# WR9 8SZ: area report for a postcode in Wychavon

WR9 8SZ is a postcode in Wychavon.

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 Wychavon. Open the map at WR9 8SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon) › [WR9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr9) › [WR9 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr9-8)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 37% on July. Wychavon 004C: 79 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1624,52.2609,WR98SZ
- **Droitwich Spa, 860 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1624,52.2609,WR98SZ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1624,52.2609,WR98SZ
- **No property in WR9 8SZ 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=-2.1624,52.2609,WR98SZ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wychavon 004C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1624,52.2609,WR98SZ
- **£322,210 average price**: For the whole of Wychavon, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1624,52.2609,WR98SZ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 900 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1624,52.2609,WR98SZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1624,52.2609,WR98SZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WR9 8SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1624,52.2609,WR98SZ
- **Low road and rail noise at WR9 8SZ**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1624,52.2609,WR98SZ
- **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=-2.1624,52.2609,WR98SZ
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1624,52.2609,WR98SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chawson First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chawson-first-school-e116672) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Witton Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/witton-middle-school-e148329) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e151072) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2022, before the school changed | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westacre Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westacre-middle-school-e116778) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/droitwich-spa-high-school-and-sixth-form-centre-e136927) | Secondary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-droitwich-cofe-academy-e143397) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [RGS Dodderhill](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rgs-dodderhill-e147783) | Independent | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Westlands First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westlands-first-school-e116671) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £182,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2023 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £176,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £197,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2024 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Droitwich Spa (860 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SALTERS MEDICAL PRACTICE (900 m); SPA MEDICAL PRACTICE (900 m); CORBETT MEDICAL PRACTICE (960 m)
- Pharmacies: DROITWICH PHARMACY (900 m); CORBETT PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: DROITWICH SPA DENTAL PRACTICE (730 m); 91 WORCESTER ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (740 m); ROY MORRIS DENTAL PRACTICE (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Droitwich (230 m, Spar); Sainsburys Droitwich Worcester Road Local (640 m, Sainsburys); M&S Droitwich BP (770 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsbury's Tolley Way (910 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £322,210** (August 2026). Wychavon’s average house price was £322,210 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,175** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wychavon earned a median of £36,175 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 99th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.9×** (2025). A home in Wychavon costs 8.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 94th 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: 15.8** (2025). Wychavon has a deprivation score of 15.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 108th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wychavon 004C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.4** (2025). Wychavon 004C has a deprivation score of 27.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,633rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £290,375** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wychavon 004C was £290,375 in 2025. 15,470th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,825** (2021). Wychavon 004C had 1,825 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,122nd 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: 95.2%** (January 2026). In Wychavon 004C, 95.2% 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.

## WR9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £304,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WR9 was £304,000 in 2025. 1,056th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,818** (2021). WR9 had 33,818 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 713th 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: 7%** (2022). About 7% of people in WR9 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: 82.4%** (January 2026). In WR9, 82.4% 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: [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon)
- Centre: 52.2609, -2.1624

Council: [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Droitwich and Evesham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/droitwich-and-evesham): Nigel Huddleston (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=-2.1624,52.2609,WR98SZ

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr9-8sz