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WR5 2BT

Battenhall · Worcester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Worcester
Ward
Battenhall
Local authority
Worcester
Constituency
Worcester
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR5 2BU 49 m
WR5 2DA 78 m
WR5 2FW 160 m
WR5 2BY 170 m
WR5 2HW 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR5 2BT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 2
Latitude
52.177891
Longitude
-2.202685
British National Grid easting
386,237
British National Grid northing
253,311

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Worcester · E07000237
Electoral ward
Battenhall · E05015850
Parish or community
E43000153
Westminster constituency
Worcester · E14001597
Output area
E00164653
Lower layer super output area
Worcester 013B · E01032284
Middle layer super output area
Worcester 013 · E02006746

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
156, Battenhall Road, Worcester, WR5 2BT 24 March 2026 £562,500
152, Battenhall Road, Worcester, WR5 2BT 12 December 2025 £780,000
138, Battenhall Road, Worcester, WR5 2BT 10 December 2025 £793,359

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
28
Secondary
5

  1. Kimichi Worcester

    Other independent school

    422 m

  2. Cherry Orchard Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    601 m

  3. Red Hill CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    665 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,602
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 638
  • Anti social behaviour 184
  • Criminal damage and arson 184
  • Public order 113
  • Other theft 101

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
85

42 female, 43 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WR5 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
86.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
86.8%
Gigabit-capable
86.8%
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

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    1.8 km

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    1.9 km

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    1.9 km

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81006

    2.6 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    3.0 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    3.2 km

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    3.2 km

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81063

    3.3 km

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    3.8 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

  • The Ridgeway Steps

    BCT · Battenhall

    0.0 miles

  • The Ridgeway Steps

    BCT · Battenhall

    0.0 miles

  • Chase End Close

    BCT · Battenhall

    0.1 miles

  • Chase End Close

    BCT · Battenhall

    0.1 miles

  • Evendine Close Steps

    BCT · Battenhall

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Worcester 013B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,506 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
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

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 £530,000 from 13 recorded sales in WR5 2BT. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Worcester is £253,787 in June 2026, up 1.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

47 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Kimichi Worcester is the nearest published school at 422 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,602 published events cover 12 months, averaging 133.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 638 events.

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