# WR9 9HQ: area report for a postcode in Wychavon

WR9 9HQ 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 9HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon) › [WR9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr9) › [WR9 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr9-9)

## Around this postcode

- **33 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 14% on July. Wychavon 002C: 86 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1664,52.2712,WR99HQ
- **Droitwich Spa, 640 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1664,52.2712,WR99HQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1664,52.2712,WR99HQ
- **No property in WR9 9HQ 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=-2.1664,52.2712,WR99HQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wychavon 002C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1664,52.2712,WR99HQ
- **£322,210 average price**: For the whole of Wychavon, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1664,52.2712,WR99HQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1664,52.2712,WR99HQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1664,52.2712,WR99HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WR9 9HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1664,52.2712,WR99HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WR9 9HQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1664,52.2712,WR99HQ
- **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=-2.1664,52.2712,WR99HQ
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1664,52.2712,WR99HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/droitwich-spa-high-school-and-sixth-form-centre-e136927) | Secondary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Westlands First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westlands-first-school-e116671) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Westacre Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westacre-middle-school-e116778) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 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 | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2022, before the school changed | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chawson First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chawson-first-school-e116672) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Witton Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/witton-middle-school-e148329) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [RGS Dodderhill](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rgs-dodderhill-e147783) | Independent | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-droitwich-cofe-academy-e143397) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2023 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2023 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £268,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2026 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2024 | £169,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £137,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Droitwich Spa (640 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: ST MARY PHARMACY (420 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Primsland Droitwich (490 m, Aldi); Lidl Droitwich (710 m, Lidl)

## 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 002C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.8** (2025). Wychavon 002C has a deprivation score of 21.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,266th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wychavon 002C was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 12,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,242** (2021). Wychavon 002C had 1,242 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,323rd least 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Wychavon 002C, 99.8% 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: 52.2712, -2.1664

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=-2.1664,52.2712,WR99HQ

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