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Asking rent £837/month · Gross yield 5.0% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Sheffield: asking rent £837/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 11,650 lets).
£837/month 12 months to Sep 2026
11,650 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, 11,650 lets.
5.0% 12 months to Sep 2026
22,384 lets
+3.9% 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, 22,384 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
4,168 on 7 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 7 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Sheffield runs from £682/month for 5+ bedrooms to £1,134/month for 2 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £818/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -5% on the previous 12 months | 5971 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,134/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -1.1% on the previous 12 months | 6067 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,081/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -3.4% on the previous 12 months | 3177 |
| 4 bedrooms | £825/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -0.4% on the previous 12 months | 1419 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £682/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -5.6% on the previous 12 months | 1613 |
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 74% of the 12,337 units in Sheffield 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.
Sheffield ranks 2nd of 4 local authorities in South Yorkshire for asking rent, at £837/month.
Sheffield ranks 2nd of 4 local authorities in South Yorkshire for asking rent, at £837/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 | 11,650 | 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 | 1,756 | measured |
Sheffield ranks 1st of 4 local authorities in South Yorkshire for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.0%.
| # | 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 |
S17 leads the 16 postcode districts within Sheffield for asking rent, at £1,489/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S17 | £1,489/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 101 | measured |
| 2 | S3 | £1,014/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,243 | measured |
| 3 | S13 | £1,000/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 184 | measured |
| 4 | S35 | £944/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 171 | measured |
| 5 | S8 | £930/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 366 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Sheffield
S3 leads the 15 postcode districts within Sheffield for gross yield, asking basis, at 9.7%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S3 | 9.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,209 | measured |
| 2 | S1 | 9.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 8,145 | measured |
| 3 | S4 | 8.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 159 | measured |
| 4 | S5 | 6.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 383 | measured |
| 5 | S13 | 5.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 206 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Sheffield
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 | 11,650 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 22,384 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 7 Nov 2026 | 7 Nov 2026 | — |