Where to Buy Property Investments in Coventry: Yields of 6.9%

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Coventry sits in the West Midlands, just east of Birmingham. The average sold price in Coventry is £219,765, which is 24.2% below the England average of £289,946 as of March 2026. That discount is the headline for any investor weighing up the city. Coventry buys you a major West Midlands centre, two universities and a city-wide regeneration programme at a price that sits well under the national average and 10.9% under the wider West Midlands regional average of £246,728. The local authority population grew 8.95% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, from 316,960 to 345,325 residents.

What that low entry point unlocks is yield. CV1, the city-centre postcode, is the cheapest way in at a £163,893 average asking price and also carries the highest gross yield in the city at 6.9%. That pairing, where the cheapest postcode is the highest-yielding, is the opposite of how Coventry's premium outer postcodes behave, where CV8 at £437,918 returns just 3.1%. Across the eight postcodes covered here the city splits into a tight, high-yield core and an affluent commuter ring, and the data below shows where the line falls.

This guide covers the metropolitan district of Coventry (ONS code E08000026) across postcodes CV1, CV2, CV3, CV4, CV5, CV6, CV7 and CV8. Coventry sits in the West Midlands, around 19 miles east of Birmingham and bordered by Warwickshire on its outer edges. For the wider regional picture, see our location guides for the wider Midlands, including neighbouring Birmingham.

Article updated: July 2026

Why Invest in Coventry?

Coventry grew its population 8.95% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, from 316,960 to 345,325 residents, faster than the England and Wales average of 6.3%. Two universities sit at the heart of that growth. The University of Warwick, ranked among the UK's leading institutions, and Coventry University between them draw tens of thousands of students into the city each year, and a large share of those rent privately. That student base, layered on top of a working population employed across manufacturing, logistics and higher education, gives the rental market two distinct sources of demand.

The local employment rate of 70.4% sits below both the West Midlands average and the Great Britain figure of 75.6%, and the unemployment rate of 9.2% is higher than the national picture. Coventry's economy carries the legacy of its motor-industry past alongside newer strengths in advanced manufacturing, gaming and battery technology, and the City of Culture year in 2021 left a programme of cultural investment behind it. For an investor, the read is a city with genuine tenant demand and below-average prices rather than one riding high wages.

The median gross annual salary in Coventry is £37,759, which is just below the Great Britain median of £39,125 and a touch above the wider West Midlands. Wages here do not stretch as far as in the affluent commuter towns on the city's edge, and that keeps owner-occupier demand in check while supporting a deep, established private rented sector in the central postcodes.

Coventry Economic Summary

• Population: 345,325 (2021 Census). Growth of 8.95% from 2011.
• Median annual salary: £37,759 (local), £39,125 (Great Britain)
• Employment rate: 70.4% (local), 75.6% (Great Britain)
• Unemployment rate: 9.2% (local)
• Key employment sectors: Advanced manufacturing, logistics and distribution, higher education, health and social work, retail

Source: ONS Explore Local Statistics, Nomis Labour Market Profile (ASHE 2025).

Regeneration and Investment in Coventry

Coventry is in the middle of the largest city-centre rebuild it has seen in decades, led by the £450 million City Centre South scheme. Public money is going in alongside private development, and the work below is funded and under way rather than at the concept stage.

• City Centre South (Under construction, £450 million): Developer The Hill Group, in partnership with Shearer Property Group, began demolition in June 2025 on a 15-acre site covering Bull Yard, Shelton Square and City Arcade, with up to 1,575 new homes planned and 991 in Phase 1, of which 200 are affordable. The West Midlands Combined Authority has committed £110 million to the scheme, and the first homes are targeted for late 2027, adding a substantial residential population to the heart of the city. Updates at West Midlands Combined Authority.
• Coventry Station Masterplan (Completed, £82 million): The £82 million redevelopment of Coventry railway station delivered a second entrance building, a new footbridge linking all four platforms with step-free access, and a 633-space multi-storey car park, funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority and the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership Growth Deal. The station sits a short walk from the city centre and puts Birmingham around 20 minutes away by train, strengthening Coventry's pull for commuting tenants. Updates at Coventry City Council.
• Coventry Very Light Rail (In trial): Coventry City Council opened a city-centre test track for its battery-powered Very Light Rail system in May 2025, backed by £2.4 million of UK Government funding and £12.2 million from the West Midlands devolution deal, with an 800-metre demonstrator route between the railway station and the university technology park targeted for completion by 2027. The system is designed to give the city a low-cost tram alternative without overhead wires. Updates at Coventry City Council.

Coventry Property Market Analysis

Average property prices in Coventry have risen 471.5% since January 1995, from £38,455 to £219,765. The sections below trace that path through the cycles, then drill down into postcode-level sold prices, price per square foot, asking prices, growth, and how active each part of the market is.

When was the last house price crash in Coventry?

Coventry is a metropolitan district, so all sold property prices from HM Land Registry are recorded at the city level. The Land Registry House Price Index tracks average prices from January 1995 to March 2026, covering 31 years of market cycles.

The 1995 to 2007 climb: Coventry started at £38,455 in January 1995. By December 2000 the average had reached £56,983, and the early-2000s boom then took it sharply higher, passing £124,617 by December 2005. The market peaked at £136,968 in August 2007 before the financial crisis turned it.

2008 to 2009, the financial crisis: Prices fell from the August 2007 peak of £136,968 to a trough of £109,809 in February 2009. That is a decline of 19.8% over 18 months, with the worst year-on-year reading of -18.3% recorded in February 2009. Coventry's correction was steeper than many southern markets, in line with the West Midlands pattern, where the lower-priced industrial cities took a sharper hit than the commuter belt.

2010 to 2013, the flat years: Prices bounced off the early-2009 trough but then went sideways for several years. The average sat at £121,878 in December 2010, slipped to £118,104 by December 2011, and was still only £127,881 by December 2013. Coventry spent the best part of four years below its pre-crash peak, unable to push higher while wider lending stayed tight.

Recovery, 2014 onwards: The market finally cleared its August 2007 peak in November 2014, when the average reached £137,105. That recovery took seven years and three months. Growth then built steadily, with the average reaching £148,008 by December 2015 and £172,301 by December 2017.

2018 to 2019, the slowdown: Growth flattened ahead of the pandemic, and the average drifted to £179,851 by December 2019, recording a small -0.6% annual reading as the market paused.

2020 to 2022, the pandemic surge: The stamp duty holiday and a shift in buyer demand reignited the market. Prices rose from £182,883 in June 2020 to £188,103 by December 2020 (4.6% annual growth), £201,232 by December 2021 (7.0% annual), and £219,996 by December 2022 (9.3% annual).

The 2023 rate shock: Higher mortgage rates pulled the market back. The average eased to £211,044 by June 2023 and £211,971 by December 2023, a -3.6% annual reading, before steadying.

2024 to present: Prices recovered to £219,262 by December 2024 (3.4% annual growth) and reached an all-time high of £224,217 in December 2025. Since then the market has eased gently to £219,765 by March 2026, a -0.4% annual reading. The current price is 60.4% above the pre-crash peak of £136,968.

Long-term growth summary:

• 5 years (March 2021 to March 2026): 13.6% growth (£193,401 to £219,765)
• 10 years (March 2016 to March 2026): 49.9% growth (£146,562 to £219,765)
• 15 years (March 2011 to March 2026): 85.5% growth (£118,474 to £219,765)
• 20 years (March 2006 to March 2026): 77.0% growth (£124,142 to £219,765)
• 30 years (January 1995 to March 2026): 471.5% growth (£38,455 to £219,765)

Coventry's 19.8% crash was deeper than the national average, and the seven-year wait to clear the old peak was longer than England's. But the 30-year return of 471.5% is strong, and the recent pattern, an all-time high in December 2025 followed by a gentle easing into early 2026, points to a market that has done its growing rather than one mid-correction. An investor who bought at the August 2007 peak would now be sitting on a 60.4% gain on the Land Registry average.

