Huntingdonshire property market
In Huntingdonshire (East of England) the average private rent is £1,047/month (ONS, May 2026) and the average house price is £308,404 (HM Land Registry, April 2026). That puts rent 24% below and house prices 14% above the UK average. The gross rental yield works out at 4.1%.
- Average rent
- £1,047/mo
- +3.6% YoY
- Average house price
- £308,404
- +4.3% 12m
- Gross rental yield
- 4.1%
- UK avg 6.1%
- Price-to-rent
- 24.5
- UK avg 16.3
Rent vs buy in Huntingdonshire
The average home in Huntingdonshire costs about 24.5 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 24.5), 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 Huntingdonshire (1/2/3/4-bed breakdown)£1,047
- House prices in Huntingdonshire (by property type)£308,404
Nearby areas in East of England
- North Norfolk£860/mo · £285,303
- West Suffolk£1,177/mo · £298,038
- Colchester£1,211/mo · £298,311
- Broadland£939/mo · £312,908
- South Norfolk£981/mo · £313,346
- Braintree£1,232/mo · £316,637
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average rent in Huntingdonshire?
- The average monthly private rent in Huntingdonshire is £1,047, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (May 2026), +3.6% over the past 12 months. The UK average is £1,383.
- What is the average house price in Huntingdonshire?
- The average house price in Huntingdonshire is £308,404 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, April 2026), +4.3% over 12 months. The UK average is £270,080.
- What is the gross rental yield in Huntingdonshire?
- Dividing the average annual rent (£12,564) by the average house price (£308,404) gives a gross rental yield of 4.1% in Huntingdonshire. 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 Huntingdonshire?
- In Huntingdonshire the average house price equals about 24.5 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 24.5). 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.