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WR5 2SS

Kempsey · Malvern Hills · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Worcester
Ward
Kempsey
Local authority
Malvern Hills
Constituency
West Worcestershire
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR5 2SZ 39 m
WR5 2SX 46 m
WR5 2SY 55 m
WR5 2TA 86 m
WR5 2SW 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR5 2SS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 2
Latitude
52.163639
Longitude
-2.208614
British National Grid easting
385,827
British National Grid northing
251,727

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Malvern Hills · E07000235
Electoral ward
Kempsey · E05015387
Parish or community
E04010312
Westminster constituency
West Worcestershire · E14001579
Output area
E00164196
Lower layer super output area
Malvern Hills 008A · E01032191
Middle layer super output area
Malvern Hills 008 · E02006717

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
24, Pear Tree Drive, Broomhall, Worcester, WR5 2SS 16 June 2026 £330,000
5, Pear Tree Drive, Broomhall, Worcester, WR5 2SS 22 May 2026 £132,500
45, Pear Tree Drive, Broomhall, Worcester, WR5 2SS 27 April 2026 £345,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
22
Secondary
4

  1. Cherry Orchard Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km

  2. Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 km

  3. Kimichi Worcester

    Other independent school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
485
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 188
  • Anti social behaviour 68
  • Criminal damage and arson 53
  • Shoplifting 40
  • Other theft 38

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

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+
97.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
97.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97.7%
Gigabit-capable
97.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
95.5%
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

8

within 5 km

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    3.2 km

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81006

    3.5 km

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    3.5 km

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    3.5 km

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81063

    3.8 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    4.3 km

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    4.5 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    4.8 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

  • Kestrel Drive

    BCT · St Peter the Great

    0.3 miles

  • Kestrel Drive

    BCT · St Peter the Great

    0.3 miles

  • Clerkenleap

    BCT · Clerkenleap

    0.4 miles

  • West View

    BCT · St Peter the Great

    0.4 miles

  • Bittern Road

    BCT · St Peter the Great

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Malvern Hills 008A, 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

22,151 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
0
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 £313,495 from 31 recorded sales in WR5 2SS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Malvern Hills is £350,906 in June 2026, up 8.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

38 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Cherry Orchard Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

485 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 188 events.

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