UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/worcester
Council areaWest Midlands, England
House prices in Worcester
Homes in Worcester sold for a median of £258,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,749 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £255,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 44%, from £181,000 in 2016 to £260,000 in 2025, less than the 50% rise across the West Midlands as a whole.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 604 | £380,000 | £325,000 to £458,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 897 | £265,500 | £230,000 to £300,000 | £3,208/m²from 41 sales |
| Terraced | 839 | £230,000 | £205,000 to £270,000 | £2,942/m²from 20 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 409 | £145,000 | £120,000 to £185,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses and terraced houses sold in similar numbers in Worcester, at 33% and 31% of sales.
Postcode districts in Worcester
The dearest district was WR2 (Worcester), at £295,000, and the cheapest was WR1 (mostly Cathedral ward), at £210,000.
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- WR2Worcester, 1,032 salesMedian price £295,000Price per square metre £3,490Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- WR3Worcester, 618 salesMedian price £290,000Price per square metre £3,528Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- WR5Worcester, 1,022 salesMedian price £280,000Price per square metre £3,422Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- WR4Worcester, 615 salesMedian price £240,000Price per square metre £3,155Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- WR1Worcester, 339 salesMedian price £210,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in WR1 (mostly Cathedral ward), WR2 (Worcester) and WR3 (Worcester), up 2%, and fell most in WR4 (Worcester) and WR5 (Worcester), down 2%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Cowcroft Drive, Rushwick (WR2)49 sales
- Bath Road, Worcester (WR5)30 sales
- Nevinson Place, Lower Broadheath (WR2)26 sales
- Astwood Road, Worcester (WR3)22 sales
- Pear Tree Way, Broomhall (WR5)20 sales
- Malvern Road, Worcester (WR2)19 sales
- Armstrong Drive, Worcester (WR1)18 sales
- Sinclair Way, Lower Broadheath (WR2)18 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Britannia Square, Worcester (WR1, £835,000), Battenhall Road, Worcester (WR5, £562,500) and Wadborough Road, Littleworth (WR5, £455,000).
The cheapest were St Georges Lane North, Worcester (WR1, flats, £64,000), Sansome Walk, Worcester (WR1, flats, £138,000) and Droitwich Road, Worcester (WR3, £145,000).
Living in Worcester
Crime
99 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 78 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
94% of homes can get it
Higher than 68 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
7% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 75 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,406 a year in Worcester for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the West Midlands
Median sale price of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Worcester and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Rugby£297,000
- Herefordshire£295,000
- South Staffordshire£290,000
- Shropshire£275,500
- North Warwickshire£265,000
- Redditch£260,000
- Stafford£260,000
- Worcester, this council area£258,000
- Wyre Forest£257,000
- Tamworth£248,000
- Nuneaton and Bedworth£244,000
- Birmingham£240,000
- Dudley£240,000
- East Staffordshire£240,000
- Telford and Wrekin£235,000
About these figures
Worcester's figures come from 2,749 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 5 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Worcester, so their sales add up to 3,626 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.