marketcodeAsking rent
£1,039 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
1,551 lets
Local authority
Gloucester rental market
Asking rent £1,039 a month · Gross yield 4.4% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What does Gloucester earn?
Gloucester: asking rent £1,039 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 1,551 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.4% 12 months to Aug 2026
1,880 lets
-0.8% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
292 on 19 Sep 2026
How does Gloucester vary by home size?
Asking rent in Gloucester runs from £768 a month for 1 bedroom to £3,320 a month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £768 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +10.2% on the previous 12 months | 895 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,041 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +5.9% on the previous 12 months | 541 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,345 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.4% on the previous 12 months | 227 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,034 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -0.9% on the previous 12 months | 109 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £3,320 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 143 |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns Gloucester?
Corporate landlords hold 78% of the 3,012 units in Gloucester whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords78% of classified · 2,335 units
- Housing associations12% of classified · 375 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)9.0% of classified · 270 units
- RMC1.1% of classified · 32 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Gloucester rank?
Gloucester ranks 6th of 6 local authorities in Gloucestershire for asking rent, at £1,039 a month.
Asking rent · local authorities in Gloucestershire
Gloucester ranks 6th of 6 local authorities in Gloucestershire for asking rent, at £1,039 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotswold | £1,765 a month | 756 | measured |
| 2 | North Gloucestershire | £1,394 a month | 842 | measured |
| 3 | Cheltenham | £1,249 a month | 1,970 | measured |
| 4 | Stroud | £1,238 a month | 843 | measured |
| 5 | Forest of Dean | £1,040 a month | 461 | measured |
| 6 | Gloucester | £1,039 a month | 1,551 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in Gloucestershire →
Gross yield, asking basis · local authorities in Gloucestershire
Gloucester ranks 1st of 6 local authorities in Gloucestershire for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.4%.
Where next from Gloucester?
- GloucestershireThe wider market this area sits in.
- GL1Postcode district · £2,387/m²
- GL4Postcode district · £3,504/m²
- CheltenhamNeighbouring local authority · £4,413/m²
- CotswoldNeighbouring local authority · £4,735/m²
- Forest of DeanNeighbouring local authority · £3,106/m²
- North GloucestershireNeighbouring local authority · £4,083/m²
- StroudNeighbouring local authority · £4,108/m²
- Homes for sale in GloucesterLive sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in GloucesterLive lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in GloucesterRegistered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in GloucesterApplications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in GloucesterEvery building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in GloucesterParcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in GloucesterEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in GloucesterWho actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about Gloucester
- What is the average rent in Gloucester?
- Homes to let in Gloucester asked a median £1,039 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 1,551 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in Gloucester?
- 4.4% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Aug 2026, 1,880 lets. -0.8% on the previous 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 1,551 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 1,880 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 19 Sep 2026 | 19 Sep 2026 | — |