Housing in WR8 0RB
What the homes in WR8 0RB 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
- 2,226 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (68.4%). Flats make up 1.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WR8 0RB area is above that, at 79.5%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.8% of households against 20.5%. 54.1% own outright and 25.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned79.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented15.8%20.5%
- Social rented4.5%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 2.3 people living in it. 23.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.2%. 18.3% 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 0RB sits in (Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield): about 2,226 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.