# WR3 8EA: area report for a postcode in Worcester

WR3 8EA 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 WR3 8EA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) › [WR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr3) › [WR3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Worcester 004E: 57 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2197,52.2091,WR38EA
- **Worcester Foregate Street, 1.6 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2197,52.2091,WR38EA
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2197,52.2091,WR38EA
- **15 of 70 properties in WR3 8EA at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.2197,52.2091,WR38EA
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Worcester 004E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2197,52.2091,WR38EA
- **£257,871 average price**: For the whole of Worcester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2197,52.2091,WR38EA
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2197,52.2091,WR38EA
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2197,52.2091,WR38EA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WR3 8EA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2197,52.2091,WR38EA
- **Low road and rail noise at WR3 8EA**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2197,52.2091,WR38EA
- **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=-2.2197,52.2091,WR38EA
- **9.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2197,52.2091,WR38EA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bishop Perowne CofE College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-perowne-cofe-college-e138107) | Secondary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 42.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Tudor Grange Primary Academy Perdiswell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tudor-grange-primary-academy-perdiswell-e148114) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St George's CofE Primary School Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-cofe-primary-school-worcester-e116923) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Barnabas CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-barnabas-cofe-primary-school-e116858) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northwick Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northwick-manor-primary-school-e143396) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2022 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [North Worcester Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-worcester-primary-school-e147190) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [Riversides School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riversides-school-e140397) | Special | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St George's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-catholic-primary-school-e151075) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, October 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £181,250 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2024 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £239,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2023 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2023 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE (360 m); THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY (900 m)
- Pharmacies: PEAK PHARMACY (360 m); CLAINES PHARMACY (770 m)
- Dental practices: THE BEECHES DENTAL CENTRE (300 m); IMPERIAL DENTAL GROUP - OMBERSLEY RD (590 m); EPWORTH HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (740 m); NORTHWICK MANOR DENTAL PRACTICE (750 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Ombersley Road (460 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Worcester Barbourne Road Local (720 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Worcester Barker Street (730 m, The Co-operative Group); Lidl Droitwich Road (920 m, Lidl)

## 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 004E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.0** (2025). Worcester 004E has a deprivation score of 9.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,487th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Worcester 004E was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 15,254th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,998** (2021). Worcester 004E had 1,998 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,321st 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Worcester 004E, 100.0% 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.

## WR3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WR3 was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 1,027th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,921** (2021). WR3 had 21,921 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,343rd 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in WR3 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: 93.5%** (January 2026). In WR3, 93.5% 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: 52.2091, -2.2197

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=-2.2197,52.2091,WR38EA

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr3-8ea