marketcodeAsking rent
£865 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
337 lets
Postcode district
WR1 rental market
Asking rent £865 a month · Gross yield 4.9% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is WR1?
- Buildings
- 3,895
- Mixed-use buildings
- 8.6%
- HMO-shaped units
- 1.9%
What does WR1 earn?
WR1: asking rent £865 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 337 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.9% 12 months to Aug 2026
648 lets
+4.2% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
140 on 20 Sep 2026
How does WR1 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WR1 runs from £561 a month for 5+ bedrooms to £1,148 a month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £804 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +7.7% on the previous 12 months | 271 |
| 2 bedrooms | £997 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2% on the previous 12 months | 229 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,148 a month | 12 months to Aug 2025 | — | 74 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | £561 a month | 12 months to Jun 2026 | — | 71 |
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 WR1?
Corporate landlords hold 80% of the 483 units in WR1 whose freeholder is classified; 94% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords80% of classified · 388 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)14% of classified · 68 units
- Housing associations4.6% of classified · 22 units
- RMC1.0% of classified · 5 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 WR1 rank?
WR1 ranks 4th of 4 postcode districts in Worcester for asking rent, at £865 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Worcester
WR1 ranks 4th of 4 postcode districts in Worcester for asking rent, at £865 a month.
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Worcester
WR1 ranks 2nd of 4 postcode districts in Worcester for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.9%.
Where next from WR1?
Questions about WR1
- What is the average rent in WR1?
- Homes to let in WR1 asked a median £865 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 337 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WR1?
- 4.9% 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, 648 lets. +4.2% on the previous 12 months.
Everything else about WR1
- Properties in WR1Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in WR1Footprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in WR1Registered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in WR1What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in WR1What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in WR1Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WR1What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in WR1Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 337 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 648 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |