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WR5 1AB

Fort Royal · Worcester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Fort Royal
Local authority
Worcester
Constituency
Worcester
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR5 1AE 36 m
WR5 1AD 40 m
WR5 1DA 55 m
WR5 1AG 79 m
WR5 1AF 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR5 1AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1997
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 1
Latitude
52.188559
Longitude
-2.214977
British National Grid easting
385,400
British National Grid northing
254,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Worcester · E07000237
Electoral ward
Fort Royal · E05015854
Parish or community
E43000153
Westminster constituency
Worcester · E14001597
Output area
E00164712
Lower layer super output area
Worcester 011D · E01032294
Middle layer super output area
Worcester 011 · E02006744

Postcode source versions

Explore WR5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
26
Secondary
5

  1. Fort Royal

    Community special school

    340 m

  2. Newbridge School

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    366 m

  3. The King's School

    Other independent school

    400 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,823
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,215
  • Shoplifting 765
  • Anti social behaviour 621
  • Public order 442
  • Criminal damage and arson 441

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WR5 1 residents
11,388

Age bands in WR5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.9%

2,337 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.7%

1,370 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.6%

3,366 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

2,877 residents

Age 65 and over
15.3%

1,801 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

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    360 m

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    1.0 km

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    1.1 km

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81006

    1.4 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    1.6 km

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    1.7 km

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    2.3 km

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81063

    2.4 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Sidbury

    BCT · Worcester

    0.1 miles

  • Sidbury

    BCT · Worcester

    0.1 miles

  • Sidbury

    BCT · Worcester

    0.2 miles

  • King's School

    BCT · Worcester

    0.2 miles

  • City Walls Road

    BCT · Worcester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Worcester 011D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,666 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
2 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 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Fort Royal is the nearest published school at 340 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,823 published events cover 12 months, averaging 485.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,215 events.

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