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Asking rent £1,253/month · Gross yield 4.4% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Cheltenham: asking rent £1,253/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 2,028 lets).
£1,253/month 12 months to Sep 2026
2,028 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,028 lets.
4.4% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,414 lets
+0.3% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,414 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
582 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Cheltenham runs from £912/month for 1 bedroom to £1,933/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £912/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +8.6% on the previous 12 months | 802 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,220/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -1.5% on the previous 12 months | 925 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,538/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.7% on the previous 12 months | 344 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,933/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 141 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £1,448/month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · 7 of 12 months observed | — | 86 |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Corporate landlords hold 60% of the 2,651 units in Cheltenham whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Cheltenham ranks 4th of 6 local authorities in Gloucestershire for asking rent, at £1,253/month.
Cheltenham ranks 4th of 6 local authorities in Gloucestershire for asking rent, at £1,253/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotswold | £1,721/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 790 | measured |
| 2 | North Gloucestershire | £1,406/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 863 | measured |
| 3 | Stroud | £1,269/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 828 | measured |
| 4 | Cheltenham | £1,253/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,028 | measured |
| 5 | Gloucester | £1,066/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,594 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in Gloucestershire
Cheltenham ranks 2nd of 6 local authorities in Gloucestershire for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.4%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gloucester | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,882 | measured |
| 2 | Cheltenham | 4.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,414 | measured |
| 3 | Stroud | 4.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,833 | measured |
| 4 | Forest of Dean | 4.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 599 | measured |
| 5 | North Gloucestershire | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,314 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Gloucestershire
GL51 leads the 2 postcode districts within Cheltenham for asking rent, at £1,262/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GL51 | £1,262/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 551 | measured |
| 2 | GL50 | £1,232/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 682 | measured |
GL51 leads the 2 postcode districts within Cheltenham for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.4%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GL51 | 4.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 850 | measured |
| 2 | GL50 | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,564 | measured |
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,028 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,414 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |