Rotherham: the market in figures
At £191,052 in August 2026, Rotherham sits 113th out of 135 covered areas, which is the lower part of the national table, and 9th of 13 in Yorkshire and The Humber. The regional average is £209,266, so Rotherham is 8.7% under it, and 30% under £273,037 for the UK as a whole. The latest annual change is a modest 0.7%, against 1.8% for the region.
That slowdown follows a stronger run. The average stood at £119,963 in 2016, and the rise since amounts to £71,089, or 59.3%. A jump of 16.9% came with 2021; 2022 added 7.4% and 2023 added 1.6%. Rises of 4.9% and 5.3% followed for 2024 and 2025. The 2026 reading is the highest of the series even though growth has eased.
The typical detached house costs £293,663 and the typical flat £101,601, a difference of £192,062 or 189%. In between sit semi-detached homes at £188,275, and terraced ones at £150,923. Buying a first home cost £171,413,, 10.3% lower than what all buyers paid. 3,277 sales sit in the window closing in May 2026.
Rotherham's HM Land Registry fee is £100. Moving home at the average price means £1,321 of Stamp Duty Land Tax, or 0.7% of the price. A first-time buyer owes £0, and an additional property carries £10,874.
The terraced average of £150,923 is well below the all-type figure, and only flats cost less. Growth among the neighbours ranges from 0.6% in Sheffield to 5.3% in North East Derbyshire, with Bolsover at 1.5% and Bassetlaw at 2.7%, so Rotherham's 0.7% sits near the bottom of that range.
Neighbouring prices point in both directions. Sheffield, 17 km from Rotherham between centres, averages £217,603, 13.9% above, though its own growth in the latest year was 0.6%. Doncaster averages £172,770, 9.6% below, but rose 3.8%. Over the line in the East Midlands, Bolsover averages £183,198, 4.1% below, Bassetlaw £211,488, 10.7% above, and North East Derbyshire £253,012, 32.4% above, with a 5.3% rise.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Rotherham
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (1 of 5 trades filled in Rotherham). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mortgage adviser | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conveyancer | Oxley & Coward | 4.1 | 222 | 74 | Selected | View |
| Surveyor | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in Rotherham?
The average price of a home in Rotherham was £191,052 in August 2026, +0.7% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Rotherham?
The average price in Rotherham went from £119,963 in August 2016 to £191,052 in August 2026, a change of +59.3%; +0.7% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in Rotherham?
On £191,052, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £1,321 for a home mover, £0 for a first-time buyer and £10,874 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in Rotherham?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in Rotherham in August 2016 (£119,963) and sold at the August 2026 average (£191,052), the gain of £71,089 costs a higher rate taxpayer £16,341, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Rotherham expensive?
Rotherham ranks 113th of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | Yorkshire and The Humber |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £293,663 | £346,825 |
| Semi-detached | £188,275 | £215,943 |
| Terraced | £150,923 | £170,540 |
| Flat or maisonette | £101,601 | £127,998 |
| All types | £191,052 | £209,266 |
| First-time buyers | £171,413 | £181,305 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £119,963 | — |
| 2017 | £124,311 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | £130,927 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | £133,519 | +2% |
| 2020 | £134,702 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | £157,502 | +16.9% |
| 2022 | £169,112 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | £171,753 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | £180,252 | +4.9% |
| 2025 | £189,786 | +5.3% |
| 2026 | £191,052 | +0.7% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).