What this ranking measures
Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price. It is the crudest measure of a property investment and also the most quoted, so it is worth understanding what a high number is actually telling you.
The top ten
Ranked across 38 scored areas. Each links to its full breakdown.
| # | Area | City | Highest | Realvian Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyde Park (LS2) | Leeds | 7.6% | 68 |
| 2 | Digbeth (B5) | Birmingham | 7.3% | 71 |
| 3 | Ouseburn (NE6) | Newcastle | 7.1% | 74 |
| 4 | Ancoats (M4) | Manchester | 6.9% | 76 |
| 5 | Heaton (NE7) | Newcastle | 6.9% | 78 |
| 6 | Shawlands (G41) | Glasgow | 6.9% | 81 |
| 7 | Headingley (LS6) | Leeds | 6.8% | 79 |
| 8 | Sefton Park (L17) | Liverpool | 6.8% | 82 |
| 9 | West End (G3) | Glasgow | 6.7% | 84 |
| 10 | Levenshulme (M19) | Manchester | 6.7% | 73 |
Why Hyde Park leads
Predominantly student housing adjacent to both Leeds universities. The highest gross yield in this dataset, with the trade-offs that implies for liveability and management intensity.
Worth weighing: lowest liveability score in the dataset; intensive management; high turnover; article 4 restrictions on new hmos.
The caveat that matters
Gross yield ignores voids, management fees, maintenance, mortgage interest and tax. A 7% gross yield with three months of voids and heavy management is often worse than a 5% yield that runs itself. Treat this ranking as a starting shortlist, not a conclusion.
How this report is made
This report is generated from Realvian's area dataset, not written by hand. Public data is fetched, normalised against national distributions, scored, and published — so every figure above is reproducible and every claim traces to a computed value. When the monthly refresh changes a number, this page changes too.
Illustrative figures — not yet backed by live data for this area
Data updated 16 August 2026. Figures are indicative and derived from public sources including HM Land Registry, ONS and Police.uk. Not financial advice — verify independently before making a purchase decision.