• All property types
• Detached
• Semi-detached
• Terraced
• Flats

Source: HM Land Registry House Price Index

Year	All property types	Detached	Semi-detached	Terraced	Flats
1995-01	£38,455	£72,749	£44,120	£34,308	£27,748
1995-02	£39,165	£73,480	£45,124	£34,945	£28,115
1995-03	£39,264	£73,464	£45,186	£35,072	£28,157
1995-04	£39,699	£73,941	£45,708	£35,481	£28,465
1995-05	£39,796	£73,967	£45,789	£35,586	£28,568
1995-06	£39,990	£74,352	£46,110	£35,708	£28,822
1995-07	£39,995	£74,586	£46,142	£35,709	£28,656
1995-08	£40,264	£75,609	£46,428	£35,938	£28,684
1995-09	£39,831	£74,925	£45,876	£35,584	£28,196
1995-10	£39,865	£75,244	£46,078	£35,521	£28,336
1995-11	£39,057	£73,796	£45,246	£34,730	£27,978
1995-12	£39,529	£74,754	£45,906	£35,098	£28,370
1996-01	£37,448	£71,015	£43,434	£33,271	£26,754
1996-02	£37,508	£71,105	£43,539	£33,336	£26,654
1996-03	£36,932	£70,275	£42,971	£32,786	£26,134
1996-04	£38,331	£72,579	£44,546	£34,071	£27,169
1996-05	£38,742	£72,980	£44,908	£34,516	£27,419
1996-06	£39,621	£74,350	£45,781	£35,346	£28,216
1996-07	£40,731	£76,656	£47,103	£36,322	£28,892
1996-08	£40,971	£77,678	£47,416	£36,498	£28,907
1996-09	£40,746	£77,653	£47,124	£36,308	£28,519
1996-10	£40,696	£77,718	£47,132	£36,237	£28,421
1996-11	£40,591	£77,304	£47,032	£36,144	£28,413
1996-12	£40,610	£77,026	£47,161	£36,164	£28,352
1997-01	£39,976	£75,726	£46,375	£35,636	£27,835
1997-02	£39,992	£76,091	£46,446	£35,606	£27,833
1997-03	£40,283	£76,850	£46,700	£35,875	£28,067
1997-04	£41,072	£78,143	£47,662	£36,581	£28,608
1997-05	£41,653	£78,888	£48,347	£37,153	£28,848
1997-06	£41,941	£79,520	£48,736	£37,404	£28,907
1997-07	£41,850	£79,471	£48,587	£37,352	£28,668
1997-08	£42,354	£80,755	£49,173	£37,783	£28,928
1997-09	£42,891	£81,901	£49,822	£38,248	£29,261
1997-10	£43,328	£82,961	£50,417	£38,581	£29,603
1997-11	£42,736	£81,977	£49,787	£38,015	£29,236
1997-12	£42,421	£81,395	£49,531	£37,700	£28,985
1998-01	£42,090	£81,099	£49,066	£37,410	£28,705
1998-02	£42,831	£82,435	£49,869	£38,054	£29,359
1998-03	£42,386	£81,606	£49,288	£37,665	£29,050
1998-04	£43,308	£82,995	£50,476	£38,480	£29,652
1998-05	£44,006	£83,989	£51,265	£39,177	£29,910
1998-06	£45,275	£86,278	£52,706	£40,319	£30,820
1998-07	£45,798	£87,375	£53,263	£40,790	£31,203
1998-08	£45,669	£87,709	£53,087	£40,638	£31,133
1998-09	£45,562	£87,830	£52,990	£40,536	£30,925
1998-10	£45,605	£88,176	£53,041	£40,541	£31,024
1998-11	£45,550	£88,349	£53,176	£40,388	£31,081
1998-12	£45,631	£88,281	£53,337	£40,412	£31,349
1999-01	£45,764	£88,607	£53,554	£40,488	£31,524
1999-02	£45,782	£88,467	£53,529	£40,540	£31,487
1999-03	£46,267	£89,600	£54,068	£40,967	£31,823
1999-04	£46,403	£89,312	£54,118	£41,177	£31,849
1999-05	£47,282	£90,542	£55,059	£42,018	£32,469
1999-06	£48,054	£91,876	£55,876	£42,758	£32,909
1999-07	£48,784	£93,613	£56,697	£43,411	£33,295
1999-08	£49,006	£94,368	£56,866	£43,627	£33,358
1999-09	£49,186	£95,081	£57,006	£43,778	£33,496
1999-10	£49,585	£96,080	£57,623	£44,031	£33,958
1999-11	£50,421	£97,737	£58,675	£44,722	£34,663
1999-12	£50,925	£98,285	£59,292	£45,165	£35,162
2000-01	£50,687	£98,105	£59,034	£44,944	£34,904
2000-02	£50,530	£98,014	£58,847	£44,800	£34,711
2000-03	£50,643	£98,552	£59,098	£44,881	£34,526
2000-04	£52,178	£100,963	£60,774	£46,288	£35,711
2000-05	£53,219	£102,711	£62,032	£47,189	£36,558
2000-06	£54,757	£105,473	£63,823	£48,516	£37,862
2000-07	£55,239	£107,219	£64,548	£48,869	£38,031
2000-08	£56,544	£110,503	£66,211	£49,915	£38,994
2000-09	£56,933	£112,243	£66,656	£50,193	£39,250
2000-10	£57,207	£113,019	£67,124	£50,352	£39,545
2000-11	£56,611	£112,145	£66,425	£49,789	£39,216
2000-12	£56,983	£112,557	£66,980	£50,071	£39,638
2001-01	£57,435	£113,318	£67,325	£50,532	£39,950
2001-02	£58,488	£115,052	£68,499	£51,530	£40,540
2001-03	£58,953	£115,975	£69,030	£51,995	£40,613
2001-04	£60,769	£119,237	£71,004	£53,652	£41,910
2001-05	£61,634	£120,217	£71,939	£54,477	£42,563
2001-06	£62,982	£122,372	£73,321	£55,691	£43,809
2001-07	£62,945	£122,412	£73,356	£55,631	£43,774
2001-08	£63,669	£124,528	£74,085	£56,233	£44,371
2001-09	£63,842	£125,645	£74,222	£56,357	£44,448
2001-10	£64,172	£126,369	£74,669	£56,597	£44,814
2001-11	£64,816	£127,558	£75,628	£57,098	£45,330
2001-12	£65,456	£128,224	£76,545	£57,576	£46,169
2002-01	£66,286	£129,973	£77,538	£58,254	£46,935
2002-02	£66,213	£129,893	£77,263	£58,227	£46,942
2002-03	£67,012	£131,398	£78,142	£58,999	£47,266
2002-04	£69,035	£134,601	£80,297	£60,840	£48,944
2002-05	£71,561	£138,633	£83,340	£63,072	£50,871
2002-06	£73,587	£142,190	£85,396	£64,934	£52,495
2002-07	£74,973	£144,884	£86,959	£66,210	£53,278
2002-08	£76,608	£148,148	£88,769	£67,671	£54,432
2002-09	£78,400	£151,856	£91,171	£69,190	£55,484
2002-10	£79,328	£153,664	£92,561	£69,912	£56,186
2002-11	£80,983	£157,021	£94,477	£71,343	£57,457
2002-12	£82,012	£158,317	£95,772	£72,217	£58,467
2003-01	£84,408	£162,316	£98,203	£74,455	£60,273
2003-02	£85,651	£163,781	£99,749	£75,562	£61,304
2003-03	£87,663	£167,715	£101,797	£77,428	£62,676
2003-04	£88,374	£168,544	£102,828	£78,010	£63,311
2003-05	£89,264	£170,070	£103,819	£78,869	£63,714
2003-06	£90,146	£170,899	£104,894	£79,635	£64,649
2003-07	£92,198	£174,169	£107,246	£81,546	£65,907
2003-08	£94,580	£177,849	£109,876	£83,724	£67,762
2003-09	£96,338	£180,721	£111,864	£85,420	£68,563
2003-10	£97,922	£183,137	£113,500	£86,908	£69,763
2003-11	£98,591	£184,036	£114,289	£87,548	£70,127
2003-12	£100,316	£185,429	£116,025	£89,202	£71,809
2004-01	£101,476	£187,519	£117,240	£90,259	£72,711
2004-02	£103,000	£189,651	£118,747	£91,724	£73,881
2004-03	£104,169	£192,027	£119,867	£92,870	£74,478
2004-04	£105,471	£191,840	£121,123	£94,334	£75,303
2004-05	£107,651	£193,219	£123,191	£96,559	£77,113
2004-06	£111,118	£197,639	£126,999	£99,750	£80,005
2004-07	£113,979	£202,179	£130,352	£102,347	£82,009
2004-08	£116,284	£206,664	£133,069	£104,418	£83,453
2004-09	£117,498	£209,329	£134,526	£105,554	£83,926
2004-10	£119,067	£212,236	£136,043	£106,956	£85,386
2004-11	£118,550	£210,991	£135,265	£106,493	£85,337
2004-12	£118,610	£209,827	£134,943	£106,655	£85,844
2005-01	£116,734	£206,541	£132,501	£105,022	£84,664
2005-02	£117,809	£208,335	£133,868	£105,975	£85,368
2005-03	£117,820	£208,782	£134,097	£105,999	£84,957
2005-04	£119,140	£209,951	£135,815	£107,317	£85,538
2005-05	£120,521	£211,999	£137,102	£108,671	£86,554
2005-06	£119,638	£208,670	£135,800	£108,066	£86,020
2005-07	£120,452	£209,948	£136,665	£108,817	£86,645
2005-08	£121,124	£210,961	£137,255	£109,532	£86,995
2005-09	£122,998	£215,014	£139,353	£111,245	£88,124
2005-10	£123,996	£216,626	£140,164	£112,232	£88,926
2005-11	£123,685	£215,602	£139,894	£111,998	£88,575
2005-12	£124,617	£215,925	£140,605	£112,856	£89,866
2006-01	£123,897	£214,515	£139,578	£112,314	£89,248
2006-02	£123,391	£212,746	£138,706	£111,891	£89,258
2006-03	£124,142	£214,785	£139,846	£112,652	£89,085
2006-04	£124,658	£214,546	£140,537	£113,167	£89,491
2006-05	£127,962	£220,140	£144,433	£116,186	£91,673
2006-06	£128,031	£219,069	£144,378	£116,336	£91,884
2006-07	£131,106	£224,415	£147,655	£119,263	£93,869
2006-08	£131,050	£224,535	£147,453	£119,464	£93,195
2006-09	£132,275	£227,592	£148,887	£120,526	£93,941
2006-10	£130,843	£225,469	£147,309	£119,191	£92,895
2006-11	£130,911	£225,488	£147,481	£119,218	£92,980
2006-12	£132,012	£226,082	£148,463	£120,382	£93,855
2007-01	£132,768	£227,484	£149,303	£121,107	£94,278
2007-02	£132,321	£226,557	£148,615	£120,555	£94,489
2007-03	£131,362	£225,404	£147,532	£119,772	£93,435
2007-04	£131,830	£225,046	£147,852	£120,365	£93,766
2007-05	£133,519	£226,910	£149,575	£122,137	£94,759
2007-06	£135,153	£229,202	£151,240	£123,638	£96,133
2007-07	£136,332	£232,067	£152,543	£124,655	£96,958
2007-08	£136,968	£234,196	£153,348	£125,366	£96,819
2007-09	£136,254	£234,038	£152,740	£124,688	£96,004
2007-10	£135,826	£233,753	£152,161	£124,268	£95,760
2007-11	£135,818	£234,336	£152,345	£124,098	£95,871
2007-12	£136,763	£235,618	£153,326	£124,880	£96,864
2008-01	£136,528	£235,619	£153,056	£124,566	£96,859
2008-02	£134,472	£232,271	£150,622	£122,619	£95,644
2008-03	£131,301	£227,590	£147,335	£119,825	£92,771
2008-04	£130,909	£227,327	£146,962	£119,644	£91,913
2008-05	£131,710	£228,170	£147,919	£120,439	£92,374
2008-06	£132,783	£229,490	£148,975	£121,435	£93,310
2008-07	£131,451	£227,030	£147,834	£120,117	£92,390
2008-08	£127,186	£220,194	£142,957	£116,244	£89,285
2008-09	£123,952	£216,867	£139,255	£113,141	£86,996
2008-10	£122,482	£215,063	£137,480	£111,732	£86,081
2008-11	£120,583	£212,296	£135,608	£109,890	£84,717
2008-12	£116,013	£203,016	£130,614	£105,841	£81,339
2009-01	£111,631	£195,961	£125,671	£101,726	£78,458
2009-02	£109,809	£193,123	£123,672	£99,928	£77,395
2009-03	£112,214	£197,835	£126,332	£101,922	£79,634
2009-04	£113,281	£198,519	£127,708	£102,969	£80,242
2009-05	£115,202	£200,992	£129,768	£104,887	£81,405
2009-06	£115,071	£200,309	£129,659	£104,939	£80,760
2009-07	£116,199	£202,328	£130,907	£106,104	£81,053
2009-08	£119,015	£207,779	£134,051	£108,818	£82,337
2009-09	£119,884	£209,767	£135,163	£109,625	£82,535
2009-10	£120,981	£212,206	£136,658	£110,594	£82,875
2009-11	£119,634	£209,949	£135,072	£109,470	£81,612
2009-12	£120,798	£210,500	£136,342	£110,742	£82,210
2010-01	£121,653	£212,751	£137,393	£111,628	£82,057
2010-02	£120,943	£212,150	£137,094	£110,819	£81,180
2010-03	£121,463	£215,330	£137,889	£111,028	£81,388
2010-04	£122,464	£216,439	£139,085	£111,873	£82,393
2010-05	£123,065	£217,284	£139,668	£112,416	£83,013
2010-06	£122,940	£216,459	£139,573	£112,502	£82,410
2010-07	£122,026	£215,785	£138,557	£111,705	£81,373
2010-08	£122,774	£217,748	£139,717	£112,346	£81,405
2010-09	£123,265	£220,005	£140,353	£112,666	£81,630
2010-10	£123,703	£221,119	£140,935	£112,982	£81,981
2010-11	£123,195	£220,949	£140,294	£112,423	£81,813
