Housing in WR3 8EB
What the homes in WR3 8EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Barbourne & Rainbow Hill
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,373 (2024)
WR3 8EBWorcester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (52.6%). Flats make up 9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WR3 8EB area is broadly in line with that, at 61.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.3% of households against 20.5%. 37.3% own outright and 23.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.2%1%
- Private rented11.3%20.5%
- Social rented25.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 27.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.5%. 22.8% 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 WR3 8EB sits in (Barbourne & Rainbow Hill): about 1,373 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.