WR2 4YW

Lower Wick & Pitmaston · Worcester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Worcester
Constituency
Worcester
Postcode district
WR2
Postcode sector
WR2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR2 4YX 0 m
WR2 4NR 46 m
WR2 4NT 99 m
WR2 4HN 101 m
WR2 4DU 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR2 4YW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 June 2026
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR2
Postcode sector
WR2 4
Latitude
52.175268
Longitude
-2.235167
British National Grid easting
384,015
British National Grid northing
253,026

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Worcester · E07000237
Parish or community
E43000153
Westminster constituency
Worcester · E14001597
Output area
E00164676
Lower layer super output area
Worcester 012D · E01032289
Middle layer super output area
Worcester 012 · E02006745

Postcode source versions

Explore WR2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
24
Secondary
5
  1. Pitmaston Primary School

    Community school

    863 m
  2. Christopher Whitehead Language College

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
948
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 354
  • Anti social behaviour 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 103
  • Shoplifting 72
  • Other theft 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WR2 4 residents
10,320

Age bands in WR2 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

1,408 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,030 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.4%

2,081 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

2,907 residents

Age 65 and over
27.3%

2,794 residents

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.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81063

    1.6 km

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81006

    1.7 km

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    2.2 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    2.8 km

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    3.1 km

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    3.1 km

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    3.1 km

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    3.8 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Lower Wick Island

    BCT · Lower Wick

    0.1 miles
  • Weir Lane

    BCT · Lower Wick

    0.1 miles
  • Weir Lane

    BCT · Lower Wick

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Wick Island

    BCT · Lower Wick

    0.1 miles
  • Edmonton Close

    BCT · Lower Wick

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Worcester 012D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,575 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Pitmaston Primary School is the nearest published school at 863 m.

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

Recorded crime

948 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 354 events.

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