WR5 3AJ

Battenhall · Worcester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Worcester
Local authority
Worcester
Constituency
Worcester
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR5 3AT 51 m
WR5 3AN 56 m
WR5 3AS 125 m
WR5 3AL 143 m
WR5 3EG 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR5 3AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 3
Latitude
52.175689
Longitude
-2.212458
British National Grid easting
385,568
British National Grid northing
253,068

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Worcester · E07000237
Parish or community
E43000153
Westminster constituency
Worcester · E14001597
Output area
E00164665
Lower layer super output area
Worcester 013A · E01032283
Middle layer super output area
Worcester 013 · E02006746

Postcode source versions

Explore WR5

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Ransom Avenue, Worcester, WR5 3AJ 5 February 2021 £160,000
10, Ransom Avenue, Worcester, WR5 3AJ 31 March 2015 £151,000
12, Ransome Avenue, Worcester, WR5 3AJ 7 December 2007 £140,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
28
Secondary
5
  1. Cherry Orchard Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    286 m
  2. Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College

    Voluntary aided school

    638 m
  3. Kimichi Worcester

    Other independent school

    808 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,539
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 574
  • Anti social behaviour 181
  • Criminal damage and arson 167
  • Shoplifting 124
  • Other theft 107

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

11 female, 9 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.5
WR5 3 residents
13,831

Age bands in WR5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

2,158 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,366 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

3,541 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

3,818 residents

Age 65 and over
20.8%

2,859 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WR5 3 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
22.2%

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

9

within 5 km

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    1.8 km

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    2.2 km

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    2.2 km

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81006

    2.3 km

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81063

    2.8 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    2.9 km

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    3.1 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    3.6 km

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    3.8 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

  • Bunns Road

    BCT · Cherry Orchard

    0.0 miles
  • St. Mark's Church

    BCT · Cherry Orchard

    0.1 miles
  • Bunns Road

    BCT · Cherry Orchard

    0.1 miles
  • St. Mark's Church

    BCT · Cherry Orchard

    0.1 miles
  • Cherry Orchard School

    BCT · Cherry Orchard

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Worcester 013A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,614 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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

Schools

46 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Cherry Orchard Primary School is the nearest published school at 286 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,539 published events cover 12 months, averaging 128.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 574 events.

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