2010-12	£121,878	£218,204	£138,992	£111,132	£81,065
2011-01	£119,743	£215,138	£136,559	£109,063	£79,814
2011-02	£119,563	£215,484	£136,191	£108,872	£79,803
2011-03	£118,474	£215,279	£134,904	£107,748	£79,040
2011-04	£118,728	£215,743	£135,129	£108,016	£79,181
2011-05	£119,244	£215,851	£135,799	£108,467	£79,733
2011-06	£119,685	£214,754	£136,412	£108,969	£80,163
2011-07	£119,879	£214,264	£136,595	£109,203	£80,436
2011-08	£119,902	£214,499	£136,865	£109,308	£79,789
2011-09	£120,333	£216,133	£137,305	£109,753	£79,707
2011-10	£119,241	£214,984	£136,434	£108,626	£78,624
2011-11	£119,258	£215,211	£136,435	£108,478	£79,111
2011-12	£118,104	£212,730	£135,334	£107,307	£78,556
2012-01	£117,987	£211,789	£135,252	£107,251	£78,482
2012-02	£117,696	£210,867	£134,846	£107,203	£77,833
2012-03	£118,109	£210,638	£135,173	£107,734	£78,137
2012-04	£119,235	£212,580	£136,270	£108,780	£79,099
2012-05	£118,919	£211,609	£135,847	£108,498	£79,084
2012-06	£119,573	£212,539	£136,351	£109,324	£79,217
2012-07	£120,526	£213,596	£137,249	£110,451	£79,516
2012-08	£121,457	£214,832	£138,243	£111,545	£79,612
2012-09	£122,339	£217,237	£139,246	£112,297	£80,096
2012-10	£122,085	£217,145	£139,167	£111,889	£80,067
2012-11	£120,927	£215,668	£137,893	£110,682	£79,506
2012-12	£121,191	£216,596	£138,429	£110,802	£79,590
2013-01	£120,658	£215,875	£138,148	£110,271	£78,869
2013-02	£121,144	£216,827	£138,830	£110,696	£79,040
2013-03	£121,022	£217,153	£138,823	£110,457	£78,950
2013-04	£124,191	£223,017	£142,227	£113,415	£81,047
2013-05	£124,589	£223,435	£142,743	£113,748	£81,429
2013-06	£125,278	£223,366	£143,497	£114,583	£81,824
2013-07	£124,359	£220,973	£142,236	£113,915	£81,265
2013-08	£126,678	£224,955	£144,877	£116,136	£82,564
2013-09	£128,534	£229,511	£147,022	£117,704	£83,659
2013-10	£129,100	£231,815	£148,000	£117,985	£83,817
2013-11	£129,090	£232,444	£148,147	£117,837	£83,771
2013-12	£127,881	£229,419	£146,953	£116,705	£83,153
2014-01	£127,720	£228,760	£146,713	£116,559	£83,251
2014-02	£126,599	£227,099	£145,435	£115,507	£82,491
2014-03	£128,168	£230,120	£147,296	£116,893	£83,484
2014-04	£129,175	£231,552	£148,441	£117,904	£84,021
2014-05	£131,052	£234,036	£150,512	£119,715	£85,345
2014-06	£131,514	£234,603	£150,996	£120,264	£85,433
2014-07	£132,913	£236,824	£152,591	£121,609	£86,262
2014-08	£134,484	£239,704	£154,429	£123,142	£86,957
2014-09	£136,200	£242,731	£156,249	£124,749	£88,140
2014-10	£136,636	£243,951	£156,903	£125,018	£88,473
2014-11	£137,105	£245,245	£157,554	£125,303	£88,905
2014-12	£138,006	£247,595	£158,716	£125,938	£89,629
2015-01	£137,498	£246,996	£158,262	£125,362	£89,369
2015-02	£136,671	£245,802	£157,294	£124,409	£89,331
2015-03	£135,838	£245,023	£156,652	£123,438	£88,820
2015-04	£137,115	£247,530	£157,992	£124,689	£89,472
2015-05	£139,645	£251,580	£161,032	£127,077	£90,886
2015-06	£140,492	£252,073	£161,837	£128,202	£90,932
2015-07	£141,705	£253,501	£163,371	£129,335	£91,735
2015-08	£143,008	£255,959	£164,777	£130,648	£92,276
2015-09	£144,340	£259,614	£166,242	£131,705	£93,265
2015-10	£146,456	£264,253	£168,673	£133,639	£94,344
2015-11	£146,687	£265,199	£169,112	£133,760	£94,378
2015-12	£148,008	£267,674	£170,918	£134,912	£95,032
2016-01	£146,114	£263,942	£169,047	£133,048	£93,955
2016-02	£146,210	£264,091	£169,284	£133,081	£94,041
2016-03	£146,562	£264,217	£169,491	£133,365	£94,780
2016-04	£149,757	£270,110	£173,046	£136,420	£96,532
2016-05	£152,847	£275,086	£176,307	£139,341	£98,767
2016-06	£156,396	£281,546	£180,450	£142,655	£100,741
2016-07	£158,111	£284,354	£182,252	£144,242	£102,080
2016-08	£158,380	£285,117	£182,534	£144,499	£102,156
2016-09	£157,972	£284,475	£182,218	£144,064	£101,867
2016-10	£157,770	£285,552	£182,316	£143,491	£102,030
2016-11	£157,855	£287,699	£182,805	£143,172	£102,145
2016-12	£157,844	£288,534	£182,734	£142,997	£102,408
2017-01	£159,037	£291,225	£183,948	£144,120	£103,081
2017-02	£158,497	£289,490	£182,979	£143,689	£103,183
2017-03	£158,906	£290,694	£183,562	£143,884	£103,677
2017-04	£158,741	£289,792	£183,215	£143,719	£103,980
2017-05	£163,189	£297,126	£188,666	£147,642	£107,082
2017-06	£166,765	£301,883	£192,603	£151,091	£109,589
2017-07	£169,193	£305,319	£195,519	£153,330	£111,242
2017-08	£169,704	£305,937	£195,841	£154,037	£111,273
2017-09	£171,339	£309,985	£197,824	£155,450	£112,094
2017-10	£171,871	£312,262	£198,852	£155,768	£112,039
2017-11	£173,120	£315,212	£200,724	£156,761	£112,554
2017-12	£172,301	£313,272	£199,992	£156,066	£111,785
2018-01	£175,249	£318,590	£203,476	£158,726	£113,667
2018-02	£174,809	£318,801	£202,978	£158,279	£113,221
2018-03	£175,948	£321,590	£204,381	£159,340	£113,617
2018-04	£174,925	£319,485	£203,170	£158,719	£112,240
2018-05	£174,869	£318,807	£203,235	£158,862	£111,702
2018-06	£177,239	£322,837	£206,281	£160,940	£113,162
2018-07	£177,600	£323,977	£206,671	£161,197	£113,474
2018-08	£180,385	£328,996	£209,811	£163,802	£115,188
2018-09	£179,865	£328,668	£209,156	£163,381	£114,597
2018-10	£181,472	£331,855	£211,142	£164,761	£115,629
2018-11	£182,004	£333,889	£212,027	£165,171	£115,553
2018-12	£180,903	£331,588	£210,876	£164,082	£115,022
2019-01	£180,741	£332,094	£210,969	£163,825	£114,662
2019-02	£179,714	£330,729	£209,907	£162,585	£114,510
2019-03	£179,119	£330,426	£209,561	£162,075	£113,452
2019-04	£180,009	£331,116	£210,428	£163,071	£113,991
2019-05	£180,333	£330,534	£210,800	£163,802	£113,431
2019-06	£181,035	£330,900	£211,356	£164,542	£114,164
2019-07	£180,438	£329,415	£210,479	£164,041	£113,994
2019-08	£182,149	£332,554	£212,317	£165,657	£115,090
2019-09	£183,267	£334,609	£213,220	£166,820	£115,853
2019-10	£182,452	£333,248	£213,001	£166,002	£114,709
2019-11	£180,492	£330,080	£211,178	£164,158	£113,015
2019-12	£179,851	£329,389	£210,898	£163,686	£111,686
2020-01	£181,922	£333,695	£213,333	£165,649	£112,628
2020-02	£180,829	£332,089	£211,892	£164,721	£111,844
2020-03	£182,168	£334,791	£213,595	£165,835	£112,749
2020-04	£180,121	£332,092	£211,193	£164,176	£110,609
2020-05	£181,700	£335,264	£213,506	£165,361	£111,620
2020-06	£182,883	£336,856	£214,869	£166,686	£111,902
2020-07	£182,951	£335,520	£214,711	£166,773	£112,614
2020-08	£183,957	£337,266	£215,806	£167,943	£112,690
2020-09	£183,772	£337,743	£215,618	£167,778	£112,279
2020-10	£186,093	£342,964	£218,208	£170,124	£112,961
2020-11	£187,620	£345,650	£219,351	£171,853	£113,831
2020-12	£188,103	£346,280	£219,487	£172,595	£113,935
2021-01	£189,495	£346,134	£220,574	£173,974	£116,013
2021-02	£190,889	£345,741	£221,524	£175,368	£118,284
2021-03	£193,401	£347,128	£223,679	£177,711	£121,645
2021-04	£193,859	£348,070	£223,703	£178,145	£122,456
2021-05	£194,664	£350,163	£224,582	£178,877	£122,837
2021-06	£197,061	£353,244	£226,668	£181,592	£124,150
2021-07	£198,029	£356,060	£228,408	£182,203	£124,456
2021-08	£198,243	£357,571	£229,357	£182,224	£123,891
2021-09	£198,799	£360,103	£230,741	£182,355	£123,902
2021-10	£200,566	£365,595	£233,026	£183,913	£124,189
2021-11	£201,600	£368,349	£234,348	£184,763	£124,686
2021-12	£201,232	£369,829	£234,430	£184,244	£123,674
2022-01	£203,070	£371,345	£236,682	£186,206	£124,494
2022-02	£206,357	£376,592	£240,369	£189,299	£126,844
2022-03	£207,764	£379,568	£242,399	£190,446	£127,548
2022-04	£208,640	£380,799	£243,017	£191,482	£128,076
2022-05	£209,044	£380,983	£243,605	£192,053	£127,706
2022-06	£210,531	£382,041	£244,842	£193,905	£128,457
2022-07	£214,555	£388,180	£249,717	£197,809	£130,461
2022-08	£218,478	£394,583	£254,062	£201,813	£132,199
2022-09	£221,691	£400,858	£258,145	£204,704	£133,670
2022-10	£222,406	£403,251	£258,939	£205,278	£133,973
2022-11	£221,839	£403,273	£258,399	£204,557	£133,658
2022-12	£219,996	£399,510	£256,152	£202,913	£132,688
2023-01	£217,685	£396,066	£253,980	£200,479	£131,204
2023-02	£217,336	£396,637	£253,699	£199,792	£131,366
2023-03	£214,619	£394,419	£251,239	£196,561	£129,885
2023-04	£212,975	£392,442	£249,535	£194,849	£128,899
2023-05	£210,987	£387,995	£247,243	£193,140	£127,595
2023-06	£211,044	£386,575	£246,788	£193,698	£127,285
2023-07	£214,812	£391,755	£251,106	£197,467	£129,330
2023-08	£215,307	£392,309	£251,706	£198,155	£129,095
2023-09	£216,749	£394,792	£253,382	£199,619	£129,655
2023-10	£213,919	£388,941	£249,716	£197,065	£128,402
2023-11	£212,583	£387,676	£248,635	£195,443	£127,784
2023-12	£211,971	£386,248	£248,192	£194,679	£127,743
2024-01	£213,841	£390,341	£250,333	£196,473	£128,525
2024-02	£213,478	£387,949	£249,679	£196,410	£128,310
2024-03	£213,847	£388,724	£250,017	£196,622	£129,014
2024-04	£209,825	£380,021	£245,186	£192,981	£127,011
2024-05	£211,549	£382,242	£246,818	£194,670	£128,531
2024-06	£211,767	£380,884	£246,500	£195,417	£128,341
2024-07	£215,577	£387,369	£250,945	£199,188	£130,005
2024-08	£217,241	£390,105	£252,643	£201,106	£130,281
2024-09	£220,493	£397,725	£256,912	£203,919	£131,626
2024-10	£221,406	£400,298	£257,717	£204,675	£132,483
2024-11	£221,098	£400,709	£257,855	£204,170	£131,994
2024-12	£219,262	£398,144	£255,721	£202,474	£130,663
2025-01	£217,552	£396,052	£254,248	£200,867	£128,749
2025-02	£218,931	£398,718	£255,624	£202,252	£129,500
2025-03	£220,625	£397,617	£256,818	£204,205	£131,674
2025-04	£218,645	£396,610	£255,211	£201,890	£130,151
2025-05	£218,064	£396,605	£254,896	£201,332	£129,130
2025-06	£216,701	£397,544	£254,458	£199,775	£126,668
2025-07	£221,027	£401,852	£258,930	£204,496	£129,119
2025-08	£221,374	£401,810	£259,630	£204,873	£129,037
2025-09	£221,922	£403,205	£260,386	£205,552	£128,687
2025-10	£221,910	£403,888	£260,708	£205,371	£128,510
2025-11	£222,358	£404,878	£261,086	£205,839	£128,760
2025-12	£224,217	£406,647	£263,093	£207,770	£129,984
2026-01	£223,011	£403,300	£261,773	£207,008	£128,644
2026-02	£222,577	£402,925	£261,564	£206,583	£127,945
2026-03	£219,765	£399,146	£258,694	£203,986	£125,361

