InsightsWhat the data says
- 2026-09-30Rental yields by postcode: the highest are where homes cost leastWhere the typical 3-bedroom house is advertised for under £150,000, the median gross yield is 6.9%. Where it is advertised for £600,000 or more, it is 4.5%. A high gross yield is not a bargain in itself: it is measured before any costs, and there is usually a reason the price is low.
- 2026-09-29Waiting for a house price fall? In real terms, it has already happened.UK house prices are back above their 2022 high in cash terms. After inflation, they are 7.6% down since January 2023 and 11.1% below that high. The South has fallen hardest. Only seven councils in England and Wales with at least 1,000 sales a year have beaten inflation, six of them in the North West.
- 2026-09-28How many private rentals fall below EPC band C?About half of privately rented homes in England and Wales with a valid EPC are rated below band C, the minimum the government plans to require by October 2030. By their own certificates, nine in ten of those have a potential rating of C or better on their certificate. Older homes, bungalows and Wales are furthest behind.
- 2026-09-27Is affordability becoming the brake on rent growth?Over the three years to April 2025, typical rents outpaced pay and prices. Over the past year, rent growth has been slowest where rent takes the biggest share of a salary. But the pattern is largely regional, and these figures cannot say how much of it is affordability.
