WR5 1BF

Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington · Wychavon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Worcester
Local authority
Wychavon
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR5 1AR 39 m
WR5 1AS 79 m
WR5 1FA 93 m
WR5 1TB 117 m
WR5 2NR 162 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR5 1BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 1
Latitude
52.182356
Longitude
-2.176978
British National Grid easting
387,996
British National Grid northing
253,803

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wychavon · E07000238
Parish or community
E04010442
Westminster constituency
Droitwich and Evesham · E14001203
Output area
E00181309
Lower layer super output area
Wychavon 009D · E01032403
Middle layer super output area
Wychavon 009 · E02006756

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Willow Bank, Whittington, Worcester, WR5 1BF 21 November 2025 £280,000
36, Willow Bank, Whittington, Worcester, WR5 1BF 20 August 2025 £257,000
7, Willow Bank, Whittington, Worcester, WR5 1BF 27 June 2025 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
25
Secondary
5
  1. Worcester Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    694 m
  2. Nunnery Wood High School

    Academy converter

    907 m
  3. New College Worcester (NMSS)

    Non-maintained special school

    940 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,021
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 483
  • Shoplifting 101
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Criminal damage and arson 78
  • Other theft 71

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

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

9

within 5 km

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    2.3 km

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    2.3 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    2.9 km

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    2.9 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    4.0 km

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    4.1 km

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81006

    4.1 km

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    4.4 km

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81063

    5.0 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

  • County Hall Shelter

    BCT · Nunnery Wood

    0.3 miles
  • County Hall Shelter

    BCT · Nunnery Wood

    0.3 miles
  • Wildwood Drive

    BCT · Nunnery Wood

    0.3 miles
  • Wildwood Drive

    BCT · Nunnery Wood

    0.3 miles
  • County Hall Boiler House

    BCT · Nunnery Wood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wychavon 009D, 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

20,553 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £268,500 from 8 recorded sales in WR5 1BF. 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

Published establishments

44 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Worcester Sixth Form College is the nearest published school at 694 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,021 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 483 events.

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