• All property types
• Detached
• Semi-detached
• Terraced
• Flats

Source: HM Land Registry House Price Index

Year	All property types	Detached	Semi-detached	Terraced	Flats
1996-01	-2.6%	-2.4%	-1.6%	-3.0%	-3.6%
1996-02	-4.2%	-3.2%	-3.5%	-4.6%	-5.2%
1996-03	-5.9%	-4.3%	-4.9%	-6.5%	-7.2%
1996-04	-3.4%	-1.8%	-2.5%	-4.0%	-4.6%
1996-05	-2.6%	-1.3%	-1.9%	-3.0%	-4.0%
1996-06	-0.9%	0.0%	-0.7%	-1.0%	-2.1%
1996-07	+1.8%	+2.8%	+2.1%	+1.7%	+0.8%
1996-08	+1.8%	+2.7%	+2.1%	+1.6%	+0.8%
1996-09	+2.3%	+3.6%	+2.7%	+2.0%	+1.1%
1996-10	+2.1%	+3.3%	+2.3%	+2.0%	+0.3%
1996-11	+3.9%	+4.8%	+3.9%	+4.1%	+1.6%
1996-12	+2.7%	+3.0%	+2.7%	+3.0%	-0.1%
1997-01	+6.8%	+6.6%	+6.8%	+7.1%	+4.0%
1997-02	+6.6%	+7.0%	+6.7%	+6.8%	+4.4%
1997-03	+9.1%	+9.4%	+8.7%	+9.4%	+7.4%
1997-04	+7.1%	+7.7%	+7.0%	+7.4%	+5.3%
1997-05	+7.5%	+8.1%	+7.7%	+7.6%	+5.2%
1997-06	+5.9%	+7.0%	+6.5%	+5.8%	+2.5%
1997-07	+2.7%	+3.7%	+3.1%	+2.8%	-0.8%
1997-08	+3.4%	+4.0%	+3.7%	+3.5%	+0.1%
1997-09	+5.3%	+5.5%	+5.7%	+5.3%	+2.6%
1997-10	+6.5%	+6.7%	+7.0%	+6.5%	+4.2%
1997-11	+5.3%	+6.0%	+5.9%	+5.2%	+2.9%
1997-12	+4.5%	+5.7%	+5.0%	+4.2%	+2.2%
1998-01	+5.3%	+7.1%	+5.8%	+5.0%	+3.1%
1998-02	+7.1%	+8.3%	+7.4%	+6.9%	+5.5%
1998-03	+5.2%	+6.2%	+5.5%	+5.0%	+3.5%
1998-04	+5.4%	+6.2%	+5.9%	+5.2%	+3.6%
1998-05	+5.6%	+6.5%	+6.0%	+5.4%	+3.7%
1998-06	+7.9%	+8.5%	+8.1%	+7.8%	+6.6%
1998-07	+9.4%	+9.9%	+9.6%	+9.2%	+8.8%
1998-08	+7.8%	+8.6%	+8.0%	+7.6%	+7.6%
1998-09	+6.2%	+7.2%	+6.4%	+6.0%	+5.7%
1998-10	+5.3%	+6.3%	+5.2%	+5.1%	+4.8%
1998-11	+6.6%	+7.8%	+6.8%	+6.2%	+6.3%
1998-12	+7.6%	+8.5%	+7.7%	+7.2%	+8.2%
1999-01	+8.7%	+9.3%	+9.1%	+8.2%	+9.8%
1999-02	+6.9%	+7.3%	+7.3%	+6.5%	+7.2%
1999-03	+9.2%	+9.8%	+9.7%	+8.8%	+9.5%
1999-04	+7.1%	+7.6%	+7.2%	+7.0%	+7.4%
1999-05	+7.4%	+7.8%	+7.4%	+7.3%	+8.6%
1999-06	+6.1%	+6.5%	+6.0%	+6.0%	+6.8%
1999-07	+6.5%	+7.1%	+6.4%	+6.4%	+6.7%
1999-08	+7.3%	+7.6%	+7.1%	+7.4%	+7.1%
1999-09	+8.0%	+8.3%	+7.6%	+8.0%	+8.3%
1999-10	+8.7%	+9.0%	+8.6%	+8.6%	+9.5%
1999-11	+10.7%	+10.6%	+10.3%	+10.7%	+11.5%
1999-12	+11.6%	+11.3%	+11.2%	+11.8%	+12.2%
2000-01	+10.8%	+10.7%	+10.2%	+11.0%	+10.7%
2000-02	+10.4%	+10.8%	+9.9%	+10.5%	+10.2%
2000-03	+9.5%	+10.0%	+9.3%	+9.6%	+8.5%
2000-04	+12.4%	+13.0%	+12.3%	+12.4%	+12.1%
2000-05	+12.6%	+13.4%	+12.7%	+12.3%	+12.6%
2000-06	+13.9%	+14.8%	+14.2%	+13.5%	+15.1%
2000-07	+13.2%	+14.5%	+13.8%	+12.6%	+14.2%
2000-08	+15.4%	+17.1%	+16.4%	+14.4%	+16.9%
2000-09	+15.8%	+18.0%	+16.9%	+14.7%	+17.2%
2000-10	+15.4%	+17.6%	+16.5%	+14.4%	+16.5%
2000-11	+12.3%	+14.7%	+13.2%	+11.3%	+13.1%
2000-12	+11.9%	+14.5%	+13.0%	+10.9%	+12.7%
2001-01	+13.3%	+15.5%	+14.0%	+12.4%	+14.5%
2001-02	+15.7%	+17.4%	+16.4%	+15.0%	+16.8%
2001-03	+16.4%	+17.7%	+16.8%	+15.9%	+17.6%
2001-04	+16.5%	+18.1%	+16.8%	+15.9%	+17.4%
2001-05	+15.8%	+17.0%	+16.0%	+15.4%	+16.4%
2001-06	+15.0%	+16.0%	+14.9%	+14.8%	+15.7%
2001-07	+14.0%	+14.2%	+13.6%	+13.8%	+15.1%
2001-08	+12.6%	+12.7%	+11.9%	+12.7%	+13.8%
2001-09	+12.1%	+11.9%	+11.4%	+12.3%	+13.2%
2001-10	+12.2%	+11.8%	+11.2%	+12.4%	+13.3%
2001-11	+14.5%	+13.7%	+13.9%	+14.7%	+15.6%
2001-12	+14.9%	+13.9%	+14.3%	+15.0%	+16.5%
2002-01	+15.4%	+14.7%	+15.2%	+15.3%	+17.5%
2002-02	+13.2%	+12.9%	+12.8%	+13.0%	+15.8%
2002-03	+13.7%	+13.3%	+13.2%	+13.5%	+16.4%
2002-04	+13.6%	+12.9%	+13.1%	+13.4%	+16.8%
2002-05	+16.1%	+15.3%	+15.8%	+15.8%	+19.5%
2002-06	+16.8%	+16.2%	+16.5%	+16.6%	+19.8%
2002-07	+19.1%	+18.4%	+18.5%	+19.0%	+21.7%
2002-08	+20.3%	+19.0%	+19.8%	+20.3%	+22.7%
2002-09	+22.8%	+20.9%	+22.8%	+22.8%	+24.8%
2002-10	+23.6%	+21.6%	+24.0%	+23.5%	+25.4%
2002-11	+24.9%	+23.1%	+24.9%	+24.9%	+26.8%
2002-12	+25.3%	+23.5%	+25.1%	+25.4%	+26.6%
2003-01	+27.3%	+24.9%	+26.7%	+27.8%	+28.4%
2003-02	+29.4%	+26.1%	+29.1%	+29.8%	+30.6%
2003-03	+30.8%	+27.6%	+30.3%	+31.2%	+32.6%
2003-04	+28.0%	+25.2%	+28.1%	+28.2%	+29.4%
2003-05	+24.7%	+22.7%	+24.6%	+25.0%	+25.2%
2003-06	+22.5%	+20.2%	+22.8%	+22.6%	+23.2%
2003-07	+23.0%	+20.2%	+23.3%	+23.2%	+23.7%
2003-08	+23.5%	+20.0%	+23.8%	+23.7%	+24.5%
2003-09	+22.9%	+19.0%	+22.7%	+23.5%	+23.6%
2003-10	+23.4%	+19.2%	+22.6%	+24.3%	+24.2%
2003-11	+21.7%	+17.2%	+21.0%	+22.7%	+22.1%
2003-12	+22.3%	+17.1%	+21.1%	+23.5%	+22.8%
2004-01	+20.2%	+15.5%	+19.4%	+21.2%	+20.6%
2004-02	+20.3%	+15.8%	+19.0%	+21.4%	+20.5%
2004-03	+18.8%	+14.5%	+17.8%	+19.9%	+18.8%
2004-04	+19.3%	+13.8%	+17.8%	+20.9%	+18.9%
2004-05	+20.6%	+13.6%	+18.7%	+22.4%	+21.0%
2004-06	+23.3%	+15.6%	+21.1%	+25.3%	+23.8%
2004-07	+23.6%	+16.1%	+21.5%	+25.5%	+24.4%
2004-08	+22.9%	+16.2%	+21.1%	+24.7%	+23.2%
2004-09	+22.0%	+15.8%	+20.3%	+23.6%	+22.4%
2004-10	+21.6%	+15.9%	+19.9%	+23.1%	+22.4%
2004-11	+20.2%	+14.6%	+18.4%	+21.6%	+21.7%
2004-12	+18.2%	+13.2%	+16.3%	+19.6%	+19.5%
2005-01	+15.0%	+10.1%	+13.0%	+16.4%	+16.4%
2005-02	+14.4%	+9.9%	+12.7%	+15.5%	+15.5%
2005-03	+13.1%	+8.7%	+11.9%	+14.1%	+14.1%
2005-04	+13.0%	+9.4%	+12.1%	+13.8%	+13.6%
2005-05	+12.0%	+9.7%	+11.3%	+12.5%	+12.2%
