Residential dwellings
15,237
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WR2 rents and yields
Asking rent £880/month · Gross yield 3.0% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is WR2?
WR2: residential dwellings 15,237.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.5%
WR2 ranks 2nd of 4 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 13,950
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.1%
- HMO-shaped units
- 45%
- EPC A or B
- 22%
- EPC D or worse
- 48%
What does WR2 earn?
WR2: asking rent £880/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 464 lets).
Asking rent
£880/month 12 months to Sep 2026
464 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 464 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.0% 12 months to Sep 2026
783 lets
+14.6% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 783 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
276 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does WR2 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WR2 runs from £543/month for 5+ bedrooms to £1,317/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £674/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +8.2% on the previous 12 months | 204 |
| 2 bedrooms | £967/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 134 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,317/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 177 |
| 4 bedrooms | £635/month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · 10 of 12 months observed | — | 102 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £543/month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed | — | 115 |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns WR2?
Corporate landlords hold 82% of the 773 units in WR2 whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords82% of classified · 637 units
- Housing associations10.0% of classified · 77 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)6.6% of classified · 51 units
- RMC1.0% of classified · 8 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does WR2 rank?
WR2 ranks 4th of 4 postcode districts in Worcester for asking rent, at £880/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Worcester
WR2 ranks 4th of 4 postcode districts in Worcester for asking rent, at £880/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WR4 | £1,029/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 213 | measured |
| 2 | WR3 | £1,024/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 155 | measured |
| 3 | WR1 | £886/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 275 | measured |
| 4 | WR2 | £880/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 464 | measured |
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Worcester
WR2 ranks 4th of 4 postcode districts in Worcester for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WR4 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 355 | measured |
| 2 | WR1 | 4.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 633 | measured |
| 3 | WR3 | 3.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 225 | measured |
| 4 | WR2 | 3.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 783 | measured |
Where next from WR2?
- WorcesterThe wider market this area sits in.
- WR1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,682/m² · Sep 2026
- WR3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,580/m² · Sep 2026
- WR4Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,479/m² · Sep 2026
- WR13Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,508/m² · Sep 2026
- WR5Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,597/m² · Sep 2026
- WR6Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,985/m² · Sep 2026
- WR8Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,221/m² · Sep 2026
- WR9Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,105/m² · Sep 2026
- WR14Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,787/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about WR2
- What is the average rent in WR2?
- Homes to let in WR2 asked a median £880/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 464 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WR2?
- 3.0% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 783 lets. +14.6% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in WR2?
- WR2 has 15,237 homes, 0.5% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about WR2
- Property values in WR2Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in WR2Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in WR2What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in WR2What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in WR2Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WR2What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in WR2Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 464 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 783 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |