OFFICIAL DATA#54 OF 313 FOR YIELD

Rental yield in Leicester

A typical rental in Leicester grosses 5.1% a year: the official average rent of £1,024 a month (ONS) against a £242,500 median sold price (HM Land Registry, 2,801 sales over two years). That ranks #54 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
£1,024
Median sold
£242,500
2-bed rent
£893
Rents, 5 yrs
+43.4%
Entry prices by postcode area
LE5652 sales+11% vs district£270,000LE41,034 sales+8% vs district£262,250LE21,244 sales+7% vs district£260,000LE31,197 sales+1% vs district£244,000LE167 sales-49% vs district£124,500
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
Wolverhampton · 5.1%Ipswich · 5.1%Rossendale · 5.1%Bolton · 5.1%Torfaen · 5.1%Blackburn with Darwen · 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.