Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Rotherham (July 2026)
The average private rent in Rotherham is £683 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £190,069 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.3%, ranked 180 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Rotherham
The average private rent across all property types is £683 a month (+3.8% on a year earlier). The regional median in Yorkshire and The Humber is £749.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £486 | £5,832 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £612 | £7,344 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £740 | £8,880 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,069 | £12,828 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Rotherham: one to two bedrooms adds 25.9% to the rent, two to three adds 20.9% and three to four-plus adds 44.5% (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 Rotherham
The average price paid is £190,069 (+2.4% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £295,542 |
| Semi-detached | £186,784 |
| Terraced | £148,922 |
| Flat | £100,459 |
Rents and prices moved together in Rotherham — +3.8% and +2.4% over the year — so the gross yield on offer is roughly where it was twelve months ago. Rotherham ranks 163rd of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 177th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Rotherham
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £612 | £100,459 | 7.3% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £740 | £148,922 | 6% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £740 | £186,784 | 4.8% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,069 | £295,542 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Rotherham is on flats at 7.3%, 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 4.3% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 180 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 £20,490 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 42% of EPCs lodged in Rotherham over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 39% at D (EPC ratings in Rotherham).
- Council tax: Band D in Rotherham is £2,382 for 2026/27 (council tax in Rotherham).
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 £683 supports a loan of about £102,771, which is 54.1% 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 Rotherham
- Yield calculator with £190,069 and £683 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £683 a month
- Rental income tax on £8,196 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in Yorkshire and The Humber
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calderdale | £753 | £191,540 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| York | £1,193 | £309,611 | 4.6% | +6.3% |
| Kirklees | £780 | £205,773 | 4.5% | +12.6% |
| North Lincolnshire | £653 | £181,725 | 4.3% | +6.4% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | £724 | £220,721 | 3.9% | +4.7% |
| North Yorkshire | £844 | £270,569 | 3.7% | +2% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Rotherham · EPC ratings in Rotherham.
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
£683 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 3.8% on a year earlier.
£190,069 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.3% gross on the averages — £683 rent against a £190,069 price — ranking 180 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.3% gross (£612 rent on a £100,459 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +3.8% against prices +2.4% over the year — moving together, so yield is broadly stable.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £20,490 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.