# WR4 9XR: area report for a postcode in Worcester

WR4 9XR 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 WR4 9XR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) › [WR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr4) › [WR4 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr4-9)

## Around this postcode

- **30 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 39% on July. Worcester 003A: 225 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1938,52.2157,WR49XR
- **Worcester Shrub Hill, 2.6 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1938,52.2157,WR49XR
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1938,52.2157,WR49XR
- **No property in WR4 9XR 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=-2.1938,52.2157,WR49XR
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Worcester 003A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1938,52.2157,WR49XR
- **£251,221 average price**: For the whole of Worcester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1938,52.2157,WR49XR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1938,52.2157,WR49XR
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1938,52.2157,WR49XR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WR4 9XR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1938,52.2157,WR49XR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WR4 9XR**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1938,52.2157,WR49XR
- **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=-2.1938,52.2157,WR49XR
- **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=-2.1938,52.2157,WR49XR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cranham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cranham-primary-school-e143394) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Regency Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/regency-academy-e140261) | Special | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Oasis Academy Warndon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-warndon-e140041) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-worcester-e151076) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tudor Grange Academy Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tudor-grange-academy-worcester-e135913) | Secondary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 48.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Carnforth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carnforth-school-e143416) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The River School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-river-school-e117041) | Independent | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [North Worcester Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-worcester-primary-school-e147190) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £138,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| September 2025 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2026 | £253,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2023 | £299,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| August 2024 | £212,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: GILES PHARMACY (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Worcester Blackpole Road (450 m, Lidl); Sainsburys Blackpole (500 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Worcester Food Warehouse (560 m, Iceland); M&S Blackpole Worcester SF (580 m, Marks and Spencer); Spar - Warndon (850 m, Spar)

## 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 003A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.9** (2025). Worcester 003A has a deprivation score of 15.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,367th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Worcester 003A was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 8,379th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,183** (2021). Worcester 003A had 1,183 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,351st 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: 97.6%** (January 2026). In Worcester 003A, 97.6% 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.

## WR4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WR4 was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 636th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,101** (2021). WR4 had 27,101 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,075th 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 WR4 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: 98.6%** (January 2026). In WR4, 98.6% 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: 52.2157, -2.1938

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=-2.1938,52.2157,WR49XR

## How to cite

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