OFFICIAL DATA#55 OF 313 FOR YIELD

Rental yield in Bolton

A typical rental in Bolton grosses 5.1% a year: the official average rent of £884 a month (ONS) against a £207,000 median sold price (HM Land Registry, 4,043 sales over two years). That ranks #55 of 313 districts we can compute, against a national median of 4.4%. Whole-market averages before any costs, not a valuation of any one property.

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Gross yield
5.1%
Avg rent
£884
Median sold
£207,000
2-bed rent
£806
Rents, 5 yrs
+47.1%
Entry prices by postcode area
BL7296 sales+28% vs district£265,000BL5552 sales+14% vs district£235,500BL6647 sales+12% vs district£231,000BL2701 sales+1% vs district£210,000BL1849 sales-7% vs district£192,000BL3592 sales-10% vs district£187,000BL4442 sales-11% vs district£185,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. Cheaper pockets usually push the yield above the district average, though rents vary street by street too.
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Ipswich · 5.1%Rossendale · 5.1%Leicester · 5.1%Torfaen · 5.1%Blackburn with Darwen · 5.1%Crawley · 5.1%All 313 districts →
Gross yield = official average rent (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026) × 12 ÷ median sold price (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data). Whole-market averages before mortgage, letting and running costs; individual homes vary widely. Research figures, not financial or investment advice.