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Asking rent £919/month · Gross yield 3.7% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Worcester: asking rent £919/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,336 lets).
£919/month 12 months to Sep 2026
1,336 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, 1,336 lets.
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.
544 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 Worcester runs from £541/month for 5+ bedrooms to £1,272/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £757/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.6% on the previous 12 months | 606 |
| 2 bedrooms | £994/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.4% on the previous 12 months | 656 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,272/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.8% on the previous 12 months | 301 |
| 4 bedrooms | £990/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 160 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £541/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 165 |
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 81% of the 2,035 units in Worcester 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.
Worcester ranks 6th of 6 local authorities in Worcestershire for asking rent, at £919/month.
Worcester ranks 6th of 6 local authorities in Worcestershire for asking rent, at £919/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wychavon | £1,237/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 804 | measured |
| 2 | Malvern Hills | £1,191/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 521 | measured |
| 3 | Bromsgrove | £1,169/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 581 | measured |
| 4 | Wyre Forest | £1,014/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 697 | measured |
| 5 | Redditch | £1,004/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 702 | measured |
| 6 | Worcester | £919/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,336 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in Worcestershire
Worcester ranks 5th of 6 local authorities in Worcestershire for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.7%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redditch | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,106 | measured |
| 2 | Wyre Forest | 3.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,070 | measured |
| 3 | Wychavon | 3.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,516 | measured |
| 4 | Bromsgrove | 3.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,480 | measured |
| 5 | Worcester | 3.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,996 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Worcestershire
WR4 leads the 4 postcode districts within Worcester for asking rent, at £1,029/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WR4 | £1,029/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 213 | measured |
| 2 | WR3 | £1,024/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 155 | measured |
| 3 | WR1 | £886/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 275 | measured |
| 4 | WR2 | £880/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 464 | measured |
WR4 leads the 4 postcode districts within Worcester for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WR4 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 355 | measured |
| 2 | WR1 | 4.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 633 | measured |
| 3 | WR3 | 3.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 225 | measured |
| 4 | WR2 | 3.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 783 | 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 | 1,336 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,996 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |