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Rotherham · report

Past price cycles in Rotherham

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 6 times since 1995. The deepest began in August 2007.

Deepest fall
−17.6%
Recovery from the low
75 months

Prices in Rotherham and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • Rotherham
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodRotherhamUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026501.3534.7
Jul 2026500.1532.9
Jun 2026500.1530.1
May 2026502.4533.1
Apr 2026500.0530.6
Mar 2026497.2526.0
Feb 2026491.9527.6
Jan 2026494.7526.4
Dec 2025498.4524.8
Nov 2025499.5529.6
Oct 2025498.7528.4
Sep 2025499.0527.8
Aug 2025498.0529.8
Jul 2025494.1526.5
Jun 2025487.0522.4
May 2025490.6517.1
Apr 2025487.3509.5
Mar 2025488.0524.8
Feb 2025479.2518.5
Jan 2025478.9518.8
Dec 2024479.5517.0
Nov 2024478.4518.0
Oct 2024475.9519.4
Sep 2024474.8518.4
Aug 2024473.0519.1
Jul 2024471.9514.0
Jun 2024460.1508.3
May 2024457.3506.3
Apr 2024453.9502.2
Mar 2024453.4499.5
Feb 2024451.9498.6
Jan 2024450.1501.2
Dec 2023453.8501.6
Nov 2023451.7505.9
Oct 2023449.7509.4
Sep 2023448.6511.7
Aug 2023450.7514.2
Jul 2023452.4511.4
Jun 2023447.2505.8
May 2023439.4503.9
Apr 2023437.3502.2
Mar 2023439.9501.1
Feb 2023452.0506.8
Jan 2023460.0511.0
Dec 2022461.7515.4
Nov 2022459.4519.5
Oct 2022452.1520.3
Sep 2022450.4520.3
Aug 2022443.8519.2
Jul 2022437.9514.8
Jun 2022436.9505.4
May 2022432.2499.4
Apr 2022431.3493.8
Mar 2022428.6488.0
Feb 2022424.3486.2
Jan 2022420.0485.7
Dec 2021407.4480.1
Nov 2021412.8477.7
Oct 2021412.4468.5
Sep 2021416.5480.5
Aug 2021413.3466.8
Jul 2021406.5453.1
Jun 2021407.3475.4
May 2021397.6451.4
Apr 2021400.6448.4
Mar 2021392.6455.2
Feb 2021390.3448.6
Jan 2021380.9447.3
Dec 2020377.0447.3
Nov 2020366.6443.9
Oct 2020358.3439.4
Sep 2020352.3435.7
Aug 2020353.5431.1
Jul 2020354.5426.9
Jun 2020346.2423.4
May 2020344.6417.6
Apr 2020348.6415.5
Mar 2020353.4419.7
Feb 2020352.0416.0
Jan 2020347.0418.4
Dec 2019350.0418.1
Nov 2019351.0418.7
Oct 2019349.1420.2
Sep 2019352.0421.3
Aug 2019350.4421.0
Jul 2019353.5419.6
Jun 2019347.2415.0
May 2019342.4413.2
Apr 2019338.6412.6
Mar 2019333.1409.7
Feb 2019338.6410.8
Jan 2019338.8411.8
Dec 2018342.2414.4
Nov 2018341.8415.3
Oct 2018345.5417.1
Sep 2018344.4417.5
Aug 2018343.6418.3
Jul 2018337.2417.0
Jun 2018334.8411.9
May 2018327.0409.2
Apr 2018323.8407.5
Mar 2018322.8403.7
Feb 2018327.2406.1
Jan 2018326.7405.0
Dec 2017327.0406.5
Nov 2017324.5404.9
Oct 2017328.1406.0
Sep 2017328.6405.7
Aug 2017326.2407.2
Jul 2017320.0405.4
Jun 2017315.5400.2
May 2017310.0396.8
Apr 2017309.4394.4
Mar 2017311.5388.3
Feb 2017316.6389.1
Jan 2017319.2388.3
Dec 2016315.7388.7
Nov 2016316.8388.0
Oct 2016313.0386.2
Sep 2016318.5387.5
Aug 2016314.8388.1
Jul 2016318.2388.1
Jun 2016313.9384.0
May 2016306.3380.4
Apr 2016301.5376.0
Mar 2016296.9374.6
Feb 2016306.2370.8
Jan 2016303.0370.6
Dec 2015304.1369.6
Nov 2015299.6368.4
Oct 2015302.1365.6
Sep 2015301.0365.1
