Location is no longer optional

Location is no longer optional

From The Property Podcast by Rob Bence and Rob Dix from The Property Hub

April 23, 2026 · 22 min

About this episode

Rob and Rob discuss the significant impact of location on investment property returns using real-world examples and data analysis.

Think it doesn't matter where you buy your investment property? The numbers say otherwise... Rob & Rob use real world examples, comparing two investors who start with the same £100,000 but buy in different regions. Using Land Registry data, Zoopla yields and Savills forecasts, they show how one investor ends up £83,000 ahead after just 10 years, simply because of where they chose to buy. If you've ever felt the pull to invest close to home, this one might change your mind. (01:03) News story of the week (02:52) Why investing close to home could be costing you tens of thousands (04:49) The data that blows apart the “growth in the south, yield in the north” myth (07:12) How affordability ratios reveal where the real opportunity lies right now (09:51) A 10-year worked example comparing two investors with the same starting cash – and the huge gap that location alone creates (13:35) Getting over the emotional barrier of investing away from home (18:24) Hub Extra Links mentioned: Share of flipped homes falls to decade low Zoopla’s UK’s highest yielding buy-to-let hotspots ONS private rent and house prices Use Google Gemini as a search engine Prefer taking in information through audio…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rob Bence, Rob Dix

Topics covered

  • investment property
  • location impact
  • real estate data
  • affordability ratios
  • investing strategies

Keywords

  • investment
  • property
  • location
  • yields
  • affordability
  • real estate
  • growth
  • data analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Land Registry, Zoopla, Savills, ONS

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