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WR2 5WB

Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick · Malvern Hills · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5WF 52 m
WR2 5WH 66 m
WR2 5SG 112 m
WR2 5US 169 m
WR2 5GP 182 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR2 5WB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR2
Postcode sector
WR2 5
Latitude
52.193004
Longitude
-2.262353
British National Grid easting
382,163
British National Grid northing
255,005

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
E00181399
Lower layer super output area
Malvern Hills 003C · E01032182
Middle layer super output area
Malvern Hills 003 · E02006712

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. Honeywell Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    634 m

  2. University of Worcester

    Higher education institutions

    1.4 km

  3. Rushwick CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
954
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 449
  • Anti social behaviour 94
  • Criminal damage and arson 93
  • Other theft 64
  • Shoplifting 54

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

  • 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

    1.9 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    2.5 km

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    2.6 km

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    3.1 km

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    3.1 km

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    4.0 km

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    4.1 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    4.9 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

  • Hathaway Close

    BCT · Dines Green

    0.2 miles

  • Grenville Road

    BCT · Dines Green

    0.3 miles

  • Tudor Way

    BCT · Dines Green

    0.3 miles

  • Tudor Way

    BCT · Dines Green

    0.3 miles

  • Spenser Road

    BCT · Dines Green

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Honeywell Primary School is the nearest published school at 634 m.

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

Recorded crime

954 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 449 events.

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