WR5 3PZ

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 3PY 341 m
WR5 3NG 445 m
WR5 3SB 504 m
WR5 3SE 515 m
WR5 3PX 562 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR5 3PZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 3
Latitude
52.132192
Longitude
-2.207824
British National Grid easting
385,871
British National Grid northing
248,229

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
E00164200
Lower layer super output area
Malvern Hills 008A · E01032191
Middle layer super output area
Malvern Hills 008 · E02006717

Postcode source versions

Explore WR5

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Bestmans Lane, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3PZ 21 March 2022 £350,000
Mount Emerald, 1, Bestmans Lane, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3PZ 12 February 2021 £1,270,000
5, Bestmans Lane, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3PZ 28 February 2020 £485,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. Kempsey Primary School

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    1.1 km
  2. Callow End CofE Primary School

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    2.7 km
  3. Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School

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    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
177
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 77
  • Anti social behaviour 25
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Burglary 14
  • Vehicle crime 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

19 female, 16 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
3.2
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 0.3% 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+
0%
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
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
61.1%

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

  • Pixham Ferry Lane

    BCT · Kempsey

    0.3 miles
  • Pixham Ferry Lane

    BCT · Kempsey

    0.3 miles
  • Florence Close

    BCT · Kempsey

    0.4 miles
  • Nash Turn

    BCT · Baynhall

    0.6 miles
  • Nash Turn

    BCT · Baynhall

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Malvern Hills 008A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,151 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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
3
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 £350,000 from 1 recorded sale in WR5 3PZ. 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Kempsey Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

177 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 77 events.

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