Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Doncaster (July 2026)
The average private rent in Doncaster is £691 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £170,784 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.9%, ranked 98 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Doncaster
The average private rent across all property types is £691 a month (+5.8% on a year earlier). The regional median in Yorkshire and The Humber is £749.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £491 | £5,892 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £634 | £7,608 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £754 | £9,048 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,072 | £12,864 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Doncaster: one to two bedrooms adds 29.1% to the rent, two to three adds 18.9% and three to four-plus adds 42.2% (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 Doncaster
The average price paid is £170,784 (+4.4% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £260,150 |
| Semi-detached | £167,975 |
| Terraced | £133,224 |
| Flat | £89,901 |
Rents and prices moved together in Doncaster — +5.8% and +4.4% over the year — so the gross yield on offer is roughly where it was twelve months ago. Doncaster ranks 76th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 102nd of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Doncaster
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £634 | £89,901 | 8.5% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £754 | £133,224 | 6.8% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £754 | £167,975 | 5.4% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,072 | £260,150 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Doncaster is on flats at 8.5%, 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 4.9% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 98 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.7%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £20,730 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 43% of EPCs lodged in Doncaster over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 38% at D (EPC ratings in Doncaster).
- Council tax: Band D in Doncaster is £2,168 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Doncaster).
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 £691 supports a loan of about £103,975, which is 60.9% 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 Doncaster
- Yield calculator with £170,784 and £691 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £691 a month
- Rental income tax on £8,292 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in Yorkshire and The Humber
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield | £929 | £219,539 | 5.1% | +4.5% |
| North East Lincolnshire | £633 | £151,132 | 5% | +5.4% |
| Bradford | £749 | £185,028 | 4.9% | +3.3% |
| Wakefield | £800 | £198,519 | 4.8% | +5.8% |
| Barnsley | £693 | £175,733 | 4.7% | +7.5% |
| Calderdale | £753 | £191,540 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Doncaster · EPC ratings in Doncaster.
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
£691 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 5.8% on a year earlier.
£170,784 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.9% gross on the averages — £691 rent against a £170,784 price — ranking 98 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 8.5% gross (£634 rent on a £89,901 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +5.8% against prices +4.4% over the year — moving together, so yield is broadly stable.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £20,730 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.