Buckinghamshire property market
In Buckinghamshire (South East) the average private rent is £1,477/month (ONS, May 2026) and the average house price is £478,521 (HM Land Registry, April 2026). That puts rent 7% above and house prices 77% above the UK average. The gross rental yield works out at 3.7%.
- Average rent
- £1,477/mo
- +5.2% YoY
- Average house price
- £478,521
- +0.3% 12m
- Gross rental yield
- 3.7%
- UK avg 6.1%
- Price-to-rent
- 27.0
- UK avg 16.3
Rent vs buy in Buckinghamshire
The average home in Buckinghamshire costs about 27.0 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 27.0), 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.
Go deeper
- Rent in Buckinghamshire (1/2/3/4-bed breakdown)£1,477
- House prices in Buckinghamshire (by property type)£478,521
Nearby areas in South East
- South Oxfordshire£1,381/mo · £466,091
- Hart£1,418/mo · £473,396
- Oxford£1,958/mo · £475,481
- Runnymede£1,575/mo · £479,830
- Wokingham£1,482/mo · £485,606
- Reigate and Banstead£1,636/mo · £496,110
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average rent in Buckinghamshire?
- The average monthly private rent in Buckinghamshire is £1,477, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (May 2026), +5.2% over the past 12 months. The UK average is £1,383.
- What is the average house price in Buckinghamshire?
- The average house price in Buckinghamshire is £478,521 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, April 2026), +0.3% over 12 months. The UK average is £270,080.
- What is the gross rental yield in Buckinghamshire?
- Dividing the average annual rent (£17,724) by the average house price (£478,521) gives a gross rental yield of 3.7% in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire?
- In Buckinghamshire the average house price equals about 27.0 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 27.0). 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.
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.