# WR1 1LW: area report for a postcode in Worcester

WR1 1LW is a postcode in Worcester.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Worcester. Open the map at WR1 1LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) › [WR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr1) › [WR1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **269 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 19% on July. Worcester 007C: 104 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2202,52.1961,WR11LW
- **Worcester Foregate Street, 140 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2202,52.1961,WR11LW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2202,52.1961,WR11LW
- **No property in WR1 1LW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.2202,52.1961,WR11LW
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Worcester 007C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2202,52.1961,WR11LW
- **£251,221 average price**: For the whole of Worcester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2202,52.1961,WR11LW
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2202,52.1961,WR11LW
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2202,52.1961,WR11LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WR1 1LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2202,52.1961,WR11LW
- **Low road and rail noise at WR1 1LW**: Road 49 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2202,52.1961,WR11LW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.2202,52.1961,WR11LW
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2202,52.1961,WR11LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Royal Grammar School Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/royal-grammar-school-worcester-e117038) | Independent | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St George's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-catholic-primary-school-e151075) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, October 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stanley Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanley-road-primary-school-e146452) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newbridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newbridge-school-e148348) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [The King's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-kings-school-e117037) | Independent | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bishop Perowne CofE College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-perowne-cofe-college-e138107) | Secondary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 42.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Riversides School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riversides-school-e140397) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St George's CofE Primary School Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-cofe-primary-school-worcester-e116923) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £171,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| November 2023 | £160,831 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| August 2026 | £118,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £280,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| April 2024 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Worcester Foregate Street (140 m, 2 minutes on foot); Worcester Shrub Hill (750 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE (560 m); ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY (670 m); THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY (830 m)
- Pharmacies: KITSONS PHARMACY (370 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (370 m); ASDA PHARMACY (400 m); BOOTS (460 m); PHARMACY AT SPRING GARDENS (560 m)
- Dental practices: ST MARYS DENTAL PRACTICE (220 m); DENTAL SURGERY (240 m); MOOR STREET CLINIC (460 m); EPWORTH HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Worcester Foregate St Express (150 m, Tesco); Asda Worcester Superstore (320 m, Asda); Aldi Worcester (340 m, Aldi); Iceland Worcester (440 m, Iceland); M&S Worcester (480 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £251,221** (July 2026). Worcester’s average house price was £251,221 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,880** (2025). Full-time workers living in Worcester earned a median of £38,880 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 164th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Worcester costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 128th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Worcester has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 143rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Worcester 007C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.5** (2025). Worcester 007C has a deprivation score of 24.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,400th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Worcester 007C was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 6,525th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,782** (2021). Worcester 007C had 1,782 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,467th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.5%** (January 2026). In Worcester 007C, 86.5% 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.

## WR1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WR1 was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 482nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 10,107** (2021). WR1 had 10,107 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 721st least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in WR1 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 83.1%** (January 2026). In WR1, 83.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester)
- Centre: 52.1961, -2.2202

Council: [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worcester): Tom Collins (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.2202,52.1961,WR11LW

## How to cite

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