Residential dwellings
9,936
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WR3 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,024/month · Gross yield 3.8% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is WR3?
WR3: residential dwellings 9,936.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.2%
WR3 has the lowest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 4 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
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
- 9,162
- Mixed-use buildings
- 82%
- HMO-shaped units
- 22%
- EPC A or B
- 14%
- EPC D or worse
- 58%
What does WR3 earn?
WR3: asking rent £1,024/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 155 lets).
Asking rent
£1,024/month 12 months to Sep 2026
155 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, 155 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.8% 12 months to Sep 2026
225 lets
+1.5% 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, 225 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
35 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Who owns WR3?
Corporate landlords hold 84% of the 325 units in WR3 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords84% of classified · 274 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)8.0% of classified · 26 units
- Housing associations5.5% of classified · 18 units
- RMC2.2% of classified · 7 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 WR3 rank?
WR3 ranks 2nd of 4 postcode districts in Worcester for asking rent, at £1,024/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Worcester
WR3 ranks 2nd of 4 postcode districts in Worcester for asking rent, at £1,024/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
WR3 ranks 3rd of 4 postcode districts in Worcester for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.8%.
| # | 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 WR3?
- WorcesterThe wider market this area sits in.
- WR1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,682/m² · Sep 2026
- WR2Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,054/m² · Sep 2026
- WR4Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,479/m² · Sep 2026
- WR9Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,105/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
- WR7Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,519/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about WR3
- What is the average rent in WR3?
- Homes to let in WR3 asked a median £1,024/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 155 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WR3?
- 3.8% 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, 225 lets. +1.5% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in WR3?
- WR3 has 9,936 homes, 0.2% 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 WR3
- Property values in WR3Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in WR3Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in WR3What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in WR3What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in WR3Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WR3What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in WR3Who 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 | 155 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 225 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |