Housing in WR2 4EX
What the homes in WR2 4EX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Wick & Bromwich Road
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,974 (2024)
WR2 4EXWorcester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (31.4%). Flats make up 17.4%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WR2 4EX area is broadly in line with that, at 63.5%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.3% of households against 20.5%. 28.5% own outright and 35% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.1%1%
- Private rented12.3%20.5%
- Social rented21.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 22.3%. 30% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Worcester
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Worcester, August 2026, +5.3% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WR2 4EX sits in (Lower Wick & Bromwich Road): about 2,974 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.