2005-06	+7.7%	+5.6%	+6.9%	+8.3%	+7.5%
2005-07	+5.7%	+3.8%	+4.8%	+6.3%	+5.7%
2005-08	+4.2%	+2.1%	+3.1%	+4.9%	+4.2%
2005-09	+4.7%	+2.7%	+3.6%	+5.4%	+5.0%
2005-10	+4.1%	+2.1%	+3.0%	+4.9%	+4.1%
2005-11	+4.3%	+2.2%	+3.4%	+5.2%	+3.8%
2005-12	+5.1%	+2.9%	+4.2%	+5.8%	+4.7%
2006-01	+6.1%	+3.9%	+5.3%	+6.9%	+5.4%
2006-02	+4.7%	+2.1%	+3.6%	+5.6%	+4.6%
2006-03	+5.4%	+2.9%	+4.3%	+6.3%	+4.9%
2006-04	+4.6%	+2.2%	+3.5%	+5.5%	+4.6%
2006-05	+6.2%	+3.8%	+5.3%	+6.9%	+5.9%
2006-06	+7.0%	+5.0%	+6.3%	+7.7%	+6.8%
2006-07	+8.8%	+6.9%	+8.0%	+9.6%	+8.3%
2006-08	+8.2%	+6.4%	+7.4%	+9.1%	+7.1%
2006-09	+7.5%	+5.9%	+6.8%	+8.3%	+6.6%
2006-10	+5.5%	+4.1%	+5.1%	+6.2%	+4.5%
2006-11	+5.8%	+4.6%	+5.4%	+6.4%	+5.0%
2006-12	+5.9%	+4.7%	+5.6%	+6.7%	+4.4%
2007-01	+7.2%	+6.0%	+7.0%	+7.8%	+5.6%
2007-02	+7.2%	+6.5%	+7.1%	+7.7%	+5.9%
2007-03	+5.8%	+4.9%	+5.5%	+6.3%	+4.9%
2007-04	+5.8%	+4.9%	+5.2%	+6.4%	+4.8%
2007-05	+4.3%	+3.1%	+3.6%	+5.1%	+3.4%
2007-06	+5.6%	+4.6%	+4.8%	+6.3%	+4.6%
2007-07	+4.0%	+3.4%	+3.3%	+4.5%	+3.3%
2007-08	+4.5%	+4.3%	+4.0%	+4.9%	+3.9%
2007-09	+3.0%	+2.8%	+2.6%	+3.5%	+2.2%
2007-10	+3.8%	+3.7%	+3.3%	+4.3%	+3.1%
2007-11	+3.7%	+3.9%	+3.3%	+4.1%	+3.1%
2007-12	+3.6%	+4.2%	+3.3%	+3.7%	+3.2%
2008-01	+2.8%	+3.6%	+2.5%	+2.9%	+2.7%
2008-02	+1.6%	+2.5%	+1.4%	+1.7%	+1.2%
2008-03	0.0%	+1.0%	-0.1%	0.0%	-0.7%
2008-04	-0.7%	+1.0%	-0.6%	-0.6%	-2.0%
2008-05	-1.4%	+0.6%	-1.1%	-1.4%	-2.5%
2008-06	-1.8%	+0.1%	-1.5%	-1.8%	-2.9%
2008-07	-3.6%	-2.2%	-3.1%	-3.6%	-4.7%
2008-08	-7.1%	-6.0%	-6.8%	-7.3%	-7.8%
2008-09	-9.0%	-7.3%	-8.8%	-9.3%	-9.4%
2008-10	-9.8%	-8.0%	-9.6%	-10.1%	-10.1%
2008-11	-11.2%	-9.4%	-11.0%	-11.4%	-11.6%
2008-12	-15.2%	-13.8%	-14.8%	-15.2%	-16.0%
2009-01	-18.2%	-16.8%	-17.9%	-18.3%	-19.0%
2009-02	-18.3%	-16.9%	-17.9%	-18.5%	-19.1%
2009-03	-14.5%	-13.1%	-14.3%	-14.9%	-14.2%
2009-04	-13.5%	-12.7%	-13.1%	-13.9%	-12.7%
2009-05	-12.5%	-11.9%	-12.3%	-12.9%	-11.9%
2009-06	-13.3%	-12.7%	-13.0%	-13.6%	-13.5%
2009-07	-11.6%	-10.9%	-11.5%	-11.7%	-12.3%
2009-08	-6.4%	-5.6%	-6.2%	-6.4%	-7.8%
2009-09	-3.3%	-3.3%	-2.9%	-3.1%	-5.1%
2009-10	-1.2%	-1.3%	-0.6%	-1.0%	-3.7%
2009-11	-0.8%	-1.1%	-0.4%	-0.4%	-3.7%
2009-12	+4.1%	+3.7%	+4.4%	+4.6%	+1.1%
2010-01	+9.0%	+8.6%	+9.3%	+9.7%	+4.6%
2010-02	+10.1%	+9.9%	+10.9%	+10.9%	+4.9%
2010-03	+8.2%	+8.8%	+9.1%	+8.9%	+2.2%
2010-04	+8.1%	+9.0%	+8.9%	+8.6%	+2.7%
2010-05	+6.8%	+8.1%	+7.6%	+7.2%	+2.0%
2010-06	+6.8%	+8.1%	+7.6%	+7.2%	+2.0%
2010-07	+5.0%	+6.7%	+5.8%	+5.3%	+0.4%
2010-08	+3.2%	+4.8%	+4.2%	+3.2%	-1.1%
2010-09	+2.8%	+4.9%	+3.8%	+2.8%	-1.1%
2010-10	+2.2%	+4.2%	+3.1%	+2.2%	-1.1%
2010-11	+3.0%	+5.2%	+3.9%	+2.7%	+0.2%
2010-12	+0.9%	+3.7%	+1.9%	+0.4%	-1.4%
2011-01	-1.6%	+1.1%	-0.6%	-2.3%	-2.7%
2011-02	-1.1%	+1.6%	-0.7%	-1.8%	-1.7%
2011-03	-2.5%	0.0%	-2.2%	-3.0%	-2.9%
2011-04	-3.1%	-0.3%	-2.8%	-3.4%	-3.9%
2011-05	-3.1%	-0.7%	-2.8%	-3.5%	-4.0%
2011-06	-2.6%	-0.8%	-2.3%	-3.1%	-2.7%
2011-07	-1.8%	-0.7%	-1.4%	-2.2%	-1.2%
2011-08	-2.3%	-1.5%	-2.0%	-2.7%	-2.0%
2011-09	-2.4%	-1.8%	-2.2%	-2.6%	-2.4%
2011-10	-3.6%	-2.8%	-3.2%	-3.9%	-4.1%
2011-11	-3.2%	-2.6%	-2.8%	-3.5%	-3.3%
2011-12	-3.1%	-2.5%	-2.6%	-3.4%	-3.1%
2012-01	-1.5%	-1.6%	-1.0%	-1.7%	-1.7%
2012-02	-1.6%	-2.1%	-1.0%	-1.5%	-2.5%
2012-03	-0.3%	-2.2%	+0.2%	0.0%	-1.1%
2012-04	+0.4%	-1.5%	+0.8%	+0.7%	-0.1%
2012-05	-0.3%	-2.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-0.8%
2012-06	-0.1%	-1.0%	0.0%	+0.3%	-1.2%
2012-07	+0.5%	-0.3%	+0.5%	+1.1%	-1.1%
2012-08	+1.3%	+0.2%	+1.0%	+2.0%	-0.2%
2012-09	+1.7%	+0.5%	+1.4%	+2.3%	+0.5%
2012-10	+2.4%	+1.0%	+2.0%	+3.0%	+1.8%
2012-11	+1.4%	+0.2%	+1.1%	+2.0%	+0.5%
2012-12	+2.6%	+1.8%	+2.3%	+3.3%	+1.3%
2013-01	+2.3%	+1.9%	+2.1%	+2.8%	+0.5%
2013-02	+2.9%	+2.8%	+3.0%	+3.3%	+1.6%
2013-03	+2.5%	+3.1%	+2.7%	+2.5%	+1.0%
2013-04	+4.2%	+4.9%	+4.4%	+4.3%	+2.5%
2013-05	+4.8%	+5.6%	+5.1%	+4.8%	+3.0%
2013-06	+4.8%	+5.1%	+5.2%	+4.8%	+3.3%
2013-07	+3.2%	+3.5%	+3.6%	+3.1%	+2.2%
2013-08	+4.3%	+4.7%	+4.8%	+4.1%	+3.7%
2013-09	+5.1%	+5.7%	+5.6%	+4.8%	+4.4%
2013-10	+5.7%	+6.8%	+6.3%	+5.4%	+4.7%
2013-11	+6.8%	+7.8%	+7.4%	+6.5%	+5.4%
2013-12	+5.5%	+5.9%	+6.2%	+5.3%	+4.5%
2014-01	+5.9%	+6.0%	+6.2%	+5.7%	+5.6%
2014-02	+4.5%	+4.7%	+4.8%	+4.3%	+4.4%
2014-03	+5.9%	+6.0%	+6.1%	+5.8%	+5.7%
2014-04	+4.0%	+3.8%	+4.4%	+4.0%	+3.7%
2014-05	+5.2%	+4.7%	+5.4%	+5.2%	+4.8%
2014-06	+5.0%	+5.0%	+5.2%	+5.0%	+4.4%
2014-07	+6.9%	+7.2%	+7.3%	+6.8%	+6.1%
2014-08	+6.2%	+6.6%	+6.6%	+6.0%	+5.3%
2014-09	+6.0%	+5.8%	+6.3%	+6.0%	+5.4%
2014-10	+5.8%	+5.2%	+6.0%	+6.0%	+5.6%
2014-11	+6.2%	+5.5%	+6.4%	+6.3%	+6.1%
2014-12	+7.9%	+7.9%	+8.0%	+7.9%	+7.8%
2015-01	+7.7%	+8.0%	+7.9%	+7.6%	+7.3%
2015-02	+8.0%	+8.2%	+8.2%	+7.7%	+8.3%
2015-03	+6.0%	+6.5%	+6.4%	+5.6%	+6.4%
2015-04	+6.1%	+6.9%	+6.4%	+5.8%	+6.5%
2015-05	+6.6%	+7.5%	+7.0%	+6.1%	+6.5%
2015-06	+6.8%	+7.4%	+7.2%	+6.6%	+6.4%
2015-07	+6.6%	+7.0%	+7.1%	+6.4%	+6.3%
2015-08	+6.3%	+6.8%	+6.7%	+6.1%	+6.1%
2015-09	+6.0%	+7.0%	+6.4%	+5.6%	+5.8%
2015-10	+7.2%	+8.3%	+7.5%	+6.9%	+6.6%
