Renting in Gloucester

Average Rent in Gloucester

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The average rent in Gloucester is £950/mo, with 2,821 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Gloucester rental appears.

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Renting in Gloucester

What it costs to rent in Gloucester

Gloucester currently has 2,821 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £950 a month. 105 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 54% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is GL12 at around £538/mo, while GL2 5GQ sits nearer £2,970/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Gloucester rental market at a glance

2,821

Active rentals in Gloucester

£950/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Gloucester

Median monthly rent, based on 2,821 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£775/mo	836
2 bed	£1,100/mo	701
3 bed	£1,450/mo	435
4+ bed	£1,900/mo	475
Room	£625/mo	330

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Gloucester rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Gloucester. Latest: £1,099/mo (Mar 26, +8.0% YoY).

Latest

£1,099

Mar 26

Annual

+8.0%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£764

Apr 21

Total change

+44%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Gloucester pay goes on rent?

Renters in Gloucester spend an estimated 43% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,099/mo

£13,188/yr

Median pay

£30,455/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

43%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Gloucester

Most Gloucester homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 59,840 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.42

≈ Band B–C

Stock

60k

59,840 properties

A
29%17,630
B
28%16,920
C
24%14,250
D
10%6,070
E
6%3,860
F
2%930
G
0%180
H
0%10

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Gloucester

54% of Gloucester premises can already get full-fibre and 94% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

54%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

94%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

478 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
54%
Gigabit-capable
94%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Gloucester), July 2025, covering 59,017 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Gloucester homes

48% of Gloucester homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

48%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

52%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

50k

49,629 EPCs

A
1%261
B
11%5,426
C
36%18,105
D
38%18,887
E
11%5,667
F
2%944
G
1%339

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Gloucester. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Gloucester

9 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Gloucester centroid. The five closest:

1
Kingsholm Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · GL1 3BN
0.52 mi
2
Widden Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · GL1 4AW
0.52 mi
3
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · GL1 5BD
0.53 mi
4
Denmark Road High School
Secondary · Academy converter · GL1 3JN
0.72 mi
5
St James' Church of England Junior School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · GL1 4JU
0.77 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Gloucester centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Gloucester

Flats & apartments

759

38% of listings

Houses

884

44% of listings

Rooms

330

17% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Gloucester — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 41% of the 902 houses currently advertised in Gloucester.

Terraced
41%371
Semi-detached
28%252
Other house
16%147
Detached
13%116
Bungalow
2%16

Rent by postcode

Where Gloucester rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 2,337 live listings in 28 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Gloucester

1GL2 5GQ£2,970/mo3 rentals
2GL19£1,600/mo9 rentals
3GL3£1,300/mo160 rentals

Cheapest in Gloucester

1GL12£538/mo6 rentals
2GL16£600/mo6 rentals
3GL54£625/mo6 rentals

Features · Gloucester

Garden, parking, and floor area in Gloucester

Live signal across 2,821 Gloucester rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

80%

of 618 Gloucester listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

87%

of 800 Gloucester listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Gloucester

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Gloucester has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 21 of 21 postcode districts analysed, the median was 1 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Gloucester is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

1 crimes per area (median)
21 of 21 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Gloucester ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Gloucester

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Tuffley has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Gloucester.

Tuffley
Safer area
No data available this month · pop. ~12,000
0.0
per 1k
Barton
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (1) · pop. ~11,000
0.1
per 1k
Longlevens
Safer area
No data available this month · pop. ~12,000
0.0
per 1k
Quedgeley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (1) · pop. ~16,000
0.1
per 1k
Kingsholm
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (2) · pop. ~8,000
0.4
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Gloucester listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Gloucester.

Rightmove

995

OpenRent

730

OnTheMarket

405

PrimeLocation

361

SpareRoom

330

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Frequently asked

Renting in Gloucester — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Gloucester?

The median rent in Gloucester is £950/month based on 2821 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Gloucester?

There are currently 2821 rental properties available in Gloucester, with 105 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Gloucester safe for renters?

Gloucester has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 1 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Gloucester?

The most commonly reported crime category in Gloucester is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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