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Housing in WR3 7UZ

What the homes in WR3 7UZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Fernhill Heath & Ombersley
Council
Wychavon
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,423 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (44%). Flats make up 14.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

WR3 7UZEngland
Detached44%22.9%
Semi-detached33.1%31.5%
Terraced7.8%23%
Purpose-built flat12.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.7% of households in the WR3 7UZ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 35.3% own outright and 37.4% with a mortgage.

WR3 7UZ
73%
19%
England
  • Owned72.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented8.5%20.5%
  • Social rented18.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WR3 7UZEngland
Owned outright35.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan37.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council4.7%8.3%
From a housing association14.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 22.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WR3 7UZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.2%). 33.2% of households include dependent children.

WR3 7UZEngland
Living alone, under 6610.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.7%12.8%
Couple, no children17.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Wychavon

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wychavon (August 2026, +3.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

WychavonEngland
All homes£954£1,459
One bedroom£671£1,195
Two bedrooms£872£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,075£1,489
Four or more£1,571£2,161
Detached£1,355£1,640
Semi-detached£1,020£1,449
Terraced£919£1,435
Flat or maisonette£750£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WR3 7UZ (Fernhill Heath & Ombersley) (about 2,423 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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