Bradford property market
In Bradford (Yorkshire and The Humber) the average private rent is £746/month (ONS, May 2026) and the average house price is £188,505 (HM Land Registry, April 2026). That puts rent 46% below and house prices 30% below the UK average. The gross rental yield works out at 4.7%.
- Average rent
- £746/mo
- +4.6% YoY
- Average house price
- £188,505
- +5.7% 12m
- Gross rental yield
- 4.7%
- UK avg 6.1%
- Price-to-rent
- 21.1
- UK avg 16.3
Rent vs buy in Bradford
The average home in Bradford costs about 21.1 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 21.1), compared with 16.3 for the UK as a whole. On this market-level signal, buying looks relatively more expensive here than the UK average. This is an arithmetic ratio of the two official figures above — a market indicator, not personal financial advice.
Rent affordability in Bradford
Average rent of £746/month is about 27% of the local full-time gross median salary of £32,639 (ONS ASHE 2024). The ONS guideline treats rent at or below 30% of income as "affordable", so Bradford is within that threshold on this proxy.
Honesty note: this uses individual full-time pay, not household income, so it sits above the official household-based series. ONS Private rental affordability, England (FYE2024). Median income of private-renting households basis — distinct from the proxy below.
Go deeper
Nearby areas in Yorkshire and The Humber
- Barnsley£678/mo · £173,100
- Doncaster£689/mo · £173,624
- North Lincolnshire£645/mo · £179,553
- Rotherham£679/mo · £190,256
- Calderdale£750/mo · £190,555
- Wakefield£794/mo · £196,895
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average rent in Bradford?
- The average monthly private rent in Bradford is £746, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (May 2026), +4.6% over the past 12 months. The UK average is £1,383.
- What is the average house price in Bradford?
- The average house price in Bradford is £188,505 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, April 2026), +5.7% over 12 months. The UK average is £270,080.
- What is the gross rental yield in Bradford?
- Dividing the average annual rent (£8,952) by the average house price (£188,505) gives a gross rental yield of 4.7% in Bradford. This is a "gross" figure — before voids, management, maintenance and tax. The UK-average gross yield on the same basis is 6.1%.
- Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Bradford?
- In Bradford the average house price equals about 21.1 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 21.1). A higher ratio leans toward renting being relatively cheaper month-to-month; a lower ratio leans toward buying. The UK-average ratio is 16.3. This is a market-level signal, not personal financial advice.
- Is rent affordable in Bradford?
- The average rent in Bradford (£746/month) is about 27% of the local full-time gross median salary of £32,639 (ONS ASHE 2024). The ONS guideline is that rent at or below 30% of income is "affordable", so Bradford is within that threshold on this proxy. Note this uses individual full-time pay, not household income, so it sits above the official household-based series.
Rent: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics — edition 17 June 2026, reference May 2026 (ONS PIPR). House prices: HM Land Registry — UK House Price Index (UKHPI), reference April 2026 (UKHPI). Both © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gross rental yield and price-to-rent ratio are computed from these two figures.