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Housing in WR2 5GF

What the homes in WR2 5GF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dines Green & St Johns
Council
Worcester
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,949 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (55.6%). Flats make up 14.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.

WR2 5GFEngland
Detached12.4%22.9%
Semi-detached55.6%31.5%
Terraced17.7%23%
Purpose-built flat13.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WR2 5GF area is below that, at 50.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.6% of households against 20.5%. 24.9% own outright and 25.4% with a mortgage.

WR2 5GF
50%
13%
34%
England
  • Owned50.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3%1%
  • Private rented12.6%20.5%
  • Social rented34.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WR2 5GFEngland
Owned outright24.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council12.6%8.3%
From a housing association21.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 25.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WR2 5GFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.7%. 30.6% of households include dependent children.

WR2 5GFEngland
Living alone, under 6616%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.6%12.8%
Couple, no children15.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.4%7.7%
Rents

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.

WorcesterEngland
All homes£977£1,459
One bedroom£711£1,195
Two bedrooms£908£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,087£1,489
Four or more£1,541£2,161
Detached£1,343£1,640
Semi-detached£1,043£1,449
Terraced£955£1,435
Flat or maisonette£796£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WR2 5GF sits in (Dines Green & St Johns): about 1,949 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.

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