WR3 8RF

North Claines & Salwarpe · Wychavon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Worcester
Local authority
Wychavon
Postcode district
WR3
Postcode sector
WR3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR3 8RE 65 m
WR3 8RG 88 m
WR3 8RD 110 m
WR3 7UJ 114 m
WR3 8RU 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR3 8RF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR3
Postcode sector
WR3 8
Latitude
52.231108
Longitude
-2.191198
British National Grid easting
387,038
British National Grid northing
259,228

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wychavon · E07000238
Parish or community
E04010415
Westminster constituency
Droitwich and Evesham · E14001203
Output area
E00165251
Lower layer super output area
Wychavon 006B · E01032400
Middle layer super output area
Wychavon 006 · E02006753

Postcode source versions

Explore WR3

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Yew Tree Lane, Fernhill Heath, Worcester, WR3 8RF 28 March 2025 £353,500
15, Yew Tree Lane, Fernhill Heath, Worcester, WR3 8RF 7 October 2024 £290,000
3, Yew Tree Lane, Fernhill Heath, Worcester, WR3 8RF 30 August 2024 £320,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
24
Secondary
3
  1. Hindlip CofE First School

    Voluntary controlled school

    227 m
  2. The River School

    Other independent school

    1.4 km
  3. Claines CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
174
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 73
  • Other theft 23
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Public order 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

22 female, 17 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.4% 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+
94.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
94.4%
Gigabit-capable
94.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
44.4%

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

10

within 5 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    2.8 km

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    3.4 km

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    4.0 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

    4.1 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    4.2 km

  • CORBETT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    36 CORBETT AVENUE, DROITWICH, WR9 7BE

    ODS code M81091

    4.6 km

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    4.7 km

  • SALTERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DROITWICH MEDICAL CENTRE, OMBERSLEY STREET, DROITWICH, WR9 8RD

    ODS code M81034

    4.7 km

  • SPA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DROITWICH MEDICAL CENTRE, OMBERSLEY STREET EAST, DROITWICH, WR9 8RD

    ODS code M81047

    4.7 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

  • Post Office Lane

    BCT · Fernhill Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Post Office Lane

    BCT · Fernhill Heath

    0.1 miles
  • The Bull Inn

    BCT · Fernhill Heath

    0.2 miles
  • The Bull Inn

    BCT · Fernhill Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Creswell Close

    BCT · Fernhill Heath

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wychavon 006B, 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

26,288 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £305,000 from 4 recorded sales in WR3 8RF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wychavon is £328,015 in June 2026, up 5.6% year on year.

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 3 secondary schools. Hindlip CofE First School is the nearest published school at 227 m.

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

Recorded crime

174 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 73 events.

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