Aug 2015299.1364.3
Jul 2015299.5361.0
Jun 2015298.9355.0
May 2015295.3352.3
Apr 2015291.9348.5
Mar 2015286.1345.5
Feb 2015286.0344.2
Jan 2015285.1343.9
Dec 2014291.1345.7
Nov 2014293.4344.9
Oct 2014293.9346.1
Sep 2014295.6346.6
Aug 2014296.9346.2
Jul 2014297.8342.2
Jun 2014294.6337.5
May 2014291.1334.6
Apr 2014287.5331.1
Mar 2014281.1323.9
Feb 2014280.7322.7
Jan 2014281.2321.4
Dec 2013283.4321.0
Nov 2013286.9318.1
Oct 2013285.7316.4
Sep 2013289.0317.7
Aug 2013284.3317.4
Jul 2013287.4314.9
Jun 2013281.7311.4
May 2013281.3308.9
Apr 2013277.8307.3
Mar 2013276.0304.3
Feb 2013279.3302.5
Jan 2013280.0302.5
Dec 2012286.9304.6
Nov 2012287.0305.3
Oct 2012286.8305.0
Sep 2012285.5307.2
Aug 2012279.5308.3
Jul 2012278.5307.9
Jun 2012281.2306.7
May 2012282.5303.8
Apr 2012281.3302.8
Mar 2012274.9299.3
Feb 2012277.2298.5
Jan 2012279.0299.3
Dec 2011284.1301.3
Nov 2011285.2302.6
Oct 2011287.3302.5
Sep 2011287.7305.8
Aug 2011286.1306.6
Jul 2011284.1306.4
Jun 2011281.8302.6
May 2011285.0302.1
Apr 2011286.7303.4
Mar 2011288.4298.8
Feb 2011287.3300.2
Jan 2011289.0301.8
Dec 2010292.0304.3
Nov 2010297.9304.9
Oct 2010297.6308.5
Sep 2010296.7312.0
Aug 2010294.6312.8
Jul 2010292.8312.8
Jun 2010289.2309.7
May 2010286.6308.2
Apr 2010285.1306.7
Mar 2010290.5302.8
Feb 2010292.4302.8
Jan 2010296.3302.1
Dec 2009295.8303.2
Nov 2009290.6301.2
Oct 2009289.6300.2
Sep 2009288.1298.2
Aug 2009285.5295.9
Jul 2009279.1293.0
Jun 2009277.2287.8
May 2009279.5285.0
Apr 2009281.1281.1
Mar 2009282.5278.6
Feb 2009294.4280.3
Jan 2009300.0283.6
Dec 2008309.1290.3
Nov 2008304.9294.8
Oct 2008311.0303.4
Sep 2008311.5309.6
Aug 2008316.1317.6
Jul 2008321.8324.4
Jun 2008323.2328.0
May 2008325.9332.4
Apr 2008326.1330.4
Mar 2008325.6329.8
Feb 2008327.3332.2
Jan 2008331.3335.1
Dec 2007332.8341.3
Nov 2007331.9341.8
Oct 2007330.0342.0
Sep 2007332.1342.8
Aug 2007333.7342.3
Jul 2007332.2340.4
Jun 2007327.7336.1
May 2007321.3332.5
Apr 2007314.3328.7
Mar 2007310.2322.2
Feb 2007312.2319.8
Jan 2007311.0318.8
Dec 2006314.7319.0
Nov 2006310.6315.0
Oct 2006310.3313.4
Sep 2006307.1311.6
Aug 2006303.1310.3
Jul 2006301.3307.7
Jun 2006298.0303.4
May 2006297.3300.5
Apr 2006295.0297.7
Mar 2006289.0291.4
Feb 2006286.7289.0
Jan 2006285.1288.6
Dec 2005285.9289.0
Nov 2005284.9287.4
Oct 2005284.8286.6
Sep 2005283.2287.1
Aug 2005284.4287.6
Jul 2005280.2286.4
Jun 2005275.1282.8
May 2005269.5280.6
Apr 2005263.2277.6
Mar 2005260.3273.7
Feb 2005254.4271.5
Jan 2005254.3271.7
Dec 2004253.5271.9
Nov 2004253.0273.9
Oct 2004252.3274.3
Sep 2004247.3272.3
Aug 2004243.2272.8
Jul 2004236.2269.7
Jun 2004232.5264.1
May 2004220.5259.5
Apr 2004212.0256.4
Mar 2004202.6245.3
Feb 2004202.7244.7
Jan 2004201.1247.1
Dec 2003201.8245.6
Nov 2003196.2240.9
Oct 2003192.7243.6
Sep 2003190.4239.4
Aug 2003189.3240.2
Jul 2003184.0236.0
Jun 2003178.6231.9
May 2003173.3231.4
Apr 2003169.6233.0
Mar 2003167.0227.6
Feb 2003165.3222.8
Jan 2003162.7225.2
Dec 2002157.9226.8
Nov 2002156.2219.5
Oct 2002154.5217.3
Sep 2002150.7215.7
