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Housing in WR5 3DB

What the homes in WR5 3DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Battenhall & Diglis
Council
Worcester
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,753 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (60.8%). Flats make up 7.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WR5 3DBEngland
Detached24.7%22.9%
Semi-detached60.8%31.5%
Terraced7.3%23%
Purpose-built flat6.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WR5 3DB area is above that, at 72%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.4% of households against 20.5%. 39.4% own outright and 32.7% with a mortgage.

WR5 3DB
72%
16%
England
  • Owned72%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented16.4%20.5%
  • Social rented11.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WR5 3DBEngland
Owned outright39.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council4.4%8.3%
From a housing association6.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 24.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WR5 3DBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 23.1%. 29.4% of households include dependent children.

WR5 3DBEngland
Living alone, under 6611.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.2%12.8%
Couple, no children15.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households6%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 WR5 3DB sits in (Battenhall & Diglis): about 1,753 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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