WR1 3BQ

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR1 1JL 34 m
WR1 3AR 48 m
WR1 1HL 51 m
WR1 3DF 52 m
WR1 1HZ 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR1 3BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR1
Postcode sector
WR1 3
Latitude
52.198225
Longitude
-2.224387
British National Grid easting
384,760
British National Grid northing
255,577

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
E00164722
Lower layer super output area
Worcester 007F · E01033247
Middle layer super output area
Worcester 007 · E02006740

Postcode source versions

Explore WR1

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Star Stage School, Britannia Road, Worcester, WR1 3BQ 10 June 2021 £1,025,000
Star Stage School, Britannia Road, Worcester, WR1 3BQ 14 August 2018 £230,000
Star Stage School, Britannia Road, Worcester, WR1 3BQ 14 February 2014 £220,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
29
Secondary
5
  1. Royal Grammar School Worcester

    Other independent school

    278 m
  2. St George's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    498 m
  3. Riversides School

    Academy special sponsor led

    653 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,973
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,202
  • Shoplifting 920
  • Anti social behaviour 626
  • Public order 472
  • Criminal damage and arson 405

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
38

18 female, 20 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
1.5
WR1 3 residents
3,144

Age bands in WR1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.5%

232 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.3%

325 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.1%

761 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

650 residents

Age 65 and over
19.6%

479 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WR1 3 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+
93.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
79.3%
Gigabit-capable
55.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
31%

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

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    304 m

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    487 m

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    912 m

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81006

    1.1 km

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    1.2 km

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    1.4 km

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    1.5 km

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81063

    2.2 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    2.3 km

Nearby transport

  • The Tything

    BCT · Arboretum

    0.1 miles
  • Moor Street

    BCT · Barbourne

    0.1 miles
  • The Tything

    BCT · Arboretum

    0.1 miles
  • Little London

    BCT · Barbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Little London

    BCT · Barbourne

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Worcester 007F, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,363 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
13
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

Schools

47 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. Royal Grammar School Worcester is the nearest published school at 278 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,973 published events cover 12 months, averaging 497.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,202 events.

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