One-beds offer the best yields across major cities
The latest research by lettings management platform, Howsy, has found that one-bed properties are now proving the best financial investment when it comes to buy to let rental yields across the UK’s major cities.
Previous research from Howsy found that three was the magic number for rental yields, offering the highest return with a rental yield of 4.3%. While this has since increased to 5% now, the latest figures show that three-beds are no longer the best investment option.
In fact, both two and one-bed properties have leapfrogged the three-bed where rental yields are concerned, with the average two-bed providing a yield of 5.6%, while one-beds now averages a return of 6.2%.
When it comes to investing in a one-bed buy-to-let, Newcastle is your best bet, with the average yield coming in at 7.9%, closely followed by Glasgow (7.7%), Liverpool (7.1%) and Plymouth (7%), all home to yields of 7% or greater.
Newcastle and Glasgow also rank along with Belfast (6.9%) as the best spots for a two-bed buy-to-let investment, with Sheffield (6.7%) and Leeds (6.4%) also proving profitable.
While if you want to stick with the trusted three-bed, Glasgow again tops the table (6.9%) among Newcastle, Belfast, Leeds and Liverpool.
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Rental yields – 1-bed
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Location
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1 Bedroom
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Newcastle
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7.9%
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Glasgow
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7.7%
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Liverpool
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7.1%
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Plymouth
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7.0%
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Sheffield
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6.7%
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Leeds
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6.6%
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Leicester
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6.6%
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Nottingham
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6.6%
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Swansea
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6.6%
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Portsmouth
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6.4%
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Aberdeen
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6.3%
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Newport
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6.2%
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Manchester
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6.0%
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Cardiff
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6.0%
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Oxford
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5.8%
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Belfast
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5.6%
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Bournemouth
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5.5%
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Southampton
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5.4%
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Cambridge
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5.4%
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Birmingham
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5.4%
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Bristol
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5.3%
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Edinburgh
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5.2%
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London
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4.7%
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Average
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6.2%
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Rental yields – 2-bed
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Location
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2 Bedroom
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Belfast
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6.9%
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Glasgow
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6.9%
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Newcastle
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6.9%
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Sheffield
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6.7%
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Leeds
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6.4%
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Liverpool
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6.3%
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Nottingham
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6.0%
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Swansea
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5.9%
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Portsmouth
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5.8%
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Aberdeen
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5.5%
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Manchester
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5.5%
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Birmingham
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5.4%
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Newport
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5.4%
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Leicester
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5.3%
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Cambridge
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5.1%
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Cardiff
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5.1%
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Plymouth
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5.1%
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Edinburgh
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5.1%
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Oxford
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5.0%
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Southampton
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4.9%
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Bristol
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4.8%
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London
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4.2%
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Bournemouth
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4.0%
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Average
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5.6%
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Rental yields – 3-bed
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Location
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3 Bedroom
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Glasgow
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6.9%
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Newcastle
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6.4%
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Belfast
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6.0%
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Leeds
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5.9%
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Liverpool
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5.7%
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Aberdeen
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5.6%
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Manchester
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5.5%
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Swansea
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5.3%
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Edinburgh
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5.0%
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Nottingham
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5.0%
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Birmingham
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5.0%
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Sheffield
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5.0%
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Portsmouth
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4.9%
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Bristol
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4.6%
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Oxford
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4.5%
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Southampton
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4.5%
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Cardiff
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4.5%
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Newport
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4.4%
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Plymouth
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4.3%
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Leicester
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4.1%
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Cambridge
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3.9%
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London
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3.9%
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Bournemouth
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3.0%
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Average
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5.0%
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Rental yields – 4-bed
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Location
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4 Bedroom
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Glasgow
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6.9%
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Edinburgh
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6.4%
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Leeds
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4.8%
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Newcastle
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4.7%
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Bristol
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4.7%
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Belfast
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4.4%
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Aberdeen
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4.4%
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Liverpool
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4.4%
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Birmingham
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4.3%
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Manchester
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4.3%
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Nottingham
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4.0%
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Southampton
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3.9%
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Portsmouth
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3.9%
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London
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3.8%
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Leicester
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3.7%
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Cardiff
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3.7%
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Sheffield
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3.6%
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Newport
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3.6%
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Oxford
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3.5%
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Cambridge
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3.5%
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Plymouth
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3.4%
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Swansea
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2.9%
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Bournemouth
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1.8%
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Average
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4.1%
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Rental yields – 5-bed+
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Location
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5 Bedroom
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Glasgow
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5.5%
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Edinburgh
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5.1%
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Southampton
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4.3%
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Birmingham
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4.2%
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Nottingham
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3.9%
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Aberdeen
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3.9%
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Liverpool
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3.8%
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Manchester
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3.5%
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Bristol
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3.4%
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Newcastle
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3.2%
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Portsmouth
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3.2%
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Leeds
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3.2%
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Leicester
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3.1%
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Cambridge
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3.1%
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Sheffield
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3.0%
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Swansea
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3.0%
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Belfast
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3.0%
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Cardiff
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3.0%
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London
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3.0%
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Plymouth
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2.6%
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Newport
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2.5%
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Oxford
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2.1%
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Bournemouth
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1.6%
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Average
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3.4%
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