OFFICIAL DATA#129 OF 313 FOR YIELD

Rental yield in Canterbury

A typical rental in Canterbury grosses 4.5% a year: the official average rent of £1,281 a month (ONS) against a £345,000 median sold price (HM Land Registry, 2,592 sales over two years). That ranks #129 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
4.5%
Avg rent
£1,281
Median sold
£345,000
2-bed rent
£1,133
Rents, 5 yrs
+26.2%
Entry prices by postcode area
CT5653 sales+14% vs district£393,500CT4248 sales+10% vs district£378,500CT6787 sales-4% vs district£331,060CT2409 sales-7% vs district£320,000CT1459 sales-15% vs district£293,000
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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Similar yields elsewhere
Westminster · 4.5%Camden · 4.5%Croydon · 4.5%Thanet · 4.5%Wyre · 4.5%Southend-on-Sea · 4.5%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.