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WR5 2WD

Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington · Wychavon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington
Local authority
Wychavon
Constituency
Droitwich and Evesham
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR5 2SG 0 m
WR5 2SE 73 m
WR5 2SF 80 m
WR5 2PA 158 m
WR5 2QP 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR5 2WD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2002
Terminated
1 June 2003
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 2
Latitude
52.163634
Longitude
-2.190837
British National Grid easting
387,043
British National Grid northing
251,723

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wychavon · E07000238
Electoral ward
Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington · E05015447
Parish or community
E04010418
Westminster constituency
Droitwich and Evesham · E14001203
Output area
E00165267
Lower layer super output area
Wychavon 009C · E01032402
Middle layer super output area
Wychavon 009 · E02006756

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
19
Secondary
4

  1. Whittington CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  2. New College Worcester (NMSS)

    Non-maintained special school

    1.8 km

  3. Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
266
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 106
  • Anti social behaviour 32
  • Other theft 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Burglary 21

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    3.6 km

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    3.6 km

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    3.6 km

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81006

    4.2 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    4.7 km

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81063

    4.7 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    4.8 km

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Salamanca Drive

    BCT · Norton

    0.1 miles

  • Salamanca Drive

    BCT · Norton

    0.1 miles

  • Talavera Road

    BCT · Norton

    0.2 miles

  • Talavera Road

    BCT · Norton

    0.3 miles

  • Taylors Lane

    BCT · Norton

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wychavon 009C, 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

30,614 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Whittington 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

266 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 106 events.

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