Stoke-on-Trent property market
In Stoke-on-Trent (West Midlands) the average private rent is £709/month (ONS, May 2026) and the average house price is £152,101 (HM Land Registry, April 2026). That puts rent 49% below and house prices 44% below the UK average. The gross rental yield works out at 5.6%.
- Average rent
- £709/mo
- +5.4% YoY
- Average house price
- £152,101
- +4.7% 12m
- Gross rental yield
- 5.6%
- UK avg 6.1%
- Price-to-rent
- 17.9
- UK avg 16.3
Rent vs buy in Stoke-on-Trent
The average home in Stoke-on-Trent costs about 17.9 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 17.9), 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.
Rent affordability in Stoke-on-Trent
Average rent of £709/month is about 26% of the local full-time gross median salary of £32,986 (ONS ASHE 2024). The ONS guideline treats rent at or below 30% of income as "affordable", so Stoke-on-Trent is within that threshold on this proxy.
Honesty note: this uses individual full-time pay, not household income, so it sits above the official household-based series. ONS Private rental affordability, England (FYE2024). Median income of private-renting households basis — distinct from the proxy below.
Go deeper
- Rent in Stoke-on-Trent (1/2/3/4-bed breakdown)£709
- House prices in Stoke-on-Trent (by property type)£152,101
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the average rent in Stoke-on-Trent?
- The average monthly private rent in Stoke-on-Trent is £709, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (May 2026), +5.4% over the past 12 months. The UK average is £1,383.
- What is the average house price in Stoke-on-Trent?
- The average house price in Stoke-on-Trent is £152,101 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, April 2026), +4.7% over 12 months. The UK average is £270,080.
- What is the gross rental yield in Stoke-on-Trent?
- Dividing the average annual rent (£8,508) by the average house price (£152,101) gives a gross rental yield of 5.6% in Stoke-on-Trent. 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 Stoke-on-Trent?
- In Stoke-on-Trent the average house price equals about 17.9 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 17.9). 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.
- Is rent affordable in Stoke-on-Trent?
- The average rent in Stoke-on-Trent (£709/month) is about 26% of the local full-time gross median salary of £32,986 (ONS ASHE 2024). The ONS guideline is that rent at or below 30% of income is "affordable", so Stoke-on-Trent is within that threshold on this proxy. Note this uses individual full-time pay, not household income, so it sits above the official household-based series.
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.