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WR1 1QU

Arboretum · Worcester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Worcester
Ward
Arboretum
Local authority
Worcester
Constituency
Worcester
Postcode district
WR1
Postcode sector
WR1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR1 1QP 59 m
WR1 1QZ 80 m
WR1 1QS 83 m
WR1 1QX 86 m
WR1 1QR 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR1 1QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR1
Postcode sector
WR1 1
Latitude
52.204018
Longitude
-2.222602
British National Grid easting
384,884
British National Grid northing
256,221

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Worcester · E07000237
Electoral ward
Arboretum · E05015849
Parish or community
E43000153
Westminster constituency
Worcester · E14001597
Output area
E00164633
Lower layer super output area
Worcester 007B · E01032281
Middle layer super output area
Worcester 007 · E02006740

Postcode source versions

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Property

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24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
86, Flag Meadow Walk, Worcester, WR1 1QU 23 May 2025 £220,000
80, Flag Meadow Walk, Worcester, WR1 1QU 17 January 2025 £319,000
75, Flag Meadow Walk, Worcester, WR1 1QU 28 March 2024 £325,100

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
29
Secondary
5

  1. St George's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    162 m

  2. Bishop Perowne CofE College

    Academy converter

    386 m

  3. Royal Grammar School Worcester

    Other independent school

    399 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,268
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,921
  • Shoplifting 878
  • Anti social behaviour 563
  • Public order 414
  • Criminal damage and arson 328

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

17 female, 14 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
1.5
WR1 1 residents
4,733

Age bands in WR1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.4%

502 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.2%

973 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.5%

1,846 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.2%

1,188 residents

Age 65 and over
15.8%

843 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WR1 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
31.8%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    345 m

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    516 m

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

    BARBOURNE HOUSE, 44 DROITWICH ROAD, WORCESTER, WR3 7LH

    ODS code M81049

    551 m

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    1.4 km

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

    TURNPIKE HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE, 37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1EZ

    ODS code M81035

    1.6 km

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    1.7 km

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HENWICK HALT MEDICAL CENTRE, 1 INGLES DRIVE, ST JOHNS, WORCESTER, WR2 5HL

    ODS code M81006

    1.7 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    2.0 km

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

    ST JOHN'S HOUSE MED CTR, 299 BROMYARD ROAD, WORCESTER, WR2 5ER

    ODS code M81063

    2.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Saint Georges Lane North

    BCT · Barbourne

    0.0 miles

  • Saint Georges Lane North

    BCT · Barbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Bishops Avenue

    BCT · Merrimans Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Bishops Avenue

    BCT · Merrimans Hill

    0.1 miles

  • St George's Square

    BCT · Barbourne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Worcester 007B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,038 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
4
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £312,000 from 4 recorded sales in WR1 1QU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Worcester is £253,787 in June 2026, up 1.7% year on year.

Schools

47 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. St George's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 162 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

5,268 published events cover 12 months, averaging 439 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,921 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.