WR5 2BA

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR5 2DF 110 m
WR5 2DQ 113 m
WR5 2QU 285 m
WR5 2PT 467 m
WR5 2RT 719 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR5 2BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 2
Latitude
52.157511
Longitude
-2.161356
British National Grid easting
389,058
British National Grid northing
251,037

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wychavon · E07000238
Parish or community
E04010418
Westminster constituency
Droitwich and Evesham · E14001203
Output area
E00165265
Lower layer super output area
Wychavon 009D · E01032403
Middle layer super output area
Wychavon 009 · E02006756

Postcode source versions

Explore WR5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Crucible Business Park, Woodbury Lane, Norton, Worcester, WR5 2BA 23 December 2021 £9,393,747

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Norton College

    Other independent special school

    25 m
  2. Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Whittington CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
42
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Burglary 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Public order 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WR5 2 residents
9,854

Age bands in WR5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

1,787 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

1,087 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

2,511 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

2,719 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

1,748 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.

Nearby transport

  • Worcestershire Parkway Rail Station

    RLY · Norton

    0.1 miles
  • Worcestershire Parkway

    BCT · Norton

    0.1 miles
  • Worcestershire Parkway

    BCT · Norton

    0.1 miles
  • Woodbury Lane

    BCT · Norton

    0.2 miles
  • Woodbury Lane

    BCT · Norton

    0.2 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.

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
1
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 £9,393,747 from 1 recorded sale in WR5 2BA. 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Norton College is the nearest published school at 25 m.

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

Recorded crime

42 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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