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WR5 2JA

POSTCODE

WR5 2JA is a postcode in Battenhall.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
52.1836, -2.2099
OS grid SO857539 (385,745, 253,949)
IMD England
8/10
#25896
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 4.8 per 1k
MoM -47% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C4V5QMR+C2
Least deprived 20⁠–⁠30%
IMD England
Around average · 4.8 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.
25896
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25896 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 & Wales
Property sales · WR5 2JA
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
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Police Recorded Crime near WR5 2JA

England & Wales
Crime trends · near WR5 2JA

Counts are for Battenhall 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
12
YoY —
19112
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
8
YoY —
1680
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
3
YoY —
1580
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

30
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,704
White Brit.83.2%
Other White5.2%
Pakistani3.1%
Other Asian1.4%
African1.3%
+ 1 other groups · 5.8%

Religion

Total residents: 1,704
Christian44.8%
No religion44.0%
Not answered5.6%
Muslim4.8%
+ other · 0.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,703
50–6422.0%
35–4920.2%
25–3411.2%
10–158.9%
65–748.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.4%

Households

Total households: 729
One person: other19.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.7%
One person: aged 66+11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
Single family household, all members 66+9.1%
+ 9 other households · 31.4%

Getting around

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

Stations

  • Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station

    Rail

    1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min

  • Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station

    Rail

    1.5 km straight lineabout 19 min

  • Worcestershire Parkway Rail Station

    Rail

    4.6 km straight lineabout 57 min

Bus stops

  • Athelstan Road

    Bus · adj · north

    80 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Athelstan Road

    Bus · opp · south

    91 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Battenhall Lodge

    Bus · adj · north-west

    155 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Battenhall Lodge

    Bus · opp · south-east

    185 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Battle Road

    Bus · NW Bound · north-west

    186 m straight lineabout 2 min

Coordinates & Location for WR5 2JA

England
Country
Worcester
Local Authority
Worcestershire
Battenhall
Ward
Worcester and Kidderminster
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WR5 2JA
Coordinates
52.1836, -2.2099
Grid reference
SO857539
Easting
385,745
Northing
253,949
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4V5QMR+C2
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

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.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Administrative Information

Worcester
Local Authority
Council Area
Worcester E14001597
Constituency
E14001597
West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Battenhall
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 England
West 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 011A E01032285
E01032285
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Worcester 011 E02006744
E02006744
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Worcester 011A E01032285
E01032285
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

7:38 AM6:09 PM
7:38 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
10 hours 31 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:38 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 31 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 2JA 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 E01032285 and MSOA E02006744 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 25896
Present — Active
Postcode WR5 2JA 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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