# WR5 2DJ: area report for a postcode in Worcester

WR5 2DJ 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 WR5 2DJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) › [WR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr5) › [WR5 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr5-2)

## Around this postcode

- **60 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Worcester 011F: 225 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2156,52.1867,WR52DJ
- **Worcester Shrub Hill, 990 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2156,52.1867,WR52DJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2156,52.1867,WR52DJ
- **No property in WR5 2DJ 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=-2.2156,52.1867,WR52DJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Worcester 011F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2156,52.1867,WR52DJ
- **£251,221 average price**: For the whole of Worcester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2156,52.1867,WR52DJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2156,52.1867,WR52DJ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2156,52.1867,WR52DJ
- **43.5% can get gigabit broadband at WR5 2DJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2156,52.1867,WR52DJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at WR5 2DJ**: Road 70 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2156,52.1867,WR52DJ
- **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=-2.2156,52.1867,WR52DJ
- **11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2156,52.1867,WR52DJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The King's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-kings-school-e117037) | Independent | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Fort Royal](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fort-royal-e131534) | Special | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Newbridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newbridge-school-e148348) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [Stanley Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanley-road-primary-school-e146452) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blessed-edward-oldcorne-catholic-college-e116999) | Secondary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Red Hill CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-hill-cofe-primary-school-e116859) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kimichi Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kimichi-worcester-e152055) | Independent | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Cherry Orchard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-orchard-primary-school-e148183) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| May 2025 | £95,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| June 2025 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| September 2024 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2024 | £116,954 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £800,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £148,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Worcester Shrub Hill (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE (550 m)
- Pharmacies: PHARMACY AT SPRING GARDENS (550 m); BOOTS (720 m); ASDA PHARMACY (740 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (750 m); KITSONS PHARMACY (830 m)
- Dental practices: LONDON ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (60 m); BATH ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (70 m); DENTAL SURGERY (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Worcester High Express (640 m, Tesco); M&S Worcester (650 m, Marks and Spencer); Farmfoods Worcester (770 m, Farmfoods); Asda Worcester Superstore (810 m, Asda); Tesco Larkhill Esso Express (860 m, Tesco)

## 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 011F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.7** (2025). Worcester 011F has a deprivation score of 30.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,930th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £193,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Worcester 011F was £193,500 in 2025. Joint 6,010th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,357** (2021). Worcester 011F had 1,357 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,430th 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: 89.3%** (January 2026). In Worcester 011F, 89.3% 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.

## WR5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £277,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WR5 was £277,750 in 2025. 980th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,629** (2021). WR5 had 34,629 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 670th 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: 20%** (2022). About 20% of people in WR5 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: 92.2%** (January 2026). In WR5, 92.2% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester)
- Centre: 52.1867, -2.2156

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=-2.2156,52.1867,WR52DJ

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