2015-11	+7.0%	+8.1%	+7.3%	+6.7%	+6.2%
2015-12	+7.2%	+8.1%	+7.7%	+7.1%	+6.0%
2016-01	+6.3%	+6.9%	+6.8%	+6.1%	+5.1%
2016-02	+7.0%	+7.4%	+7.6%	+7.0%	+5.3%
2016-03	+7.9%	+7.8%	+8.2%	+8.0%	+6.7%
2016-04	+9.2%	+9.1%	+9.5%	+9.4%	+7.9%
2016-05	+9.5%	+9.3%	+9.5%	+9.7%	+8.7%
2016-06	+11.3%	+11.7%	+11.5%	+11.3%	+10.8%
2016-07	+11.6%	+12.2%	+11.6%	+11.5%	+11.3%
2016-08	+10.7%	+11.4%	+10.8%	+10.6%	+10.7%
2016-09	+9.4%	+9.6%	+9.6%	+9.4%	+9.2%
2016-10	+7.7%	+8.1%	+8.1%	+7.4%	+8.1%
2016-11	+7.6%	+8.5%	+8.1%	+7.0%	+8.2%
2016-12	+6.6%	+7.8%	+6.9%	+6.0%	+7.8%
2017-01	+8.8%	+10.3%	+8.8%	+8.3%	+9.7%
2017-02	+8.4%	+9.6%	+8.1%	+8.0%	+9.7%
2017-03	+8.4%	+10.0%	+8.3%	+7.9%	+9.4%
2017-04	+6.0%	+7.3%	+5.9%	+5.4%	+7.7%
2017-05	+6.8%	+8.0%	+7.0%	+6.0%	+8.4%
2017-06	+6.6%	+7.2%	+6.7%	+5.9%	+8.8%
2017-07	+7.0%	+7.4%	+7.3%	+6.3%	+9.0%
2017-08	+7.1%	+7.3%	+7.3%	+6.6%	+8.9%
2017-09	+8.5%	+9.0%	+8.6%	+7.9%	+10.0%
2017-10	+8.9%	+9.4%	+9.1%	+8.6%	+9.8%
2017-11	+9.7%	+9.6%	+9.8%	+9.5%	+10.2%
2017-12	+9.2%	+8.6%	+9.4%	+9.1%	+9.2%
2018-01	+10.2%	+9.4%	+10.6%	+10.1%	+10.3%
2018-02	+10.3%	+10.1%	+10.9%	+10.2%	+9.7%
2018-03	+10.7%	+10.6%	+11.3%	+10.7%	+9.6%
2018-04	+10.2%	+10.2%	+10.9%	+10.4%	+7.9%
2018-05	+7.2%	+7.3%	+7.7%	+7.6%	+4.3%
2018-06	+6.3%	+6.9%	+7.1%	+6.5%	+3.3%
2018-07	+5.0%	+6.1%	+5.7%	+5.1%	+2.0%
2018-08	+6.3%	+7.5%	+7.1%	+6.3%	+3.5%
2018-09	+5.0%	+6.0%	+5.7%	+5.1%	+2.2%
2018-10	+5.6%	+6.3%	+6.2%	+5.8%	+3.2%
2018-11	+5.1%	+5.9%	+5.6%	+5.4%	+2.7%
2018-12	+5.0%	+5.8%	+5.4%	+5.1%	+2.9%
2019-01	+3.1%	+4.2%	+3.7%	+3.2%	+0.9%
2019-02	+2.8%	+3.7%	+3.4%	+2.7%	+1.1%
2019-03	+1.8%	+2.7%	+2.5%	+1.7%	-0.1%
2019-04	+2.9%	+3.6%	+3.6%	+2.7%	+1.6%
2019-05	+3.1%	+3.7%	+3.7%	+3.1%	+1.5%
2019-06	+2.1%	+2.5%	+2.5%	+2.2%	+0.9%
2019-07	+1.6%	+1.7%	+1.8%	+1.8%	+0.5%
2019-08	+1.0%	+1.1%	+1.2%	+1.1%	-0.1%
2019-09	+1.9%	+1.8%	+1.9%	+2.1%	+1.1%
2019-10	+0.5%	+0.4%	+0.9%	+0.8%	-0.8%
2019-11	-0.8%	-1.1%	-0.4%	-0.6%	-2.2%
2019-12	-0.6%	-0.7%	0.0%	-0.2%	-2.9%
2020-01	+0.7%	+0.5%	+1.1%	+1.1%	-1.8%
2020-02	+0.6%	+0.4%	+0.9%	+1.3%	-2.3%
2020-03	+1.7%	+1.3%	+1.9%	+2.3%	-0.6%
2020-04	+0.1%	+0.3%	+0.4%	+0.7%	-3.0%
2020-05	+0.8%	+1.4%	+1.3%	+1.0%	-1.6%
2020-06	+1.0%	+1.8%	+1.7%	+1.3%	-2.0%
2020-07	+1.4%	+1.9%	+2.0%	+1.7%	-1.2%
2020-08	+1.0%	+1.4%	+1.6%	+1.4%	-2.1%
2020-09	+0.3%	+0.9%	+1.1%	+0.6%	-3.1%
2020-10	+2.0%	+2.9%	+2.4%	+2.5%	-1.5%
2020-11	+3.9%	+4.7%	+3.9%	+4.7%	+0.7%
2020-12	+4.6%	+5.1%	+4.1%	+5.4%	+2.0%
2021-01	+4.2%	+3.7%	+3.4%	+5.0%	+3.0%
2021-02	+5.6%	+4.1%	+4.5%	+6.5%	+5.8%
2021-03	+6.2%	+3.7%	+4.7%	+7.2%	+7.9%
2021-04	+7.6%	+4.8%	+5.9%	+8.5%	+10.7%
2021-05	+7.1%	+4.4%	+5.2%	+8.2%	+10.0%
2021-06	+7.8%	+4.9%	+5.5%	+8.9%	+10.9%
2021-07	+8.2%	+6.1%	+6.4%	+9.3%	+10.5%
2021-08	+7.8%	+6.0%	+6.3%	+8.5%	+9.9%
2021-09	+8.2%	+6.6%	+7.0%	+8.7%	+10.4%
2021-10	+7.8%	+6.6%	+6.8%	+8.1%	+9.9%
2021-11	+7.5%	+6.6%	+6.8%	+7.5%	+9.5%
2021-12	+7.0%	+6.8%	+6.8%	+6.7%	+8.5%
2022-01	+7.2%	+7.3%	+7.3%	+7.0%	+7.3%
2022-02	+8.1%	+8.9%	+8.5%	+7.9%	+7.2%
2022-03	+7.4%	+9.3%	+8.4%	+7.2%	+4.9%
2022-04	+7.6%	+9.4%	+8.6%	+7.5%	+4.6%
2022-05	+7.4%	+8.8%	+8.5%	+7.4%	+4.0%
2022-06	+6.8%	+8.2%	+8.0%	+6.8%	+3.5%
2022-07	+8.3%	+9.0%	+9.3%	+8.6%	+4.8%
2022-08	+10.2%	+10.4%	+10.8%	+10.7%	+6.7%
2022-09	+11.5%	+11.3%	+11.9%	+12.3%	+7.9%
2022-10	+10.9%	+10.3%	+11.1%	+11.6%	+7.9%
2022-11	+10.0%	+9.5%	+10.3%	+10.7%	+7.2%
2022-12	+9.3%	+8.0%	+9.3%	+10.1%	+7.3%
2023-01	+7.2%	+6.7%	+7.3%	+7.7%	+5.4%
2023-02	+5.3%	+5.3%	+5.5%	+5.5%	+3.6%
2023-03	+3.3%	+3.9%	+3.6%	+3.2%	+1.8%
2023-04	+2.1%	+3.1%	+2.7%	+1.8%	+0.6%
2023-05	+0.9%	+1.8%	+1.5%	+0.6%	-0.1%
2023-06	+0.2%	+1.2%	+0.8%	-0.1%	-0.9%
2023-07	+0.1%	+0.9%	+0.6%	-0.2%	-0.9%
2023-08	-1.5%	-0.6%	-0.9%	-1.8%	-2.3%
2023-09	-2.2%	-1.5%	-1.8%	-2.5%	-3.0%
2023-10	-3.8%	-3.5%	-3.6%	-4.0%	-4.2%
2023-11	-4.2%	-3.9%	-3.8%	-4.5%	-4.4%
2023-12	-3.6%	-3.3%	-3.1%	-4.1%	-3.7%
2024-01	-1.8%	-1.4%	-1.4%	-2.0%	-2.0%
2024-02	-1.8%	-2.2%	-1.6%	-1.7%	-2.3%
2024-03	-0.4%	-1.4%	-0.5%	0.0%	-0.7%
2024-04	-1.5%	-3.2%	-1.7%	-1.0%	-1.5%
2024-05	+0.3%	-1.5%	-0.2%	+0.8%	+0.7%
2024-06	+0.3%	-1.5%	-0.1%	+0.9%	+0.8%
2024-07	+0.4%	-1.1%	-0.1%	+0.9%	+0.5%
2024-08	+0.9%	-0.6%	+0.4%	+1.5%	+0.9%
2024-09	+1.7%	+0.7%	+1.4%	+2.2%	+1.5%
2024-10	+3.5%	+2.9%	+3.2%	+3.9%	+3.2%
2024-11	+4.0%	+3.4%	+3.7%	+4.5%	+3.3%
2024-12	+3.4%	+3.1%	+3.0%	+4.0%	+2.3%
2025-01	+1.7%	+1.5%	+1.6%	+2.2%	+0.2%
2025-02	+2.6%	+2.8%	+2.4%	+3.0%	+0.9%
2025-03	+3.2%	+2.3%	+2.7%	+3.9%	+2.1%
2025-04	+4.2%	+4.4%	+4.1%	+4.6%	+2.5%
2025-05	+3.1%	+3.8%	+3.3%	+3.4%	+0.5%
2025-06	+2.3%	+4.4%	+3.2%	+2.2%	-1.3%
2025-07	+2.5%	+3.7%	+3.2%	+2.7%	-0.7%
2025-08	+1.9%	+3.0%	+2.8%	+1.9%	-1.0%
2025-09	+0.6%	+1.4%	+1.4%	+0.8%	-2.2%
2025-10	+0.2%	+0.9%	+1.2%	+0.3%	-3.0%
2025-11	+0.6%	+1.0%	+1.3%	+0.8%	-2.5%
2025-12	+2.3%	+2.1%	+2.9%	+2.6%	-0.5%
2026-01	+2.5%	+1.8%	+3.0%	+3.1%	-0.1%
2026-02	+1.7%	+1.1%	+2.3%	+2.1%	-1.2%
2026-03	-0.4%	+0.4%	+0.7%	-0.1%	-4.8%

