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

WR5 2GR 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 2GR 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

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Worcester 014A: 77 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2138,52.1627,WR52GR
- **Worcester Shrub Hill, 3.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2138,52.1627,WR52GR
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2138,52.1627,WR52GR
- **No property in WR5 2GR 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=-2.2138,52.1627,WR52GR
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Worcester 014A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2138,52.1627,WR52GR
- **£257,871 average price**: For the whole of Worcester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2138,52.1627,WR52GR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2138,52.1627,WR52GR
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2138,52.1627,WR52GR
- **96% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.2138,52.1627,WR52GR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WR5 2GR**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2138,52.1627,WR52GR
- **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=-2.2138,52.1627,WR52GR
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2138,52.1627,WR52GR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cherry Orchard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-orchard-primary-school-e148183) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| December 2023 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| October 2023 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| October 2025 | £392,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| July 2026 | £352,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| December 2024 | £457,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| June 2026 | £244,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| December 2025 | £322,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 330 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Spar - Broomhall (270 m, Spar); Aldi St Peter the Great Worcester (430 m, Aldi)

## 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 014A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.2** (2025). Worcester 014A has a deprivation score of 7.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,283rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £337,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Worcester 014A was £337,000 in 2025. Joint 12,607th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,511** (2021). Worcester 014A had 1,511 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,953rd 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: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Worcester 014A, 98.9% 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.

## 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: 52.1627, -2.2138

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.2138,52.1627,WR52GR

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr5-2gr