Housing in WR8 0LY
What the homes in WR8 0LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield
- Council
- Malvern Hills
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 996 (2024)
WR8 0LYWorcester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (38.7%). Flats make up 18.5%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WR8 0LY area is broadly in line with that, at 56.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5.8% of households against 20.5%. 38.8% own outright and 17.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented5.8%20.5%
- Social rented37.1%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 2.0 people living in it. 39.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 22.8%. 13.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Malvern Hills
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Malvern Hills, August 2026, +8.8% 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 WR8 0LY sits in (Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield): about 996 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.