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Housing in WR6 5UP

What the homes in WR6 5UP 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
1,732 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (55.8%). Flats make up 9.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WR6 5UPEngland
Detached55.8%22.9%
Semi-detached20.9%31.5%
Terraced4.9%23%
Purpose-built flat4.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home8.8%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WR6 5UP area is above that, at 74.1%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.8% of households against 20.5%. 50.8% own outright and 23.2% with a mortgage.

WR6 5UP
74%
17%
England
  • Owned74.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented16.8%20.5%
  • Social rented8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WR6 5UPEngland
Owned outright50.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.2%18.2%
Other private rented4.6%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association7.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 25.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WR6 5UPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 25.2%. 15.7% of households include dependent children.

WR6 5UPEngland
Living alone, under 6612.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.3%12.8%
Couple, no children25.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.4%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 5UP sits in (Bromyard & Bishop's Frome): about 1,732 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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