Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Stratford-on-Avon (July 2026)
The average private rent in Stratford-on-Avon is £1,143 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £392,574 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 3.5%, ranked 295 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Stratford-on-Avon
The average private rent across all property types is £1,143 a month (+5.5% on a year earlier). The regional median in the West Midlands is £942.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £811 | £9,732 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,015 | £12,180 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,261 | £15,132 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,805 | £21,660 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Stratford-on-Avon: one to two bedrooms adds 25.2% to the rent, two to three adds 24.2% and three to four-plus adds 43.1% (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 Stratford-on-Avon
The average price paid is £392,574 (+1.4% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £603,986 |
| Semi-detached | £366,948 |
| Terraced | £290,117 |
| Flat | £188,888 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Stratford-on-Avon. Rents moved +5.5% over the year against +1.4% for prices — a gap of 4.1 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Stratford-on-Avon ranks 95th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 215th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Stratford-on-Avon
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,015 | £188,888 | 6.4% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,261 | £290,117 | 5.2% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,261 | £366,948 | 4.1% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,805 | £603,986 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Stratford-on-Avon is on flats at 6.4%, 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 295 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 £34,290 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 49% of EPCs lodged in Stratford-on-Avon over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 32% at D (EPC ratings in Stratford-on-Avon).
- Council tax: Band D in Stratford-on-Avon is £2,484 for 2026/27 (council tax in Stratford-on-Avon).
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 £1,143 supports a loan of about £171,987, which is 43.8% 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 Stratford-on-Avon
- Yield calculator with £392,574 and £1,143 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,143 a month
- Rental income tax on £13,716 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the West Midlands
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lichfield | £1,100 | £337,052 | 3.9% | +8% |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | £724 | £227,875 | 3.8% | +7.3% |
| South Staffordshire | £949 | £310,258 | 3.7% | +4.8% |
| Bromsgrove | £985 | £339,163 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| Wychavon | £950 | £328,015 | 3.5% | +3.1% |
| Shropshire | £819 | £284,036 | 3.5% | +3.9% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Stratford-on-Avon · EPC ratings in Stratford-on-Avon.
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
£1,143 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 5.5% on a year earlier.
£392,574 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 3.5% gross on the averages — £1,143 rent against a £392,574 price — ranking 295 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 6.4% gross (£1,015 rent on a £188,888 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +5.5% against prices +1.4% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £34,290 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.