Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Worcester (July 2026)
The average private rent in Worcester is £974 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £253,787 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.6%, ranked 130 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Worcester
The average private rent across all property types is £974 a month (+4.8% on a year earlier). The regional median in the West Midlands is £942.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £709 | £8,508 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £905 | £10,860 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,083 | £12,996 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,536 | £18,432 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Worcester: one to two bedrooms adds 27.6% to the rent, two to three adds 19.7% and three to four-plus adds 41.8% (England-and-Wales medians 27.3%, 20.9% and 40.9%). The biggest step here is three to four or more bedrooms — the size where an extra room earns most, and the first place to look when comparing a conversion against its cost.
House prices in Worcester
The average price paid is £253,787 (+1.7% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £425,744 |
| Semi-detached | £275,839 |
| Terraced | £232,915 |
| Flat | £137,897 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Worcester. Rents moved +4.8% over the year against +1.7% for prices — a gap of 3.1 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Worcester ranks 123rd of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 208th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Worcester
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £905 | £137,897 | 7.9% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,083 | £232,915 | 5.6% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,083 | £275,839 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,536 | £425,744 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Worcester is on flats at 7.9%, against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type; the weakest is detached. Gross figures ignore service charges, which usually make flats the thinnest net yield of the four.
What that means for a landlord
- Gross yield 4.6% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 130 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.5%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £29,220 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 38% of EPCs lodged in Worcester over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 33% at D (EPC ratings in Worcester).
- Council tax: Band D in Worcester is £2,406 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Worcester).
Lender maths on the averages. At a 5.5% stress rate and 145% rent cover — the common buy-to-let convention — the average rent of £974 supports a loan of about £146,558, which is 57.7% of the average price. That falls short of 75% loan-to-value, so a buyer of an average home here needs a larger deposit or a stronger rent to pass the stress test. Both numbers are conventions rather than rules — change them in the stress test.
Run the numbers for Worcester
- Yield calculator with £253,787 and £974 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £974 a month
- Rental income tax on £11,688 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the West Midlands
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | £830 | £209,547 | 4.8% | +8.4% |
| Telford and Wrekin | £861 | £220,519 | 4.7% | +7.1% |
| Redditch | £951 | £243,843 | 4.7% | +8.5% |
| Solihull | £1,269 | £334,966 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| Rugby | £1,046 | £276,208 | 4.5% | +5.4% |
| East Staffordshire | £851 | £225,551 | 4.5% | +5.5% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Worcester · EPC ratings in Worcester.
Rents: ONS, Price Index of Private Rents (average monthly private rent by local authority, July 2026). Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (average price, June 2026). Gross yield = rent × 12 ÷ price, our calculation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Rankings and medians are ours, across 316 local authorities.
Asked about this area
£974 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 4.8% on a year earlier.
£253,787 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.6% gross on the averages — £974 rent against a £253,787 price — ranking 130 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.9% gross (£905 rent on a £137,897 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +4.8% against prices +1.7% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £29,220 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.