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Student let investment in Bristol

Bristol student let stock averages 5.4% gross yield, 0.3pp below the city's all-types average. 6 postcodes have data. (figures based on terraced housing stock as a proxy - LR doesn't categorise student lets separately).

Avg gross yield
5.4%
Avg asking price
£374,941
Avg monthly rent
£1,700/mo
Rental demand
moderate
Yield comparison by property type
Flat
7.3%
Semi-detached house
5.6%
Terraced house
5.4%
HMO
5.4%
Student let
5.4%
New build
5.4%
Detached house
4.3%

Top postcodes

PostcodeAreaAvg yieldAvg priceStock
BS13Hartcliffe & Withywood6.5%£273,4500View
BS34Patchway & Bradley Stoke6.3%£309,0700View
BS16Fishponds & Stapleton5.9%£335,0000View
BS5Easton & St George5.5%£350,1750View
BS3Bedminster & Southville5.1%£438,0300View
BS7Horfield & Bishopston4.6%£485,0000View

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Other property types

Flat
7.3% avg yield
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Semi-detached house
5.6% avg yield
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Terraced house
5.4% avg yield
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HMO
5.4% avg yield
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New build
5.4% avg yield
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Detached house
4.3% avg yield
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