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WR5 1BS

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 1AA 7 m
WR5 1AL 46 m
WR5 1AF 49 m
WR5 1AD 63 m
WR5 1AJ 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR5 1BS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
1 December 1984
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 1
Latitude
52.189458
Longitude
-2.214981
British National Grid easting
385,400
British National Grid northing
254,600

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
E00164701
Lower layer super output area
Worcester 011F · E01033249
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
47
Primary
28
Secondary
5

  1. Newbridge School

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    331 m

  2. Stanley Road Primary School

    Academy converter

    357 m

  3. Fort Royal

    Community special school

    372 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,847
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,222
  • Shoplifting 765
  • Anti social behaviour 629
  • Criminal damage and arson 446
  • Public order 444

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

    264 m

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    973 m

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    1.0 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

    1.5 km

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    1.6 km

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    2.3 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    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

Nearby transport

  • City Walls Road

    BCT · Worcester

    0.1 miles

  • Sidbury

    BCT · Worcester

    0.2 miles

  • Sidbury

    BCT · Worcester

    0.2 miles

  • King's School

    BCT · Worcester

    0.2 miles

  • Sidbury

    BCT · Worcester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Worcester 011F, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,956 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
3 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

47 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Newbridge School is the nearest published school at 331 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,847 published events cover 12 months, averaging 487.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,222 events.

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