Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Shropshire (July 2026)
The average private rent in Shropshire is £819 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £284,036 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 3.5%, ranked 299 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Shropshire
The average private rent across all property types is £819 a month (+3.9% on a year earlier). The regional median in the West Midlands is £942.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £605 | £7,260 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £765 | £9,180 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £949 | £11,388 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,392 | £16,704 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Shropshire: one to two bedrooms adds 26.4% to the rent, two to three adds 24.1% and three to four-plus adds 46.7% (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 Shropshire
The average price paid is £284,036 (+4.9% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £426,931 |
| Semi-detached | £266,707 |
| Terraced | £212,188 |
| Flat | £138,283 |
Rents and prices moved together in Shropshire — +3.9% and +4.9% over the year — so the gross yield on offer is roughly where it was twelve months ago. Shropshire ranks 154th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 82nd of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Shropshire
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £765 | £138,283 | 6.6% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £949 | £212,188 | 5.4% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £949 | £266,707 | 4.3% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,392 | £426,931 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Shropshire is on flats at 6.6%, 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 299 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 £24,570 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 46% of EPCs lodged in Shropshire over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 31% at D (EPC ratings in Shropshire).
- Council tax: Band D in Shropshire is £2,528 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Shropshire).
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 £819 supports a loan of about £123,235, which is 43.4% 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 Shropshire
- Yield calculator with £284,036 and £819 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £819 a month
- Rental income tax on £9,828 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the West Midlands
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Staffordshire | £949 | £310,258 | 3.7% | +4.8% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | £1,143 | £392,574 | 3.5% | +5.5% |
| Bromsgrove | £985 | £339,163 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| Wychavon | £950 | £328,015 | 3.5% | +3.1% |
| Herefordshire | £811 | £289,715 | 3.4% | +2.3% |
| Malvern Hills | £943 | £350,906 | 3.2% | +8.8% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Shropshire · EPC ratings in Shropshire.
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
£819 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 3.9% on a year earlier.
£284,036 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 3.5% gross on the averages — £819 rent against a £284,036 price — ranking 299 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 6.6% gross (£765 rent on a £138,283 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +3.9% against prices +4.9% over the year — moving together, so yield is broadly stable.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £24,570 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.