Rent Evidence Pack · Gloucester

Average Private Rent in Gloucester

Official statistics · September 2026
Average monthly rent
£1,122
12-month change
+6.8%

The South West's rental market ranges from its regional cities to strong seasonal demand along the Devon and Cornwall coastline. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Gloucester, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Gloucester averages £748 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £1,663 — a spread of £915 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £1,122, the Gloucester figure sits below the South West average of £1,251 and below the England average of £1,466.

Over the 24 months to September 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £1,122, up from £949 in October 2024.

The Gloucester Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Gloucester by bedroom category, September 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £748+6.6%
2 bed £976+6.7%
3 bed £1,219+7.1%
4+ bed £1,663+6.1%

24-month trend

October 2024£949September 2026£1,122

Average monthly rent in Gloucester, all property sizes: £949 in October 2024 to £1,122 in September 2026.

How Gloucester compares

Average monthly private rent, Gloucester against its region and England, September 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Gloucester £1,122+6.8%
South West £1,251+4.2%
England £1,466+4.0%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Gloucester average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Gloucester 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Gloucester, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Gloucester, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Gloucester, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Gloucester, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • South West average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • England average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)

ONS revises these series on each monthly release. The reference period above is the edition this page was built from — check the live bulletin before relying on a figure.

This page presents official statistics for context. It is not a valuation of any property, and not advice.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the licence. Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents.

See every published local authority in South West — the same ONS rent figures, one region at a time ↗

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