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House prices in Worcester: the next 12 months
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £255,424 and £284,914 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £270,169
- Chance of a rise
- 86%
Worcester: five years of prices and the expected path
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- Worcester
- West Midlands
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
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| Period | Worcester | West Midlands | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £270,169 (£255,424–£284,914) | £253,114 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £269,144 (£255,198–£283,090) | £252,915 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £268,119 (£254,987–£281,251) | £252,716 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £267,094 (£254,795–£279,394) | £252,518 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £266,070 (£254,625–£277,514) | £252,319 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £265,045 (£254,483–£275,606) | £252,121 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £264,020 (£254,377–£273,663) | £251,922 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £262,995 (£254,317–£271,673) | £251,724 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £261,970 (£254,322–£269,619) | £251,525 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £260,945 (£254,422–£267,469) | £251,327 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £259,921 (£254,677–£265,165) | £251,128 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £258,896 (£255,247–£262,545) | £250,930 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £257,871 | £250,731 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £254,477 | £250,175 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £254,332 | £249,325 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £254,204 | £248,861 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £251,944 | £250,664 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £250,462 | £246,919 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £251,061 | £250,140 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £253,792 | £247,199 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £251,723 | £245,747 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £252,962 | £247,711 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £252,830 | £248,716 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £252,635 | £248,129 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £253,771 | £247,879 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £250,923 | £247,117 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £249,578 | £244,557 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £246,433 | £241,287 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £248,551 | £236,991 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £249,241 | £246,603 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £251,529 | £244,610 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £249,797 | £241,526 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £252,412 | £241,278 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £255,380 | £243,459 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £255,617 | £241,362 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £250,751 | £242,607 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £245,708 | £241,068 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £248,963 | £239,774 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £245,031 | £238,654 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £241,530 | £236,114 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £238,907 | £233,571 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £241,470 | £231,972 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £244,466 | £232,662 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £244,664 | £232,200 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £247,765 | £234,452 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £246,288 | £235,472 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £247,867 | £236,787 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £244,142 | £239,026 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £243,523 | £238,205 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £234,111 | £237,687 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £235,438 | £235,260 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £234,712 | £233,888 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £243,091 | £231,640 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £239,732 | £230,851 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £242,624 | £238,586 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £245,478 | £237,934 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £251,997 | £239,619 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £252,256 | £239,630 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £248,355 | £241,762 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £246,801 | £240,079 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £241,543 | £238,546 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £240,444 | £237,741 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £236,479 | £231,031 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £236,027 | £229,576 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £230,815 | £226,561 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £228,489 | £225,611 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £226,677 | £223,616 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £223,302 | £221,008 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £219,615 | £220,926 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £216,945 | £217,691 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £217,409 | £212,178 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £216,539 | £219,567 | £245,371 |
What the model expects
The central estimate at each horizon, and the range prices land in 8 times out of 10.
| Horizon | Expected | 80% range | Chance of a rise | Chance of beating inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 3 months (November 2026) | £260,945 | £254,422 – £267,469 | 73% | 57% |
| In 4 months (December 2026) | £261,970 | £254,322 – £269,619 | 75% | 57% |
| In 12 months (August 2027) | £270,169 | £255,424 – £284,914 | 86% | 61% |
The outlook carries the region's own monthly price history forward: the recent trend and how far prices usually stray from it. It knows nothing about interest-rate decisions, new laws or local projects, so read it as a description of momentum, not a forecast to act on.
Other reports for Worcester
At the average sale price, a home costs £257,871. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,190 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 18%
- Payment, one income
- 37%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £984
- Owning per month
- £1,214
23.2% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 210
- Per 1,000 residents
- 2.0
Figures for United Kingdom: Worcester has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 7 times since 1995. The deepest began in October 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −21.9%
- Recovery from the low
- 79 months
In 2025 the population grew by 378 while 230 homes were finished: 1.6 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.6
- Population change, 2025
- +378
4.0% of the 46,658 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 4.0%
- Empty homes
- 1,880
In 2025, 13% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 13%