# WR

Postcode area named after Worcester, with 16 districts.

The WR postcode area, named after Worcester, has 16 postcode districts. Median sale price £300,000 in 2025. About 323,619 people.

Postcode area. Code WR. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WR was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 50th most expensive of 104. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 311,510** (2021). WR had 311,510 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 26th least populated of 120. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 33%** (2022). About 33% of people in WR live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 82.9%** (January 2026). In WR, 82.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WR) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 33% of people in WR live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WR) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 4,962 homes were sold in WR in 2025.
- [Population by postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WR) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WR had 311,510 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=WR) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Deprivation score (England) is published for whole councils, not for WR on its own.

## How WR compares

Each postcode area against every other postcode area the measure covers.

| Measure | WR | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £300,000 | joint 50th most expensive | 104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025 |
| Population | 311,510 | 26th least populated | 120 postcode areas, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 33% | joint 47th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 120 postcode areas, UK · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 82.9% | 34th lowest | 120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of WR?

WR had 311,510 usual residents at the census.
WR is the 26th least populated of 120 in the UK.

## Postcode districts in WR

| Area | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [WR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr1) | 10,107 | £215,000 | 389.8 per 1,000 |
| [WR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr2) | 32,274 | £300,000 | 56.2 per 1,000 |
| [WR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr3) | 21,921 | £285,000 | 61.4 per 1,000 |
| [WR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr4) | 27,101 | £235,000 | 105.8 per 1,000 |
| [WR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr5) | 34,629 | £277,750 | 76.8 per 1,000 |
| [WR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr6) | 12,968 | £440,000 | 40.4 per 1,000 |
| [WR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr7) | 5,588 | £542,500 | 37.0 per 1,000 |
| [WR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr8) | 8,394 | £362,500 | 68.6 per 1,000 |
| [WR9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr9) | 33,818 | £304,000 | 67.8 per 1,000 |
| [WR10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr10) | 19,878 | £340,000 | 65.3 per 1,000 |
| [WR11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr11) | 47,652 | £302,000 | – |
| [WR12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr12) | 6,025 | £500,000 | – |
| [WR13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr13) | 9,067 | £449,975 | 34.2 per 1,000 |
| [WR14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr14) | 34,845 | £298,000 | 70.7 per 1,000 |
| [WR15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr15) | 7,243 | £340,000 | 41.2 per 1,000 |
| [WR99](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr99) | – | – | – |

## WR in brief

The WR postcode area, named after Worcester, has 16 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in WR was £300,000 in 2025.
WR had 311,510 usual residents at the census.
About 33% of people in WR live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WR, 82.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode area
- Code: WR
- Area: 1,226 km²
- People, mid-2024: 323,619*
- Postcode districts: 16

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the region and nation this postcode area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[HR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr), [GL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl), [B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b), [DY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy), [SY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy), [CV](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv)

## Latest updates for WR

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr