Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Cannock Chase (July 2026)
The average private rent in Cannock Chase is £859 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £230,601 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.5%, ranked 154 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Cannock Chase
The average private rent across all property types is £859 a month (+6.0% on a year earlier). The regional median in the West Midlands is £942.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £584 | £7,008 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £774 | £9,288 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £955 | £11,460 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,334 | £16,008 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Cannock Chase: one to two bedrooms adds 32.5% to the rent, two to three adds 23.4% and three to four-plus adds 39.7% (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 Cannock Chase
The average price paid is £230,601 (+3.5% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £347,986 |
| Semi-detached | £221,862 |
| Terraced | £182,871 |
| Flat | £105,657 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Cannock Chase. Rents moved +6% over the year against +3.5% for prices — a gap of 2.5 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Cannock Chase ranks 63rd of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 133rd of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Cannock Chase
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £774 | £105,657 | 8.8% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £955 | £182,871 | 6.3% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £955 | £221,862 | 5.2% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,334 | £347,986 | 4.6% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Cannock Chase is on flats at 8.8%, 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 4.5% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 154 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 £25,770 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 41% of EPCs lodged in Cannock Chase 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 Cannock Chase).
- Council tax: Band D in Cannock Chase is £2,376 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Cannock Chase).
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 £859 supports a loan of about £129,254, which is 56.1% 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 Cannock Chase
- Yield calculator with £230,601 and £859 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £859 a month
- Rental income tax on £10,308 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the West Midlands
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solihull | £1,269 | £334,966 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| Rugby | £1,046 | £276,208 | 4.5% | +5.4% |
| East Staffordshire | £851 | £225,551 | 4.5% | +5.5% |
| Dudley | £853 | £230,781 | 4.4% | +3.3% |
| North Warwickshire | £978 | £270,450 | 4.3% | +5.6% |
| Wyre Forest | £823 | £232,448 | 4.2% | −2.3% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Cannock Chase · EPC ratings in Cannock Chase.
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.
Asked about this area
£859 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 6.0% on a year earlier.
£230,601 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.5% gross on the averages — £859 rent against a £230,601 price — ranking 154 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 8.8% gross (£774 rent on a £105,657 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +6% against prices +3.5% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £25,770 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Cannock Chase
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all WS postcodes.