OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Worcester

Private rents in Worcester average £974 a month across all property sizes, up 4.8% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£974
1-bed
£709
2-bed
£905
3-bed
£1,083
4+ bed
£1,536
Flats
£794

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The £974 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £709 and a 3-bed at £1,083 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Worcester
Two-year change: +12.2%Five-year change: +31.1%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 3.3% over the last six months, against +1.5% in the six before: rises are speeding up.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
WR2648 sales£295,000WR3413 sales£286,000WR5660 sales£275,000WR4424 sales£236,500WR1225 sales£210,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £255,000.
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What next door costs
Worcester is the 6th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Wyre Forest£740£895£1,2382Redditch£860£1,027£1,4113Wychavon£868£1,070£1,5644Malvern Hills£875£1,081£1,4775Bromsgrove£893£1,084£1,593
6WorcesterYou are here£905£1,083£1,536
7Tewkesbury£973£1,236£1,768
Nearest by the centre point of each area, so a very large or coastal area can throw up a neighbour that is not a natural comparison.
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.