Burnley property market
In Burnley (North West) the average private rent is £622/month (ONS, May 2026) and the average house price is £129,556 (HM Land Registry, April 2026). That puts rent 55% below and house prices 52% below the UK average. The gross rental yield works out at 5.8%.
- Average rent
- £622/mo
- +3.2% YoY
- Average house price
- £129,556
- +2.6% 12m
- Gross rental yield
- 5.8%
- UK avg 6.1%
- Price-to-rent
- 17.4
- UK avg 16.3
Rent vs buy in Burnley
The average home in Burnley costs about 17.4 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 17.4), 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.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the average rent in Burnley?
- The average monthly private rent in Burnley is £622, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (May 2026), +3.2% over the past 12 months. The UK average is £1,383.
- What is the average house price in Burnley?
- The average house price in Burnley is £129,556 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, April 2026), +2.6% over 12 months. The UK average is £270,080.
- What is the gross rental yield in Burnley?
- Dividing the average annual rent (£7,464) by the average house price (£129,556) gives a gross rental yield of 5.8% in Burnley. 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 Burnley?
- In Burnley the average house price equals about 17.4 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 17.4). 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.