A complete guide to property investment in Borrowash.
Last updated: 18 September 2025
Borrowash sits comfortably as a family-friendly spot with a strong bias toward owner-occupied homes, ranking in the 76th percentile for this metric. The area’s housing market has seen mixed fortunes: while the past year saw capital growth change by -11.8%, the three-year picture is more positive, with a total growth of 9.7% and an annualised rate of 3.1%. Homes here don’t hang around for long, with properties typically spending 59 days on the market, and there’s a reasonable level of liquidity with 87 sales in the last year.
Affordability looks attractive, with a price-to-income ratio of 4.7 and a rent-to-income ratio of 22.9%, both suggesting that Borrowash is accessible for local earners. The rental market is less dominant (in the 11th percentile for private renting), but yields are steady at 3.8%, and the top-performing local postcode district returns 3.7%.
Median price per sq ft
£265 / sq ft
Average rental yield
3.8%
Capital growth (1y)
-11.8%
Sales in past year
87
* Property stats calculated for last full calendar year (2024).
Live prices in Borrowash, East Midlands
* Extreme prices clipped for legibility
Median price
£280,000
25% of properties below...
£236,250
75% of properties below...
£398,712
Most expensive property
£1,700,000
Live listings
66
Median days on market
59
Borrowash’s prospects for the next year look steady rather than spectacular. While recent capital growth has changed by -11.8%, the three-year trend (up by 9.7%) suggests the area can bounce back. The strong presence of families and owner-occupiers should help underpin demand for houses, particularly those with three bedrooms, where both asking sales and rents (£277,475 and £1,750) remain accessible.
Rental yields of 3.8% are not headline-grabbing, but they are consistent, and liquidity is reasonable with 87 homes sold in the past year. Investors may not see rapid gains, but Borrowash offers a reassuring sense of stability and affordability for those willing to take a longer-term view.
Average yield (%)
* 2025 data for YTD
Median price per sq ft (£/sq ft)
* 2025 data for YTD
Investment properties in Borrowash, East Midlands
£180,000 - Offers in Excess of
2 bedroom semi-detached bungalow for sale
Kimberley Road, Derby, Derbyshire
£300,000 - Guide Price
3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale
Green Lane, Ockbrook
£395,000
3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale
Bakehouse Lane, Ockbrook
£895,000
4 bedroom detached house for sale
Royal Close, Borrowash
£180,000 - Offers in Region of
2 bedroom house for sale
Elm Street, Borrowash, Derby
Top postcodes for rental yield and (annualised) capital growth
GeoGlider calculates property investment stats by blending official and proprietary datasets. Here's a quick overview of key sources and how we use them:
HM Land Registry: Property transaction and sold-price records for England & Wales used to calculate historical capital growth, price levels and comparables.
Office for National Statistics (ONS): Demographic and economic indicators for the UK, including Census 2021, supporting area profiling and market context.
Ordnance Survey: Authoritative UK geospatial data powering accurate boundaries, roads and terrain for mapping and spatial analysis.
GeoProp: Our proprietary AI pipeline that processes millions of property listings to extract rich features and live market signals.
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities: Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) scores and property floor areas.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC): Household income and employment data to understand local affordability and economic conditions.
Data is updated continuously, matched across sources and rigorously validated.