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WR5 3BS

Cathedral · Worcester · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR5 3BX 180 m
WR5 3DF 217 m
WR2 4FF 253 m
WR5 3DE 279 m
WR5 3FT 288 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR5 3BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 3
Latitude
52.178093
Longitude
-2.225383
British National Grid easting
384,685
British National Grid northing
253,338

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
E00181296
Lower layer super output area
Worcester 013F · E01034324
Middle layer super output area
Worcester 013 · E02006746

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lock Cottage, 3, Diglis Dock Road, Worcester, WR5 3BS 12 September 2025 £255,500
Diglis Basin, The Restaurant Unit, Danks 2, Diglis Road, Worcester, WR5 3BS 19 May 2023 £315,000
Diglis Basin, The Restaurant Unit, Danks 2, Diglis Road, Worcester, WR5 3BS 1 August 2022 £184,881

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
28
Secondary
5

  1. Cherry Orchard Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    952 m

  2. Pitmaston Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

  3. Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,445
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 849
  • Shoplifting 381
  • Anti social behaviour 268
  • Criminal damage and arson 211
  • Public order 176

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WR5 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
16.7%
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

9

within 5 km

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81006

    1.5 km

  • SPRING GARDENS GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PROVIDENCE STREET, SPRING GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR1 2BS

    ODS code M81008

    1.6 km

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81063

    1.9 km

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    2.4 km

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    2.4 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    2.5 km

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    2.7 km

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    3.4 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    3.8 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

  • Whites Road

    BCT · St Johns

    0.3 miles

  • Coventry Avenue

    BCT · St Johns

    0.3 miles

  • Coventry Avenue

    BCT · St Johns

    0.3 miles

  • Diglis Lane

    BCT · Diglis

    0.3 miles

  • Diglis Lane

    BCT · Diglis

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Worcester 013F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,644 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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
3
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 £220,190 from 4 recorded sales in WR5 3BS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Worcester is £253,787 in June 2026, up 1.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

45 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Cherry Orchard Primary School is the nearest published school at 952 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,445 published events cover 12 months, averaging 203.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 849 events.

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