Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Stroud (July 2026)
The average private rent in Stroud is £1,040 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £355,953 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 3.5%, ranked 294 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Stroud
The average private rent across all property types is £1,040 a month (+6.0% on a year earlier). The regional median in the South West is £1,046.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £743 | £8,916 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £960 | £11,520 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,176 | £14,112 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,658 | £19,896 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Stroud: one to two bedrooms adds 29.2% to the rent, two to three adds 22.5% and three to four-plus adds 41% (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 Stroud
The average price paid is £355,953 (+6.4% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £562,652 |
| Semi-detached | £342,077 |
| Terraced | £287,468 |
| Flat | £166,368 |
Rents and prices moved together in Stroud — +6% and +6.4% over the year — so the gross yield on offer is roughly where it was twelve months ago. Stroud ranks 69th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 44th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Stroud
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £960 | £166,368 | 6.9% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,176 | £287,468 | 4.9% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,176 | £342,077 | 4.1% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,658 | £562,652 | 3.5% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Stroud is on flats at 6.9%, 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 294 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.1%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £31,200 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 54% of EPCs lodged in Stroud over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 40% at D (EPC ratings in Stroud).
- Council tax: Band D in Stroud is £2,491 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Stroud).
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 £1,040 supports a loan of about £156,489, which is 44% 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 Stroud
- Yield calculator with £355,953 and £1,040 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,040 a month
- Rental income tax on £12,480 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the South West
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torridge | £788 | £260,783 | 3.6% | +2.5% |
| North Devon | £845 | £281,532 | 3.6% | −0.1% |
| West Devon | £840 | £286,145 | 3.5% | +2.1% |
| Forest of Dean | £826 | £288,524 | 3.4% | +0.3% |
| South Hams | £1,009 | £360,571 | 3.4% | +3.2% |
| East Devon | £965 | £345,757 | 3.3% | +6.1% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Stroud · EPC ratings in Stroud.
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
£1,040 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 6.0% on a year earlier.
£355,953 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 3.5% gross on the averages — £1,040 rent against a £355,953 price — ranking 294 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 6.9% gross (£960 rent on a £166,368 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +6% against prices +6.4% over the year — moving together, so yield is broadly stable.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £31,200 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.