How we ranked them
Every active English outcode is scored 0–100 on four investor metrics: gross rental yield (40%), 5-year price growth (30%), crime inverse (20%) and EPC average (10%). The full methodology lives on our rankings page and refreshes every Sunday.
The shortlist below is the top 20 of the most recent run. We've stripped outcodes where Police.uk has a force-level publication gap (the Greater Manchester crime data anomaly — see why that matters).
Top 20 outcodes (May 2026)
The current top 20 mixes Birmingham (B13 Moseley, B29 Selly Oak, B15 Edgbaston) with London transitional zones (SE15 Peckham, N4 Finsbury Park) and Manchester city-centre (M1, M3, M4 — strong on yield + nightlife but watch the road-safety overlay).
For the live, ranked table go to the investor page. Some that consistently appear in the top 20 across multiple runs:
What the rankings deliberately don't capture
A national rank is a starting point, not a strategy. They don't know your purchase budget, your tax position, or whether you have to drive to view. Treat the top 20 as a candidate list — then pull a £14.95 property report on the specific properties you're considering.
What's new in this run
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