OFFICIAL DATA#76 OF 313 FOR YIELD

Rental yield in Lancaster

A typical rental in Lancaster grosses 4.9% a year: the official average rent of £815 a month (ONS) against a £200,000 median sold price (HM Land Registry, 2,378 sales over two years). That ranks #76 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
4.9%
Avg rent
£815
Median sold
£200,000
2-bed rent
£745
Rents, 5 yrs
+30.6%
Entry prices by postcode area
LA2364 sales+42% vs district£284,500LA5328 sales+30% vs district£260,000LA3491 sales-5% vs district£190,000LA1832 sales-7% vs district£186,750LA4455 sales-7% 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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Similar yields elsewhere
Hammersmith and Fulham · 4.9%Walsall · 4.9%West Suffolk · 4.9%Sefton · 4.9%Rochdale · 4.9%Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · 4.9%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.