WR3 8BU

St Stephen · 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
WR3
Postcode sector
WR3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR3 8LR 49 m
WR3 8BT 78 m
WR3 8AQ 86 m
WR3 8PG 108 m
WR3 8LW 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR3 8BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR3
Postcode sector
WR3 8
Latitude
52.205607
Longitude
-2.218879
British National Grid easting
385,139
British National Grid northing
256,397

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
E00181405
Lower layer super output area
Worcester 004C · E01032327
Middle layer super output area
Worcester 004 · E02006737

Postcode source versions

Explore WR3

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brick Court, 10, Apartment 6, Kiln Crescent, Worcester, WR3 8BU 6 February 2017 £512,400

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
29
Secondary
5
  1. Bishop Perowne CofE College

    Academy converter

    151 m
  2. St George's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    394 m
  3. St Barnabas CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    416 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,211
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,891
  • Shoplifting 857
  • Anti social behaviour 553
  • Public order 411
  • Criminal damage and arson 332

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

5 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.4
WR3 8 residents
9,719

Age bands in WR3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,532 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

979 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.4%

2,684 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

2,768 residents

Age 65 and over
18.7%

1,836 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WR3 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    543 m

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    655 m

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    816 m

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    1.6 km

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    1.6 km

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    1.6 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    1.7 km

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81006

    2.0 km

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81063

    3.0 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

  • Bishops Avenue

    BCT · Merrimans Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Bishops Avenue

    BCT · Merrimans Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Bishop Perowne School

    BCT · Merrimans Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Gillam Street

    BCT · Merrimans Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Gillam Street

    BCT · Merrimans Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Worcester 004C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,863 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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
0
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. Bishop Perowne CofE College is the nearest published school at 151 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,211 published events cover 12 months, averaging 434.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,891 events.

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