# WR2 4HF: area report for a postcode in Worcester

WR2 4HF 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 WR2 4HF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) › [WR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr2) › [WR2 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr2-4)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 32% on July. Worcester 012B: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2401,52.1857,WR24HF
- **Worcester Foregate Street, 1.6 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2401,52.1857,WR24HF
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2401,52.1857,WR24HF
- **No property in WR2 4HF 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=-2.2401,52.1857,WR24HF
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Worcester 012B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2401,52.1857,WR24HF
- **£257,871 average price**: For the whole of Worcester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2401,52.1857,WR24HF
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2401,52.1857,WR24HF
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2401,52.1857,WR24HF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WR2 4HF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2401,52.1857,WR24HF
- **Low road and rail noise at WR2 4HF**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2401,52.1857,WR24HF
- **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=-2.2401,52.1857,WR24HF
- **9.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2401,52.1857,WR24HF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-queen-of-peace-catholic-primary-e151074) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pitmaston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pitmaston-primary-school-e116769) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christopher Whitehead Language College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christopher-whitehead-language-college-e136890) | Secondary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perryfields-primary-pupil-referral-unit-e130984) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 | – |
| [St Clement's CofE Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-clements-cofe-primary-e141443) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Honeywell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/honeywell-primary-school-e146667) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 25% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oldbury Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oldbury-park-primary-school-e147550) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The King's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-kings-school-e117037) | Independent | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £720,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £222,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| October 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2024 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £257,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £440,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2024 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE (630 m); ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY (650 m)
- Pharmacies: D. L. OGLE LIMITED (510 m); PEAK PHARMACY (630 m)
- Dental practices: THE ST. JOHNS DENTAL PRACTICE (300 m); THE BULL RING DENTAL SURGERY (580 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Worcester St Johns (470 m, Sainsburys); Aldi St John's Worcester (830 m, Aldi)

## 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 012B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.9** (2025). Worcester 012B has a deprivation score of 10.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,798th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £265,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Worcester 012B was £265,000 in 2025. Joint 12,910th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,617** (2021). Worcester 012B had 1,617 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,278th 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Worcester 012B, 99.2% 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.

## WR2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WR2 was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 1,069th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,274** (2021). WR2 had 32,274 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 793rd most 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: 17%** (2022). About 17% of people in WR2 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: 77.1%** (January 2026). In WR2, 77.1% 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: 52.1857, -2.2401

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=-2.2401,52.1857,WR24HF

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