Around average
IMD England
High · 16.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£222,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WR1 2AJ
Worcester and Kidderminster
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WR1 2AJ
Coordinates
52.1838, -2.2220
Grid reference
SO849539
Easting
384,921
Northing
253,974
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4V5QMH+G6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Worcester
Travel to Work
Worcester and Kidderminster
ITL Region
Worcester
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
17239
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17239 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · WR1 2AJ
HM Land Registry · Worcester
Average price
£222,181
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £222,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Jan '26Jan '26: 1 sales · avg £260,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£310k£229k£148k
Sep '23Nov '23Jul '24Apr '25Jan '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near WR1 2AJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near WR1 2AJ
Counts are for Cathedral electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
53
YoY -10%
786042
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
24
YoY -38%
53270
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
1394
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.80.4%
Other White7.5%
Pakistani1.6%
White & Asian1.6%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
+ 2 other groups · 7.7%
Religion
No religion50.7%
Christian38.6%
Not answered5.3%
Muslim3.3%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
35–4921.4%
50–6419.8%
25–3419.2%
20–248.7%
65–747.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.3%
Households
Other33.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.2%
Any member 66+8.1%
+ 6 other households · 27.4%
Administrative Information
Worcester
Local Authority
Council AreaWorcester E14001597
Constituency
E14001597West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Cathedral
Constituency code
E14001597
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Worcester, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Worcester
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Worcestershire
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Worcestershire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB - 18C
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Worcester 013E E01034323
E01034323MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Worcester 013 E02006746
E02006746LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Worcester 013C E01032295
E01032295MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Worcester 013 E02006746
E02006746Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:56 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
12 hours 10 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:56 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 10 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 2011
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~15 years
Active Duration
2011 -> PresentMay 2011 — Introduced
Postcode WR1 2AJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034323 and MSOA E02006746 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WR1 2AJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2011
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~15 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WR1 2AJ
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
16.1
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 17%
Attainment 8
53.1
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 23%
Attainment 8
43.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 35%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
47%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
52%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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