WR5 3YW

Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington · Wychavon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wychavon
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR5 3TN 30 m
WR5 3TE 74 m
WR5 3TL 77 m
WR5 3TG 95 m
WR5 3TB 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR5 3YW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1998
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR5
Postcode sector
WR5 3
Latitude
52.169256
Longitude
-2.199531
British National Grid easting
386,450
British National Grid northing
252,350

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wychavon · E07000238
Parish or community
E04010442
Westminster constituency
Droitwich and Evesham · E14001203
Output area
E00165270
Lower layer super output area
Wychavon 009D · E01032403
Middle layer super output area
Wychavon 009 · E02006756

Postcode source versions

Explore WR5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
24
Secondary
5
  1. Whittington CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km
  2. Cherry Orchard Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  3. New College Worcester (NMSS)

    Non-maintained special school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
689
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 262
  • Anti social behaviour 93
  • Criminal damage and arson 72
  • Other theft 60
  • Shoplifting 42

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

    2.7 km

  • HARESFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    37 NEWTOWN ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 1HG

    ODS code M81022

    2.9 km

  • ST MARTIN'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81035

    2.9 km

  • SEVERN VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81006

    3.4 km

  • ST JOHNS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81063

    3.9 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE SURGERY

    ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DU

    ODS code M81072

    3.9 km

  • ELBURY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR4 9TX

    ODS code M81017

    4.1 km

  • THORNELOE LODGE SURGERY

    29 BARBOURNE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR1 1RU

    ODS code M81037

    4.1 km

  • BARBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81049

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Broomhall Green

    BCT · St Peter the Great

    0.1 miles
  • Broomhall Green

    BCT · St Peter the Great

    0.2 miles
  • Farne Avenue

    BCT · St Peter the Great

    0.2 miles
  • West View

    BCT · St Peter the Great

    0.2 miles
  • Farne Avenue

    BCT · St Peter the Great

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wychavon 009D, 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

20,553 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

42 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Whittington CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

689 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 262 events.

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