# WR2 5UA: area report for a postcode in Malvern Hills

WR2 5UA is a postcode in Malvern Hills.

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 Malvern Hills. Open the map at WR2 5UA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) › [WR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr2) › [WR2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr2-5)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 160% on July. Malvern Hills 003C: 33 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2552,52.1826,WR25UA
- **Worcester Foregate Street, 2.7 km**: About 34 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2552,52.1826,WR25UA
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2552,52.1826,WR25UA
- **No property in WR2 5UA 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=-2.2552,52.1826,WR25UA
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Malvern Hills 003C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2552,52.1826,WR25UA
- **£350,772 average price**: For the whole of Malvern Hills, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2552,52.1826,WR25UA
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2552,52.1826,WR25UA
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2552,52.1826,WR25UA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WR2 5UA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2552,52.1826,WR25UA
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WR2 5UA**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2552,52.1826,WR25UA
- **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=-2.2552,52.1826,WR25UA
- **9.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2552,52.1826,WR25UA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rushwick CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rushwick-cofe-primary-school-e149476) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Honeywell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/honeywell-primary-school-e146667) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 25% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pitmaston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pitmaston-primary-school-e116769) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-queen-of-peace-catholic-primary-e151074) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 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 | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 | – |
| [Christopher Whitehead Language College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christopher-whitehead-language-college-e136890) | Secondary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Clement's CofE Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-clements-cofe-primary-e141443) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oldbury Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oldbury-park-primary-school-e147550) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £355,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £405,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £213,750 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| September 2025 | £407,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY (570 m)
- Pharmacies: PEAK PHARMACY (730 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £350,772** (July 2026). Malvern Hills’ average house price was £350,772 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,429** (2025). Full-time workers living in Malvern Hills earned a median of £35,429 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 81st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.9×** (2025). A home in Malvern Hills costs 9.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 56th least 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: 16.1** (2025). Malvern Hills has a deprivation score of 16.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 114th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Malvern Hills 003C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.2** (2025). Malvern Hills 003C has a deprivation score of 9.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,737th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £338,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Malvern Hills 003C was £338,000 in 2025. Joint 12,540th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,382** (2021). Malvern Hills 003C had 2,382 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,556th 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: 88.9%** (January 2026). In Malvern Hills 003C, 88.9% 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.

## 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: [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills)
- Centre: 52.1826, -2.2552

Council: [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [West Worcestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-worcestershire): Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative), 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=-2.2552,52.1826,WR25UA

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