Which local authoritie in England has the highest gross yield, asking basis?

Manchester, at 6.6% (38,958 observations), over the 12 months to Aug 2026.

Which has the lowest?

Malvern Hills, at 3.2% (636 observations).

What is the median gross yield, asking basis across England?

4.3% across the 292 local authorities ranked. 4 of the 296 local authorities are not ranked: 4 with no published figure.

Gross yield, asking basis: local authorities in England ranked (Aug 2026)

Local authorities ranked

292 of 296

Median

4.3%

Highest

Manchester · 6.6%

Lowest

Malvern Hills · 3.2%

Gross yield, asking basis, 12 months to Aug 2026

Gross yield, asking basis: local authorities in England ranked. Sample and confidence tier beside every value; ties share a rank.
#	Area	Gross yield, asking basis	Sample	Tier	Change
1	Manchester	6.6%	38,958	measured	+11.9% on the previous 12 months
2	Salford	6.5%	31,049	measured	+12.1% on the previous 12 months
3	Reading	6.4%	5,924	measured	+9.5% on the previous 12 months
4	City of Nottingham	6.4%	15,015	measured	+6.3% on the previous 12 months
5	Newham	6.4%	15,165	measured	+8.6% on the previous 12 months
6	Tower Hamlets	6.3%	37,624	measured	+6.1% on the previous 12 months
7	Blackpool	6.1%	1,543	measured	+1.4% on the previous 12 months
8	Southwark	6.0%	22,986	measured	+8% on the previous 12 months
9	Newcastle upon Tyne	6.0%	23,376	measured	-14.1% on the previous 12 months
10	City of Kingston upon Hull	6.0%	4,435	measured	+3.7% on the previous 12 months
11	Gateshead	5.9%	2,535	measured	+4.2% on the previous 12 months
12	Exeter	5.9%	3,470	measured	+14.5% on the previous 12 months
13	Liverpool	5.8%	18,306	measured	+9.1% on the previous 12 months
14	Hyndburn	5.8%	497	measured	+2.5% on the previous 12 months
15	Wandsworth	5.8%	34,359	measured	+10.4% on the previous 12 months
16	Barking and Dagenham	5.8%	5,982	measured	-0.1% on the previous 12 months
17	Oxford	5.6%	2,908	measured	-7.3% on the previous 12 months
18	Birmingham	5.6%	50,940	measured	+9.4% on the previous 12 months
19	Norwich	5.5%	6,165	measured	+6.3% on the previous 12 months
20	Dartford	5.5%	2,763	measured	+5% on the previous 12 months
21	Middlesbrough	5.5%	2,760	measured	+3.6% on the previous 12 months
22	City of Southampton	5.5%	10,054	measured	-0.5% on the previous 12 months
23	Waltham Forest	5.5%	8,820	measured	+13.8% on the previous 12 months
24	County Durham	5.4%	6,227	measured	+7.1% on the previous 12 months
25	Sutton	5.4%	5,460	measured	+11.9% on the previous 12 months
26	Bath and North East Somerset	5.4%	5,096	measured	+9.9% on the previous 12 months
27	Lewisham	5.4%	11,340	measured	+5.7% on the previous 12 months
28	City of Portsmouth	5.3%	6,477	measured	-2% on the previous 12 months
29	Greenwich	5.3%	10,085	measured	+4% on the previous 12 months
30	Harlow	5.3%	214	measured	+2% on the previous 12 months
31	City of Stoke-on-Trent	5.3%	3,807	measured	+2.8% on the previous 12 months
32	Medway	5.3%	5,537	measured	+1.4% on the previous 12 months
33	Islington	5.2%	14,526	measured	+4.1% on the previous 12 months
34	Watford	5.2%	4,443	measured	-2% on the previous 12 months
35	Hackney	5.2%	6,256	measured	+2.9% on the previous 12 months
36	Leeds	5.2%	36,485	measured	-0.9% on the previous 12 months
37	Lambeth	5.2%	12,166	measured	+3.6% on the previous 12 months
38	Gosport	5.2%	1,158	measured	+9% on the previous 12 months
39	Knowsley	5.1%	1,047	measured	+2.8% on the previous 12 months
40	Sunderland	5.1%	3,387	measured	+0.8% on the previous 12 months
41	Croydon	5.1%	17,657	measured	+4.4% on the previous 12 months
42	Stevenage	5.1%	1,109	measured	+18.4% on the previous 12 months
43	City of Bristol	5.1%	16,482	measured	-0.4% on the previous 12 months
44	Hartlepool	5.1%	750	measured	+4% on the previous 12 months
45	St. Helens	5.0%	1,841	measured	+1.7% on the previous 12 months
46	South Ribble	5.0%	2,632	measured	+0.4% on the previous 12 months
47	Preston	5.0%	1,013	measured	-0.5% on the previous 12 months
48	Sheffield	5.0%	22,006	measured	+3.7% on the previous 12 months
