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Housing in WR2 5HW

What the homes in WR2 5HW 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)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (31.4%). Flats make up 17.4%, below the 22.2% across England.

WR2 5HWEngland
Detached31.4%22.9%
Semi-detached30.5%31.5%
Terraced20.7%23%
Purpose-built flat13.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.5% of households in the WR2 5HW area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 28.5% own outright and 35% with a mortgage.

WR2 5HW
64%
12%
21%
England
  • Owned63.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.1%1%
  • Private rented12.3%20.5%
  • Social rented21.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WR2 5HWEngland
Owned outright28.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council4.1%8.3%
From a housing association17%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

WR2 5HWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.3%). 30% of households include dependent children.

WR2 5HWEngland
Living alone, under 6616.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.4%12.8%
Couple, no children19.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.1%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WR2 5HW (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.

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