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WR1 2RX

Fort Royal · Worcester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Worcester
Ward
Fort Royal
Local authority
Worcester
Constituency
Worcester
Postcode district
WR1
Postcode sector
WR1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR1 2SA 79 m
WR1 2PB 81 m
WR1 2PF 110 m
WR1 2SB 118 m
WR4 0WR 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR1 2RX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR1
Postcode sector
WR1 2
Latitude
52.196417
Longitude
-2.215220
British National Grid easting
385,386
British National Grid northing
255,374

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Worcester · E07000237
Electoral ward
Fort Royal · E05015854
Parish or community
E43000153
Westminster constituency
Worcester · E14001597
Output area
E00172270
Lower layer super output area
Worcester 011E · E01033248
Middle layer super output area
Worcester 011 · E02006744

Postcode source versions

Explore WR1

Property

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90 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Quay House, Flat 9, Lowesmoor Terrace, Worcester, WR1 2RX 20 March 2026 £113,000
Quay House, Flat 4, Lowesmoor Terrace, Worcester, WR1 2RX 15 May 2025 £130,000
Quay House, Flat 11, Lowesmoor Terrace, Worcester, WR1 2RX 4 October 2024 £145,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
28
Secondary
5

  1. Stanley Road Primary School

    Academy converter

    718 m

  2. Newbridge School

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    780 m

  3. Royal Grammar School Worcester

    Other independent school

    812 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,266
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,336
  • Shoplifting 923
  • Anti social behaviour 646
  • Public order 477
  • Criminal damage and arson 465

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
94

46 female, 48 male

Postcode households
69
Residents per household
1.4
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 3.7% 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+
89.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
89.3%
Gigabit-capable
89.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
10.7%

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

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    533 m

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    790 m

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    854 m

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    928 m

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    1.0 km

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81006

    1.5 km

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    1.5 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    1.8 km

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81063

    2.6 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

  • Lowesmoor Terrace

    BCT · Lowesmoor

    0.1 miles

  • Lowesmoor Terrace

    BCT · Lowesmoor

    0.1 miles

  • Lowesmoor Terrace

    BCT · Lowesmoor

    0.1 miles

  • Kenilworth Close

    BCT · Rainbow Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Kenilworth Close

    BCT · Rainbow Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Worcester 011E, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,162 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
Low risk addresses
27
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 £115,750 from 10 recorded sales in WR1 2RX. 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 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Stanley Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 718 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,266 published events cover 12 months, averaging 522.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,336 events.

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