Sold House Prices in Coventry

The average sold price across all property types in Coventry is £219,765, which is 24.2% below the England average of £289,946 as of March 2026. The discount runs across every property type but widens sharply at the lower end. Detached homes sit 15.2% under England, while flats are 41.6% cheaper, and that spread tells you where the rental value concentrates.

Detached houses at £399,146 carry the smallest discount at 15.2% below England's £470,492. The detached stock sits mostly in the outer postcodes such as CV7 and CV8, where Coventry shades into Warwickshire and competes with commuter-belt buyers rather than the city's own income base. Annual growth of 0.4% shows a market that is holding rather than moving.

Semi-detached houses at £258,694 sit 10.2% below England's £288,185, the narrowest gap of any type. The semi is the everyday family home across CV2, CV4 and CV6, and it forms the backbone of the city's owner-occupier and family-let market. Annual growth of 0.7% is the firmest of the four types.

Terraced houses at £203,986 offer a 16.3% discount to England's £243,788. The terraced stock concentrates in the central postcodes, particularly CV1 and CV6, where rows of pre-war and Victorian houses feed straight into the buy-to-let and student-share market. Annual change of -0.1% is essentially flat over the year.

Flats and maisonettes at £125,361 show the deepest discount at 41.6% below England's £214,563. Coventry has a sizeable purpose-built flat market in CV1, built around the city centre and the universities, but without the institutional investor weight that lifts flat values in Birmingham or Manchester, prices reflect local demand only. Annual change of -4.8% confirms a soft year for the type.

Price Per Square Foot in Coventry

£183 per square foot separates Coventry's cheapest postcode from its dearest, with CV1 at £209 and CV8 at £392. Working in price per square foot strips out how big the homes are and shows what the location itself commands. CV8, the Kenilworth-facing southern edge, tops the table by some distance, while the central CV1 sits at the bottom on the strength of its smaller, cheaper city-centre stock.

CV1 at £209 per square foot is the cheapest space in the city, drawn from 272 transactions analysed. The city-centre and university stock here is smaller and more affordable per unit of floor area, which is exactly what a buy-to-let investor letting by the room or to students is looking for. CV2 and CV6 follow close behind at £246 and £247, the next rungs of value.

CV8 at £392 per square foot tops the table, sitting 88% above CV1. The premium reflects the larger, more expensive houses on Coventry's south-western edge towards Kenilworth, where buyers pay for space and setting. From 690 transactions analysed, CV8's per-square-foot figure is consistently the highest of the eight postcodes.

For Sale Asking Prices in Coventry

CV1 at £163,893 and CV8 at £437,918 sit 167.2% apart, the widest asking-price gap across Coventry's eight postcodes. That spread mirrors the sold-price hierarchy but stretches it further, and the mean asking price across all eight postcodes is £293,448. At the very top of that hierarchy, our sold-price ranking of the most expensive streets in Coventry finds the CV7 village belt and the CV4 edge supplying eight of the ten dearest streets.

CV1 at £163,893 is the lowest entry point by a clear margin, more than £56,000 below the next postcode. That is the city-centre and university quarter, where smaller flats and terraces keep the average down. For an investor with a fixed budget, CV1 buys the most doors for the money and the lowest barrier to entry of any Coventry postcode.

At the top, CV7 and CV8 at £406,232 and £437,918 are outer postcodes where Coventry runs into the Warwickshire green belt. These are owner-occupier and family-home territory, priced well above the city-wide mean of £293,448, and the rental yield data further down confirms they earn their keep on capital rather than income. The cluster of CV6, CV2, CV5 and CV3 between £220,000 and £295,000 is where most of the city's everyday buy-to-let stock sits.

House Price Growth in Coventry

CV2 leads Coventry on five-year growth at 23.1%, more than three times the 7.4% posted by CV1 over the same window. Seven of the eight postcodes delivered positive five-year returns, with CV7 the lone exception at -6.2%. The one-year and three-year columns are more mixed, with several postcodes down over the shorter windows after the recent easing.

CV2 at 23.1% over five years is the strongest performer in the city, and it is the only postcode positive across all three timeframes. Walsgrave and Wyken combine affordable family stock with hospital and motorway employment on the city's eastern side, and that steady demand has translated into the most consistent growth record of the eight.

CV1 shows the sharpest split in the table: the strongest one-year reading at 8.5% sits on top of a -5.1% three-year figure. The city-centre market fell back after the pandemic peak and is now rebounding, but its five-year return of 7.4% is among the lowest, so the recent jump is a recovery rather than sustained outperformance. CV7 is the only postcode negative over five years at -6.2%, with its outer, higher-priced stock the slowest to recover.

Monthly Property Sales in Coventry

Monthly sales run from 12 transactions in CV1 to 66 in CV6, the busiest postcode in the city. Turnover, monthly sales as a share of the homes advertised for sale, tells the clearer story: it ranges from 7% in CV1 up to 19% in CV6, a wide spread that signals very different selling conditions across the eight postcodes.

CV6 records both the most sales at 66 a month and the highest turnover at 19%, a sign of an active, liquid market in the affordable Foleshill and Holbrooks stock. CV2 is close behind on turnover at 18%, so the two cheaper northern and eastern postcodes are where homes change hands most readily. For a buy-to-let investor, a busy market means an easier exit when the time comes to sell.

CV1 sits at the other end with just 12 sales a month and 7% turnover, the lowest in the city despite being the cheapest postcode. The city-centre market is dominated by flats that sell more slowly, so the low asking price comes paired with a thinner, slower resale market, a trade-off worth weighing alongside its headline yield.

How Long Properties Take to Sell in Coventry

The selling-speed gap across Coventry is stark: CV6 finds a buyer in around 160 days while CV1 sits on the market for roughly 507 days. Days on market is how long a typical home is listed before it sells, and the months of unsold stock measures how much for-sale supply is queued at the current rate of sales. A postcode that takes three times as long to sell is carrying a real holding cost that a yield figure never shows.

CV6 is the only postcode the data reads as a seller's market, clearing in about 160 days with 5.3 months of unsold stock behind it. CV1 is the opposite end, the one buyer's market in the city, where 16.7 months of stock means a property can sit for the best part of two years before it sells. So the postcode with the highest headline yield also has the slowest exit, and an investor in CV1 is trading liquidity for income in a way the rest of the city is not.

What Type of Property Can You Buy in Coventry?

The housing mix flips completely across the city: CV1 is 38% terraced and 37% flats, while CV8 is 46% detached with under 7% flats. That contrast shapes which strategies fit where, and the figures below are drawn from 2021 Census records for each postcode.

