WR13
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Colwall Stone, Westfield and Welland, in Herefordshire and Malvern Hills.
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 WR13 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WR13, 80.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WR13 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WR13 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WR13 at a rate of 34.2 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 35 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WR13.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (155), other crime (47) and burglary (46).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WR13 was 32.4 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 WR13, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WR13 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WR13
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire 009B | 1,484 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 83.8% |
| Herefordshire 009C | 1,484 | 30.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.3% |
| Herefordshire 009D | 1,398 | 29.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 69.6% |
| Malvern Hills 003B | 2,116 | 31.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.9% |
| Malvern Hills 005A | 1,050 | 51.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 66.4% |
| Malvern Hills 011B | 2,433 | 36.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 73.8% |
MPs for WR13
- Dr Ellie ChownsGreen PartyMP for North Herefordshire51% of WR13’s postcodes
- Dame Harriett BaldwinConservativeMP for West Worcestershire48% of WR13’s postcodes
- Matt BishopLabourMP for Forest of Dean0.5% of WR13’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in WR131
Postcode sectors in WR132
Councils WR13 covers2
Postcode districts next to WR137
Nearest rail stations3
More in the WR postcode area2
WR13 in brief
WR13 is a postcode district covering Colwall Stone, Westfield and Welland, in Herefordshire and Malvern Hills.
About 9,413 people lived in WR13 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £449,975 in 2025 across 146 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 34.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WR13 was £449,975 in 2025.
WR13 had 9,067 usual residents at the census.
In WR13, 80.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WR13, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.