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WR5 2DZ

POSTCODE

A Fort Royal postcode in Worcester, a 12-minute walk from Worcester Shrub Hill Rail.

Secondary schools near you, with last year's furthest distance offered

  1. 1
    Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College

    Secondary · Attainment 8 53.1

    Last criterion: Last successful candidate was a non-Catholic attending a CE feeder school, at 1.2 mi. Furthest place offered: 1.2 mi. Distance gives no priority.

  2. 2
    Nunnery Wood High School

    Secondary · Attainment 8 49.7

    Last criterion: Last successful candidate was out of area, attending a feeder school, at 1.4 mi. Furthest place offered: 1.4 mi. Distance gives no priority.

  3. 3
    Christopher Whitehead Language College

    Secondary with sixth form · Good · Attainment 8 43.8

    Every applicant was offered a place in 2026.

Primary nearby

Worcestershire · Sep 2026 entry. Places change every year, so this isn't a guarantee.

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School applications

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Worcester is the district council. School applications go through Worcestershire.

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Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station

    Rail

    962 m straight lineabout 12 min

  • Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station

    Rail

    1.3 km straight lineabout 16 min

  • Worcestershire Parkway Rail Station

    Rail

    4.8 km straight lineabout 60 min

Bus stops

  • Camp Hill Road

    Bus · Adj · west

    97 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Camp Hill Road

    Bus · Opp · east

    121 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Fort Royal Hill

    Bus · adj · east

    146 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Fort Royal Hill

    Bus · opp · north-west

    161 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Athelstan Road

    Bus · opp · south

    216 m straight lineabout 3 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
Property sales · WR5 2
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · WR5 2 · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 161 sales

WR5 2DZ has 1 standard sale in Oct 2025–Sep 2026, fewer than 5, so these figures are for the WR5 2 sector.

Average price
£363,399
Median price: £325,000
Median +3.7% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 161 sales
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Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 4 sales · avg £218,875
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£419k£319k£219k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
£267,000 · 2026-09-17 · Terraced · Freehold
WR5 2HH
£193,000 · 2026-09-10 · Terraced · Freehold
WR5 2ER
£232,500 · 2026-09-04 · Semi-detached · Freehold
WR5 2RJ
£183,000 · 2026-09-01 · Flat / maisonette · Freehold
WR5 2ER
£370,000 · 2026-08-25 · Semi-detached · Freehold
WR5 2FE
£338,000 · 2026-08-25 · Terraced · Freehold
WR5 2QY
£285,000 · 2026-08-24 · Terraced · Freehold
WR5 2SR
£455,000 · 2026-08-21 · Detached · Freehold
WR5 2FX
£300,000 · 2026-08-21 · Semi-detached · Freehold
WR5 2DW
£290,000 · 2026-07-31 · Semi-detached · Freehold
WR5 2EG
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near WR5 2DZ

England & Wales
Crime trends · near WR5 2DZ

Counts are for Fort Royal 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)Oct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
40
YoY +43%
463524
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
12
YoY -45%
25130
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
840
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
1160
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
13
YoY —
21111
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
22
YoY -45%
523722
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

2 of 3 key categories improving · violent crime rising

92
incidents · Sep '26

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Worcester 011 (E02006744)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income
£47,524

£40,692–£55,503

Disposable (net) annual household income
£34,773

£30,153–£40,100

Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised)
£35,301

£31,704–£39,306

Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised)
£27,305

£23,902–£31,193

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,524
White Brit.64.7%
Pakistani16.1%
Other White7.9%
Other Asian2.5%
White & Black African1.4%
+ 12 other groups · 7.3%

Religion

Total residents: 1,526
Christian39.8%
No religion33.3%
Muslim18.7%
Not answered6.7%
Buddhist0.9%
+ 3 other religions · 0.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,525
35–4919.9%
50–6418.1%
25–3414.4%
65–7410.2%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%

Households

Total households: 634
One person: other21.8%
One person: aged 66+14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.0%
Single family household, all members 66+9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.2%
+ 9 other households · 31.5%

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.
15666
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15666 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.

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Technical details

Coordinates & Location for WR5 2DZ

England
Country
Worcester
Local Authority
Worcestershire
Fort Royal
Ward
Worcester and Kidderminster
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WR5 2DZ
Coordinates
52.1861, -2.2105
Grid reference
SO857542
Easting
385,705
Northing
254,226
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4V5QPQ+CQ
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

Administrative Information

Worcester
Local Authority
Council Area
Worcester E14001597
Constituency
E14001597
West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Fort Royal
Constituency code
E14001597
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Worcester, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Worcester

Health & NHS

West Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
Sub ICB Location
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB - 18C
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Worcester 011D E01032294
E01032294
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Worcester 011 E02006744
E02006744
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Worcester 011D E01032294
E01032294
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Worcester 011 E02006744
E02006744
Urban: 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

7:27 AM4:19 PM
7:27 AM
Sunrise
4:19 PM
Sunset
8 hours 52 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:27 AM
Sunset (today)
4:19 PM
Daylight duration
8 hours 52 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WR5 2DZ 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 E01032294 and MSOA E02006744 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 15666
Present — Active
Postcode WR5 2DZ 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

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