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

WR5 2HZ 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 2HZ 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

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 52% on July. Worcester 013B: 82 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2031,52.1804,WR52HZ
- **Worcester Shrub Hill, 1.6 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2031,52.1804,WR52HZ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2031,52.1804,WR52HZ
- **No property in WR5 2HZ 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=-2.2031,52.1804,WR52HZ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Worcester 013B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2031,52.1804,WR52HZ
- **£257,871 average price**: For the whole of Worcester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2031,52.1804,WR52HZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2031,52.1804,WR52HZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2031,52.1804,WR52HZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WR5 2HZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2031,52.1804,WR52HZ
- **Low road and rail noise at WR5 2HZ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2031,52.1804,WR52HZ
- **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=-2.2031,52.1804,WR52HZ
- **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=-2.2031,52.1804,WR52HZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kimichi Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kimichi-worcester-e152055) | Independent | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Red Hill CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-hill-cofe-primary-school-e116859) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 52% 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 | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Cherry Orchard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-orchard-primary-school-e148183) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Nunnery Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nunnery-wood-primary-school-e145836) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New College Worcester (NMSS)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-college-worcester-nmss-e117064) | Special | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Fort Royal](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fort-royal-e131534) | Special | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Nunnery Wood High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nunnery-wood-high-school-e137051) | Secondary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | Attainment 8 of 51.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £467,800 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £460,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| September 2025 | £470,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2023 | £452,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £510,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2026 | £267,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| October 2025 | £485,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: SN PLUS (800 m); ST PETERS CHEMIST (980 m)
- Dental practices: REDCLIFFE ORTHODONTICS (80 m); ABBOTSBURY COURT DENTAL PRACTICE (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Larkhill Esso Express (450 m, Tesco); Waitrose Worcester (580 m, Waitrose); Co-op Cherry Orchard (800 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## 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 013B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.3** (2025). Worcester 013B has a deprivation score of 3.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,242nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £365,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Worcester 013B was £365,000 in 2025. Joint 10,681st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,984** (2021). Worcester 013B had 1,984 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,540th 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: 86.3%** (January 2026). In Worcester 013B, 86.3% 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: 52.1804, -2.2031

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=-2.2031,52.1804,WR52HZ

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