# WR6 6HG: area report for a postcode in Malvern Hills

WR6 6HG 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 WR6 6HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) › [WR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr6) › [WR6 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr6-6)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Malvern Hills 001B: 29 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4601,52.2475,WR66HG
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4601,52.2475,WR66HG
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4601,52.2475,WR66HG
- **No property in WR6 6HG 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=-2.4601,52.2475,WR66HG
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Malvern Hills 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4601,52.2475,WR66HG
- **£349,550 average price**: For the whole of Malvern Hills, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4601,52.2475,WR66HG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4601,52.2475,WR66HG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4601,52.2475,WR66HG
- **95.2% can get gigabit broadband at WR6 6HG**: Superfast for 95.2%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4601,52.2475,WR66HG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WR6 6HG**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4601,52.2475,WR66HG
- **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=-2.4601,52.2475,WR66HG
- **4.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4601,52.2475,WR66HG

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 510 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £349,550** (August 2026). Malvern Hills’ average house price was £349,550 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.0** (2025). Malvern Hills 001B has a deprivation score of 18.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,319th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £374,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Malvern Hills 001B was £374,000 in 2025. Joint 10,237th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,202** (2021). Malvern Hills 001B had 2,202 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,811th 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: 47.2%** (January 2026). In Malvern Hills 001B, 47.2% 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.

## WR6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £440,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WR6 was £440,000 in 2025. Joint 462nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,968** (2021). WR6 had 12,968 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 899th least 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: 51%** (2022). About 51% of people in WR6 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: 51.3%** (January 2026). In WR6, 51.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills)
- Centre: 52.2475, -2.4601

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), 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=-2.4601,52.2475,WR66HG

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr6-6hg