Asking rent £1,725 a month · Gross yield 3.6% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
Cotswold: asking rent £1,725 a month (12 months to Aug 2026, 770 lets).
£1,725 a month 12 months to Aug 2026
770 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from the area_facts listing rollup. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Aug 2026, 770 lets.
3.6% 12 months to Aug 2026
1,336 lets
+7.3% 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 Aug 2026, 1,336 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
314 on 2 Oct 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 2 Oct 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Cotswold runs from £927 a month for 1 bedroom to £4,202 a month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £927 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +1.5% on the previous 12 months | 282 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,345 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +9.9% on the previous 12 months | 480 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,728 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +7.3% on the previous 12 months | 340 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,443 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +5.7% on the previous 12 months | 149 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £4,202 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · 6 of 12 months observed | — | 46 |
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 54% of the 2,161 units in Cotswold 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.
Cotswold ranks 1st of 6 local authorities in Gloucestershire for asking rent, at £1,725 a month.
Cotswold ranks 1st of 6 local authorities in Gloucestershire for asking rent, at £1,725 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotswold | £1,725 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 770 | measured |
| 2 | North Gloucestershire | £1,399 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 856 | measured |
| 3 | Stroud | £1,265 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 832 | measured |
| 4 | Cheltenham | £1,247 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 1,982 | measured |
| 5 | Gloucester | £1,052 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 1,565 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in Gloucestershire →
Cotswold ranks 6th of 6 local authorities in Gloucestershire for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gloucester | 4.4% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 1,880 | measured |
| 2 | Cheltenham | 4.4% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 2,363 | measured |
| 3 | Stroud | 4.0% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 1,824 | measured |
| 4 | North Gloucestershire | 3.9% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 2,279 | measured |
| 5 | Forest of Dean | 3.9% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 555 | measured |
| 6 | Cotswold | 3.6% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 1,336 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Gloucestershire →
GL55 leads the 5 postcode districts within Cotswold for asking rent, at £2,119 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GL55 | £2,119 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations · 11 of 12 months observed | 30 | indicative |
| 2 | GL56 | £1,839 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 97 | measured |
| 3 | GL7 | £1,706 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 418 | measured |
| 4 | GL8 | £1,686 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 81 | indicative |
| 5 | GL53 | £1,648 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 236 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Cotswold →
GL7 leads the 4 postcode districts within Cotswold for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GL7 | 4.0% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 684 | measured |
| 2 | GL56 | 3.7% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 132 | measured |
| 3 | GL8 | 3.6% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations · 11 of 12 months observed | 111 | measured |
| 4 | GL53 | 3.3% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 364 | measured |
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 770 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 1,336 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 2 Oct 2026 | 2 Oct 2026 | — |
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