Ranked by gross yield · April 2026
Highest Buy-to-Let Rental Yields in the UK
The UK towns and cities with the highest gross buy-to-let rental yields, combining official house-price and ONS private-rent data.
1Newcastle upon Tyne£209,0716.9%2Manchester£247,3446.6%3Portsmouth£250,3776.5%4Southampton£234,1506.4%5City of Bristol£353,6626.4%6Tower Hamlets£457,5046.3%7Blackpool£134,7326.3%8City of Nottingham£192,5436.3%9Lincoln£185,4646.2%10City of Kingston upon Hull£135,0516.1%11Middlesbrough£139,0056.1%12Norwich£230,3726.0%13Salford£232,3916.0%14Gosport£232,0206.0%15Gateshead£158,8856.0%16Liverpool£183,6155.9%17Newham£395,2665.8%18Sunderland£145,2935.8%19Burnley£129,5565.8%20Harlow£318,1435.7%21Bath and North East Somerset£400,2055.6%22Barking and Dagenham£360,0075.6%23Watford£387,4935.6%24Stoke-on-Trent£152,1015.6%25Coventry£218,3345.6%