Renting in Worcester

Average Rent in Worcester

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The average rent in Worcester is £850/mo, with 2,145 live listings across 6 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Worcester rental appears.

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Renting in Worcester

What it costs to rent in Worcester

Worcester currently has 2,145 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £850 a month. 103 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 51% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is WR2 5ND at around £435/mo, while WR5 2JD sits nearer £2,400/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

Worcester rental market at a glance

2,145

Active rentals in Worcester

£850/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Worcester

Median monthly rent, based on 2,145 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£750/mo	601
2 bed	£1,000/mo	576
3 bed	£1,300/mo	280
4+ bed	£1,900/mo	406
Room	£580/mo	201

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

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Worcester rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Worcester. Latest: £955/mo (Mar 26, +4.8% YoY).

Latest

£955

Mar 26

Annual

+4.8%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£737

Apr 21

Total change

+30%

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 Worcester pay goes on rent?

Renters in Worcester spend an estimated 35% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£955/mo

£11,460/yr

Median pay

£32,997/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

35%

Affordable for most renters.

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 Worcester

Most Worcester homes sit in Band B. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 47,610 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.71

≈ Band B–C

Stock

48k

47,610 properties

A
19%9,020
B
32%15,360
C
25%11,950
D
12%5,650
E
7%3,570
F
3%1,610
G
1%440
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 Worcester

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

Full fibre

94%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

94%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

480 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
94%
Gigabit-capable
94%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Worcester), July 2025, covering 46,875 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Worcester homes

46% of Worcester 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

46%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

54%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

42k

42,140 EPCs

A
0%117
B
10%4,165
C
36%15,114
D
37%15,767
E
14%5,704
F
2%973
G
1%300

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

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Worcester

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

1
Stanley Road Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · WR5 1BD
0.49 mi
2
Newbridge School
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision sponsor led · WR5 1DS
0.56 mi
3
Fort Royal
Not applicable · Community special school · WR5 1DR
0.57 mi
4
St Clement's CofE Primary
Primary · Academy converter · WR2 5NS
0.60 mi
5
Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit · WR2 5AX
0.69 mi

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

Property types

What’s on offer in Worcester

Flats & apartments

665

43% of listings

Houses

682

44% of listings

Rooms

201

13% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Semi-detached houses make up 32% of the 696 houses currently advertised in Worcester.

Semi-detached
32%226
Terraced
29%205
Other house
27%191
Detached
9%61
Bungalow
2%13

Rent by postcode

Where Worcester rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,639 live listings in 62 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Worcester

1WR5 2JD£2,400/mo5 rentals
2WR7£1,850/mo3 rentals
3GL2£1,588/mo6 rentals

Cheapest in Worcester

1WR2 5ND£435/mo3 rentals
2WR2 5NQ£514/mo4 rentals
3WR2 5HR£525/mo3 rentals

Features · Worcester

Garden, parking, and floor area in Worcester

Live signal across 2,145 Worcester rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

90%

of 333 Worcester listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

92%

of 415 Worcester listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Worcester

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Worcester has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 29 of 29 postcode districts analysed, the median was 98 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Worcester is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

98 crimes per area (median)
29 of 29 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Worcester’s figures sit in line with the national picture. Safety varies by street as much as by city — every Dwellio alert includes the area’s data to help.

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

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Worcester

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.

Dines Green has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Worcester.

St John's
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (166) · pop. ~11,000
29
per 1k
Warndon
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (104) · pop. ~11,000
20
per 1k
Nunnery
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (71) · pop. ~6,000
25
per 1k
Battenhall
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (167) · pop. ~5,000
72
per 1k
Dines Green
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (37) · pop. ~6,000
12
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

Worcester listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Worcester.

Rightmove

806

OnTheMarket

416

PrimeLocation

338

OpenRent

275

SpareRoom

201

Leaders

109

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Frequently asked

Renting in Worcester — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Worcester?

The median rent in Worcester is £850/month based on 2145 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Worcester?

There are currently 2145 rental properties available in Worcester, with 103 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Worcester safe for renters?

Worcester has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 98 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 Worcester?

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

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