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Asking rent £868/month · Gross yield 4.5% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Rotherham: asking rent £868/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,301 lets).
£868/month 12 months to Sep 2026
1,301 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,301 lets.
4.5% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,073 lets
+1.3% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,073 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
448 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Rotherham runs from £578/month for 1 bedroom to £1,367/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £578/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +5.7% on the previous 12 months | 313 |
| 2 bedrooms | £759/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.8% on the previous 12 months | 859 |
| 3 bedrooms | £930/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4% on the previous 12 months | 689 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,367/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +10.2% on the previous 12 months | 134 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Corporate landlords hold 77% of the 4,935 units in Rotherham whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Rotherham ranks 1st of 4 local authorities in South Yorkshire for asking rent, at £868/month.
Rotherham ranks 1st of 4 local authorities in South Yorkshire for asking rent, at £868/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rotherham | £868/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,301 | measured |
| 2 | Sheffield | £837/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 11,652 | measured |
| 3 | Doncaster | £804/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,010 | measured |
| 4 | Barnsley | £787/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,758 | measured |
Rotherham ranks 4th of 4 local authorities in South Yorkshire for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.5%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 22,384 | measured |
| 2 | Doncaster | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,327 | measured |
| 3 | Barnsley | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,684 | measured |
| 4 | Rotherham | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,073 | measured |
S60 leads the 8 postcode districts within Rotherham for asking rent, at £961/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S60 | £961/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 243 | measured |
| 2 | S26 | £952/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 170 | measured |
| 3 | S25 | £912/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 110 | measured |
| 4 | S66 | £889/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 225 | measured |
| 5 | S65 | £865/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 147 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Rotherham
S61 leads the 8 postcode districts within Rotherham for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.7%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S61 | 5.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 191 | measured |
| 2 | S62 | 5.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 128 | measured |
| 3 | S64 | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 378 | measured |
| 4 | S65 | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 216 | measured |
| 5 | S66 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 309 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Rotherham
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,301 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,073 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |