Welcome to the Rotherham Property Blog
News, research and the latest deals from the property market for Rotherham and the surrounding area.
A Brief History of Rotherham Terraced Houses
Call me old fashioned, but I do like the terraced house. In fact, I have done some research that I hope you will find of interest my Rotherham Property Blog reading friends! In architectural terms, a terraced or townhouse is a style of housing, in use since the late...

28.5% Of Rotherham Homes Are One Person Households
I was having an interesting chat with a Rotherham buy-to-let landlord the other day when the subject of size of households came up in conversation. For those of you who read my Brexit article published on the morning after the referendum, one of the reasons on why I...

Population in the Rotherham area set to rise to 276,300 by 2036
Rotherham faces a predicament. The population is growing and the provision of new housing isn’t keeping up. With the average age of a Rotherham person now 40.2 years (compared to the Yorkshire and Humber average of 39.4 years old - the same as the national average...

113% Increase in Property Values in Rotherham since the Millennium
Rotherham house prices since the Millennium have risen by 113.65%, whilst average salaries in Rotherham have only grown by 51.27% over the same time frame. This has served to push homeownership further out of reach for many Rotherham people as they have to battle...

33% of Rotherham Tenants are White Collar Middle Class
With Rotherham youngsters not able to buy their own property, my research would suggests the progressively important role the private rented sector has been playing in housing people in need of a roof over their head. This is especially apparent at a time of...

Chris Holmes
Author of the Rotherham Property Blog
I am a long time resident of Rotherham and am Senior Manager in both Bricknells Rentals and Fenton Board Estate Agents.
On this blog I will share what is happening in Rotherham’s Property market, even looking at specific areas and housing estates.
At other times I will post what I consider are decent buy to let deals. Some will be on the market with me whilst others may be marketed by other agents in Rotherham.
The Rotherham Property Blog is brought to you in partnership with Bricknells Rentals – Rotherham’s top independent letting agent.
