Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Bromsgrove (July 2026)
The average private rent in Bromsgrove is £985 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £339,163 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 3.5%, ranked 296 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Bromsgrove
The average private rent across all property types is £985 a month (+1.6% on a year earlier). The regional median in the West Midlands is £942.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £713 | £8,556 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £893 | £10,716 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,084 | £13,008 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,593 | £19,116 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Bromsgrove: one to two bedrooms adds 25.2% to the rent, two to three adds 21.4% and three to four-plus adds 47% (England-and-Wales medians 27.3%, 20.9% and 40.9%). The biggest step here is three to four or more bedrooms — the size where an extra room earns most, and the first place to look when comparing a conversion against its cost.
House prices in Bromsgrove
The average price paid is £339,163 (+2.0% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £530,198 |
| Semi-detached | £331,064 |
| Terraced | £271,190 |
| Flat | £155,017 |
Rents and prices moved together in Bromsgrove — +1.6% and +2% over the year — so the gross yield on offer is roughly where it was twelve months ago. Bromsgrove ranks 275th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 194th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Bromsgrove
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £893 | £155,017 | 6.9% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,084 | £271,190 | 4.8% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,084 | £331,064 | 3.9% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,593 | £530,198 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Bromsgrove is on flats at 6.9%, against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type; the weakest is detached. Gross figures ignore service charges, which usually make flats the thinnest net yield of the four.
What that means for a landlord
- Gross yield 3.5% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 296 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.5%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £29,550 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 44% of EPCs lodged in Bromsgrove over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 36% at D (EPC ratings in Bromsgrove).
- Council tax: Band D in Bromsgrove is £2,479 for 2026/27 (council tax in Bromsgrove).
Lender maths on the averages. At a 5.5% stress rate and 145% rent cover — the common buy-to-let convention — the average rent of £985 supports a loan of about £148,213, which is 43.7% of the average price. That falls short of 75% loan-to-value, so a buyer of an average home here needs a larger deposit or a stronger rent to pass the stress test. Both numbers are conventions rather than rules — change them in the stress test.
Run the numbers for Bromsgrove
- Yield calculator with £339,163 and £985 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £985 a month
- Rental income tax on £11,820 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the West Midlands
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffordshire Moorlands | £724 | £227,875 | 3.8% | +7.3% |
| South Staffordshire | £949 | £310,258 | 3.7% | +4.8% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | £1,143 | £392,574 | 3.5% | +5.5% |
| Wychavon | £950 | £328,015 | 3.5% | +3.1% |
| Shropshire | £819 | £284,036 | 3.5% | +3.9% |
| Herefordshire | £811 | £289,715 | 3.4% | +2.3% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Bromsgrove · EPC ratings in Bromsgrove.
Rents: ONS, Price Index of Private Rents (average monthly private rent by local authority, July 2026). Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (average price, June 2026). Gross yield = rent × 12 ÷ price, our calculation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Rankings and medians are ours, across 316 local authorities.
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£985 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 1.6% on a year earlier.
£339,163 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 3.5% gross on the averages — £985 rent against a £339,163 price — ranking 296 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 6.9% gross (£893 rent on a £155,017 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +1.6% against prices +2% over the year — moving together, so yield is broadly stable.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £29,550 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Bromsgrove
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all B postcodes · all DY postcodes.