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

WR6 6HX 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 6HX 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, down 100% on July. Malvern Hills 002D: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.3684,52.2983,WR66HX
- **Hartlebury, 11 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3684,52.2983,WR66HX
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3684,52.2983,WR66HX
- **No property in WR6 6HX 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=-2.3684,52.2983,WR66HX
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Malvern Hills 002D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3684,52.2983,WR66HX
- **£350,772 average price**: For the whole of Malvern Hills, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3684,52.2983,WR66HX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3684,52.2983,WR66HX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3684,52.2983,WR66HX
- **No gigabit broadband at WR6 6HX**: Superfast for 95.8%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3684,52.2983,WR66HX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WR6 6HX**: Road 64 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3684,52.2983,WR66HX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.3684,52.2983,WR66HX
- **5.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3684,52.2983,WR66HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Abberley Parochial VC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abberley-parochial-vc-primary-school-e116780) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Great Witley CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-witley-cofe-primary-school-e142706) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £400,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 450 m |
| February 2026 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 550 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GREAT WITLEY SURGERY (940 m)

## 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 002D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.2** (2025). Malvern Hills 002D has a deprivation score of 12.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,333rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £466,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Malvern Hills 002D was £466,000 in 2025. Joint 5,798th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,257** (2021). Malvern Hills 002D had 2,257 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,359th 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: 39.7%** (January 2026). In Malvern Hills 002D, 39.7% 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: 52.2983, -2.3684

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=-2.3684,52.2983,WR66HX

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