Friday, 30 May 2014

Milton Keynes property market outperforms Bedford by 94%

Last week, a landlord who lives in Stoke Goldington, rang me to discuss the rising property values in Bedford, Milton Keynes and Northampton. He owns a varied portfolio of rental properties, primarily in these three cities/towns and he was worried that after reading all the national newspaper reports, that property values were out of control he wondered if he should wait before adding to his portfolio. I did some research and this is what I found out and I wanted to share my findings with you.



Over the last 4 years, in Bedford average property values have risen from £236,100 to £249,100, a rise of £13,000 or in terms of a percentage rise, 5.5%. Milton Keynes property values  have increased from £212,700 to £235,400, a rise of £22,700, which is an impressive 10.67% increase, which is 94% proportionally higher. Interestingly, Northampton property values have risen somewhere in the middle by 8.31%


Over the last 12 months, of the total growth shown over the last 4 years, it is true that most of that has been in the last 12 months itself, but only in the region of the mid 4%’s for all towns/cities so, in reality, the market is good but not out of control like the newspapers suggest.

However, that doesn’t tell the whole story, because investing in buy to let is also about yields. My research shows that as the average rent in MK is £848 per month, making the average annual yield in MK at 4.31% per year.  Northampton’s yields are proportionally a sixth lower at 3.68% per year and Bedford’s are even lower at 3.23% per year.


In forthcoming articles, we will look at the yields or return landlords can expect to achieve from their Milton Keynes rental properties, looking at the different suburbs and areas of the town. If you would like some advice about buying to let, whether you are a landlord with a portfolio or someone thinking of investing in the Milton Keynes rental markets for the first time, please email me on stephen.tunney@belvoirlettings.com  or pop into my office in Stony Stratford

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