CV1 holds by far the largest share of flats at 37.4% and terraces at 37.8%, the smaller-unit stock that drives the buy-to-let market. That mix lines up with CV1 carrying the lowest asking price and the highest yield in the city. City-centre flats suit single lets and student sharers, while the terraces feed lower-cost family and shared lets close to the universities.

At the other end, CV8 and CV7 are detached-dominated at 46.4% and 43.9%, with flats down at 6.8% and 7.3%. Detached and semi-detached homes together account for more than three-quarters of the stock in both, which matches their premium prices and their position at the bottom of the yield table. CV6 stands out among the affordable postcodes for its 40.8% terraced share, the highest in the city.

Flats here combine purpose-built blocks and converted units. A small share of mobile and temporary dwellings is left out, so rows may not add up to exactly 100%.

Coventry Rental Market Analysis

Monthly rents in Coventry run from £945 in CV1 to £1,214 in CV7, with gross yields from 3.1% to 6.9% across the eight postcodes. For investors asking whether rental property is a worthwhile investment in Coventry, the sections below break down rents, yields and tenant affordability postcode by postcode. If you are looking at how to build a property portfolio uk in the West Midlands, Coventry's two-university tenant base and central below-average prices give it a different demand profile from its higher-priced neighbours. Browse current buy-to-let property for sale across the region.

Average Rent & Gross Rental Yields in Coventry

Gross rental yields in Coventry range from 3.1% in CV8 to 6.9% in CV1, the widest yield spread of any city in this guide. The pattern is clean: the cheaper the postcode, the higher the yield. CV1 delivers the top 6.9% on the lowest rent in the city, £945 a month, purely because its £163,893 asking price is so far below the rest.

CV1 at 6.9% leads on yield with the lowest rent and the lowest price in the city. A 30% deposit of £49,168 puts an investor into the highest-yielding postcode in Coventry, and the central location and university demand sit behind that figure. The tenant base here is a mix of students and young professionals drawn to the city centre.

CV6 and CV2 at 5.8% and 5.4% are the next tier, where mid-range prices around £220,000 to £226,000 still pair with rents above £1,000 to keep yields strong. At the bottom, CV8 at 3.1% charges a £1,113 rent that looks healthy until you set it against the £437,918 price, where the premium does far more for the capital value than the income return.

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Is Coventry Rent High?

Monthly rents in Coventry take between 30.0% and 38.6% of the local median gross monthly salary. The widely cited threshold for rent affordability is 30% of gross income, and every Coventry postcode sits at or above that line. The pressure is sharpest in the outer postcodes, where higher rents meet the same city-wide median wage.

The median gross weekly salary in Coventry is £726.10, which equates to £3,147 per month or £37,759 per year. This is below the Great Britain median of £752.40 per week and broadly in line with the wider West Midlands. Data from the Nomis Labour Market Profile (ASHE 2025).

CV1 at 30.0% sits right on the affordability line and is the most manageable for tenants in the city. A £945 rent against a £3,147 monthly salary leaves a little headroom, which matters for landlords because tenants who are not stretched tend to stay longer and fall into arrears less often. The student share of CV1 demand also spreads that affordability across household types rather than single earners.

CV7 at 38.6% is the least affordable on the median wage, but the context is that its £1,214 rent is paid by households in the outer, more expensive suburbs rather than median earners. Across the city the spread is narrow, with every postcode clustered between 30% and 39%, a sign of rents that track the local wage fairly closely.

How Big Is Coventry's Private Rented Sector?

The private rented sector is deepest in CV1, where it accounts for 41.6% of households, more than three times the 12.4% share in CV8. The proportion of homes already let privately is a read on the size and depth of the established tenant pool. The table below shows household tenure by postcode.

CV1 has the largest private rented sector in Coventry by a wide margin, with 41.6% of homes let privately and owner-occupation down at around 32%. A rented share that high points to a deep, proven lettings market rather than an untested one, and it pairs with CV1's top yield and its concentration of flats and terraces. The central postcode is where the city's rental demand is most established.

CV6 follows at 23.6%, and the outer postcodes thin out from there, with CV8 the lowest at 12.4% private rented against 45.3% outright ownership. The pattern is consistent: the cheaper, more central postcodes carry the deeper tenant pools, while the affluent fringe is owner-occupier country. CV3 also runs a 13.2% social rented share, worth noting for landlords reading local demand.

On the rental-demand side, the central postcodes let quickly. CV3 sees homes let in around 51 days and CV6 in about 52, both reading as landlord's markets where tenant demand outstrips the supply of available lets. CV1 is the slower exception at roughly 107 days, where a larger pool of around 330 listings keeps the balance even between landlords and tenants.

Local Housing Allowance Rates in Coventry

Most of Coventry falls within the Coventry Broad Rental Market Area, where Local Housing Allowance runs from £99.50 a week for a shared room to £230.14 a week for a four-bedroom home. Local Housing Allowance is the most a tenant on housing support can claim towards rent, so rent above that level comes out of the tenant's own income. Unusually for a single city, Coventry's postcodes span two market areas: CV1 to CV7 sit in the Coventry area, while CV8 falls into the higher Warwickshire South area. To check the current rate for a specific address, you can use the government's official Local Housing Allowance calculator.

The two-bedroom Coventry rate of £155.34 a week works out at around £673 a month, below the £945 to £1,214 open-market rents recorded across the city. A benefit-backed tenancy at the LHA rate therefore sits under Coventry's market rents, and the stock that fits within these rates clusters in CV1, CV2 and CV6, where both asking prices and rents are lowest. CV8, in the Warwickshire South area, carries higher rates, with the two-bed at £195.62 a week, reflecting the more expensive south of the city. The rates update each April, so a landlord pricing a benefit-funded let should check the live figure before committing.

Buy-to-Let Considerations

Are House Prices High in Coventry? Price-to-Earnings Ratios

Buying a property in Coventry takes between 4.3 and 11.6 times the median annual salary. This is based on the Nomis Labour Market Profile for Coventry showing the median gross annual income for Coventry residents is £37,759.

The national benchmark for price-to-earnings is 7.4x (England's average sold price of £289,946 divided by the Great Britain median annual salary of £39,125). Three of Coventry's eight postcodes sit below that benchmark, meaning they are more affordable relative to local incomes than the England average is relative to national incomes.

CV1 at 4.3x is well below the national benchmark of 7.4x and the most affordable entry point in the city against local earnings. At a little over four times the median salary, CV1 is one of the cheapest postcodes relative to income anywhere in the West Midlands, which is what underpins its standing as the city's yield leader.

CV8 at 11.6x sits well above the benchmark. At more than eleven times the local median wage, the Kenilworth-facing postcode is firmly in premium territory, bought by dual-income households and out-of-city buyers rather than median earners. For an investor, that ratio compresses the yield to 3.1% and pushes the income payback out a long way.

Deposit Requirements in Coventry

A 30% deposit on a Coventry buy-to-let runs from £49,168 in CV1 to £131,375 in CV8. The £82,207 gap between the cheapest and dearest deposit is enough to cover a second full deposit in CV1 with room to spare. These figures sit below much of the South but above the cheapest West Midlands postcodes.

Beyond the deposit, the buy to let stamp duty calculator and other buy to let expenses add to the total capital required.

CV1 is the cheapest way into Coventry at a £49,168 deposit, and that single figure does a lot of the work behind the postcode's appeal. The same money would leave an investor a long way short of a deposit in CV7 or CV8, where 30% lands at over £120,000. Stepping up from CV1 to CV6 costs roughly £17,000 more and buys a busier, more liquid market in exchange for a slightly lower 5.8% yield.

At the top, CV7 and CV8 sit £9,505 apart on the deposit but they are different investments. CV8 brings a marginally higher price but the south-edge setting near Kenilworth, while CV7 has the higher rent at £1,214 a month against CV8's £1,113. Both demand a six-figure deposit and return yields of 3.6% and 3.1%, so they are capital-led holdings rather than income plays.

What the Coventry Data Tells Buy-to-Let Investors

In Coventry the cheapest postcode is also the highest-yielding by a clear margin. CV1 carries the top yield at 6.9%, the lowest asking price for buying an investment property at £163,893, and the most affordable prices against local earnings at 4.3 times income. A 30% deposit there is £49,168, the lowest in the city, on a home renting at £945 a month, and the 41.6% private rented share confirms the tenant demand is already there.

CV2 is where income and growth come closest to meeting. It pairs a 5.4% yield with the city's strongest five-year growth at 23.1%, and it is the only postcode positive across one, three and five years. CV6 sits alongside it on the affordable tier, with a higher 5.8% yield, the busiest resale market in the city at 19% turnover, and the fastest selling times. The mid-tier postcodes around it, CV3, CV4 and CV5, run yields in the 4.3% to 4.6% band on prices closer to the city mean.

The outer postcodes tell the opposite story. CV7 and CV8 demand six-figure deposits for yields of 3.6% and 3.1%, and CV7 is the only postcode down over five years at -6.2%. These are capital-and-setting holdings rather than income plays. CV1's headline yield also comes with a catch worth naming: at 507 days on market and 16.7 months of unsold stock it is the slowest postcode to sell, so the income leader is also the hardest to exit. Buyers chasing a sharper asking price often work the off market property route before stock reaches the portals.

Coventry has no city-wide selective licence for private landlords, though that can change at ward level, so check the current position before buying. With two universities, a city-centre regeneration programme under way and prices a quarter below the England average, Coventry reads as a yield-and-affordability market with a deep central tenant base, rather than one resting on high local wages.

How Coventry Compares

Coventry's mean asking price of £293,448 sits in the middle of its West Midlands neighbours, but its 6.9% top yield is bettered only by Leicester among the five. The comparison below places Coventry alongside four nearby locations, each with a different investor profile. The mean asking price and mean monthly rent are simple averages across all postcodes with data, and the top gross yield is the single highest postcode yield in each location.

Coventry sits mid-table on price at £293,448 mean asking, dearer than Wolverhampton at £255,437 and Birmingham at £274,029, but well below Solihull at £503,452. Its 6.9% top yield, driven by CV1, lands close to Birmingham's 7.2% and Leicester's 7.3% and clears Wolverhampton and Solihull, which both top out in the mid-5% range.

For investors weighing income against price point, Birmingham and Leicester are the closest peers, with similar mean prices and slightly higher top yields drawn from larger postcode counts. Solihull is the premium outlier, where a much higher price point trades yield for an affluent commuter-belt tenant base. Coventry's distinction within the group is the two-university demand and the city-centre regeneration behind a price a quarter below the England average. For a data-driven comparison across every UK location, see our best buy-to-let areas guide.

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