WR1 2GJ

Cathedral · Worcester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Worcester
Local authority
Worcester
Constituency
Worcester
Postcode district
WR1
Postcode sector
WR1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR1 2GL 29 m
WR1 2GH 37 m
WR1 2BF 39 m
WR1 2AA 47 m
WR1 2AJ 51 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR1 2GJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR1
Postcode sector
WR1 2
Latitude
52.183639
Longitude
-2.221272
British National Grid easting
384,968
British National Grid northing
253,954

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Worcester · E07000237
Electoral ward
Cathedral · E05015851
Parish or community
E43000153
Westminster constituency
Worcester · E14001597
Output area
E00181376
Lower layer super output area
Worcester 013E · E01034323
Middle layer super output area
Worcester 013 · E02006746

Postcode source versions

Explore WR1

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Waters Edge, Apartment 4, Armstrong Drive, Worcester, WR1 2GJ 29 March 2023 £285,000
Waters Edge, Apartment 11, Armstrong Drive, Worcester, WR1 2GJ 7 March 2023 £242,500
Waters Edge, Apartment 7, Armstrong Drive, Worcester, WR1 2GJ 11 December 2020 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
27
Secondary
5
  1. The King's School

    Other independent school

    438 m
  2. Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College

    Voluntary aided school

    736 m
  3. Christopher Whitehead Language College

    Academy converter

    859 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,185
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,917
  • Shoplifting 735
  • Anti social behaviour 552
  • Public order 415
  • Criminal damage and arson 367

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.3
WR1 2 residents
2,523

Age bands in WR1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.1%

283 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.1%

436 residents

Age 25 to 44
37%

942 residents

Age 45 to 64
22%

562 residents

Age 65 and over
12.8%

326 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WR1 2 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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 straight-line

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    955 m

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81006

    1.2 km

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    1.7 km

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    1.8 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    1.9 km

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81063

    2.0 km

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    2.1 km

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    2.8 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Waterfront Park

    BCT · Diglis

    0.1 miles
  • Waterfront Park

    BCT · Diglis

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Field Terrace

    BCT · Diglis

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Field Terrace

    BCT · Diglis

    0.1 miles
  • The Hill Avenue

    BCT · Diglis

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Worcester 013E, 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

17,239 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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
0
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 £263,750 from 2 recorded sales in WR1 2GJ. 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. The King's School is the nearest published school at 438 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,185 published events cover 12 months, averaging 432.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,917 events.

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