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WR5 2YG

Battenhall · Worcester · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR5 2BZ 72 m
WR5 2BY 136 m
WR5 2DE 198 m
WR5 2BU 230 m
WR7 4RU 248 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR5 2YG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 2
Latitude
52.177088
Longitude
-2.199069
British National Grid easting
386,484
British National Grid northing
253,221

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
E00164659
Lower layer super output area
Worcester 013B · E01032284
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
47
Primary
28
Secondary
5

  1. Kimichi Worcester

    Other independent school

    631 m

  2. New College Worcester (NMSS)

    Non-maintained special school

    682 m

  3. Red Hill CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    813 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,205
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 485
  • Anti social behaviour 138
  • Criminal damage and arson 135
  • Other theft 81
  • Shoplifting 81

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

    2.0 km

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    2.0 km

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    2.0 km

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81006

    2.9 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    3.2 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

    3.4 km

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81063

    3.6 km

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Battenhall Rise

    BCT · Battenhall

    0.1 miles

  • Chase End Close

    BCT · Battenhall

    0.1 miles

  • Chase End Close

    BCT · Battenhall

    0.1 miles

  • The Ridgeway Steps

    BCT · Battenhall

    0.2 miles

  • The Ridgeway 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

47 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Kimichi Worcester is the nearest published school at 631 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,205 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 485 events.

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