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Doncaster

In July 2026 the average home in Doncaster cost £172,305, with prices over the last year up 4.0% on the year before. Private rents averaged £694 a month, a gross yield of 4.7%, higher than 67% of areas in England and Wales.

Average price £172,305 July 2026, provisional
Average rent £694 a month, August 2026
Gross yield 4.7% 104th of 316 areas
Price growth +4.0% over the last year

Compared with every area

How Doncaster compares

Each bar shows where Doncaster sits among the local authorities in England and Wales: the further right, the better for a landlord.

  • Gross yield 4.7%
    Higher than 67% of areas · 104th of 316
  • Price growth, 1 year +4.0%
    Faster than 86% of areas · 46th of 317
  • Price growth a year, over 5 years +5.1%
    Faster than 91% of areas · 31st of 317
  • Rent growth, 1 year +5.8%
    Faster than 68% of areas · 103rd of 316
  • Price change, latest 3 months on a year before +4.3%
    Stronger than 78% of areas · 72nd of 317
  • Price volatility 4.5%
    Steadier than 60% of areas · 126th of 317
  • Average price £172,305
    Cheaper than 93% of areas · 23rd of 317

History

Prices and rents over time

Average pricea month
Average renta month

Dashed lines are provisional months: Land Registry is still adding late sales, so they can move a little.

Growth a year

OverPricesRents
1 year+4.0%+5.8%
3 years+3.0%+5.7%
5 years+5.1%+5.0%
10 years+4.6%–

3, 5 and 10 years are the steady rate a year over that time, so they compare with 1 year. Each compares 12-month averages, which keeps one unusual month out.

Momentum and risk

Prices, latest 3 months on a year before+4.3%
Rents, latest 3 months on a year before+5.5%
Price volatility4.5%
Rent volatility1.3%
Sales recorded in the last 12 months3,839

Volatility is how much the yearly change has swung over five years, in percentage points: lower is steadier. Sales are those recorded so far; the newest months are still filling in.

In past downturns

Peak to low pointDoncasterTypical areaYorkshire and The Humber
The 2008-09 crash (Nov 2007 to Apr 2009) −15.4% −17.4% −16.1%
The 2022-24 dip (Nov 2022 to Mar 2024) −3.5% −4.1% −2.6%

After the 2008-09 crash, prices in Doncaster took 11.5 years from the 2007 peak to get back to it, in cash terms.

In both downturns, prices in Yorkshire and The Humber fell less than in the typical area.

This is history, not a forecast. When we checked, how far an area fell in 2008-09 didn't predict how far it fell in 2022-24 compared with its neighbours, but regions followed much the same pattern both times. Falls use the 3-month average price, from the national peak to the national low point.

Area scores

Doncaster's scores

Each score runs from 0 to 100 against every other area, and higher is always better: a high risk score means low risk.

Yield 58.4 90th of 316
How it's made
  • Gross yield39.0
  • Rent growth, 1 year12.8
  • Rent change, latest 3 months on a year before6.6
Growth 78.2 46th of 316
How it's made
  • Price growth, 1 year34.1
  • Price change, latest 3 months on a year before19.2
  • Rent change, latest 3 months on a year before9.9
  • Price growth a year, over 5 years8.6
  • Rent growth, 1 year6.4
Balanced 69.3 40th of 316
How it's made
  • Gross yield22.3
  • Price growth, 1 year17.1
  • Rent growth, 1 year9.6
  • Price growth a year, over 5 years8.6
  • Sales in the last 12 months3.3
  • Price volatility3.4
  • Rent volatility5.0
Momentum 71.6 66th of 316
How it's made
  • Price change, latest 3 months on a year before38.5
  • Rent change, latest 3 months on a year before33.1
Risk 73.4 20th of 316
How it's made
  • Price volatility26.9
  • Sales in the last 12 months26.5
  • Rent volatility20.0

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About these figures

Updated with July 2026 data on 10 October 2026. Prices come from the UK House Price Index, rents from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents. The newest months are provisional and can be revised. Figures are for information only and are not financial advice.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.

Postcodes are matched to areas with the ONS postcode lookup. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.