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Asking rent £993/month · Gross yield 4.1% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Torbay: asking rent £993/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 855 lets).
£993/month 12 months to Sep 2026
855 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 855 lets.
4.1% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,330 lets
+1.7% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,330 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
422 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Torbay runs from £721/month for 1 bedroom to £1,410/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £721/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.7% on the previous 12 months | 484 |
| 2 bedrooms | £949/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3.7% on the previous 12 months | 498 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,220/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -2.1% on the previous 12 months | 227 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,410/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 6 of 12 months observed | — | 42 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Corporate landlords hold 73% of the 2,206 units in Torbay whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Torbay ranks 41st of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £993/month.
Torbay ranks 41st of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £993/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor and Maidenhead | £2,405/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,153 | measured |
| 2 | Bath and North East Somerset | £2,047/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,982 | measured |
| 3 | City of Bristol | £1,754/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 10,313 | measured |
| 4 | Wokingham | £1,701/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,662 | measured |
| 5 | The City of Brighton and Hove | £1,699/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 7,200 | measured |
| 41 | Torbay | £993/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 855 | measured |
Torbay ranks 42nd of 61 local authorities in England for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.1%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Nottingham | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 14,986 | measured |
| 2 | Reading | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,102 | measured |
| 3 | Blackpool | 6.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,584 | measured |
| 4 | City of Kingston upon Hull | 5.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,393 | measured |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,723 | measured |
| 42 | Torbay | 4.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,330 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in England
TQ5 leads the 4 postcode districts within Torbay for asking rent, at £1,031/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TQ5 | £1,031/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 100 | measured |
| 2 | TQ4 | £1,030/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 156 | measured |
| 3 | TQ1 | £973/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 256 | measured |
| 4 | TQ2 | £940/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 183 | measured |
TQ1 leads the 4 postcode districts within Torbay for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.8%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TQ1 | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 540 | measured |
| 2 | TQ5 | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 164 | measured |
| 3 | TQ2 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 337 | measured |
| 4 | TQ4 | 3.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 289 | measured |
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 855 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,330 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |