Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham property prices and rental yields

Area of Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom

Home prices in Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham rose 4.9% a year on average from 2016 to 2025, the fastest of 11 areas in Yorkshire and the Humber. Renting out on 12-month lets earned a gross yield of 4.6% of the price a year, falling from 5.1% in 2016 to 4.5% in 2025 as prices outpaced rents. A square metre cost €1,903 in 2025 (14% below the Yorkshire and the Humber level of €2,213).

Updated 2026-10-28 · Data 2015–2026 so far

Price growth
+4.9%
a year, 2016–2025
Rental yield
4.6%
12-month lets, gross, 2016–2025 average
Price per m²
€1,903
2025
Price growth in 2026 so far
+3.6%
on the same months of 2025

Price growth by year

% change on the year before

201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

How Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham compares

Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Price growth+4.9%
Rental yield4.6%
Price per m²€1,903
Yorkshire and the Humber
Price growth+4.3%
Rental yield4.8%
Price per m²€2,213

Questions

What is the average property price per m² in Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham?

€1,903 per m² in 2025, from HM Land Registry and ONS.

How much have property prices risen in Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham?

+4.9% a year on average from 2016 to 2025, and +3.6% in 2026 so far.

What rental yield can you get in Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham?

4.6% of the price a year on average for 12-month lets in 2016–2025, and 4.5% in 2025. These are gross figures, before costs, fees, empty months and tax.

Sources

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