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WR2 5SU

Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick · Malvern Hills · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Worcester
Ward
Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick
Local authority
Malvern Hills
Constituency
West Worcestershire
Postcode district
WR2
Postcode sector
WR2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR2 5SZ 245 m
WR2 5AL 338 m
WR2 5SW 360 m
WR2 5TS 385 m
WR2 5UN 393 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR2 5SU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR2
Postcode sector
WR2 5
Latitude
52.178045
Longitude
-2.257513
British National Grid easting
382,488
British National Grid northing
253,340

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Malvern Hills · E07000235
Electoral ward
Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick · E05015380
Parish or community
E04010336
Westminster constituency
West Worcestershire · E14001579
Output area
E00181272
Lower layer super output area
Malvern Hills 003C · E01032182
Middle layer super output area
Malvern Hills 003 · E02006712

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Hoppins, Upper Wick Lane, Rushwick, Worcester, WR2 5SU 26 August 2020 £440,000
Norcott, Upper Wick Lane, Rushwick, Worcester, WR2 5SU 27 July 2016 £220,000
Upper Wick Cottage, Upper Wick Lane, Rushwick, Worcester, WR2 5SU 9 January 2014 £490,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. Rushwick CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    321 m

  2. Honeywell Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

  3. Pitmaston Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
620
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 283
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Criminal damage and arson 62
  • Other theft 48
  • Burglary 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
89

53 female, 36 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
4.7
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WR2 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
95.8%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81063

    1.1 km

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81006

    2.1 km

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    3.2 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    3.2 km

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    3.4 km

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    4.1 km

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    4.1 km

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    4.2 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Christine Avenue

    BCT · Rushwick

    0.2 miles

  • Christine Avenue

    BCT · Rushwick

    0.3 miles

  • Bypass Island

    BCT · St Johns

    0.3 miles

  • Bypass Island

    BCT · St Johns

    0.3 miles

  • Laugherne Brook

    BCT · St Johns

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Malvern Hills 003C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,008 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

36 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Rushwick CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 321 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

620 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 283 events.

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