South Staffordshire property market
In South Staffordshire (West Midlands) the average private rent is £945/month (ONS, May 2026) and the average house price is £309,370 (HM Land Registry, April 2026). That puts rent 32% below and house prices 15% above the UK average. The gross rental yield works out at 3.7%.
- Average rent
- £945/mo
- +5.7% YoY
- Average house price
- £309,370
- +5.1% 12m
- Gross rental yield
- 3.7%
- UK avg 6.1%
- Price-to-rent
- 27.3
- UK avg 16.3
Rent vs buy in South Staffordshire
The average home in South Staffordshire costs about 27.3 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 27.3), compared with 16.3 for the UK as a whole. On this market-level signal, buying looks relatively more expensive here than the UK average. This is an arithmetic ratio of the two official figures above — a market indicator, not personal financial advice.
Go deeper
- Rent in South Staffordshire (1/2/3/4-bed breakdown)£945
- House prices in South Staffordshire (by property type)£309,370
Nearby areas in West Midlands
- Rugby£1,038/mo · £279,400
- Shropshire£813/mo · £280,197
- Herefordshire, County of£809/mo · £288,434
- Wychavon£938/mo · £323,344
- Solihull£1,260/mo · £330,248
- Bromsgrove£979/mo · £332,471
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average rent in South Staffordshire?
- The average monthly private rent in South Staffordshire is £945, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (May 2026), +5.7% over the past 12 months. The UK average is £1,383.
- What is the average house price in South Staffordshire?
- The average house price in South Staffordshire is £309,370 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, April 2026), +5.1% over 12 months. The UK average is £270,080.
- What is the gross rental yield in South Staffordshire?
- Dividing the average annual rent (£11,340) by the average house price (£309,370) gives a gross rental yield of 3.7% in South Staffordshire. This is a "gross" figure — before voids, management, maintenance and tax. The UK-average gross yield on the same basis is 6.1%.
- Is it cheaper to rent or buy in South Staffordshire?
- In South Staffordshire the average house price equals about 27.3 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 27.3). A higher ratio leans toward renting being relatively cheaper month-to-month; a lower ratio leans toward buying. The UK-average ratio is 16.3. This is a market-level signal, not personal financial advice.
Rent: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics — edition 17 June 2026, reference May 2026 (ONS PIPR). House prices: HM Land Registry — UK House Price Index (UKHPI), reference April 2026 (UKHPI). Both © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gross rental yield and price-to-rent ratio are computed from these two figures.