WR5 2LJ

Nunnery · Worcester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Nunnery
Local authority
Worcester
Constituency
Worcester
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR5 2FZ 39 m
WR5 2DW 75 m
WR5 2FB 100 m
WR5 2GN 103 m
WR5 2FY 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR5 2LJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 2
Latitude
52.180513
Longitude
-2.188613
British National Grid easting
387,200
British National Grid northing
253,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Worcester · E07000237
Electoral ward
Nunnery · E05015857
Parish or community
E43000153
Westminster constituency
Worcester · E14001597
Output area
E00164769
Lower layer super output area
Worcester 013D · E01032308
Middle layer super output area
Worcester 013 · E02006746

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. New College Worcester (NMSS)

    Non-maintained special school

    137 m
  2. Nunnery Wood High School

    Academy converter

    403 m
  3. Worcester Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    406 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,420
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 630
  • Anti social behaviour 157
  • Criminal damage and arson 137
  • Shoplifting 130
  • Other theft 85

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.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    2.3 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    2.8 km

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81006

    3.4 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    3.4 km

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    3.6 km

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    4.0 km

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81063

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • New College Worcester

    BCT · Whittington

    0.1 miles
  • New College Worcester

    BCT · Whittington

    0.1 miles
  • Nunnery Wood High School

    BCT · Red Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Kilbury Drive

    BCT · Whittington

    0.1 miles
  • Red Hill Traffic Island

    BCT · Red Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Worcester 013D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,598 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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. New College Worcester (NMSS) is the nearest published school at 137 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,420 published events cover 12 months, averaging 118.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 630 events.

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