Aug 2002147.1210.6
Jul 2002143.5206.0
Jun 2002142.6204.4
May 2002139.5196.4
Apr 2002134.9191.4
Mar 2002131.6188.9
Feb 2002129.7182.5
Jan 2002129.0176.1
Dec 2001127.3176.7
Nov 2001125.8176.7
Oct 2001124.7176.7
Sep 2001123.2180.3
Aug 2001122.2180.3
Jul 2001123.2180.3
Jun 2001124.4174.1
May 2001121.9174.1
Apr 2001118.3174.1
Mar 2001114.5168.0
Feb 2001114.3168.0
Jan 2001115.6168.0
Dec 2000117.2168.9
Nov 2000119.2168.9
Oct 2000118.3168.9
Sep 2000117.4164.0
Aug 2000115.4164.0
Jul 2000114.3164.0
Jun 2000114.6161.0
May 2000112.2161.0
Apr 2000112.8161.0
Mar 2000112.7152.6
Feb 2000114.5152.6
Jan 2000113.6152.6
Dec 1999112.1148.8
Nov 1999111.4148.8
Oct 1999112.8148.8
Sep 1999114.0145.1
Aug 1999114.0145.1
Jul 1999112.5145.1
Jun 1999112.8137.1
May 1999111.8137.1
Apr 1999110.1137.1
Mar 1999108.7131.5
Feb 1999107.3131.5
Jan 1999108.1131.5
Dec 1998105.8130.7
Nov 1998105.9130.7
Oct 1998104.1130.7
Sep 1998104.3131.3
Aug 1998103.7131.3
Jul 1998103.5131.3
Jun 1998104.4125.8
May 1998102.8125.8
Apr 1998102.5125.8
Mar 1998101.5119.5
Feb 1998102.3119.5
Jan 1998103.2119.5
Dec 1997103.0116.5
Nov 1997103.5116.5
Oct 1997103.2116.5
Sep 1997104.7117.4
Aug 1997104.4117.4
Jul 1997103.3117.4
Jun 1997102.5111.7
May 1997102.6111.7
Apr 1997103.4111.7
Mar 1997101.3109.5
Feb 199799.4109.5
Jan 199798.9109.5
Dec 199699.2108.0
Nov 1996100.5108.0
Oct 1996100.8108.0
Sep 1996102.2106.2
Aug 1996102.0106.2
Jul 1996101.7106.2
Jun 1996101.0102.2
May 1996100.3102.2
Apr 1996100.0102.2
Mar 199699.1102.1
Feb 199699.4102.1
Jan 1996100.5102.1
Dec 1995100.2100.6
Nov 1995100.7100.6
Oct 199599.9100.6
Sep 1995101.6102.0
Aug 1995102.1102.0
Jul 1995102.0102.0
Jun 1995101.3101.1
May 1995100.7101.1
Apr 1995100.9101.1
Mar 1995100.7100.0
Feb 1995100.3100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
September 1996January 1997−3.2%43
September 1997March 1998−3.0%68
November 2000February 2001−4.1%33
August 2007March 2012−17.6%5575
October 2018March 2019−3.6%53
December 2022April 2023−5.3%415

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Rotherham

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £190,910 and £206,830 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£198,870
Chance of a rise
90%

At the average sale price, a home costs £191,052. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £881 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
15%
Payment, one income
30%

Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£689
Owning per month
£900

9.5% more homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
680
Per 1,000 residents
2.4

Figures for United Kingdom: Rotherham has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

In 2025 the population grew by 2,824 while 780 homes were finished: 3.6 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
3.6
Population change, 2025
+2,824

4.5% of the 119,368 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
4.5%
Empty homes
5,365

In 2025, 2% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
2%