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Housing in WR6 5BB

What the homes in WR6 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bromyard & Bishop's Frome
Council
Herefordshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,620 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (60.4%). Flats make up 3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WR6 5BBEngland
Detached60.4%22.9%
Semi-detached22.3%31.5%
Terraced12.6%23%
Purpose-built flat0.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.7%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WR6 5BB area is above that, at 76.5%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16% of households against 20.5%. 49.1% own outright and 27.4% with a mortgage.

WR6 5BB
76%
16%
England
  • Owned76.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented16%20.5%
  • Social rented6.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WR6 5BBEngland
Owned outright49.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.7%18.2%
Other private rented4.3%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 21.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WR6 5BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 25.6%. 20.2% of households include dependent children.

WR6 5BBEngland
Living alone, under 6610%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.7%12.8%
Couple, no children25.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Herefordshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Herefordshire, August 2026, +2.9% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

HerefordshireEngland
All homes£821£1,459
One bedroom£596£1,195
Two bedrooms£773£1,335
Three bedrooms£955£1,489
Four or more£1,345£2,161
Detached£1,132£1,640
Semi-detached£909£1,449
Terraced£781£1,435
Flat or maisonette£654£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WR6 5BB sits in (Bromyard & Bishop's Frome): about 1,620 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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