# WR5 2SW: area report for a postcode in Malvern Hills

WR5 2SW is a postcode in Malvern Hills.

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 Malvern Hills. Open the map at WR5 2SW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) › [WR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr5) › [WR5 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr5-2)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. this neighbourhood: 55 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2104,52.1638,WR52SW
- **Worcester Shrub Hill, 3.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2104,52.1638,WR52SW
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2104,52.1638,WR52SW
- **No property in WR5 2SW 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=-2.2104,52.1638,WR52SW
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2104,52.1638,WR52SW
- **£350,772 average price**: For the whole of Malvern Hills, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2104,52.1638,WR52SW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2104,52.1638,WR52SW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2104,52.1638,WR52SW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WR5 2SW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2104,52.1638,WR52SW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WR5 2SW**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2104,52.1638,WR52SW
- **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=-2.2104,52.1638,WR52SW
- **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=-2.2104,52.1638,WR52SW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cherry Orchard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-orchard-primary-school-e148183) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 63% 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 | 2 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kimichi Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kimichi-worcester-e152055) | Independent | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £352,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2023 | £317,995 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2024 | £284,995 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £244,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2025 | £399,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| October 2025 | £392,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: ST PETERS CHEMIST (950 m)
- Dental practices: ST PETERS DENTAL PRACTICE (950 m); ABBOTSBURY COURT DENTAL PRACTICE (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Broomhall (530 m, Spar); Aldi St Peter the Great Worcester (530 m, Aldi); Tesco Worcester Superstore (900 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £350,772** (July 2026). Malvern Hills’ average house price was £350,772 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,429** (2025). Full-time workers living in Malvern Hills earned a median of £35,429 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 81st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.9×** (2025). A home in Malvern Hills costs 9.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 56th least 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: 16.1** (2025). Malvern Hills has a deprivation score of 16.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 114th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Malvern Hills 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.4** (2025). Malvern Hills 008A has a deprivation score of 12.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,576th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £336,120** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Malvern Hills 008A was £336,120 in 2025. 12,644th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,896** (2021). Malvern Hills 008A had 2,896 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 177th 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: 65.1%** (January 2026). In Malvern Hills 008A, 65.1% 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: [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills)
- Centre: 52.1638, -2.2104

Council: [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [West Worcestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-worcestershire): Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative), 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=-2.2104,52.1638,WR52SW

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