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

WR2 4YX 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 4YX 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

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 31% on July. Worcester 012D: 52 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2352,52.1753,WR24YX
- **Worcester Foregate Street, 2.4 km**: About 30 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2352,52.1753,WR24YX
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2352,52.1753,WR24YX
- **No property in WR2 4YX 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=-2.2352,52.1753,WR24YX
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Worcester 012D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2352,52.1753,WR24YX
- **£251,221 average price**: For the whole of Worcester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2352,52.1753,WR24YX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2352,52.1753,WR24YX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2352,52.1753,WR24YX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WR2 4YX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2352,52.1753,WR24YX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WR2 4YX**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2352,52.1753,WR24YX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.2352,52.1753,WR24YX
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2352,52.1753,WR24YX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pitmaston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pitmaston-primary-school-e116769) | Primary | 860 m (11 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-queen-of-peace-catholic-primary-e151074) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perryfields-primary-pupil-referral-unit-e130984) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 | – |
| [Cherry Orchard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-orchard-primary-school-e148183) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The King's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-kings-school-e117037) | Independent | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blessed-edward-oldcorne-catholic-college-e116999) | Secondary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Rushwick CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rushwick-cofe-primary-school-e149476) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2024 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| March 2025 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £407,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2024 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2025 | £332,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: M&S Lower Wick BP (110 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Canada Way (440 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 012D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.3** (2025). Worcester 012D has a deprivation score of 4.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,112th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £398,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Worcester 012D was £398,750 in 2025. Joint 8,819th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,466** (2021). Worcester 012D had 1,466 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,381st 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: 81.4%** (January 2026). In Worcester 012D, 81.4% 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: 52.1753, -2.2352

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=-2.2352,52.1753,WR24YX

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