Renting in Rotherham

Average Rent in Rotherham: £850/mo

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Median asking rent across 2,242 live Rotherham listings on 6 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£850 /month

2,242 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Rotherham by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£788/mo	52
1 bed	£650/mo	455
2 bed	£795/mo	857
3 bed	£950/mo	606
4+ bed	£1,400/mo	168
Room (house share)	£500/mo	104

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Rotherham

What it costs to rent in Rotherham

Rotherham currently has 2,242 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £850 a month. 76 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 63% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is S97 at around £700/mo, while BN3 sits nearer £1,800/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Rotherham around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Rotherham by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 2,242 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Rotherham

£788/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Rotherham is £788 a month, 7% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 52 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Rotherham

£650/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Rotherham is £650 a month, 24% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 455 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Rotherham

£795/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Rotherham is £795 a month, 6% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 857 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Rotherham

£950/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Rotherham is £950 a month, 12% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 606 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Rotherham

£1,400/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Rotherham is £1,400 a month, 65% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 168 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Rotherham

£500/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Rotherham house share is £500 a month, 41% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 104 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Rotherham rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Rotherham. Latest: £683/mo (Jul 26, +3.8% YoY).

Latest

£683

Jul 26

Annual

+3.8%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£525

Aug 21

Total change

+30%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Rotherham pay goes on rent?

Renters in Rotherham spend an estimated 28% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£683/mo

£8,196/yr

Median pay

£29,664/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

28%

Very affordable — well below the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Property types

What’s on offer in Rotherham

Flats & apartments

583

34% of listings

Houses

1011

59% of listings

Rooms

104

6% of listings

Bungalows

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Rotherham — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 34% of the 1,041 houses currently advertised in Rotherham.

Terraced
34%355
Semi-detached
32%328
Other house
25%257
Detached
7%71
Bungalow
3%30

Rent by postcode

Where Rotherham rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,781 live listings in 27 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Rotherham

1BN3£1,800/mo5 rentals
2BN1£1,368/mo16 rentals
3BN2£1,250/mo4 rentals

Cheapest in Rotherham

1S97£700/mo7 rentals
2S74£725/mo3 rentals
3S65£750/mo207 rentals

Features · Rotherham

Garden, parking, and floor area in Rotherham

Live signal across 2,242 Rotherham rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

95%

of 309 Rotherham listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

93%

of 376 Rotherham listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Rotherham this week

76 homes came onto the Rotherham rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Rotherham

Most Rotherham homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band A–B across 121,570 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

1.99

≈ Band A–B

Stock

122k

121,570 properties

A
53%64,210
B
20%23,960
C
13%15,970
D
8%9,660
E
4%4,960
F
2%1,960
G
1%800
H
0%70

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Rotherham

93% of Rotherham premises can already get full-fibre and 97% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

93%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

97%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

489 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
93%
Gigabit-capable
97%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Rotherham), July 2025, covering 121,696 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Rotherham homes

44% of Rotherham homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

44%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

56%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

99k

99,251 EPCs

A
0%459
B
9%9,375
C
34%33,446
D
42%41,458
E
12%11,611
F
2%2,335
G
1%567

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Rotherham. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Rotherham

8 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Rotherham centroid. The five closest:

1
St Ann's Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · S65 1PD
0.43 mi
2
Clifton Community School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · S65 2SN
0.62 mi
3
Eastwood Village Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · S65 1RD
0.77 mi
4
Thomas Rotherham College
16 plus · Academy 16-19 converter · S60 2BE
0.79 mi
5
Broom Valley Community School
Primary · Community school · S60 2QU
0.80 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Rotherham centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Rotherham

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Rotherham has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 57 of 57 postcode districts analysed, the median was 177 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Rotherham is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

177 crimes per area (median)
57 of 57 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Rotherham’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Rotherham

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Maltby has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Rotherham.

Brinsworth
Higher crime
Most common: Shoplifting (98) · pop. ~9,000
26
per 1k
Wickersley
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (85) · pop. ~9,000
27
per 1k
Maltby
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (64) · pop. ~17,000
9.5
per 1k
Wath upon Dearne
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (81) · pop. ~12,000
14
per 1k
Dinnington
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (38) · pop. ~9,000
13
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Rotherham listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Rotherham.

Rightmove

767

OnTheMarket

494

PrimeLocation

352

Leaders

324

OpenRent

201

SpareRoom

104

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Frequently asked

Renting in Rotherham — your questions answered

How much is rent in Rotherham?

The average (median) asking rent in Rotherham is £850 a month — a 1-bed is £650 and a 2-bed £795, based on 2,242 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Rotherham?

The median asking rent for a studio in Rotherham is £788 a month, 7% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 52 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Rotherham?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Rotherham is £650 a month, 24% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 455 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Rotherham?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Rotherham is £795 a month, 6% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 857 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Rotherham?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Rotherham is £950 a month, 12% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 606 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Rotherham?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Rotherham is £1,400 a month, 65% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 168 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Rotherham?

The median asking rent for a room in a Rotherham house share is £500 a month, 41% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 104 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Rotherham?

There are currently 2,242 rental properties available in Rotherham, with 76 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Rotherham safe for renters?

Rotherham has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 177 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Rotherham?

The most commonly reported crime category in Rotherham is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

Across Yorkshire and the Humber

Average rent across Yorkshire and the Humber

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