marketcodeAsking rent
£885 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
463 lets
Postcode district
WR2 rental market
Asking rent £885 a month · Gross yield 3.1% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is WR2?
- Buildings
- 12,652
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.0%
- HMO-shaped units
- 49%
What does WR2 earn?
WR2: asking rent £885 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 463 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
3.1% 12 months to Aug 2026
797 lets
+23.8% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
185 on 20 Sep 2026
How does WR2 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WR2 runs from £541 a month for 5+ bedrooms to £1,316 a month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £665 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +8.3% on the previous 12 months | 204 |
| 2 bedrooms | £982 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.8% on the previous 12 months | 144 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,316 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +5.1% on the previous 12 months | 182 |
| 4 bedrooms | £657 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 116 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £541 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +5.4% on the previous 12 months | 139 |
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 WR2?
Corporate landlords hold 82% of the 773 units in WR2 whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords82% of classified · 637 units
- Housing associations10.0% of classified · 77 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)6.6% of classified · 51 units
- RMC1.0% of classified · 8 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 WR2 rank?
WR2 ranks 3rd of 4 postcode districts in Worcester for asking rent, at £885 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Worcester
WR2 ranks 3rd of 4 postcode districts in Worcester for asking rent, at £885 a month.
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Worcester
WR2 ranks 4th of 4 postcode districts in Worcester for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.1%.
Where next from WR2?
- WorcesterThe wider market this area sits in.
- WR1Neighbouring postcode district · £2,991/m²
- WR3Neighbouring postcode district · £3,594/m²
- WR4Neighbouring postcode district · £3,905/m²
- WR13Next door, in another authority · £4,620/m²
- WR5Next door, in another authority · £3,321/m²
- WR6Next door, in another authority · £3,676/m²
- WR8Next door, in another authority · £5,483/m²
- WR9Next door, in another authority · £3,761/m²
- WR14Next door, in another authority · £4,002/m²
Questions about WR2
- What is the average rent in WR2?
- Homes to let in WR2 asked a median £885 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 463 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WR2?
- 3.1% 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, 797 lets. +23.8% on the previous 12 months.
Everything else about WR2
- Properties in WR2Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in WR2Footprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in WR2Registered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in WR2What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in WR2What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in WR2Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WR2What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in WR2Who 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 | 463 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 797 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |