Housing in WR5 1PY
What the homes in WR5 1PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ronkswood & Nunnery Wood
- Council
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,040 (2024)
WR5 1PYWorcester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (49.5%). Flats make up 14.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WR5 1PY area is broadly in line with that, at 62%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.7% of households against 20.5%. 26.7% own outright and 35.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned62%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.1%1%
- Private rented10.7%20.5%
- Social rented23.2%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 2.4 people living in it. 30.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 22%. 28.9% 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 WR5 1PY sits in (Ronkswood & Nunnery Wood): about 2,040 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.