Most deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Around average · 8.0 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£255,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,138 sales
-1.9%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
West Midlands
Region
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.
13845
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13845 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 · WR5 1PN
HM Land Registry · Worcester
Average price
£278,487
Median price: £255,000
Median -1.9% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,138 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '25 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £241,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£241k£218k£195k
May '25May '26Jul '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 WR5 1PN
England & WalesCrime trends · near WR5 1PN
Counts are for Nunnery electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25
YoY —
29162
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
14
YoY —
1890
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
1890
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
18
YoY —
29162
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.64.9%
Other White10.7%
Pakistani7.2%
Indian6.1%
Other Asian3.9%
+ 2 other groups · 7.3%
Religion
Christian46.4%
No religion32.7%
Muslim11.2%
Not answered7.5%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
35–4923.0%
50–6417.9%
25–3414.3%
65–749.6%
10–158.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%
Households
One person: other17.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.5%
One person: aged 66+10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.2%
+ 9 other households · 38.9%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.1 km straight lineabout 14 min
Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station
Rail · Main Entrance
- 1.9 km straight lineabout 24 min
Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station
Rail
- 4.6 km straight lineabout 58 min
Worcestershire Parkway Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 111 m straight lineabout 1 min
Peterborough Close
Bus · Adj · north
- 171 m straight lineabout 2 min
Liverpool Road
Bus · Opp · south-east
- 196 m straight lineabout 2 min
Peterborough Close
Bus · opp · south-west
- 209 m straight lineabout 3 min
Liverpool Road
Bus · Adj · north-west
- 236 m straight lineabout 3 min
Oxford Close
Bus · opp · north-east
Coordinates & Location for WR5 1PN
Worcester and Kidderminster
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WR5 1PN
Coordinates
52.1920, -2.1939
Grid reference
SO868548
Easting
386,841
Northing
254,876
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4V5RR4+QC
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
Administrative Information
Worcester
Local Authority
Council AreaWorcester E14001597
Constituency
E14001597West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Nunnery
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 010B E01032306
E01032306MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Worcester 010 E02006743
E02006743LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Worcester 010B E01032306
E01032306MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Worcester 010 E02006743
E02006743Urban: 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
7:33 AM
Sunrise
6:15 PM
Sunset
10 hours 42 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:33 AM
Sunset (today)
6:15 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 42 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WR5 1PN introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01032306 and MSOA E02006743 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 13845
Present — Active
Postcode WR5 1PN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
School applications
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Schools near WR5 1PN
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
82%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
57%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 20%
Attainment 8
49.7
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
47%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 35%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
64%
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16
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