49	West Suffolk	4.9%	4,115	measured	+2.6% on the previous 12 months
50	Rochdale	4.9%	1,615	measured	-0.2% on the previous 12 months
51	Brent	4.9%	38,597	measured	+4.4% on the previous 12 months
52	City of Derby	4.9%	6,119	measured	+9.6% on the previous 12 months
53	Tameside	4.9%	2,199	measured	+3.4% on the previous 12 months
54	Sandwell	4.9%	3,907	measured	+0.7% on the previous 12 months
55	Hounslow	4.9%	15,564	measured	+4.3% on the previous 12 months
56	Ashfield	4.9%	1,033	measured	-2.7% on the previous 12 months
57	Tamworth	4.8%	390	measured	+7.6% on the previous 12 months
58	Haringey	4.8%	11,753	measured	+6.4% on the previous 12 months
59	Blackburn with Darwen	4.8%	1,083	measured	+5.6% on the previous 12 months
60	North East Lincolnshire	4.8%	1,680	measured	+2.9% on the previous 12 months
61	Thurrock	4.8%	1,444	measured	+2.7% on the previous 12 months
62	Pendle	4.8%	1,198	measured	-0.6% on the previous 12 months
63	Oldham	4.8%	2,053	measured	-3.5% on the previous 12 months
64	Coventry	4.8%	11,371	measured	-4.1% on the previous 12 months
65	Wigan	4.8%	3,364	measured	+1.9% on the previous 12 months
66	North Somerset	4.8%	5,828	measured	+3.1% on the previous 12 months
67	City of Wolverhampton	4.8%	2,856	measured	-0.6% on the previous 12 months
68	Merton	4.7%	7,562	measured	+1.4% on the previous 12 months
69	Eastbourne	4.7%	2,138	measured	+3.5% on the previous 12 months
70	Crawley	4.7%	630	measured	-0.4% on the previous 12 months
71	City and County of the City of London	4.7%	1,459	measured	+5.5% on the previous 12 months
72	Gravesham	4.7%	1,790	measured	+7.7% on the previous 12 months
73	South Gloucestershire	4.7%	7,588	measured	-0.9% on the previous 12 months
74	Doncaster	4.7%	4,256	measured	+1.2% on the previous 12 months
75	Milton Keynes	4.7%	6,569	measured	+4.7% on the previous 12 months
76	Vale of White Horse	4.7%	4,995	measured	+4.3% on the previous 12 months
77	Bolton	4.7%	3,578	measured	-1.7% on the previous 12 months
78	North Tyneside	4.7%	1,945	measured	+5.3% on the previous 12 months
79	City of Peterborough	4.6%	5,706	measured	+1.7% on the previous 12 months
80	Swale	4.6%	1,547	measured	+1.1% on the previous 12 months
81	Burnley	4.6%	861	measured	+2.1% on the previous 12 months
82	Wyre	4.6%	1,172	measured	+6.3% on the previous 12 months
83	Hastings	4.6%	2,122	measured	+4.4% on the previous 12 months
84	South Tyneside	4.6%	1,467	measured	-5.5% on the previous 12 months
85	Warwick	4.6%	4,519	measured	+7.6% on the previous 12 months
86	Redcar and Cleveland	4.6%	1,039	measured	+3.1% on the previous 12 months
87	The City of Brighton and Hove	4.6%	18,594	measured	+0.6% on the previous 12 months
88	Bexley	4.6%	2,406	measured	-0.4% on the previous 12 months
89	Gedling	4.6%	4,600	measured	+2.7% on the previous 12 months
90	Tonbridge and Malling	4.6%	1,447	measured	+12.6% on the previous 12 months
91	Halton	4.6%	1,269	measured	+0.6% on the previous 12 months
92	York	4.6%	3,399	measured	-7.6% on the previous 12 months
93	Hillingdon	4.6%	14,678	measured	+8.4% on the previous 12 months
94	Walsall	4.6%	2,411	measured	-1% on the previous 12 months
95	Cumberland	4.6%	2,385	measured	+5.9% on the previous 12 months
96	Basildon	4.5%	1,669	measured	-1.4% on the previous 12 months
97	Sefton	4.5%	2,593	measured	+0.8% on the previous 12 months
98	Barnsley	4.5%	2,643	measured	+1.4% on the previous 12 months
99	Havering	4.5%	2,895	measured	+1.3% on the previous 12 months
100	Maldon	4.5%	389	measured	+20.5% on the previous 12 months

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273	Cotswold	3.6%	1,336	measured
274	Surrey Heath	3.6%	1,561	measured
275	West Lindsey	3.6%	5,814	measured
276	Tunbridge Wells	3.6%	2,023	measured
277	Uttlesford	3.5%	2,243	measured
278	Stratford-on-Avon	3.5%	1,693	measured
279	Mid Devon	3.5%	904	measured
280	South Kesteven	3.5%	2,671	measured
281	Torridge	3.5%	786	measured
282	Shropshire	3.5%	3,033	measured
283	Rutland	3.4%	429	measured
284	North Devon	3.4%	895	measured

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