# WR1 2AQ: area report for a postcode in Worcester

WR1 2AQ 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 2AQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) › [WR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr1) › [WR1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **259 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 13% on July. Worcester 011E: 1,169 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2181,52.1908,WR12AQ
- **Worcester Foregate Street, 540 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2181,52.1908,WR12AQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2181,52.1908,WR12AQ
- **No property in WR1 2AQ 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=-2.2181,52.1908,WR12AQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Worcester 011E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2181,52.1908,WR12AQ
- **£257,871 average price**: For the whole of Worcester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2181,52.1908,WR12AQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2181,52.1908,WR12AQ
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2181,52.1908,WR12AQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WR1 2AQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2181,52.1908,WR12AQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at WR1 2AQ**: Road 66 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2181,52.1908,WR12AQ
- **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=-2.2181,52.1908,WR12AQ
- **11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2181,52.1908,WR12AQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The King's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-kings-school-e117037) | Independent | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Stanley Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanley-road-primary-school-e146452) | Primary | 540 m (7 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 | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [Fort Royal](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fort-royal-e131534) | Special | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Christopher Whitehead Language College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christopher-whitehead-language-college-e136890) | Secondary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blessed-edward-oldcorne-catholic-college-e116999) | Secondary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Clement's CofE Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-clements-cofe-primary-e141443) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Royal Grammar School Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/royal-grammar-school-worcester-e117038) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2023 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| October 2025 | £168,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £184,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| June 2024 | £107,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| April 2024 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2025 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| November 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| April 2026 | £311,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Worcester Foregate Street (540 m, 7 minutes on foot); Worcester Shrub Hill (740 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE (150 m)
- Pharmacies: PHARMACY AT SPRING GARDENS (150 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (280 m); BOOTS (280 m); ASDA PHARMACY (300 m); KITSONS PHARMACY (360 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (380 m); BATH ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (490 m); LONDON ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (550 m); ST MARYS DENTAL PRACTICE (810 m); MOOR STREET CLINIC (950 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Worcester (180 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Worcester High Express (200 m, Tesco); Asda Worcester Superstore (350 m, Asda); Farmfoods Worcester (410 m, Farmfoods); Iceland Worcester (470 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £257,871** (August 2026). Worcester’s average house price was £257,871 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.6×** (2025). A home in Worcester costs 6.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 136th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 011E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 46.0** (2025). Worcester 011E has a deprivation score of 46.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,161st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £130,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Worcester 011E was £130,000 in 2025. Joint 1,286th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,225** (2021). Worcester 011E had 1,225 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,018th least 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: 89.9%** (January 2026). In Worcester 011E, 89.9% 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.

## 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: 52.1908, -2.2181

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), August 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=-2.2181,52.1908,WR12AQ

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr1-2aq