Housing in WR2 4YW
What the homes in WR2 4YW 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
- 1,491 (2024)
WR2 4YWWorcester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (67.6%). Flats make up 2.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WR2 4YW area is well above that, at 93.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 4.3% of households against 20.5%. 61% own outright and 32.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned93.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented4.3%20.5%
- Social rented2.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 22.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 22%. 19.6% 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 4YW sits in (Lower Wick & Bromwich Road): about 1,491 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.