $12.96K $40.77K $210K 6.17% 19.41%
32 Redcar and cleveland, North yorkshire, United Kingdom $9.72K $32.30K $160K 6.08% 20.19%
33 Kingston upon hull, East riding of yorkshire, United Kingdom $9.72K $31.43K $160K 6.08% 19.65%
34 Leeds, West yorkshire, United Kingdom $15.12K $37.01K $250K 6.05% 14.81%
35 Rotherham, South yorkshire, United Kingdom $10.80K $28.51K $180K 6.0% 15.84%
36 Knowsley, Merseyside, United Kingdom $11.88K $26.22K $200K 5.94% 13.11%
37 Sefton, Merseyside, United Kingdom $11.88K $31.51K $200K 5.94% 15.75%
38 Newcastle upon tyne, Tyne and wear, United Kingdom $12.96K $39.02K $220K 5.89% 17.74%
39 Bolton, Greater manchester, United Kingdom $12.96K $27.91K $220K 5.89% 12.69%
40 Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom $12.96K $39.43K $220K 5.89% 17.92%
41 Calderdale, West yorkshire, United Kingdom $12.96K $35.82K $220K 5.89% 16.28%
42 Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom $12.96K $49.83K $220K 5.89% 22.65%
43 Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom $12.96K $32.44K $220K 5.89% 14.75%
44 Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom $12.96K $41.24K $220K 5.89% 18.75%
45 Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom $12.96K $39.14K $220K 5.89% 17.79%
46 Riga, Latvia $8.64K $22.69K $150K 5.76% 15.13%
47 Manchester, Greater manchester, United Kingdom $17.28K $40.51K $300K 5.76% 13.5%
48 Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom $10.26K $39.04K $180K 5.7% 21.69%
49 Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom $10.26K $33.07K $180K 5.7% 18.37%
50 Bolsover, Derbyshire, United Kingdom $10.26K $32.61K $180K 5.7% 18.12%
51 Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom $10.26K $48.68K $180K 5.7% 27.05%
52 County durham, Durham, United Kingdom $10.26K $31.70K $180K 5.7% 17.61%
53 Darlington, Durham, United Kingdom $10.26K $27.82K $180K 5.7% 15.45%
54 Derry city and strabane, Northern ireland, United Kingdom $10.26K $35.01K $180K 5.7% 19.45%
55 Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom $10.26K $42.67K $180K 5.7% 23.71%
56 Pendle, Lancashire, United Kingdom $10.26K $31.30K $180K 5.7% 17.39%
57 South holland, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom $10.26K $34.91K $180K 5.7% 19.4%
58 Stoke-on-trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom $10.26K $27.38K $180K 5.7% 15.21%
59 Sunderland, Tyne and wear, United Kingdom $10.26K $30.36K $180K 5.7% 16.87%
60 Torfaen, Wales, United Kingdom $10.26K $35.94K $180K 5.7% 19.97%
61 Causeway coast and glens, Northern ireland, United Kingdom $10.26K $36.46K $180K 5.7% 20.25%
62 Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom $10.26K $41.96K $180K 5.7% 23.31%
63 Bury, Greater manchester, United Kingdom $11.88K $33.77K $210K 5.66% 16.08%
64 Caerphilly, Wales, United Kingdom $11.88K $39.76K $210K 5.66% 18.93%
65 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom $11.88K $34.71K $210K 5.66% 16.53%
66 North west leicestershire, Leicestershire, United Kingdom $11.88K $35.13K $210K 5.66% 16.73%
67 Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom $11.88K $40.46K $210K 5.66% 19.27%
68 Birmingham, West midlands, United Kingdom $14.04K $34.94K $250K 5.62% 13.97%
69 Tampere, Finland $14.04K $30.84K $250K 5.62% 12.33%
70 Gosport, Hampshire, United Kingdom $14.04K $44.49K $250K 5.62% 17.79%
71 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom $14.04K $29.08K $250K 5.62% 11.63%
72 Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom $19.44K $43.77K $350K 5.55% 12.5%
73 Oldham, Greater manchester, United Kingdom $11.88K $32.02K $215K 5.53% 14.89%
74 Northumberland, Northumberland, United Kingdom $11.88K $46.11K $220K 5.4% 20.96%
75 Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom $17.28K $34.81K $320K 5.4% 10.88%
76 Armagh city, Northern ireland, United Kingdom $9.72K $34.80K $180K 5.4% 19.33%
77 Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom $9.72K $27.67K $180K 5.4% 15.37%
78 Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom $9.72K $26.32K $180K 5.4% 14.62%
79 Boston, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom $9.72K $34.37K $180K 5.4% 19.09%
80 Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom $11.88K $44.06K $220K 5.4% 20.03%
81 Cherwell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom $21.60K $49.41K $400K 5.4% 12.35%
82 Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom $10.26K $33.91K $190K 5.4% 17.85%
83 Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom $11.88K $30.45K $220K 5.4% 13.84%
84 East renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom $12.96K $52.05K $240K 5.4% 21.69%
85 Fermanagh and omagh, Northern ireland, United Kingdom $9.72K $32.37K $180K 5.4% 17.98%
86 Kirklees, West yorkshire, United Kingdom $11.88K $32.45K $220K 5.4% 14.75%
87 Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom $11.88K $32.03K $220K 5.4% 14.56%
88 Mid and east antrim, Northern ireland, United Kingdom $9.72K $32.17K $180K 5.4% 17.87%
89 Neath port talbot, Wales, United Kingdom $9.72K $28.28K $180K 5.4% 15.71%
90 North east lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom $8.64K $28.95K $160K 5.4% 18.1%
91 North tyneside, Tyne and wear, United Kingdom $11.88K $32.42K $220K 5.4% 14.74%
92 Scottish borders, Scotland, United Kingdom $11.88K $40.16K $220K 5.4% 18.25%
93 South derbyshire, Derbyshire, United Kingdom $11.88K $47.73K $220K 5.4% 21.7%
94 West lindsey, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom $9.72K $38.00K $180K 5.4% 21.11%
95 North lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom $9.72K $28.48K $180K 5.4% 15.82%
96 Orkney islands, Scotland, United Kingdom $9.72K $41.93K $180K 5.4% 23.29%
97 South ribble, Lancashire, United Kingdom $11.88K $28.54K $220K 5.4% 12.97%
98 West lancashire, Lancashire, United Kingdom $11.88K $42.89K $220K 5.4% 19.5%
99 Wirral, Merseyside, United Kingdom $11.88K $38.81K $220K 5.4% 17.64%
100 Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom $9.72K $34.37K $180K 5.4% 19.1%

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