Sold £3,252/m² · Median sold £269,249 (1,101 sales) · Index +2.7% y/y · Turnover 2.3% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Worcester?
Buildings
41,026
Mixed-use buildings
1.5%
HMO-shaped units
69%
EPC A or B
11%
EPC D or worse
51%
What does Worcester cost?
Worcester: sold price per m² £3,252/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,101 sales). +2.1% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£3,252/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,101 sales
+2.1% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,101 sales.
Sold price
£269,249 12 months to Jun 2026
1,101 sales
-1.8% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,101 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£289,832 12 months to Sep 2026
2,954 listings
+1.5% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,954 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £2,362/m² in Sep 2016 to £2,967/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £197,090 in Sep 2016 to £242,498 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £240,000 in Jan 2022 to £280,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £3,100/m² in Aug 2025 to £3,105/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 105% in Jan 2022 to 99% in Nov 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 94.9 in Jan 2022 to 104.6 in Sep 2026.
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, 1,336 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.7% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,996 lets
+4.8% 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, 1,996 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £977/month in Aug 2025 to £1,048/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.3% in Jan 2022 to 4.1% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 83.6 in Jan 2022 to 116 in Sep 2026.
How does Worcester vary by home size?
Asking price in Worcester runs from £124,957 for 1 bedroom to £685,292 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Worcester. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£124,957
12 months to Sep 2026
+5.5% on the previous 12 months
233
2 bedrooms
£224,964
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.1% on the previous 12 months
826
3 bedrooms
£304,510
12 months to Sep 2026
+5.2% on the previous 12 months
1152
4 bedrooms
£448,914
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.8% on the previous 12 months
548
5+ bedrooms
£685,292
12 months to Sep 2026
+12.2% on the previous 12 months
183
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings 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.
How liquid is Worcester?
Worcester: turnover 2.3% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,129 sales). -23.8% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.3% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,129 sales
-23.8% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,129 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
1,943 12 months to Sep 2026
1,943 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,943 listings.
New listings
2,048 12 months to Sep 2026
2,048 listings
+10.3% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,048 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.3% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 124 in Aug 2025 to 214 in Sep 2026.New listings: 116 in Jan 2022 to 221 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 21 in Jan 2022 to 72 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 658 in Sep 2026 to 1,914 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 169 days in Jan 2022 to 172 days in Nov 2024.
Who is active in Worcester?
56 agents listed homes for sale in Worcester; the three largest took 26% of the listings.
Agents active
56
Top three agents’ share
26%
New homes among listings
13%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Worcester?
Corporate landlords hold 81% of the 2,035 units in Worcester whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords81% of classified · 1,649 units
Housing associations9.4% of classified · 192 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)8.4% of classified · 170 units
RMC1.1% of classified · 23 units
RTM0.0% of classified · 1 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 Worcester rank?
Worcester ranks 4th of 6 local authorities in Worcestershire for sold price per m², at £3,252/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Worcestershire
Worcester ranks 4th of 6 local authorities in Worcestershire for sold price per m², at £3,252/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Worcestershire, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
WR1Postcode district · Asking £2,682/m² · Sep 2026
WR2Postcode district · Asking £3,054/m² · Sep 2026
WR3Postcode district · Asking £3,580/m² · Sep 2026
WR4Postcode district · Asking £3,479/m² · Sep 2026
BromsgroveNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,706/m² · Sep 2026
Malvern HillsNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,927/m² · Sep 2026
RedditchNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,246/m² · Sep 2026
WychavonNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,447/m² · Sep 2026
Wyre ForestNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,272/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Worcester
What is the median house price in Worcester?
Homes in Worcester sold for a median £269,249 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,101 sales. Per square metre that is £3,252/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Worcester changed?
+2.1% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Worcester?
Homes to let in Worcester asked a median £919/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,336 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Worcester?
3.7% 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 Sep 2026, 1,996 lets. +4.8% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Worcester?
2.3% of the homes in Worcester changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,129 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.