WR5 2PS

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 2PX 192 m
WR5 2RR 483 m
WR5 2QN 492 m
WR5 2PR 694 m
WR5 2PT 813 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR5 2PS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 2
Latitude
52.159022
Longitude
-2.179020
British National Grid easting
387,850
British National Grid northing
251,208

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

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Wilmores House, Church Lane, Norton, Worcester, WR5 2PS 14 January 2026 £665,000
Beech House, Church Lane, Norton, Worcester, WR5 2PS 14 May 2024 £875,000
Keppler, 1, Church Lane, Norton, Worcester, WR5 2PS 16 November 2023 £685,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Norton College

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km
  3. Whittington CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
94
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 27
  • Burglary 16
  • Other theft 9
  • Public order 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
66

31 female, 35 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WR5 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
44.8%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    4.3 km

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    4.3 km

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hatfield Turn

    BCT · Norton

    0.0 miles
  • Hatfield Turn

    BCT · Norton

    0.0 miles
  • Retreat Inn

    BCT · Norton

    0.3 miles
  • Retreat Inn

    BCT · Norton

    0.3 miles
  • Motorway Northbound

    BCT · Whittington

    0.5 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
2
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 £685,000 from 3 recorded sales in WR5 2PS. 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

94 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 27 events.

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