WR5 3JS

Kempsey · Malvern Hills · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Worcester
Ward
Kempsey
Local authority
Malvern Hills
Constituency
West Worcestershire
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR5 3JL 60 m
WR5 3JN 88 m
WR5 3JJ 120 m
WR5 3LP 136 m
WR5 3JT 201 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR5 3JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 3
Latitude
52.141918
Longitude
-2.223169
British National Grid easting
384,824
British National Grid northing
249,314

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Malvern Hills · E07000235
Electoral ward
Kempsey · E05015387
Parish or community
E04010312
Westminster constituency
West Worcestershire · E14001579
Output area
E00181371
Lower layer super output area
Malvern Hills 008B · E01032192
Middle layer super output area
Malvern Hills 008 · E02006717

Postcode source versions

Explore WR5

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Riverside Place, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JS 5 September 2024 £655,000
4, Riverside Place, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JS 19 March 2021 £615,000
3, Riverside Place, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JS 28 November 2018 £600,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Kempsey Primary School

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    510 m
  2. Callow End CofE Primary School

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    1.3 km
  3. Powick CofE Primary School

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    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
229
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 113
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Other theft 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Vehicle crime 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

7 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.6
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+
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
25%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Kempsey

    0.3 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Kempsey

    0.3 miles
  • Brookend Lane

    BCT · Kempsey

    0.3 miles
  • Windmill Lane

    BCT · Kempsey

    0.4 miles
  • Windmill Lane

    BCT · Kempsey

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Malvern Hills 008B, 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

20,107 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
4
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

Property market

The five-year median is £655,000 from 1 recorded sale in WR5 3JS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Malvern Hills is £350,906 in June 2026, up 8.0% year on year.

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Kempsey Primary School is the nearest published school at 510 m.

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

Recorded crime

229 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 113 events.

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