Most deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Around average · 4.3 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£330,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,452 sales
+1.5%
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.
16449
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16449 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 · WR8 9BQ
HM Land Registry · Wychavon
Average price
£377,784
Median price: £330,000
Median +1.5% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,452 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '25Jul '25: 1 sales · avg £604,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£604k£567k£530k
Aug '24Jul '25
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 WR8 9BQ
England & WalesCrime trends · near WR8 9BQ
Counts are for Eckington 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
6
YoY -40%
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
1
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
3
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.7%
Other White2.2%
+ other · 3.2%
Religion
Christian60.1%
No religion33.4%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6427.0%
65–7416.5%
35–4915.4%
75–8411.2%
10–156.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children18.6%
Single family household, all members 66+18.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.8%
One person: aged 66+13.5%
One person: other9.4%
+ 9 other households · 24.5%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 5.7 km straight lineabout 71 min
Pershore Rail Station
Rail · Main Entrance
- 8.0 km straight lineabout 100 min
Worcestershire Parkway Rail Station
Rail
- 10.0 km straight lineabout 124 min
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 225 m straight lineabout 3 min
Defford Arms Inn
Bus · opp · north
- 239 m straight lineabout 3 min
Church
Bus · opp · south-west
- 243 m straight lineabout 3 min
Defford Arms
Bus · adj · south-west
- 251 m straight lineabout 3 min
Church
Bus · adj · north-east
- 793 m straight lineabout 10 min
Birlingham Turn
Bus · opp · north-east
Coordinates & Location for WR8 9BQ
Postcode
WR8 9BQ
Coordinates
52.0882, -2.1194
Grid reference
SO919433
Easting
391,915
Northing
243,322
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4V3VQJ+76
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Defford
Travel to Work
Evesham
ITL Region
Wychavon
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Wychavon
Local Authority
Council AreaWest Worcestershire E14001579
Constituency
E14001579West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Eckington
Constituency code
E14001579
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Defford
International Territorial Level
Wychavon
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
Wychavon 019C E01032372
E01032372MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wychavon 019 E02006766
E02006766LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wychavon 019C E01032372
E01032372MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wychavon 019 E02006766
E02006766Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
7:34 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
10 hours 39 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:34 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 39 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2009
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~17 years
Active Duration
2009 -> PresentJuly 2009 — Introduced
Postcode WR8 9BQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01032372 and MSOA E02006766 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 16449
Present — Active
Postcode WR8 9BQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2009
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~17 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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