# WR5 3JR: area report for a postcode in Malvern Hills

WR5 3JR 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 3JR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) › [WR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr5) › [WR5 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr5-3)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 45% on July. Malvern Hills 008B: 51 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2180,52.1421,WR53JR
- **Worcestershire Parkway, 4.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2180,52.1421,WR53JR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2180,52.1421,WR53JR
- **10 of 10 properties in WR5 3JR at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.2180,52.1421,WR53JR
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Malvern Hills 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2180,52.1421,WR53JR
- **£350,772 average price**: For the whole of Malvern Hills, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2180,52.1421,WR53JR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2180,52.1421,WR53JR
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2180,52.1421,WR53JR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WR5 3JR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2180,52.1421,WR53JR
- **Low road and rail noise at WR5 3JR**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2180,52.1421,WR53JR
- **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=-2.2180,52.1421,WR53JR
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2180,52.1421,WR53JR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kempsey Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kempsey-primary-school-e144256) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Callow End CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/callow-end-cofe-primary-school-e147498) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £284,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2023 | £272,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £478,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £672,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £282,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2025 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| April 2026 | £460,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Kempsey (100 m, Morrisons)

## 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 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.3** (2025). Malvern Hills 008B has a deprivation score of 14.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,618th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Malvern Hills 008B was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 14,683rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,147** (2021). Malvern Hills 008B had 2,147 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,382nd 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: 90.9%** (January 2026). In Malvern Hills 008B, 90.9% 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: [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills)
- Centre: 52.1421, -2.2180

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=-2.2180,52.1421,WR53JR

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