WR2 5BU

St John's · 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
WR2
Postcode sector
WR2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR2 5BT 10 m
WR2 5BN 47 m
WR2 5AX 67 m
WR2 5BL 75 m
WR2 5BS 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR2 5BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2015
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR2
Postcode sector
WR2 5
Latitude
52.188769
Longitude
-2.236935
British National Grid easting
383,899
British National Grid northing
254,528

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Worcester · E07000237
Electoral ward
St John's · E05015860
Parish or community
E43000153
Westminster constituency
Worcester · E14001597
Output area
E00164851
Lower layer super output area
Worcester 009E · E01032322
Middle layer super output area
Worcester 009 · E02006742

Postcode source versions

Explore WR2

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, Bromyard Road, Worcester, WR2 5BU 10 September 2014 £342,300
28, Bromyard Road, Worcester, WR2 5BU 10 March 2014 £1,100,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
28
Secondary
5
  1. Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit

    Pupil referral unit

    112 m
  2. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary

    Academy converter

    154 m
  3. St Clement's CofE Primary

    Academy converter

    345 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,167
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,007
  • Shoplifting 691
  • Anti social behaviour 563
  • Public order 405
  • Criminal damage and arson 354

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WR2 5 residents
12,989

Age bands in WR2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

2,173 residents

Age 15 to 24
18%

2,369 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.9%

3,287 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.6%

2,981 residents

Age 65 and over
18%

2,374 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

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81006

    225 m

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81063

    902 m

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    1.4 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    1.4 km

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    1.7 km

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    2.4 km

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    2.4 km

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    2.4 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Nelson Road

    BCT · St Johns

    0.1 miles
  • Library

    BCT · St Johns

    0.1 miles
  • Nelson Road

    BCT · St Johns

    0.1 miles
  • Library

    BCT · St Johns

    0.1 miles
  • Comer Road

    BCT · St Johns

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Worcester 009E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,459 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

45 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit is the nearest published school at 112 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,167 published events cover 12 months, averaging 430.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,007 events.

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