WR5 3BL

Cathedral · Worcester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR5 3FN 15 m
WR5 3BY 42 m
WR5 3BW 48 m
WR5 3GL 59 m
WR1 2GB 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR5 3BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2006
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 3
Latitude
52.183875
Longitude
-2.219913
British National Grid easting
385,061
British National Grid northing
253,980

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Worcester · E07000237
Electoral ward
Cathedral · E05015851
Parish or community
E43000153
Westminster constituency
Worcester · E14001597
Output area
E00181376
Lower layer super output area
Worcester 013E · E01034323
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
46
Primary
27
Secondary
5
  1. The King's School

    Other independent school

    412 m
  2. Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College

    Voluntary aided school

    660 m
  3. Fort Royal

    Community special school

    813 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,230
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,949
  • Shoplifting 735
  • Anti social behaviour 561
  • Public order 421
  • Criminal damage and arson 374

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    901 m

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81006

    1.3 km

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    1.6 km

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    1.7 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    1.9 km

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81063

    2.0 km

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    2.1 km

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    2.8 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    3.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Lower Field Terrace

    BCT · Diglis

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Field Terrace

    BCT · Diglis

    0.1 miles
  • Waterfront Park

    BCT · Diglis

    0.1 miles
  • Waterfront Park

    BCT · Diglis

    0.1 miles
  • The Hill Avenue

    BCT · Diglis

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Worcester 013E, 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

17,239 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. The King's School is the nearest published school at 412 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,230 published events cover 12 months, averaging 435.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,949 events.

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