# WR1 Postcode district covering Worcester, Britannia Square and Diglis, in Worcester. WR1 is a postcode district covering Worcester, Britannia Square and Diglis, in Worcester. Median sale price £215,000 in 2025. Postcode district. Code WR1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr) Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WR1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr1#f-house-sales-median-price - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr1#f-population - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr1#f-radon-affected-share - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr1#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WR1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in WR1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WR1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 200 homes were sold in WR1 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WR1) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WR1. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WR1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WR1 had 10,107 usual residents at the census. ## How WR1 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | WR1 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £215,000 | cheapest | 15 postcode districts, WR · 2025 | | Population | 10,107 | 6th least populated | 15 postcode districts, WR · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 15 postcode districts, WR · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 83.1% | 6th highest | 15 postcode districts, WR · Jan 2026 | ## Is WR1 safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WR1 at a rate of 389.8 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 400 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WR1. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,453), other crime (723) and shoplifting (659). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WR1 was 393.6 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Deprivation in WR1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WR1 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood - Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in WR1 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Worcester 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester/neighbourhood/e01032280) | 1,677 | 93.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 83.0% | | [Worcester 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester/neighbourhood/e01032281) | 1,377 | 39.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.1% | | [Worcester 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester/neighbourhood/e01032282) | 1,782 | 104.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.5% | | [Worcester 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester/neighbourhood/e01033246) | 1,263 | 230.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 76.3% | | [Worcester 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester/neighbourhood/e01033247) | 1,238 | 1,109.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 66.0% | | [Worcester 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester/neighbourhood/e01033248) | 1,225 | 1,168.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 89.9% | | [Worcester 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester/neighbourhood/e01033249) | 1,357 | 225.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.3% | ## 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. ## Middle areas in WR1 [Worcester Town North](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester/worcester-town-north) ## Postcode sectors in WR1 [WR1 1 (129 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr1-1), [WR1 2 (160 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr1-2), [WR1 3 (133 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr1-3), [WR1 9 (10 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr1-9) ## Council [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) ## Towns in WR1 [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) ## Postcode districts next to WR1 [WR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr2), [WR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr3), [WR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr4), [WR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr5) ## Nearest rail stations [Worcester Foregate Street (700 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2216,52.1951), [Worcester Shrub Hill (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2094,52.1947) ## More in the WR postcode area [All WR postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) ## WR1 in brief WR1 is a postcode district covering Worcester, Britannia Square and Diglis, in Worcester. About 10,554 people lived in WR1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £215,000 in 2025 across 200 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 389.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in WR1 was £215,000 in 2025. WR1 had 10,107 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in WR1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In WR1, 83.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: WR1 - Postcode area: [WR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr) - Constituency: [Worcester †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worcester) - Council: [Worcester †](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) - Area: 2.52 km² - People, mid-2024: 10,554* - Neighbourhoods: 7 - Output areas: 38 * 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 constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [WR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr5), [WR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr2), [WR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr3), [WR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr4) ## Latest updates for WR1 - 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. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WR1 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr1#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/wr1