UK Region Guide
Yorkshire & The Humber
Leeds and Sheffield drive demand in the white-collar core; Bradford, Hull and Doncaster offer the UK's highest gross yields for hands-on investors.
Region avg yield
5.1%
weighted by sales volume
Best city
Grimsby
7.5% gross yield
Region avg price
£191k
all property types
Rental demand
Balanced
12 cities · 68 postcodes
Cities & towns in Yorkshire & The Humber
| City / Town | Avg yield ↓ | Avg price | Demand | Sales (12mo) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grimsby | 7.5% | £113k | Balanced | 1,375 | View guide |
Hull | 6.4% | £123k | Balanced | 2,606 | View guide |
Leeds | 6.0% | £214k | Balanced | 2,897 | View guide |
Bradford | 5.7% | £126k | Balanced | 1,149 | View guide |
Sheffield | 4.8% | £231k | Balanced | 4,076 | View guide |
Rotherham | 4.8% | £169k | Balanced | 2,304 | View guide |
Barnsley | 4.7% | £172k | Balanced | 2,216 | View guide |
Doncaster | 4.4% | £163k | Balanced | 1,867 | View guide |
York | 4.3% | £303k | Balanced | 2,242 | View guide |
Halifax | 4.3% | £170k | Balanced | 1,511 | View guide |
Huddersfield | 4.3% | £177k | Balanced | 1,723 | View guide |
Wakefield | 4.1% | £229k | Balanced | 1,684 | View guide |
Ownership mix
Yorkshire & The Humber vs UK average · 2,483,365 dwellings · Source: ONS Census 2021
Distinct tenure mix: 19% privately rented (btl) (1pp lower than the UK average of 20%).
Owned outrightNo mortgage on the property
34.0%(UK 32.9%)
+1.1pp vs UK
Owned with mortgageIncluding shared ownership
29.7%(UK 29.7%)
+0.0pp vs UK
Privately rented (BTL)Private landlord or letting agent
19.0%(UK 20.3%)
-1.3pp vs UK
Socially rentedCouncil or housing association
17.3%(UK 17.1%)
+0.2pp vs UK
Black tick = UK average. ONS Census 2021, TS054 (Tenure of household).
Aggregates are transaction-count weighted from HM Land Registry medians + PropertyData rents. Ownership mix is dwelling-weighted from ONS Census 2021. This page does not constitute financial advice.