Fenland property market
In Fenland (East of England) the average private rent is £835/month (ONS, May 2026) and the average house price is £224,590 (HM Land Registry, April 2026). That puts rent 40% below and house prices 17% below the UK average. The gross rental yield works out at 4.5%.
- Average rent
- £835/mo
- +3.9% YoY
- Average house price
- £224,590
- +0.6% 12m
- Gross rental yield
- 4.5%
- UK avg 6.1%
- Price-to-rent
- 22.4
- UK avg 16.3
Rent vs buy in Fenland
The average home in Fenland costs about 22.4 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 22.4), 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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Nearby areas in East of England
- Great Yarmouth£833/mo · £207,741
- Ipswich£989/mo · £215,893
- Norwich£1,152/mo · £230,372
- Peterborough£981/mo · £236,378
- Tendring£1,051/mo · £255,529
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average rent in Fenland?
- The average monthly private rent in Fenland is £835, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (May 2026), +3.9% over the past 12 months. The UK average is £1,383.
- What is the average house price in Fenland?
- The average house price in Fenland is £224,590 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, April 2026), +0.6% over 12 months. The UK average is £270,080.
- What is the gross rental yield in Fenland?
- Dividing the average annual rent (£10,020) by the average house price (£224,590) gives a gross rental yield of 4.5% in Fenland. 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 Fenland?
- In Fenland the average house price equals about 22.4 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 22.4). 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.