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OFFICIAL DATA#178 OF 313 FOR YIELD

Rental yield in Chelmsford

A typical rental in Chelmsford grosses 4.3% a year: the official average rent of £1,442 a month (ONS) against a £405,000 median sold price (HM Land Registry, 3,197 sales over two years). That ranks #178 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
4.3%
Avg rent
£1,442
Median sold
£405,000
2-bed rent
£1,294
Rents, 5 yrs
+33.5%
Entry prices by postcode area
CM31,003 sales+10% vs district£447,500CM11,200 sales-1% vs district£400,000CM21,107 sales-6% vs district£380,000
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.
The highest-yielding districts right now
#1Newcastle upon Tyne£1,207 pcm7.1%#2Manchester£1,365 pcm6.5%#3Bristol, City of£1,880 pcm6.4%#4Merthyr Tydfil£755 pcm6.4%#5Portsmouth£1,367 pcm6.3%#6Nottingham£1,011 pcm6.1%#7Blackpool£714 pcm6.1%#8Lincoln£944 pcm6%#9Tower Hamlets£2,439 pcm5.9%#10Kingston upon Hull, City of£691 pcm5.9%
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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.